This is a live recording of Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons". John Harrison is the violin soloist and the Wichita State University Chamber Players is conducted by Robert Turizziani.
Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 8, RV 315, "L'estate" (Summer)
I. Allegro non molto (0:00)
II. Adagio e piano – Presto e forte (5:14)
III. Presto (7:15)
(Allegro non molto)
Under a hard Season, fired up by the Sun
Languishes man, languishes the flock and burns the pine
We hear the cuckoo's voice;
then sweet songs of the turtledove and finch are heard.
Soft breezes stir the air, but threatening
the North Wind sweeps them suddenly aside.
The shepherd trembles,
fearing violent storms and his fate.
(Adagio e piano - Presto e forte)
The fear of lightning and fierce thunder
Robs his tired limbs of rest
As gnats and flies buzz furiously around.
(Presto)
Alas, his fears were justified
The Heavens thunders and roar and with hail
Cuts the head off the wheat and damages the grain.
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