Antonio Vivaldi byl italský barokní skladatel, houslista a kněz, jehož tvorba výrazně ovlivnila vývoj evropské hudby 18. století. Proslul zejména jako mistr houslového koncertu a je pokládán za jednoho z největších barokních skladatelů.
Album The Four Seasons vyšlo v roce 1976 u vydavatelství Warner Classics na CD. Obsahuje všech dvanáct vět Vivaldiho cyklu čtyř houslových koncertů Le quattro stagioni (RV 269, 315, 293, 297) – ikonického vrcholu programní barokní hudby, který výrazovými prostředky ztělesňuje děje a nálady čtyř ročních období: od ptačího zpěvu jara přes letní bouři a podzimní sklizeň až k zimním mrazům.
Skladby
1. Vivaldi: Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons), Violin Concerto in E Major Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269, "Spring": I. Allegro - Itzhak Perlman/London Philharmonic Orchestra
2. Vivaldi: Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons), Violin Concerto in E Major Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269, "Spring": II. Largo - Itzhak Perlman/London Philharmonic Orchestra
3. Vivaldi: Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons), Violin Concerto in E Major Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269, "Spring": III. Allegro (Danza pastorale) - Itzhak Perlman/London Philharmonic Orchestra
4. Vivaldi: Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons), Violin Concerto in G Minor Op. 8 No. 2, RV 315, "Summer": I. Allegro non molto - Itzhak Perlman/London Philharmonic Orchestra
5. Vivaldi: Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons), Violin Concerto in G Minor Op. 8 No. 2, RV 315, "Summer": II. Adagio - Itzhak Perlman/London Philharmonic Orchestra
6. Vivaldi: Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons), Violin Concerto in G Minor Op. 8 No. 2, RV 315, "Summer": III. Presto (Tempo impetuoso d"estate) - Itzhak Perlman/London Philharmonic Orchestra
7. Vivaldi: Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons), Violin Concerto in F Major Op. 8 No. 3, RV 293, "Autumn": I. Allegro (Ballo e canto de" Villanelli) - Itzhak Perlman/London Philharmonic Orchestra
8. Vivaldi: Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons), Violin Concerto in F Major Op. 8 No. 3, RV 293, "Autumn": II. Adagio molto (Umbriachi dormienti) - Itzhak Perlman/London Philharmonic Orchestra
9. Vivaldi: Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons), Violin Concerto in F Major Op. 8 No. 3, RV 293, "Autumn": III. Allegro (La caccia) - Itzhak Perlman/London Philharmonic Orchestra
10. Vivaldi: Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons), Violin Concerto in F Minor Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297, "Winter": I Allegro non molto - Itzhak Perlman/London Philharmonic Orchestra
11. Vivaldi: Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons), Violin Concerto in F Minor Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297, "Winter": II. Largo - Itzhak Perlman/London Philharmonic Orchestra
12. Vivaldi: Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons), Violin Concerto in F Minor Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297, "Winter": III. Allegro - Itzhak Perlman/London Philharmonic Orchestra
