Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, La tempesta di mare & Il piacere

Featuring

Cho-Liang Lin
Anthony Newman
International Sejong Soloists
Antonio Vivaldi

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Compositional Technique

Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons" are an early example of program music, with each concerto depicting events of its respective season and accompanied by an illustrative sonnet.

Instruments

Cho-Liang Lin performs on a 1715 Antonio Stradivari 'Titian' violin for this recording.

Performer Biography

Cho-Liang Lin, the violinist on this recording, has been a member of the Juilliard School faculty since 1991 and is the music director of La Jolla SummerFest in California.

Cultural Impact

A post-World War II recording of Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons" sparked a revival of interest in Baroque music and has since been recorded over two hundred times.

Composer Biography

Antonio Vivaldi, the composer, was nicknamed "il prete rosso" (the red priest) due to his red hair.

Composition History

Vivaldi wrote most of his 450 concertos for the girls at the Pio Ospedale della Pietà, a Venetian school for orphan or indigent girls where he taught violin.

Performer Biography

The string ensemble Sejong, featured on this recording, was created in New York City in 1995 and is known for its cohesiveness and refreshing musical style.