[Car tune] Romance Op 11 in f

Rich Capparela's car tune.

"... I'm just trying to get home ..."



"Romance Op 11 in f" by Antonin Dvorak
Performance by Midori, violin, New York Philharmonic, conducted by Zubin Mehta.

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Romeo & Juliet Reimagined

Went to see the Pacific Symphony concert last Saturday and Sunday.

The Saturday performance will broadcast on KUSC on Sunday, July 12 at 7 PM (PST).

Listen to Alan Chapman's preview on SoundCloud.

Musical director Carl St.Clair conducted the "happy ending" version of Prokofiev's Romeo & Juliet.

The concert started with an all star Vivaldi quadruple violin concerto and Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations.

Vivaldi must be my favorite baroque composer.

Stravinsky is often misquoted as saying, "Vivaldi only wrote one concerto, but he wrote it 500 times."

He actually said he was amazed that Vivaldi was able to write in the same form (fast - slow - fast) over and over and not be stifled by it.

They may all sound the same, but I can't get enough of them.  :)

Another fun thing I got from Alan Chapman's pre-concert lecture, there's a potato named after Vivaldi, because it is available all "four seasons".

Timothy Landauer is one of our favorite members in the symphony.

We first saw him as a soloist when he played Vivaldi's double cello concerto with Bobby McFerrin, back in 2008.

The concert's main piece, and the subject of the matinee concert, was Romeo & Juliet, with the "happy ending".

The concert had actors and dancers, and they were still dancing at the end.  :)

I haven't really listened to the main stream version of the ballet, so I can't compare the music, but it was fun to watch.

The experience could have been better if they had super-titled the actor's dialog, since "I dost not speak archaic English!"

[Car tune] The Planets: Venus the Bringer of Peace Op 32

Rich Capparela's car tune.

"... instead of rear-ending the person who just cut you off and then hit the brakes immediately ..."



"The Planets: Venus the Bringer of Peace Op 32" by Gustav Holst
Performance by New Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Sir Adrian Boult.

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[Car tune] Symphonic Sketches: Noel

Rich Capparela's car tune.

"... hey it's Monday, they all forgot how to drive since Friday ..."



"Symphonic Sketches: Noel" by George Chadwick
Performance by Czech State Philharmonic, conducted by José Serebrier.

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[Car tune] Irmelin: Prelude

Rich Capparela's car tune.

"... everyone else is texting and checking their e-mail and updating their status on Facebook, and they can't tell that you're in front of them, so get out of their way, relax, take a deep breath ..."



"Irmelin: Prelude" by Frederick Delius
Performance by London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by John Barbirolli.

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[Car tune] Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia

Rich Capparela's car tune.

"... they did forget how to use their turn signals ..."



"Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia" by Aram Khachaturian
Performance by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Yuri Temirkanov.

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[Car tune] Chanson de nuit Op 15/1

Rich Capparela's car tune.

"... it's Southern California, and there are too many cars and not enough roads for them ..."



"Chanson de nuit Op 15/1" by Edward Elgar
Performance by London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Sir Adrian Boult.

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[Car tune] Adagio in E

Rich Capparela's car tune.

"... you know, it's better than doing what is in your mind, and rear-ending that person ..."



"Adagio in E" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performance by James Ehnes, violin, Mozart Anniversary Orchestra.

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[Car tune] Deer Grazing

Rich Capparela's car tune.

"... all people doing the lane change thing, and breaking with their left foot, and all the rest, just think instead, they're all grazing deer ..."



"Deer Grazing" by Louise Canepa
Performance by St. Petersburg String Orchestra.

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[Car tune] Silent Woods Op 68/5

Rich Capparela's car tune.

"... they all forgot how to drive ..."



"Silent Woods Op 68/5" by Antonin Dvorak
Performance by Yo-Yo Ma, cello, Boston Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Seiji Ozawa.

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[Car tune] Carnival: Danse d'amour

Rich Capparela's car tune.

"... I'm just trying to get home in one piece ..."



"Carnival: Danse d'amour" by Mikis Theodorakis
Performance by Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Charles Dutoit.

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[Car tune] Vocalise Op 34

Brian Lauritzen's car tune.  (Sitting in for Rich Capparela.)

"... on this April 1st, I'm sure there are a lot of fools out there on the freeway ..."



"Vocalise Op 34" by Sergei Rachmaninoff
Performance by Detroit Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Leonard Slatkin.

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