Vivaldi's Four Seasons

Vivaldi wrote over 500 concertos, but none more famous than his Four Seasons. His depictions of rustling leaves, barking dogs, shimmering snow, along with the rejuvenation of spring are still as vivid as they were nearly 300 years ago. Violinist Giuliano Carmignola joins early-music specialist Richard Egarr, who also presents the music of 17th-century composer Henry Purcell in his adaptation of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Haydn’s Symphony No. 101, one of his great “London” symphonies, is nicknamed “The Clock” for the “ticking” rhythm of its second movement.