The shepherd trembles, fearing violent storms and his fate. Soft breezes stir the air, but threatening the North Wind sweeps them suddenly aside. Under a hard season, fired up by the sun Languishes man, languishes the flock and burns the pine We hear the cuckoo’s voice then sweet songs of the turtledove and finch are heard. The concerto is written in the key of G minor, which was often used in Vivaldi’s time to convey fear and a sense of menace. “Summer”, the second concerto of Antonio Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons”, is by no means a cheerful, warm season according to the composer’s imagination. “The Four Seasons” composed around 1718−1720 was a revolution in baroque music: Vivaldi depicted the sounds of flowing creeks, singing birds, a shepherd and his barking dog, buzzing flies, storms, drunken dancers, hunting, landscapes, and sounds of fireplace. The cycle, consisting of four concertos, is an example of program music: each concerto is dedicated to a season and is introduced by a sonnet that reveals the images generated by the music.
“The Four Seasons” is one of the most famous works by Vivaldi and Baroque music in general.
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