ANTONIO VIVALDI The Four Seasons [HN1020]

ANTONIO VIVALDI The Four Seasons Wolfgang Kostujak (Piano reduction) Julia Fischer (Fingering and bowing for Violin) Federico Maria Sardelli (Preface) Urtext Edition, Piano reduction, paperbound with marked and unmarked string parts HN 1020 · ISMN 979-0-2018-1020-1 Further editions of this title The Four Seasons are without question among the most famous compositions in Vivaldi’s oeuvre – perhaps even in all Baroque music. They comprise four concertos for violin, strings and bass continuo to which Vivaldi himself gave the programmatic titles “Spring”, “Summer”, “Autumn” and “Winter”. Each is preceded by a poem that presents the mood and scene of the season, which Vivaldi then depicts brilliantly in music – from thunder and lightning to birdsong and even a barking dog …This Henle Urtext edition offers all four concertos in a single volume, and reflects the latest research. The preface has been written by Federico Maria Sardelli, one of the world’s most renowned Vivaldi experts