Vivaldi's Four Seasons Decoded: The Story of Spring & Summer | Perspective

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  • Conductor George Marriner Maull, violin soloist Peter Winograd and The Discovery Orchestra reveal descriptive sonnets within Vivaldi's four violin concertos.
    Part 1 of 2
    0:00 Introduction
    0:41 George Marriner Maull Artistic Director, The Discovery Orchestra
    12:47 Concerto
    19:41 Thunder and lightning, darken the sky
    24:07 To the festive sound of country bagpipes...
    30:23 Ritornello
    39:18 Unison at the Octave
    46:39 The young shepherd cries out...
    48:41 afraid of swarms of gnats and flies...
    51:01 for thunder shakes the heavens...
    54:12 Lighting Designer CHERYL THACKER
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  • @dietzhaus
    @dietzhaus 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Heard this performed by a chamber orchestra in an old church in Vienna pre-pandemic. It was the most amazing musical experience of my life - totally unforgettable. Literally made me cry. I love learning more about this music. ❤️

    • @devolapopola8289
      @devolapopola8289 ปีที่แล้ว

      can u explain to me which part makes u cry , how do you feel? bcoz idont feel anything listening to this

    • @dietzhaus
      @dietzhaus ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@devolapopola8289 It’s a completely different experience hearing the music live, feeling the emotions of the players, seeing the sweat pour off their faces as they put their hearts into the performance. Hearing it with my family on a perfect warm summer evening, performed in a centuries-old building with amazing acoustics, only enriched the experience.

  • @humblesparrow
    @humblesparrow 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Mr. Maull is an amazing teacher! I've always loved this concerto but his commentary unlocked a whole new level of appreciation. Thank you so much!

  • @LindaCasey
    @LindaCasey 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    One of my all time favorite composers .. I play Four Seasons every Christmas 💞

  • @picksalot1
    @picksalot1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    That was a fun program, and the explanations of what Vivaldi was doing compositionally added to the enjoyment and appreciation of his beautiful music. Thanks

  • @the_purple_mage
    @the_purple_mage 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I have always enjoyed the seemingly unique opening to Summer as performed by Anne-Sophie Mutter. Her version feels like it is played almost twice as slow as every other recording I have heard of the same piece. Having grown up in the hot humid south of the USA, the slow languid almost torpid tempo her opening conveys resonates deeply with me and feels much more expressively accurate than the standard tempo. Just a minor detail, but such a powerful effect!

  • @FirstLast-iv2tc
    @FirstLast-iv2tc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Hearing what Vivaldi was thinking is just wonderful. I need to go find his writings.

  • @Dr.RiccoMastermind
    @Dr.RiccoMastermind ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The best "descriptive" version of Vivaldis 4 Seasons I ever witnessed. Thank you so much! 🙏🇩🇪

  • @catoelder4696
    @catoelder4696 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    My favorite composer. I'm so glad you guys did this video!

  • @susanmercurio1060
    @susanmercurio1060 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I love ❤ Vivaldi and the Four Seasons is probably my favorite.
    Adding Vivaldi's intentions made it so much more enjoyable.

  • @lorigoshert6667
    @lorigoshert6667 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Vivaldi is my favorite. Thanks so much for this!

  • @jeansimon326
    @jeansimon326 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thank you all for an amazing musical experience and lessons on how to deepen mu musical appreciation. Boundless gratitude.

  • @ElizabethHernandez-kc5jn
    @ElizabethHernandez-kc5jn 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for this masterpiece lesson. So Beautiful demonstrated. Now I can show my children and have them illustrate through their art. Much obliged

  • @StephiSensei26
    @StephiSensei26 2 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Spectacular! Please teach this in Public Schools to our children! We shouldn't have to make people wait until they're elderly to appreciate the hidden meaning of music. If you have to, hide the cellphone, and DRAG the kids to the concert! They'll thank you some day.

    • @lorigoshert6667
      @lorigoshert6667 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      My 9-year-old is listening to this with me and loving it!

    • @StephiSensei26
      @StephiSensei26 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@lorigoshert6667 Great! Next, try "Peter and the Wolf". It is an introduction to the orchestra. Kids love that too.

    • @StephiSensei26
      @StephiSensei26 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Prof. Weed Nothing would make me happier to know I was wrong. But when we hear about "cut backs", it's always the arts that are cut first. Please tell me I'm wrong.

    • @RoxanneM-
      @RoxanneM- ปีที่แล้ว

      @Prof. Weed , because we hear everyday the trash the majority of people listen to, and how increasingly trashy the ads everywhere, a great indication of what marketing has found to be what the highest percentage of the public likes, and everywhere one goes, have adapted to the terrible subculture that keeps growing. Once one grows up in a classical environment, there is absolutely no way one can turn to pseudo music and enjoy it.

    • @dawnf.2182
      @dawnf.2182 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Agree! Support your local orchestras!

