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Shanghai
Winters without snow always feel like something is missing
Luckily there was music
It makes people listen and listen
It's even more winter
The Music Of Winter
ONE
Vivaldi's Four Seasons: Winter
Concerto No. 4 in F minor, Op. 8, RV 297, Winter
When it comes to winter, the easiest thing to think of is Vivaldi's "Four Seasons", he added the title "Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter" to the "Four Seasons", in order to let people understand the artistic conception depicted in the music of "Four Seasons", he also deliberately added a sonnet to each part of the music as an interpretation of the music.
In the first movement of Winter, he writes: "Shiver in the cold snow and ice, tremble in the biting cold wind; stomp your feet at every moment, and fight with your teeth." "The notes of the different parts sometimes form a discordant set of chords, alternating with the harmonious chords; the rapid violin melodies are evenly jumped between them, the eager rhythm is like the cold snow of winter, and Vivaldi uses music to paint a scene of snow and cold.
In the second movement, he writes: "Sit quietly by the fire while it is pouring rain outside." This movement is the warmest part of "Winter", the warm breath and the idyllic atmosphere, as if people who have worked hard for a year are tasting the sweetness of the harvest, and as if the Christmas tree is harmonious and harmonious, the whole family is reunited.
The third movement, "We glided carefully on the ice, afraid that we would fall on our heads if we were not careful." But he still fell down violently, so he quickly got up and ran over to prevent the ice from cracking. The doors and windows are locked, but the battle between the cold and warm winds outside the house can still be heard; this is winter, bringing joy that belongs only to winter". It is true that winter is cold and depressed, but it also contains the desire and expectation for spring, winter is coming, will spring be far away?
TWO
Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 1 in G minor
Symphony No. 1 in G minor, op. 13 Winter Daydreams
Symphony No. 1 in G minor, "Winter Dreams", also known as "The Dream of a Winter Journey", was written in 1866-1868 and dedicated to Nikolay Grigoryevich Rubinstein, and two of them were premiered in Moscow in 1868, and it was not until 1874 that they were revised to meet the world in their entirety.
The symphony can quickly transport the listener into the Russian winter world, as if riding a horse in the vast snow.
Divided into four movements, the first movement, "Dreams of a Winter Journey", depicts the feelings of the winter journey from Moscow to Petersburg, also known as the "Unique Journey Music Diary". According to Tchaikovsky's younger brother Modeste, in January 1866, the elder Chai traveled from St. Petersburg to Moscow because Nikolai Rubinstein had become the head of the newly opened conservatory in Moscow, and he hired the old Chai as a professor of harmony, thus alleviating financial difficulties. It is estimated that this first movement is written about the feeling of this journey.
The second movement, "Dark and Damp Territory," is said to be an account of the dark cliffs, dark lakes, and ancient coniferous forests in the misty sky when he traveled to a small island in the north during the summer days of old Chai. The third movement, "The Harmonic Piece", is more or less ready-made, taken from a piano sonata in C minor that he had previously written, converted to a new key and re-created. The fourth movement, "Finale", inherits the spirit of the previous movement, but eventually appears a scene of mass jubilation, from a dark description of the natural scenery of Russia to a depiction of national joy.
THREE
Schubert's Winter Journey
Winterreise, Op. 89, D. 911
Winter's Journey was written by Schubert based on the poet Müller's poem of the same name. He deliberately portrays the inner world of the characters, shaping the lonely, lonely, dissatisfied with reality, and the bitter soul of Müller's poems, who pursues vague ideals and is ultimately unattainable.
Listening to music, it seems to be reminiscent of a person walking in an endless winter wilderness, looking at the frozen river, the kind of desolate and desolate mood. He wants to avoid the world and find inner peace in the wandering journey. It can be said that this is also the disclosure of Schubert's heart, which profoundly reflects the thoughts and emotions of composers and contemporaries.
In terms of the overall tonal choice of 24 songs, only 8 songs chose major as the main key, and the remaining 16 works were based on the minor key. This casts the entire suite with a dull, melancholy color. Of course, emotions are changeable, there are expressing happy and warm memories such as "Bodhi Tree" and "Spring Dream", there are also expressions of enthusiasm and unrestrained emotions such as "Mail Car", "Hyacinth Flag", there are sad and lost emotions such as "Good Night", "The Crow", "On the River", etc., there are also emotional repression in the outbreak and struggle such as "Stormy Morning".
FOUR
Rachmaninoff's Second Symphony
The first movement
Symphony No. 2 in E minor Op. 27
I. Largo
In 1901, Rachmaninoff completed his Piano Concerto No. 2 and won the Glinka Prize. As a portrayal of his long life experience and mental state, this work vividly shows the struggle of his inner spiritual world and the confrontation of the individual with external factors, and the process of finally getting out of the haze.
The first movement, the slow plate turns to the moderate allegro. The thematic tone of the violin part determines the motivation of the whole work, and the growing introduction is like the Russian winter climate, cold and poignant, making people feel as if they have seen the endless snow of Siberia, vast and vast.
