Eight Seasons
Another chance to hear Joshua Bell direct the Academy of St Martin in the Fields in Vivaldi's The Four Seasons and Astor Piazzolla's The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires.
From the 大象传媒 Proms 2021: Joshua Bell directs the Academy of St Martin in the Fields in Vivaldi's The Four Seasons and Astor Piazzolla's The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires.
Presented by Penny Gore, at the Royal Albert Hall, London.
Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons
Astor Piazzolla: The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires (arr. Leonid Desyatnikov)
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Joshua Bell (director/violin)
From an icy Italian winter to the heady, sensual warmth of a South American summer: violinist Joshua Bell leads the Academy of St Martin in the Fields on a musical journey through the sights and sounds of two continents and four very different seasons. Inspired by Vivaldi鈥檚 best-known work, Piazzolla 鈥� Argentina鈥檚 20th-century tango king, whose 100th anniversary we celebrate this year 鈥� created his own response, complete with musical quotations. While Vivaldi鈥檚 virtuosic concertos celebrate contrast 鈥� the freshness of spring, with its sudden thunderstorms, versus the languid heat of summer 鈥� Piazzolla鈥檚 musical landscape remains more constant, always swaying to the pervasive rhythm of the tango.
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Music Played
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Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto in E major RV.269, Op.8`1 (La Primavera) for violin and orchestra
Performer: Joshua Bell. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. -
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Astor Piazzolla
Las Cuatro estaciones portenas - Verano porteno
Performer: Joshua Bell. Music Arranger: Leonid Desyatnikov. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. -
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Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto in G minor RV.315, Op.8`2 (L'Estate) for violin and orchestra
Performer: Joshua Bell. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. -
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Astor Piazzolla
Las Cuatro estaciones portenas - Otono porteno
Performer: Joshua Bell. Music Arranger: Leonid Desyatnikov. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. -
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Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto in F major RV.293, Op.8`3 (L'Autunno) for violin and orchestra
Performer: Joshua Bell. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. -
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Astor Piazzolla
Las Cuatro estaciones portenas - Invierno porteno
Performer: Joshua Bell. Music Arranger: Leonid Desyatnikov. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. -
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Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto in F minor RV.297, Op.8`4 (L'Inverno) for violin and orchestra
Performer: Joshua Bell. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. -
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Astor Piazzolla
Las Cuatro estaciones portenas - Primavera portena
Performer: Joshua Bell. Music Arranger: Leonid Desyatnikov. Orchestra: Academy of St Martin in the Fields. -
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Stephanie Spragg
Love came down at Christmas
Music Arranger: Ken Burton. Choir: 大象传媒 Singers. Performer: Caroline Jaya-Ratnam. Conductor: Owain Park. -
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Claude Debussy
Petite suite (Ballet)
Orchestra: Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Paul Paray.- Mercury Living Presence.
Broadcast
- Mon 20 Dec 2021 21:25大象传媒 Radio 3
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