{"id":43684,"date":"2017-03-14T19:30:24","date_gmt":"2017-03-14T23:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/?p=43684"},"modified":"2017-03-14T19:30:24","modified_gmt":"2017-03-14T23:30:24","slug":"lizsts-a-classical-music-playlist-to-help-you-survive-noreaster-stella","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2017\/03\/14\/lizsts-a-classical-music-playlist-to-help-you-survive-noreaster-stella\/","title":{"rendered":"LIZSTS | A Classical Music Playlist To Help You Survive Nor\u2019easter Stella"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_43685\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-43685\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-43685\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/03\/winter-cello.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/03\/winter-cello.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/03\/winter-cello-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/03\/winter-cello-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-43685\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NEW YORK, USA &#8211; 1960: French cellist Maurice Baquet trying to open his car covered with snow during a snow storm in New York, United States in 1960. (Photo by Robert DOISNEAU\/Gamma-Rapho)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While Torontonians may not be overjoyed at the prospect of a winter storm this week, we dramatic classical music-loving types can at least enjoy its theatrical name: \u201cSTELLAAAAAAA.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In honour of Marlon Brando and his timeless uttering of that delightful name (why don\u2019t people name their kids Stella anymore, anyway??), here are a few musical gems to get you through this snowy week.<\/p>\n<h3>Vivaldi &#8211; <em>The Four Seasons <\/em>&#8211; Winter<\/h3>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5RsZ5fpgSlI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Vivaldi\u2019s pizzicato masterpiece illustrating the never-ending falling of snow, with its violent gusts of wind played by the solo violin throughout the first movement, will definitely remind Torontonians of the timelessness and circuitousness of snow falling. And, listeners would be hard-pressed to find any depiction of winter as achingly beautiful as the second movement\u2019s longing theme. Maybe Vivaldi had more tolerance for winter than Torontonians.<\/p>\n<h3>Claude Debussy &#8211; <em>Children\u2019s Corner<\/em> &#8211; The Snow is Dancing<\/h3>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nfY_JUIykoY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>In this piano piece, Debussy illustrates winter from a child\u2019s perspective. Snow, illustrated by relentless sixteenth notes, circles round and round, varying in texture, weight, and modality. Dedicated to Debussy\u2019s three-year-old daughter, snow has a haunting quality, just as it might have to children unfamiliar with the sensation with which we Canadians have become all too familiar.<\/p>\n<h3>Rimsky-Korsakov \u2014\u00a0<em>The Snow Queen<\/em>\u00a0\u2014 Scene and Aria from Prologue<\/h3>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nFRHHo1rQV4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Mythological creatures interact with the real world in Rimsky-Korsakov\u2019s take on the play by Alexander Ostrovsky, which reminds listeners of the magic and mystery of snow. The soprano sings an a capella melody which recurs throughout, before strings join her in luscious, unmistakably rich Russian music.\u00a0 And who, if anyone, knows as much about snow as Canadians? Russians, that\u2019s for sure.<\/p>\n<h3>Vaughan-Williams &#8211; <em>Sinfonia Antartica<\/em> &#8211; First Movement<\/h3>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IcHDtutZ4UQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent&#038;listType=playlist&#038;list=PLpwLCfC0ELy8Kit8OtjWXkOzknupafwZL\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>In 1947, Ralph Vaughan-Williams composed music for the the film, <em>Scott of the Antarctic<\/em>, later adapting most of the music into his seventh symphony, entitled<em> Sinfonia antartica<\/em>. The haunting and eerie modalities Vaughan-Williams uses in this symphony as well as the interspersing of a wind-like high soprano voice in the first movement creates an ominous portrayal of a winter setting, almost like a Lawren Harris painting. Those only familiar with Vaughan-Williams\u2019 most famous works, <em>The Lark Ascending<\/em> and <em>Songs of Travel<\/em> will be certainly surprised listening to this piece.<\/p>\n<h3>Puccini \u2014\u00a0<em>La boh\u00e8me \u2014\u00a0<\/em>Act Three<\/h3>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/83ztxIGJh8c?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Act three of Giacomo Puccini\u2019s masterpiece, <em>La boh\u00e8me<\/em>, opens with sparse, pizzicato chords, which flutes and harp play in duet. You can almost feel the chill of winter in those empty fifths. When the harp finally plays its lush, tonal melody and we hear Musetta singing echoes of her waltz offstage, we are ushered into warmth, away from the snowy cold of France in the winter, late at night. \u201cFiocca la neve,\u201d the chorus sings, or \u201csnow flakes.\u201d The rest of the act is heartbreaking as our ill-fated Mimi and Rodolfo resolve to stay together until winter is over. (Every Canadian can attest that breaking up before spring is simply impractical.)<\/p>\n<h3>Joni Mitchell \u2014\u00a0<em>Second Fret Sets, 1966-1968<\/em>\u00a0\u2014 Winter Lady<\/h3>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W4g3KGvZUsI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Because winter ladies need loving too, and home girl Joni Mitchell\u2019s voice could warm up any Torontonian on a day like today.<\/p>\n<h3><b>For more LISZTS, click <\/b><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.musicaltoronto.org\/category\/liszts\/\" target=\"_blank\"><u><b>HERE<\/b><\/u><\/a><\/span><b>.<br \/>\n<\/b><\/h3>\n<h3><b><i>#LUDWIGVAN<\/i><\/b><\/h3>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For those wondering why you live where the air hurts your face, here&#8217;s a classical music playlist that will make you feel better about the whole situation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":48,"featured_media":43685,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[6439,5797,9498],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/03\/winter-cello.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9bakr-bmA","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43684"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/48"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43684"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43684\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43689,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43684\/revisions\/43689"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/43685"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43684"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43684"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43684"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=43684"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}