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Stephanie Childress introduces trailblazer Antonio Vivaldi with one of his most famous pieces – Winter from The Fours Seasons. Stephanie also plays violin alongside the orchestra.
- Henry Purcell - King Arthur: Chorus of Cold People
- Antonio Vivaldi - The Four Seasons: Winter
- Peter Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 1
- Gustav Mahler - Symphony No. 4
- Richard Strauss - Alpine Symphony
- Carter Pann - Slalom
- Franz Schubert - Die Winterreise
- Eric Whitacre - Sleep
- Alexander Glazunov - The Seasons: Winter
- Jacques Offenbach - Ballet of The Snowflakes
See, see, we assembleThy revels to hold:Tho' quiv'ring with coldWe chatter and tremble. This is a familiar sentiment to anyone experiencing colder temperatures right now. Listen to how Purcell writes the "quiv'ring" and "tremble" into the music. It makes you wonder if Vivaldi heard this when he composed "Winter" from The Four Seasons.
No collection of winter pieces would be complete without "Winter" from Vivaldi's The Four Seasons. There are sonnets that accompany each movement. It's not known if the sonnets existed before the music, or vice versa, or who the author is. (There's speculation around whether Vivaldi is the writer.) Read the sonnet (translated from the original Ital...
When Tchaikovsky quit law school to devote his life to music, he started big. His First Symphony has all the markings of a storyteller, right from the title, Winter Daydreams, to the descriptors for the first two movements: "Reveries of a Winter Journey," followed by "Land of Desolation, Land of Myths." But after that, he leaves us hanging. What do...
OK, this piece has nothing to do with winter, but the sound of the sleigh bells right from the beginning certainly evokes festive winter images.
The alps are a top destination for skiers from all over the globe. The Alpine Symphonyis Strauss' depiction of an 11-hour journey ascending an alpine mountain. He clearly wasn't on a ski lift.
Colorado composer = expert skier. Carter Pann's Slalombegins with a release from a chairlift accompanied by a familiar fanfare from Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, as the athletes/musicians launch through the air with velocity and finesse. Their knees sometimes bend as they negotiate tight corners, blissfully flying through spindrift, delighting in the...
Winterreise, or Winter Journey, is one of Franz Schubert's most famous compositions. It's a setting of 24 poems by Wilhelm Muller. There are so many compelling renditions of the huge work, but this version with baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and collaborative pianist extraordinaire Gerald Moore is a true classic.
Superstar choral composer Eric Whitactre was commissioned to set a favorite Robert Frost poem to music. It all seems an honest mistake: He'd seen several arrangements of "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by other composers and felt he had the green light. But this was not the case, as he was required to secure permission from the Frost estate ...
Winters in Russia are cold. Very cold. Glazunov depicts the chill, frost, ice, hail and snow so typical of Russian winters in "Winter" from The Seasons.
The "Ballet of Snowflakes" is from Jacques Offenbach's bizarre operetta Le Voyage Dans la Lune. At this point in the operetta, it's snowing, the temperature drops to 50-below and this ballet music begins.
From the desks of Schumann and Tchaikovsky to the computer of Max Richter, these 7 Winter Classics are a must-listen for long-time fans or newbies of Classical Music alike. 1. Hodie, by Ralph Vaughan Williams
Dec 19, 2017 · For centuries, composers have been inspired by the beauty of the season. From depicting snow-covered trees to portraying the sounds of the frozen tundra, here are five pieces that will remind you of your favorite parts of winter.
Stephanie Childress introduces trailblazer Antonio Vivaldi with one of his most famous pieces – Winter from The Fours Seasons. Stephanie also plays violin alongside the orchestra.
Oct 28, 2016 · • Winter — teeth-chattering cold, taking refuge by a crackling fire, and back out into the storm. Watch the Ted-Ed video below to learn more about the underlying musical narrative in "The Four Seasons," and see the entire lesson on Ted-Ed's website. Why should you listen to Vivaldi's "Four Seasons"? - Betsy Schwarm. Love the music? Donate by phone.
The symphonic rock band Trans-Siberian Orchestra used a portion of the first movement of the Winter Concerto in their song "Dreams of Fireflies (On A Christmas Night)" on their Dreams of Fireflies EP.
