Astor Piazzolla’s response to the Baroque original was composed between 19. The amount of musical invention and creativity Vivaldi put into the scores remain unparalleled to date, his musical metaphors and natural sound imitations second to none. Officially published in 1725, the cycle of violin concertos was revolutionary for its time and still sounds powerful and fresh nearly three centuries later. The concert The Eight Seasons: Vivaldi – Piazzolla at Volksoper Wien presents them in their full glory thanks to the musical skill of its two soloists, Omer Meir Wellber on the harpsichord and the accordion and Jacob Reuven on the mandolin.Īntonio Vivaldi composed ‘The Four Seasons’ inspired by the beauty of the Italian countryside. Since then, they are known as ‘The Eight Seasons’. Russian composer Leonid Desyatnikov combined the two cycles into a unified concert performance in 1998. Fewer people know that Vivaldi’s work served as major inspiration to Argentinian composer Astor Piazzolla and led him to compose his own spin on the theme of the four seasons, imbuing them with his trademark tango and jazz influences. Many are familiar with ‘The Four Seasons’ by Antonio Vivaldi, one of the pinnacles of Baroque music and the cycle of violin concertos that serves as definition of the genre.
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