Google’s Doodle for March 4, 2010, is in celebration of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. I was introduced to this work through a computer game.
Back in 1996, when SimCopter was released, my mom and I were returning from my monthly visit to the orthodontist. For some reason, we stopped off at the Staples on Hempstead Turnpike in Levittown. There on the shelf was SimCopter. My recently received Hanukah money was burning a hole in my pocket. So I purchased it.
Part of the sound track to the game was a collection of classical music. Most notably were selections from Four Seasons and Beethoven’s 8th, 14th, 21st, and 23rd sonatas.
Nearly fifteen years later, I’m still am a huge fan of it and it is the only piece of classical music that I have multiple recordings of.
