Vivaldi: 4 Seasons, Summer, G Minor, RV 315/Ricordi w/CD

Category: Violin and Piano ** Composer: Vivaldi, Antonio ** Title: Summer, 4 Seasons, G Minor RV 315 Minor ** Arranger: Massimo Marin ** Publisher: Ricordi ** Difficulty: A5.

"We hear the cuckoo's voice; then sweet songs of the turtledove and finch are heard. Soft breezes stir the air... but threatening north wind sweeps them suddenly aside." Vivaldi's four most famous violin concerti, known collectively as The Four Seasons, are programmatic pieces based on a series of sonnets of unclear origin (though it is often supposed that Vivaldi wrote them himself). Summer, the second concerto, tells of the season's languor-inducing heat, singing birds, buzzing insects, and frightening thunderstorms. This edition for violin with piano reduction is edited by Maurizio Carnelli, and includes a play-along CD.