Here’s a biggie for ya. Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons is a collection of four season-themed violin concertos that are among the most popular of their kind in all of classical music. The texture and mood of each reflects its titular season. Personally, I think Vivaldi’s music, in particular this opus from 1723, is the earliest precursor to Philip Glass‘ particular brand of minimalism/”theater music”, and is just as listenable and exciting.

This album is performed by American Baroque, a San Francisco-based baroque performance and recording group.

Because Magnatune only provides links for streaming their MP3s (128kbps) via M3U playlists, I’ve provided direct file links below to all 12 MP3 files. If you like this music, please support the artist and buy the album in higher-quality files (including FLAC) or on CD.

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