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"La Primavera" (Spring) is the first of Vivaldi's revolutionary set of four violin concertos "The Four Seasons." It vividly portrays birdsong, thunderstorms, and pastoral scenes through musical motifs, accompanied by sonnets likely written by Vivaldi himself. This work is a cornerstone of Baroque program music.

Antonio Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons" is a set of four violin concertos, each representing a season. Composed in 1723, it is a landmark of Baroque music, renowned for its vivid musical imagery and innovative use of ritornello form.

Part of Vivaldi's revolutionary Four Seasons cycle, this violin concerto programmatically depicts spring through trills (birds), tremolos (thunder), and rustic dances. It pioneered musical tone painting in the Baroque era.

The iconic opening movement of Vivaldi's "Spring" violin concerto, reimagined for modern saxophone quartet, preserving Baroque vitality through contemporary instrumentation.

"The Four Seasons" (Italian: Le quattro stagioni) is Vivaldi's best-known work, featuring violin concertos that musically illustrate spring, summer, autumn, and winter. "La Primavera" (Spring) is the first concerto in the set, famous for its cheerful melodies and programmatic elements.