Its second movement alternates back and forth from a wistful adagio melody by the soloist to a presto flurry of open G string notes by the orchestra to suggest an impending storm.
Its second movement alternates back and forth from a wistful adagio melody by the soloist to a presto flurry of open G string notes by the orchestra to suggest an impending storm. The opening Allegro Non Molto movement depicts a shepherd weeping in fear; the songs of the cuckoo, turtledove, and goldfinch; and the calm wind of Zephyr being overtaken by the forceful gusts of Boreas. Everything culminates in a frenetic Presto movement characterized by rapid descents and ascents from the solo violin, as a full blown thunderstorm displaces the quiet scenes of heat-driven languishing that opened this concerto. FTP, name this Antonio Vivaldi concerto depicting the second of the four seasons.
Its second movement alternates back and forth from a wistful adagio melody by the soloist to a presto flurry of open G string notes by the orchestra to suggest an impending storm.
{Summer} or {L’Estate} (prompt on “The Four Seasons”)