Concertos aren't particularly well known for being sad, so in this video I talk about a piece I think is probably the Saddest Concerto ever written. I explain how it flips the norms of the concerto genre. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Scba4avQ-t0
Tag: Vivaldi
Jakub Józef Orliński: countertenor and breakdancer
To all the conservative-reactionary biggots out there who insist in opposing between "higher (erudite) culture" and "lower (popular) culture": Polish countertenor and breakdancer Jakub Józef Orliński. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAI4tvqcbBI The Sunday Times talks to Jakub Józef Orliński, a breakdancing countertenor from Poland who is singing the title role in Glyndebourne's production of Rinaldo this season. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yF4YXv6ZIuE Le… Continue lendo Jakub Józef Orliński: countertenor and breakdancer
Vivaldi – Vedrò con mio diletto (Jakub Józef Orliński)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzF11RsxcWg Meet the young Polish countertenor turning the opera world on its head. Fresh from his powerful performance of Vivaldi's poignant Vedrò con mio diletto to a live televised audience of millions at France's Victoires de la Musique Classique, Jakub Józef Orliński is proud to share this digital single of what has become his signature… Continue lendo Vivaldi – Vedrò con mio diletto (Jakub Józef Orliński)