You’ve probably heard Vivaldi’s “Spring” concerto (“La Primavera” in its original Italian) before. More than likely, you didn’t hear it on the radio or on Spotify or performed live, but you may have ...

Spring arrived at the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra concerts this weekend — along with summer, autumn and winter — thanks to Antonio Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons” concertos. The programmatic pieces, which ...

This piece originally appeared on Pacific Standard. The Mozart Effect—the notion that listening to certain pieces of classical music can boost one’s brainpower—was initially embraced, widely ...

A group of 14 young volunteers listened to the concertos while performing a challenging mental task. At the same time, scientists measured the electrical activity of their brains. Results showed that ...

I first experienced Vivaldi as a toddler at Yehudi Menuhin's festival in Gstaad, Switzerland, in 1975. One day I heard what I thought was birdsong coming from the stage. It was the opening solo of "La ...

More information: Call (970) 453-5825, or visit http://www.nromusic.com On Wednesday, July 8, Breckenridge’s National Repertory Orchestra and music director Carl ...

The Four Seasons, composed in 1723, is one of Baroque legend Vivaldi's most famous works for violin. Here's a very special performance of one of the movements, from one of Europe's top chamber ...

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741): Concerto in E Major, Op. 8/1, RV 269 (Spring); Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8/2, RV 315 (Summer); Concerto in F Major, Op. 8/3, RV 293 (Autumn); Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8/4, ...

Concerto For Violin And Strings In E, Op.8, No.1, R.269 "La Primavera": 1. Allegro Concerto For Violin And Strings In E, Op.8, No.1, R.269 "La Primavera": 2. Largo ...

Canadian cum American violinist Lara St. John is a classical maverick without peer. The scintillating Bach of her youth, Bach: Works for Solo Violin (Well Tempered Productions, 1996), gave way a ...

Vivaldi's Four Seasons has been dropped as the telephone hold music at the Department of Work and Pensions after callers said it made them anxious. The 30-second loop of Spring, the concerto’s first ...