– Musicians using their bodies and different parts of their instruments to make percussive sounds. Create a SoundCloud account Vivaldi's 'The Four Seasons' is one of the most powerfull pieces in the history of Classics. – Elements we’ve heard before – crickets, tango, glissando, all coming together in a fugue (when each player takes turns with a theme – before they all the different themes are woven together). Vivaldi - The Four Seasons: Autumn Marcelo Sousa 12 years ago Classical Music 557K 4,555 275 Marcelo Sousa 219 3 Report Follow Marcelo Sousa and others on SoundCloud. Piazzolla: ‘Primavera porteña’ (Spring in Buenos Aires) The Four Seasons (Le quattro stagioni) consists of four concerti ( Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter), each one in a distinct form containing three movements with tempos in the following order: fast-slow-fast. – Icicles – the chattering of teeth and shivering. Vivaldi: Concerto in F minor, ‘L’inverno’ (Winter) – Hints of Vivaldi’s Summer interwoven like passing characters in a busy square. Perhaps the person is deep in thought – but surrounded by the city. – A love song between the solo cello and violin. Piazzolla: ‘Invierno porteño’ (Winter in Buenos Aires) – A section where someone is sleeping because they stayed up too late eating and drinking! Who do you think the solo violin might be? Imagine the people stamping and linking hands. And, full of Bacchuss liquor, They finish their celebration with sleep. Allegro - The peasants celebrate with dance and song, The joy of a rich harvest. Recomposed by Max Richter: Vivaldi - the Four Seasons. Vivaldi: Concerto in F major, ‘L’autunno’ (Autumn) Thunder and lightening fill the Heavens, and the hail Slices the tops of the corn and other grain. Autumn 3 by Max Richter and Daniel Hope sampled Antonio Vivaldis Concerto No. – A reflective section introduced by a cello, as if someone new has just walked onto the scene. – Insects – played using a technique called sul ponticello where the musicians place their bow very close to the wooden bridge of their instruments to create more of a rasping sound. Piazzolla: ‘Otoño porteño’ (Autumn in Buenos Aires) 3 in F major, Autumn Allegro Adagio molto Allegro Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Summer Allegro non molto Adagio Presto Presto Natasha Colkett, violin Concerto No. 1 in E major, Spring Allegro Largo e pianissimo sempre Danza pastorale. – Thunder rumbling in the background – and then a dramatic summer storm. Antonio Vivaldi The Four Seasons (1678-1741) Concerto No. Perhaps it’s feeling a bit lazy in the heat? – The solo violin taking lots of time singing away. Vivaldi: Concerto in G minor, ‘L’estate’ (Summer) – An echo of Vivaldi’s Winter (when it’s summer in Buenos Aires, it’s winter in Italy!) – Sliding movements in the violin, called glissandos, playing over the ‘chugging’ rhythms which set the tango pulse. Piazzolla: ‘Verano porteño’ (Summer in Buenos Aires) – A barking dog in the viola during the slow section. – Twittering birds in the trilling violins. Vivaldi: Concerto in E major, ‘La primavera’ (Spring)
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