Las Quatro Estaciones Porteñas: Verano Porteño (Summer)
Astor PiazzolaPiece Duration: 6:30
About this Piece
(This movement begins at 21:54)
For more information on Piazzola's "Four Seasons," here is an article by Michael Beek: https://www.classical-music.com/features/works/piazzollas-four-seasons-of-buenos-aires-a-guide-to-piazzollas-piece-and-its-best-recordings/
Other Movements:
I. Otono (Autumn)
II. Invierno (Winter)
III. Primavera (Spring)
Notable Passages
Time Stamp:
22:08
— 22:24
Description: The opening theme in the solo violin features a double glissando, on dissonant major and minor 2nds
Keywords: Dissonance , Double Stops , Glissando
Description: The opening theme in the solo violin features a double glissando, on dissonant major and minor 2nds
Keywords: Dissonance , Double Stops , Glissando
Time Stamp:
25:50
— 26:38
Description: Notice the glissandos in the violas and violin II's, then the glissandos in the solo violin to a high harmonic
Keywords: Glissando
Description: Notice the glissandos in the violas and violin II's, then the glissandos in the solo violin to a high harmonic
Keywords: Glissando
Time Stamp:
27:25
— 28:20
Description: The movement reaches a fiery climactic point, where the solo violin repeats the double glissandos from the introduction, now one octave higher. To conclude the movement, the entire ensemble glissandos down and fades away to nothing ("dim. al niente")
Keywords: Dissonance , Double Stops , Glissando
Description: The movement reaches a fiery climactic point, where the solo violin repeats the double glissandos from the introduction, now one octave higher. To conclude the movement, the entire ensemble glissandos down and fades away to nothing ("dim. al niente")
Keywords: Dissonance , Double Stops , Glissando
Time Stamp:
21:54
— 22:22
Description: The first ostinato is heard in the Violin I, Violin II, and Viola parts
Keywords: Ostinato - Composition Technique , Ostinato - Form
Description: The first ostinato is heard in the Violin I, Violin II, and Viola parts
Keywords: Ostinato - Composition Technique , Ostinato - Form
Time Stamp:
22:45
— 23:00
Description: Starting on the last measure, the Violin II and Viola parts play a second ostinato
Keywords: Ostinato - Composition Technique , Ostinato - Form
Description: Starting on the last measure, the Violin II and Viola parts play a second ostinato
Keywords: Ostinato - Composition Technique , Ostinato - Form
Time Stamp:
27:32
— 28:03
Description: A third and final ostinato section is heard, once again in the Violin I, Violin II, and Viola parts
Keywords: Ostinato - Composition Technique , Ostinato - Form
Description: A third and final ostinato section is heard, once again in the Violin I, Violin II, and Viola parts
Keywords: Ostinato - Composition Technique , Ostinato - Form