Orquesta Reino de Aragón — Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, Zaragoza, 2021

This filmed live concert presents Antonio Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons by the Orquesta Reino de Aragón, ensemble in residence at the Auditorio de Zaragoza, conducted by Ricardo Casero with violinist Elli Choi as soloist. Released in 2021, the capture presents in full the four violin concertos of Opus 8 — Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter — among the most performed pages of the Baroque repertoire. The film highlights the dialogue between the solo violin and the string orchestra, the vivacity of the Allegros and the restraint of the slow movements, in the acoustics of a large Spanish auditorium. A clear, classical reading, it offers a fine entry point into Vivaldi’s music, where each season is tied to a descriptive programme — storms, birdsong, winter ice. Representative of the filmed classical live concert, this document lets you follow closely the players’ gestures and the dramatic construction of a work written three centuries ago and still alive in the concert hall.