A rare volume dedicated entirely to scholarship on the genre of the concerto.

This authoritative version contains the complete Four Seasons plus the rest of Vivaldi's Opus 8, including "The Storm at Sea," "Pleasure," and "The Hunt." Printed from new plates, this crisp, pristine edition includes new English translations of the original sonnets and extensive editorial notes on the composer's life and work.

Books about Violin concerto no. 9 in G, op. 8

Authoritative version contains complete Four Seasons plus the rest of Vivaldi's Opus 8. Includes new English translations of the original sonnets and extensive editorial notes on the composer's life and work.

The knowledge that finales are by tradition (and perhaps also necessarily) 'different' from other movements has been around a long time, but this is the first time that the special nature of finales in instrumental music has been examined comprehensively and in detail. Three main types of finale, labelled 'relaxant',