Since ancient times, the theme of the seasons has fascinated and inspired the human creative spirit. This recording is a musical triptych: three cycles of seasons, three countries, three languages and world views of composers who addressed the theme of the seasons in three centuries - the 19th, 20th and 21st.

Tchaikovsky's Opus 37, commissioned in 1875, on the twelve months of the year, is followed by Piazzolla's 'Four Seasons of Buenos Aires' in a new piano version from 2013 by Marcelo Nisinman, the Argentinian composer and bandoneon player. Originally composed by Piazzolla for his quintet, they were not conceived as a suite. 'Summer' is a tango written in 1965 for the play 'Golden Hair', 'Autumn' dates from 1969 and the other two seasons were written in 1970.

In 2013, pianist Filipe Pinto-Ribeiro challenged Eurico Carrapatoso, a fellow inhabitant of Lisbon, to compose a cycle on the theme of their city and the seasons of the year. The result was 'Four Last Seasons of Lisbon', which Carrapatoso completed in June 2014.