The Easy Piano Duets Series presents a selection of sensitively arranged piano duets, each with optional backing tracks. In the interests of playability, these two wonderful tunes have been simplified, while still allowing the spirit of the originals to shine through. Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons (Le quattro stagioni) is the name given to the four violin concertos Opus 8, No. 1—4. Composed in 1723, they remain among the most popular concertos in all music. The texture of each movement is varied, resembling its respective season. For example, Winter is dark and sombre, whereas Summer invokes a thunderstorm in its final movement. Vivaldi wrote four sonnets to be read with the concerti – here translated into English overleaf.
