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Summer: Four Seasons in One Day

Georgia Mann plays the best classical music to remind you of Summer, in celebration of the 300th anniversary of Vivaldi's Four Seasons.

Georgia Mann plays the best classical music to remind you of Summer, in celebration of the 300th anniversary of Vivaldi's Four Seasons.

Bask in Vivaldi's "Summer" concerto performed by violinist Tasmin Little, alongside a playlist of music to remind you of long, lazy days filled with warmth and light.

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1250 Tasmin Little's recording of Vivaldi's "Summer" from "The Four Seasons".

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Music Played

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    A Midsummer Night's Dream Op.61 (Scherzo)

    Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Edward Gardner.
    • Chandos.

  • Fr茅d茅ric Chopin

    3 Waltzes Op.64 (no.2 in C sharp minor)

    Performer: Maria Jo茫o Pires.
    • Chopin: Piano works: Maria Joao Pires/Pavel Gomziakov.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 6.

  • William Byrd

    Domine, praestolamur

    Choir: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.
    • Ceremony and Devotion: Music for the Tudors.
    • Coro.
    • 7.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Symphony no.3 in E flat major Op.55 'Eroica' (4th mvt)

    Orchestra: Minnesota Orchestra. Conductor: Osmo V盲nsk盲.
    • Beethoven: The Symphonies: Minnesota Orchestra, Osmo Vanska.
    • BIS.
    • 4.

  • George Gershwin

    Summertime (Porgy and Bess)

    Singer: Harolyn Blackwell. Choir: Glyndebourne Chorus. Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductor: Sir Simon Rattle.
    • Gershwin: Porgy & Bess.
    • Warner Classics.
    • 2.

  • Arthur Bliss

    Pastoral

    Performer: Michael Collins. Performer: Michael McHale.
    • Michael Collins: British Clarinet Sonata Volume 1.
    • Chandos.
    • 5.

  • Hugo Alfv茅n

    Swedish Rhapsody no.1 'Midsummer Vigil'

    Orchestra: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Esa鈥怭ekka Salonen.
    • Sibelius: Finlandia; Valse Triste; Grieg: Sigurd Jorsalfar; Salonen.
    • SONY.
    • 1.

  • Francesco Geminiani

    Concerto grosso in E minor Op3 no.6

    Orchestra: Academy of Ancient Music. Conductor: Christopher Hogwood.
    • Oiseau Lyre.

  • Gerald Finzi

    Fear no more the heat o' the sun (Let us garlands bring, Op.18)

    Singer: Roderick Williams. Performer: Iain Burnside.
    • Naxos.

  • Roxanna Panufnik

    4 World Seasons (Indian Summer)

    Performer: Tasmin Little. Orchestra: 91热爆 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Graham Bradshaw.
    • CHANDOS.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Symphony no.35 in D major K.385 'Haffner' (1st mvt)

    Orchestra: Academy for Ancient Music Berlin. Conductor: Bernhard Forck.
    • Mozart: Paris & Haffner Symphonies & Oboe Concerto.
    • Pentatone.
    • 101.

  • John Wilbye

    Sweet hony-sucking bees

    Choir: The Hilliard Ensemble.
    • English and Italian Renaissance Madrigals.
    • Virgin.
    • 7-8.

  • Gabriel Faur茅

    Piano Quartet no.1 in C minor Op.15 (3rd mvt)

    Performer: Kathryn Stott. Ensemble: Hermitage String Trio.
    • Faure: Piano Quartets etc.: Stott, The Hermitage String Trio.
    • Chandos.
    • 3.

  • Giacomo Puccini

    Un bel d矛, vedremo (Madame Butterfly)

    Singer: Melody Moore. Orchestra: The Gulbenkian Orchestra. Conductor: Lawrence Foster.
    • Puccini: Madama Butterfly.
    • PENTATONE.
    • 15.

  • John Williams

    Rey's Theme (The Force Awakens)

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: John Williams.
    • The Force Awakens - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.
    • Walt Disney Records.
    • 6.

  • Joe Hisaishi

    One Summer's Day (Spirited Away)

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Joe Hisaishi.
    • Melodyphony.
    • Universal Music LLC.
    • 8.

  • Anon.

    Sumer is icumen in

    Choir: The Hilliard Ensemble.
    • HARMONIA MUNDI.

  • Arvo P盲rt

    Summa

    Orchestra: Bournemouth Sinfonietta. Conductor: Richard Studt.
    • Arvo Part: Fratres: Tasmin Little, Martin Roscoe, Richardt Studt, Bournemouth Si.
    • EMI Classics.
    • 3.

  • Richard Rodgers

    Oh, what a beautiful mornin' (Oklahoma!)

    Lyricist: Oscar Hammerstein II. Singer: Bryn Terfel. Orchestra: Orchestra of Opera North. Conductor: Paul Daniel.
    • Something Wonderful: Bryn Terfel sings Rodgers & Hammerstein.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 1.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (Solomon)

    Ensemble: Gabrieli Consort & Players. Conductor: Paul McCreesh.
    • Archiv.

  • Francisco T谩rrega

    Gran jota Aragonesa

    Music Arranger: Krzysztof Meisinger. Performer: Krzysztof Meisinger. Performer: Patrycja Betley. Ensemble: Meisinger Soloists.
    • CHANDOS.

  • Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k

    4 Romantic pieces Op.75 (no.3)

    Performer: Steven Isserlis. Performer: Connie Shih.
    • A Golden Cello Decade.
    • Hyperion.

  • Gregorio Allegri

    Miserere mei, Deus

    Choir: Tallis Scholars. Director: Peter Phillips.
    • GIMELL.

  • Jasper Dommett

    King Torques Hollow Acetate

    Orchestra: 91热爆 National Orchestra of Wales. Conductor: Jac van Steen.
    • 91热爆 recording.

  • Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

    Romeo and Juliet - Fantasy Overture

    Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Andris Nelsons.
    • Orfeo.

  • John Field

    Nocturne no.18 in E major H.13K 'Le Midi'

    Performer: Alice Sara Ott.
    • Field: Complete Nocturnes.
    • Deutsche Grammophon (DG).
    • 18.

  • Fela Sowande

    Joyful Day (African Suite)

    Orchestra: CBC Radio Orchestra. Conductor: Mario Bernardi.
    • CBC.

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Concerto in G minor RV.315, Op.8 no.2 'L'Estate'

    Performer: Tasmin Little. Performer: David Wright. Orchestra: 91热爆 Symphony Orchestra.
    • CHANDOS.

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