Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34 braviiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Mo.Mariss Jansons & London Philharmonic Orchestra. Capriccio espagnol is an orchestral work composed on Spanish folk melodies by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov in 1887. He originally intended to write it for a solo violin and orchestra, but later he decided that a purely orchestral work would do better justice to the lively melodies; the Russian title is literally Capriccio on Spanish Themes. The work is divided into five movements: 1. Alborada is a festive and exciting dance, typically from traditional asturian music to celebrate the rising of the sun. It features the clarinet with two solos, and later features a solo violin with a solo similar to the clarinets. 2. Variazioni (Variations) begins with a melody in the horn section; variations of this melody are then repeated by other instruments and sections of the orchestra. 3. Alborada presents the same asturian dance as the first movement; the two movements are nearly identical, in fact, except that this movement has a different instrumentation and key. 4. Scena e canto gitano (Scene and gypsy song) opens with five cadenzas (first by the horns and trumpets, then solo violin, flute, clarinet, and harp) played over rolls on various percussion instruments; it is then followed by a dance in triple time leading attacca into the final movement. 5. Fandango asturiano is also an energetic dance from the Asturias region of northern Spain; the piece ends with an even more rousing statement of the Alborada theme. neuIlaryRheinKlange youtube/watch?v=kVAqeatfqYk
Posted on: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 23:37:26 +0000
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