Inspired by landscape paintings by Italian artist, Marco Ricci, Vivaldi composed the Four Seasons roughly between 1720 and 1723, and published them in Amsterdam in 1725, in a set of twelve concerti entitled Il cimento dell'armonia e dell'inventione (The Test of Harmony and Invention). The Four Seasons (Le quattro stagioni) consists of four concerti (Spring, Summer,Autumn, and Winter), each one in a distinct form containing three movements with tempos in the following order: fast-slow-fast. (notes from Aaron Green- Classical Music Expert)
Autumn
1st Movement: Allegro
The peasant celebrates the pleasure of the happy harvest with dances and songs; and inflamed by the liquor of Bacchus, many end their rejoicing with sleep.
1st Movement: Allegro
The peasant celebrates the pleasure of the happy harvest with dances and songs; and inflamed by the liquor of Bacchus, many end their rejoicing with sleep.
Autumn
2nd Movement: Adagio molto
The mild pleasant air makes all abandon dance and song; this is the season that invites all to the sweet delights of peaceful sleep.
2nd Movement: Adagio molto
The mild pleasant air makes all abandon dance and song; this is the season that invites all to the sweet delights of peaceful sleep.
Autumn
3rd Movement: Allegro
The hunters, at the break of dawn, set forth with horns, guns, and hounds. The animal flees, and they follow its tracks. Already frightened and tired by the great noise of guns and hounds, the wounded animal makes a weak attempt at fleeing, but is overcome and dies.