Listening to the third movement, it is as if winter has turned into spring, the ice and snow have melted, and the lyrical melody and colorful rich harmonies that are warm like songs flow out like a trickle of streams.
FIVE
Chopin 'Etude'
"Winter Wind"
Etude Op. 25
No. 11 (Winter Wind)
Some people think that these fast sound groups in work 2Op.25 No.11 are like the scene of the winter wind rolling up dead leaves and dancing in the air, so they are named "Winter Wind", also known as "Dead Leaves".
Chopin spent most of his time in Paris, France, and he never stopped thinking about his native Poland. In Charles Victor's biographical film A Song to Remember, there is a scene in which the Polish uprising failed, and Chopin vented his emotions by playing the piano under the emotions of extreme grief and resistance, and it was this "East Wind Etude" played in the film.
SIX
Schumann's "Juvenile Piano Song Collection"
"Severe Winter"
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Album For The Young, Op. 68,
No. 39: Winterzeit II
"Junior Piano Song Collection, Op.68" is a collection of 43 pieces composed by Schumann for his daughter, of which "Severe Winter" is the 39th of them. Severe winter refers to the harsh winter, the song begins in minor key, changes in speed, and finally ends in major. In a letter to a friend, Schumann wrote: "At the time of writing this collection, it seemed that I was already beginning another new composer's life. ”
SEVEN
德彪西 《The Snow is Dancing》
Children's Corner, L.113: IV. the Snow is Dancing
The Snow is Dancing is a passage from the piano piece Children's Garden, composed by the French composer Debussy between 1906 and 1908.
The music uses the flow and repetition of dense sound patterns in a rapid and its free, varied timbre to imitate the scene of flying snow. The snow is flying and the wind is biting, the children can't play outside, they look at the gray sky with snowflakes, they look infinitely depressed and lonely.
EIGHT
Liszt's "Super-Egalude"
"Chasing Snow"
12 Studies of transcendent execution, S.139 - No.12
In 1826, at the age of fifteen, Liszt completed twelve etudes, which finally became the original version of the famous "ultra-technical etude", and the piano playing skills reached an insurmountable height in Liszt's hands, and his super-technical etudes showed superb playing skills and high artistic value.
Among them, "Chasing Snow" has a very beautiful name, it is a fascinating realm, there is no cold feeling at all, only the joy of chasing snow and the empty passion.
NINE
Strauss Winter Fun
Winter lust. Polka (fast), op. 121
Strauss Winter Fun is a popular piece of the Viennese New Year's Concert and is perfect for listening to this season. Different from some songs that depict the desolate and gloomy atmosphere of winter, "Winter Fun" is bright and cheerful, as if riding a sleigh in the ice and snow, and like skating on the ice, circle and circle.
TEN
Svillidorf Suite of "The Blizzard"
G. Sviridov "Snowstorm"
Georgy Sviridov was a student of Shostakovich, and his music is full of lyricism, epicness and picture, with its prominence, sincerity of feelings, and clear and compelling language.
The "Blizzard" suite, based on Pushkin's short story of the same name, is also said to have been used as a soundtrack for the film adaptation of "Blizzard". In the story of the novel "The Tempest", the village noble lady Gavrilovna is ready to elope with her lover Vladimir to marry, and Vladimir gets lost in the snowstorm...
The language of the novel is still relatively witty, and it may be somewhat different from music. The "Blizzard" suite is divided into 8 movements, using a lot of Russian folk music material, and many passages are very easy to chant. The shadow of ice and snow can be found in almost every movement.
ELEVEN
Korsakov "Snow Girl"
Rimsky-Korsakov: The Snow Maiden (opera)
The four-act opera The Snow Maiden was adapted and composed by the composer based on Ostrovsky's plays.
The opera tells a folk legend: the Snow Maiden is beautiful, her heart is originally cold, and once she understands love, she will be melted by the sun. One day, when she bumped into lille, a young man she secretly liked and loved to sing, and a girl in the forest, she suddenly had an inexplicable feeling in her heart. At this time, her suitor Mizkiel appeared, and she flooded with love from the bottom of her heart. The sun's rays melted her, and Mizkir was in pain and committed suicide by throwing herself into the lake.
TWELVE
Waldfell "Ice Skating Circle Dance"
Skaters Op.183
Waldhofer is known as the "King of French Round Dance", and his "Ice Skating Round Dance" was composed in 1882 and is his most familiar round dance.
In Paris in the second half of the nineteenth century, ice skating and round dance music were also popular and became one of the social activities of high society. In this song, the author skillfully blends round dance music and ice skating. The music is in the form of a Viennese round dance, consisting of a prelude, four small round dances and an ending. Each passage is like a ballet on ice.
It is worth mentioning that Liszt has adapted Meyerbel's "Skating Round Dance", which is also another interpretation of the same theme.
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