  • @warmweeniesdoxiesweaters2884
    @warmweeniesdoxiesweaters2884 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wow. Love the interpretation/explanation and then the music. I really don't have the right words. Thank you for the joy. Am saving some of this deliciousness for another time... when I can be uninterrupted and able to take the time. Sigh.

  • @w00tz4ibanez
    @w00tz4ibanez 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Amazing! Will we also get to learn about part 2 (Autumn & Winter) ?

  • @johnhuntzinger5210
    @johnhuntzinger5210 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Bravo and many thanks. Heard part live in Prague several years ago and was moved. NPR’s “Now Hear This” with Scott Yoo was my first explanation. This built on that. Many thanks.

  • @boxtruckhouse
    @boxtruckhouse 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Hair-raisingly good, My neighbor has a pig and a cow named Piganini and Vivaldi. When I asked him why he named them that, he said, you should hear them play fiddle.

    • @danielboard9510
      @danielboard9510 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      And later, he gave his monkey a type writer and he wrote, Animal Farm. And, everyone went home and no-one had any idea of what they were talking about. Jam and bun's in the morning? Hmm

    • @jimyoung9262
      @jimyoung9262 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hahahaha

  • @forkyou749
    @forkyou749 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The 4 seasons was a cure to my anxiety and depression, very specific verses touched me so deeply however I couldn't understand a meaning, thank you for the show and for the illustrations ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @FrankieMex22
    @FrankieMex22 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Absolutely wonderful! This brought such joy to my aging (classical pianist) mother... thank you for sharing!

  • @TheWriterWalker
    @TheWriterWalker 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is sweet and fascinating! Thank you SO much for explaining this piece of glorious music.

  • @user-wr3lj4ym2t
    @user-wr3lj4ym2t ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for the program! ❤

  • @OneAdam12Adam
    @OneAdam12Adam 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you for enlightening us with this series. Also thanks for sharing your gifts.

  • @iliyaghiyasvand
    @iliyaghiyasvand 25 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Perfecto 🤌🏼

  • @TheDoc4kids
    @TheDoc4kids ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I wish I had watched this programme before I watched the live concert in Hohensalzburg. I'd have enjoyed it infinitely more !

  • @dawnf.2182
    @dawnf.2182 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Bravi in every way! Thank you so much!

  • @johnny110291
    @johnny110291 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Amazing. Having watched this video will forever enhance my experience when listening this amazing composition. It gave me the visual aspect needed to see and feel what vivaldi wanted to illustrate.

  • @ph3086
    @ph3086 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What an amazing video!! ❤

  • @MaximMS
    @MaximMS 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice… You are a Genius! Thanks for the explanation.

  • @MariaSwaid88
    @MariaSwaid88 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    i cried the whole video

  • @mr88cet
    @mr88cet 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    4:48 - Just as an aside, the “f” holes of the principal viola’s instrument have an unusual shape.

  • @edwindelacruz1335
    @edwindelacruz1335 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    🤔 Re: The Goldfinch males singing together can be explained that birds (or a flock of birds) are actually governed by what we call as Group Soul. Ü 👍🤗😇❤️

  • @wrdna58
    @wrdna58 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I think it more likely Vivaldi had a general idea of what he wanted to evoke in each concerto (like in the concerto la notte which doesn't have an associated text) and added the sonnets and extracted the captions later - they are afterthoughts

  • @SuddenUpdraft
    @SuddenUpdraft 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I wonder what the interpretation would be for parrots and mockingbirds.

    • @danielboard9510
      @danielboard9510 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well, the mockingbird would tell you , to shut the fuck up and then the parrot, would repeat it.

    • @raycochrane3971
      @raycochrane3971 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@danielboard9510 Pussyphys the passive aggressive ragdoll.

  • @LostHatProductions
    @LostHatProductions 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    1.54 that’s not how it goes

  • @raycochrane3971
    @raycochrane3971 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This sounds and looks as if it is pitched at a 10 - 12 years old audience. It also sounds/looks like a revivalist tent show using classical music.

    • @raycochrane3971
      @raycochrane3971 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@danielboard9510 I wrote that it was seemed aimed at a young audience and was evangelical in tone...like a Sunday School circus.

    • @raycochrane3971
      @raycochrane3971 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@danielboard9510 How could it be a metaphor yet have no meaning? You seem to be undertaking your name sake's labours, focused on miscomprehension, with equal success. Futility is yours for the taking. What is a droob? Mirrors show the answer.

  • @barrycrump6189
    @barrycrump6189 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I don't need some freak to explain to me why I enjoy listening to any particular piece of musical composition.

    • @danielboard9510
      @danielboard9510 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Love to you.

    • @susanmercurio1060
      @susanmercurio1060 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The "freak" you are referring to was Vivaldi himself, who wrote the parts explaining what everything was.