Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

• Classical Music

So much can be captured: what is known as early music (literally, »old music« in German) has long since no longer only been in the hands of the old guard, who did important pioneering work. More and more young artists, trained in specialised degree programmes, are flocking onto the stages of this world to revive the music of the past few centuries in fresh interpretations. One of the current stars on this scene is French baroque violinist Théotime Langlois de Swarte, who – following his performance in the Elbphilharmonie »Fast Lane« series – you can now experience with his own ensemble Le Consort.
On the programme is one work that needs no introduction: Antonio Vivaldi’s »Four Seasons«. The collection of four violin concertos portraying the seasons is one of the earliest and most famous examples of programme music – and surely one of the most popular works of all in the history of music. De Swarte now skilfully combines it in his programme with other concertos and overtures by Vivaldi and his contemporaries – and so makes the seasons appear in a new guise.

PERFORMERS

Le Consort ensemble

Théotime Langlois de Swarte baroque violin and director

PROGRAM

Antonio Vivaldi
Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons), Op. 8

Claudio Monteverdi
Adoramus te

Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for Strings and Basso Continuo in D minor, RV 129 »Madrigalesco«

Marco Uccellini
Aria sopra »La Bergamasca«

Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto for Violin, Strings and Basso Continuo in D minor, RV 813

Francesco Geminiani
Concerto Grosso in D minor, »La Follia«