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Candlelight: Vivaldi's Four Seasons
Sunday, December 6 at Fountain Square, Cincinnati
About this event
Discover Antonio Vivaldi's The Four Seasons as you've never heard before: a Candlelight concert performed live by a string quartet at Winterhaus, on Fountain Square in downtown Cincinnati, surrounded by the warm glow of candles. Program performed by String Quartet StringSource: "The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8 No. 1 RV 269: Spring" "The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8 No. 2 RV 315: Summer" "The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8 No. 3 RV 293: Autumn" "The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in G Minor, Op. 8 No. 4 RV 297: Winter" "Sonata n.12 in d-minor "La Follia" RV 63"
Who's playing
String Quartet StringSource performs the program. It is part of the Candlelight series of concerts, which are staged in unexpected spaces around Cincinnati. Here the group plays Vivaldi's four violin concertos, Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter, then closes with the Sonata no. 12 in D minor, "La Follia".
What to expect
The concert runs about an hour, with candles lighting the room. Vivaldi's seasons are easy to follow: birdsong in spring, a summer storm, an autumn harvest dance and an icy winter. Winterhaus is a 65-by-65-foot glass tent on Fountain Square, so the city lights are visible beyond the glass. It has a full bar and a seasonal feel from November through March.
Why go
The Four Seasons is among the most familiar works in classical music, and hearing it from a quartet in a candlelit room is a different experience from a recording. It suits a first classical concert or a date night downtown. Fountain Square's restaurants and bars are close by for before or after.
Where
Fountain Square · 520 Vine Street · Downtown, Cincinnati OHDirections
