Cavalleria Rusticana Intermezzo

The famous intermezzo from Cavalleria
performed live by me, with Padadena Lyric Orchesta

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Opera
• Orchestra
• Cavalleria
• Rusticana
• Intermezzo

[anonymusum]

Nice performance - especially for a live recording. Unfortunately sometimes the the intonation is not that accurate - but that happens. Just one question: do you agree with me that this tune is just at the edge to emotional kitsch (especially if you consider the year of composing)? So here we come to the problem: if you´ll feed that in your conducting and with the pics in your vid, don´t you think you passed the borderline? (I would have done it less emotional and more analytical)

[lovelymess]

I agree with the comment about the intonation. This was to a great extent a pick up orchestra that was used to playing under my direction but by no means rehearsed with the time allowed a top notch orchestra.

I do not agree that it is a kitchy work, but rather honest, emotional, and in context of the entire opera sincere in its religious content.

[ezperes]

It´s a pleasure to feel the aura of this masterpiece with such beutiful views from Italy

Congratulations.

[lovelymess]

Thank you so much...

It is indeed a great masterpiece. Touched by God in my opinion.

[lovelymess]

Since so many people seem to be watching this I would like to add as the conductor of the music that this was a from production done on a total of $13,000 dollars, not very much money at all by Opera standards.

Whatever the minor imperfections regarding intonation etc, I am very proud of the emotion we poured into this work. It was a great little orchestra all in all.

[ctafrance]

there is a passage in this piece, about one minute in...which i cannot hear without melting into tears. . .

[FuzzyDuck]

A gorgeous piece of music.

[twilightbabe17183]

Im in the CYSO right now 1st chair flute and were playing this its so gorgeous to play. I have playing it.

[obgfoster]

Really sweet. My only complaint would be that the hairpins at the beginning were too quiet and a little anemic at the pianissimos. They could have been a little more subtle and still been effective.

[PvtFreddy]

I am going to propose to my girlfriend soon and I know at our wedding I want this song to one we dance too, or if she has her way, one of the many we dance to.

[pinoastra1]

fieri di essere italiani

[OhNoesItsSydney]

This song is so beautiful, especially considering whats to happen after ;o;

[Valle535]

if only she knew how much i love her.

i havnt told her yet... but this song makes me think

about her all the time.

any way this song is great!

[km2711]

Great!

[PvtFreddy]

I've posted already, I know.. But I just had to come back to this to know there is some beauty still left in this life. Here it is!

Het is mooi. It is beautiful.

[citizenonemillion]

no need to analyse it to death. You write something...and if you want it analysing we'll all happily do that for you. Never heard such pretentious shiz in all my life.

[MISHA1119]

@zecaemichelleusa Nice post. Great art like this, as I stated above, creates a flashpoint, an intensification of mind and heart, that opens us to transcendence. And happily, one art form galvanizes us into expressing these ineffable emotions in another art form - that's why you felt inspired to knock off a chapter of your book, and why reading Nabokov might make me run to the piano to practice Scriabin. Now I must ask you, one procrastinator to another - did you do the chapter?