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In 1725 the collection we now know as The Four Seasons first appeared in print under the rather less snappy title of The
Contest between Harmony and Invention. Today Donald Macleod traces the history of the world's most popular piece of classical music.
Violin Concerto in Fminor, RV297 (Winter) (The Four Seasons) Enrico Onofri IIGiardinoArmonico, conductor Giovanni Antonini
Cessate, Omai Cessate , RV684
Sara Mingardo (alto), Concerto Italiano, director Rinaldo Alessandrini
Sorte, Che M'Invitasti . . . Ho Nel Petto un Cor Si Forte (II Giustino) Cecilia Bartoli (mezzo), II Giardino Armonico , conductor Giovanni Antonini Violin Concerto in C, RV177
Giuliano Carmignola , Venice Baroque Orchestra, conductor Andrea Marcon

Contributors

Unknown:
Donald MacLeod
Unknown:
Enrico Onofri
Conductor:
Giovanni Antonini
Unknown:
Omai Cessate
Unknown:
Sara Mingardo
Director:
Rinaldo Alessandrini
Unknown:
Cecilia Bartoli
Conductor:
Giardino Armonico
Conductor:
Giovanni Antonini
Unknown:
Giuliano Carmignola
Conductor:
Andrea Marcon
Source: Radio Times

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