Vivaldi: Summer, 3rd movement - neon piano video
The hailstorm Presto from Summer in Vivaldi’s Four Seasons (1725), reduced for piano with neon falling notes. Ends with the poem behind the music and “the Red Priest”.
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About the music
Summer: The Storm by Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741). The Four Seasons, published 1725.
- Each of the Four Seasons comes with a poem describing the scene.
- In this Presto, a summer hailstorm flattens the crops.
- Vivaldi was a priest, nicknamed "the Red Priest" for his red hair.
Notes and sound
Reduced for piano from the Mutopia Project edition of the violin concerto (maintainer: smailliw), shortened and re-timed for this video. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
Salamander Grand Piano samples by Alexander Holm, CC BY 3.0, generated in your browser with pitch interpolation, damper processing and room echo. (CC BY 3.0)