Where I live, springtime comes earlier than most other places in the U.S. I noticed today, for the first time this year, that my River Birch tree in the front yard is starting to show some leaves already!
With the approach of spring here in the northern hemisphere, YourClassical's
free track to start off the week (M-F) is certainly appropriate. It is Vivaldi's beautiful
The 4 Seasons: Spring: I. Allegro.
This particular rendition is performed by Capella Istropolitana, and also Takako Nishizaki on the violin. Stephen Gunzenhauser is the conductor. It comes come a compilation of what Naxos must think are Vivaldi's best pieces, as the title of the album is called
The Very Best of Vivaldi. I call it an "album," but purists, sticklers, or picky people may wish to know that it's actually a 2-CD set. YourClassical has provided a dedicated Naxos webpage for the entire album/2-CD set,
here.
There are two things that I would like to bring to your attention on
YourClassical's dedicated webpage for the free piece. First, there is a stream bar located just beneath the top thumbnail image of the album cover so that you can stream the 3 minute, 34 second piece, if you would like to.Second, you may download the piece by clicking on the link that says, "Direct MP3 download link."