You’ve probably heard Vivaldi’s “Spring” concerto (“La Primavera” in its original Italian) before. More than likely, you didn’t hear it on the radio or on Spotify or performed live, but you may have ...

A group of 14 young volunteers listened to the concertos while performing a challenging mental task. At the same time, scientists measured the electrical activity of their brains. Results showed that ...

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741): Concerto in E Major, Op. 8/1, RV 269 (Spring); Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8/2, RV 315 (Summer); Concerto in F Major, Op. 8/3, RV 293 (Autumn); Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8/4, ...

Venice, Italy (WHTM) He was known as The Red Priest. He was one of the best known composers and performers of the Baroque era. He wrote over 500 concertos, as well as sacred choral works, operas, ...

On the third day of spring, the San Antonio Symphony formally welcomed the season with a blossoming rendition of Antonio Vivaldi's “Spring” Concerto. “Summer,” “Autumn” and “Winter” followed, ...

The Jefferson Symphony Orchestra (JSO) is planning a lively Celebration of Spring for its season finale concert on May 4 that will feature musical expressions of the season. This exciting program ...

Uplifting concertos from Vivaldi's The Four Seasons can boost mental alertness, according to new research. Uplifting concertos from Vivaldi's The Four Seasons can boost mental alertness, according to ...

This piece originally appeared on Pacific Standard. The Mozart Effect—the notion that listening to certain pieces of classical music can boost one’s brainpower—was initially embraced, widely ...

FROM ELEVATOR muzak and call-centre hold-music to TV and film soundtracks, “The Four Seasons” by Antonio Vivaldi supplies an inescapable backdrop to everyday life. Yet these ubiquitous earworms have a ...

Spring arrived at the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra concerts this weekend — along with summer, autumn and winter — thanks to Antonio Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons” concertos. The programmatic pieces, which ...

I first experienced Vivaldi as a toddler at Yehudi Menuhin's festival in Gstaad, Switzerland, in 1975. One day I heard what I thought was birdsong coming from the stage. It was the opening solo of "La ...