Category Early Music

The Four Seasons – Spring – A.Vivaldi

“Spring” is the first concerto for violin and orchestra from the opera “The Four Seasons” by Antonio Vivaldi. This work describes birds singing (Allegro), the shepherd resting with his dog (Largo) and the final dance (Allegro) all inspired by the…

Prelude in C major (Bach BWV 846)

The Prelude BWV 846 in C major is the first part of the “Prelude and Fugue” by Bach which is the first important collection “The Well-Tempered Clavier“. This song is very well known thanks to Charles Gounod who took the…

Air on G String (Bach) for Classical Guitar

Perhaps not everyone knows that famous “Air on G string“, whose author is Bach, was not named by him, but results from a transposition of the German violinist August Wilhelmj. The original key was D major, but Wilhelmj transcribed in C…