Jan Dismas Zelenka's Carpriccio No. 3 in F, ZWV 184
David's been helping me out with my classical project. I listened to this last week but didn't have a chance to write it up because I was so busy with coming back to southern california.
In any case I'll be writing this up and hopefully I can get piece 3 and 4 out this weekend. I already listened to this weeks piece but haven't had the chance to write anything down. But for now... Zelenka's Carpriccio No. 3 in F.
For those who may want to give it a listen:
First off Zelenka is a Czech Baroque composer who was very much admired and appreciated by Bach, another Baroque composer of the time. He's well known for his harmonies and is a master at counter melodies.
This particular piece David picked out mainly because it has some beautiful horn parts. The horn parts that are written are for natural horn and I can hear in the piece where there are hand parts for the notes that can't be reached.
Overall what I really enjoy about this particular piece is how definitive each movement is. One movement is drastically different from the next. The first movement, the opening has a beautiful opening with natural horns making a huge statement.
You can tell the change into the second movement by change of tempo and melody. There is a lot of 'call and reply' sort of playing in the music between the orchestra, harpsichord, horns and other key instruments.
I really enjoyed the main melody in the 3rd movement. Again there is a change of tempo to something much slower than the previous movement.
The fourth movement is pretty wild, there are some very high horn parts and it was done magnificently on this recording. This movement you can tell is in three, it makes me want to sway back and forth as if I were waltzing.
Movement five is insane. Its pieces like this that makes me appreciate being a horn player and the insane things that we can do. The horn parts have some amazing jumps between notes and I love the follow through in the winds afterwards. I wish, and probably should work on my own abilities so I could play like this and in my sleep.
The movements are very short and sweet but I think that's what made this particular piece very enjoyable.
In any case I'll be writing this up and hopefully I can get piece 3 and 4 out this weekend. I already listened to this weeks piece but haven't had the chance to write anything down. But for now... Zelenka's Carpriccio No. 3 in F.
For those who may want to give it a listen:
Click to viewFirst off Zelenka is a Czech Baroque composer who was very much admired and appreciated by Bach, another Baroque composer of the time. He's well known for his harmonies and is a master at counter melodies.
This particular piece David picked out mainly because it has some beautiful horn parts. The horn parts that are written are for natural horn and I can hear in the piece where there are hand parts for the notes that can't be reached.
Overall what I really enjoy about this particular piece is how definitive each movement is. One movement is drastically different from the next. The first movement, the opening has a beautiful opening with natural horns making a huge statement.
You can tell the change into the second movement by change of tempo and melody. There is a lot of 'call and reply' sort of playing in the music between the orchestra, harpsichord, horns and other key instruments.
I really enjoyed the main melody in the 3rd movement. Again there is a change of tempo to something much slower than the previous movement.
The fourth movement is pretty wild, there are some very high horn parts and it was done magnificently on this recording. This movement you can tell is in three, it makes me want to sway back and forth as if I were waltzing.
Movement five is insane. Its pieces like this that makes me appreciate being a horn player and the insane things that we can do. The horn parts have some amazing jumps between notes and I love the follow through in the winds afterwards. I wish, and probably should work on my own abilities so I could play like this and in my sleep.
The movements are very short and sweet but I think that's what made this particular piece very enjoyable.