Thursday, February 12, 2015

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2015

QUOTE:
"The manner in which Americans consume music has a lot to
  do with leaving it on their coffee tables, or using it as wallpaper
  for their lifestyles, like the score of a movie --it's consumed
  that way without any regard for how and why it's made."
AUTHOR: Frank Zappa

MEANING OF THE QUOTE:
"Many people don’t listen to music; they just hear it."


COMPOSER
HAYDN


THE SEASONS ORATORIO
(Die Jahreszeiten)
HOB. XXI:3
Herbert von Karajan, Conductor
Berlin Philarmonic Orchestra
0:00 Spring 
35:19 Summer
1:19:17 Autumn
THE SEASONS ORATORIO
(Die Jahreszeiten)
HOB. XXI:3
Vincent Van Gogh: Spring Almond Blossoms
I. Der Frühling (The Spring)
Roger Norrington, Conductor
Handel and Haydn Society of Boston
THE SEASONS ORATORIO
(Die Jahreszeiten)
HOB. XXI:3
Sally Swatland: Memories of Summer
II. Der Sommer (The Summer)
Roger Norrington, Conductor
Handel and Haydn Society of Boston
THE SEASONS ORATORIO
(Die Jahreszeiten)
HOB. XXI:3
Taikan Yokoyama: Autumn Leaves (left panel, 1931)
III. Der Herbst (The Autumn)

Roger Norrington, Conductor
Handel and Haydn Society of Boston
THE SEASONS ORATORIO
(Die Jahreszeiten)
HOB. XXI:3
Clark Greenwood Voorhees: Winter Moonrise, c. 1912
IV. Der Winter (The Winter)
Roger Norrington, Conductor
Handel and Haydn Society of Boston
An oratorio is an extended musical work usually
based upon a religious theme, for solo voices,
chorus, and orchestra, and performed without
action, costume, or scenery.
(http://www.thefreedictionary.com/oratorio)