Vivaldi’s Autumn concerto depicts a merry harvest dance and the sleepy countryside. Piazzolla’s Otoño sets a melancholy mood of fall. Michael Schacter’s Five–Six–Seven–Eight takes its title from the count-in familiar to musicians on a bandstand or dancers in rehearsal. Each of the four miniatures is inspired by folk and classical dance styles from around the world.
The chill of winter will shiver through this concerto by Vivaldi. It is paired with Piazzolla’s Invierno, portraying the moods of winter in Buenos Aires. Franz Schubert set 24 poems of Wilhelm Müller to music to create the song cycle Winterreise. Hans Zender’s “composed interpretation” of it stretches the music, interrupts it, and subjects it to cinematic slights […]
Birds, barking dogs and rainstorms are featured in Vivaldi’s Spring concerto. Piazzolla’s Primavera is a bouncy tango, dancing it’s way into spring. When Robert Schumann composed his Symphony No. 1, he gave each movement titles such as “The Beginning of Spring” and “Spring in Full Bloom.” As you listen to it, you’ll gain insight into […]
Lazy summer heat and a furious summer storm are portrayed in Summer from The Four Seasons. Verano by Piazzolla suggests the energetic bustle of summer in the South American city. Swiss composer Arthur Honegger, while on vacation near Bern in 1920, was inspired by his surroundings to compose the short symphonic poem Pastorale d’été depicting […]
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