The musical sounds created by Vivaldi were deliberately planned to evoke the season of winter ... the violin to girls at an orphanage in Venice, where part of his job was to compose music for ...

The Four Seasons, composed in 1723, is one of Baroque legend Vivaldi's most famous works for violin. Here's a very special performance ... Listen out for the texture of the music representing winter, ...

In the first of four programmes marking the 300th anniversary of the publication of Vivaldi's The Four Seasons, Hannah French explores the Violin Concerto in F minor a.k.a. Winter. Show more In ...