The Other Seasons the Other Seasons
THE OTHER SEASONS THE OTHER SEASONS WORKS BY IGUDESMAN, STRAUSS, MOZART AND KREISLER. OR IGUDESMAN & PIAZZOLLA. CONDUCTOR AND SOLOIST – Aleksey Igudesman (violin) ORCHESTRA – String orchestra, harpsichord, percussion “The Other Seasons”, or “4 Seasons, 12 Reasons and 24 Seasonings” is inspi- red by both Vivaldi and Piazzolla alike. Much like Vivaldi, Igudesman’s work is comprised of 3 movements for each season. Each movement has a “reason” for being there, some simply because “it’s fun”or because “it tastes good”. Each “reason” additionally contains two musical “seasonings”, such as salt, paprika or even lemon grass. Playful, humorous, and deliciously original, Igudesman incorporates fragments of Vivaldi into his own composition. In other parts, Tango rhythms underline the virtuosic, yet extremely melodious solo violin part. VERSION 1 Between the seasons, Igudesman performs his own original and often humorous arrangements of music by Strauss, Mozart and Kreisler. Aleksey Igudesman - The Other Seasons Johann Strauss - Vienna Blood Waltz Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Figure Out What You Want Fritz Kreisler - Tambourin Chinois and more. VERSION 2 Igudesman’s passionate rendition of Astor Piazzolla’s popular “Four Seasons in Buenos Aires” can be heard in the other half. Aleksey Igudesman - The Other Seasons Astor Piazzolla - Four Seasons in Buenos Aires 1 ALEKSEY IGUDESMAN Aleksey Igudesman is best known as a violinist, but he has also established himself as a composer, conductor, actor and film maker. EDUCATION Aleksey Igudesman was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, and was accepted into the prestigious “Yehudi Menuhin School” in England at the age of 12. He then later studied violin with Boris Kuschnir at the Vienna Conservatory.
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