The cold wind is shivering, you should remember to add clothes Oh, today to share a few beautiful and moving songs, I hope to bring you warmth and comfort.
Do some warm-up exercises
Happy Polka
Originally a kind of Czech folk dance music, mainly male and female dance, polka dance music is usually lively and jumpy, the style is gorgeous and melodious, is one of the favorite musical genres of the Strauss family. Composed by Johann Strauss Jr., the "King of The Round Dance", this "Happy Polka" is short and compact, and the vigorous vitality cannot hide the witty colors of the eccentric. In this cute rhythm, it is most comfortable to do some warm-up exercises!
Stretch out and clap your hands
The Radetzky March
In the winter, the heated room is really sleepy. Come and stretch your waist and clap your hands along with Johann Strauss's famous song "Radetzky March" to refresh yourself. The piece was dedicated to the Austrian national hero Count Radetzky to celebrate the triumphant return of his army. At the end of the annual Vienna New Year's Concert, the audience can't help but applaud along with its agitated rhythm, converging into a happy and harmonious atmosphere.
Relax with a humorous story
Overture to The Bat
Speaking of light-hearted and humorous stories and music, it is necessary to mention one of Johann Strauss's most popular operettas, The Bat, which tells an absurd and comical story. The composer carefully selected the most elegant and beautiful melodies in the play, as well as the most light-hearted and lively passages, and embellished them into the Bat Overture. This piece is one of the most beloved pieces at the Vienna New Year's Concert, and I believe its energetic notes will make you feel refreshed.
Imagine yourself on vacation in the Mediterranean
"Country Knight" interlude
The opera "Country Knight" is Mascagni's masterpiece, and the story is set in a village in Sicily, Italy. This "Country Knights' Interlude" is one of the most popular lyrical chapters, depicting the mood of the hostess Weng pouring out her prayers to the Virgin. The melody has a narrative that is close to life, but at the same time there is no lack of dramatic aria style, and the simple musical lines contain a strong contrast between fierceness and contemplation. Let's take a look at this southern Italian island!
Drink a cup of warm jasmine tea
Turandot jasmine theme
Turandot was Puccini's last opera, in which the melody of the Chinese folk song Jasmine was used several times. Princess Turandot's tyrannical and cruel personality at first, after which her cold heart is melted by Willow's heroic sacrifice and the sincerity of Prince Cabra, in which the melody of Jasmine is accompanied by the dramatic light and dark transformation of the characters. In the cool early winter, a cup of hot tea may be like the fiery Prince Cabra, bringing you the warm current of the heart.
Ask a friend to go for a dance
"Yao Dance Music"
The work was created in the 1950s. Composers Mao Yuan and Liu Tieshan used the folk dance song "Long Drum Song and Dance" as the material to use orchestral techniques to enrich and vividly show the festive scenes of the Yao people singing and dancing. The music uses a beautiful melody to express the life of the Yao people who can sing and dance. With this simple and fresh melody, it really makes people feel a poetic sense of "spring breeze and the south bank of the Green River".
Have a romantic date
"Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai" violin concerto
Shakespeare once said: Faithful love fills my heart, and I cannot estimate the wealth I enjoy. The story of "Liang Zhuhua Butterfly" enjoys the reputation of "Romeo and Juliet in the East" in the West. The violin concerto "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai" has touched generations of listeners with its lingering and delicate melody. Love is the existence of everything in the world that can travel through time and space, with this warmth, will you still feel cold?