Tune of the Day: Allegro from Winter

Today we present the third and final movement from Antonio Vivaldi's violin concerto Winter, which is part of the famous set known as The Four Seasons. This Allegro begins slowly, as if to convey one's bracing for the cold. Gradually the music comes to life, but with frosty swirls and the wind howling and chilling. The pacing slows in the latter half as another dark mood threatens to overtake the proceedings, but the music suddenly springs to life with great vigor, and the work ends in a positive, if somewhat tense mood.

Vivaldi Flute

1. Free printable flute sheet music and accompaniment tracks for pieces by Antonio Vivaldi.
2. Vivaldi's 'Night' concerto tosses, turns, and eventually sleepwalks into his Op. 10 collection of concertos, the instrumentation there stripped down to a mere flute and strings in perhaps the musical equivalent of dreaming that you're naked in public.The original version, though designed for a chamber ensemble, is more richly scored: Calling for either flute or violin as soloist, the chamber.

Here is the sonnet that goes along with this movement:

Vivaldi Flute Sonatas Opus 13 Imslp

Walking on ice, and moving cautiously,
With slow steps, for fear of falling;
Spinning around, slipping, falling down,
Again walking on ice and running fast
Until the ice cracks and splits;
Hearing Sirocco, Boreas, and all the winds at war
Burst forth from the bolted doors
This is winter, which nonetheless brings joy.

Vivaldi: Complete Flute Concertos I Musici, Severino Gazzelloni Classical 1996 Preview SONG TIME Concerto for Flute and Strings in F, Op.10, No.1, R.433 'La tem pesta di mare' Concerto for Flute and Strings in F, Op. 433 'La tem pesta di mare': I.

Vivaldi Flute Concerto Goldfinch

Thanks to Benny for requesting this movement!