![]() The author of the sonnets is unknown and it is possible that Vivaldi himself may have written them. A unique aspect of The Four Seasons is the sonnets Vivaldi supplied as an aid to the scenes depicted in the works. ![]() Composed in 1723 and published two years later in Amsterdam, they are actually part of Vivaldi’s larger opus 8, entitled Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'invenzione (The Contest Between Harmony and Invention), a set of twelve concerti for solo violin, string orchestra and continuo. The four concertos known as The Four Seasons are Antonio Vivaldi’s best-known works.
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