{"id":4413,"date":"2023-03-03T09:00:44","date_gmt":"2023-03-03T14:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/parsons\/?p=4413"},"modified":"2025-03-26T11:47:50","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T15:47:50","slug":"parsons-playlists-spring-themed-classical-music-that-isnt-vivaldi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/parsons\/2023\/03\/parsons-playlists-spring-themed-classical-music-that-isnt-vivaldi\/","title":{"rendered":"Parsons Playlists:  Spring-Themed Classical Music That Isn&#8217;t Vivaldi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Welcome back to <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/parsons\/category\/parsons-playlists\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Parsons Playlists<\/a>! Today\u2019s playlist is curated by Music Library student manager Amy (class of 2025) and features spring-themed classical music. <\/em> <\/p>\n<p><strong>Spring-Themed Classical Music That Isn&#8217;t Vivaldi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When many think of spring, Vivaldi&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/mFWQgxXM_b8\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Spring movement<\/a> of his <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Four_Seasons_(Vivaldi)\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Four Seasons<\/a> violin concerto is often what comes to mind. However, there is a plethora of spring-themed compositions from other artists across music eras, including Aaron Copland&#8217;s &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Appalachian_Spring\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Appalachian Spring<\/a>&#8221; and Igor Stravinsky&#8217;s &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Rite_of_Spring\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Rite of Spring<\/a>.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richmond.edu\/parsons\/files\/2023\/02\/E576UpvWQAIBZQM.jpg?resize=584%2C333\" alt=\"Spring anime background art \" width=\"584\" height=\"333\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richmond.edu\/parsons\/files\/2023\/02\/E576UpvWQAIBZQM.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richmond.edu\/parsons\/files\/2023\/02\/E576UpvWQAIBZQM.jpg?resize=300%2C171&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richmond.edu\/parsons\/files\/2023\/02\/E576UpvWQAIBZQM.jpg?resize=768%2C438&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.richmond.edu\/parsons\/files\/2023\/02\/E576UpvWQAIBZQM.jpg?resize=500%2C285&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/qizSgHRRbEo\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ludwig van Beethoven \u2013 Violin Sonata No. 1 Spring Movement<\/a> (Itzhak Perlman, Vladimir Ashkenazy)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/j6MN_SLSmFU\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Igor Stravinsky &#8211; The Rite of Spring, Pt. 1: Adoration of the Earth<\/a> (Teodor Currentzis, musicAeterna) <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/SFhy0yCaTIA\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Edvard Grieg \u2013 Lyric Pieces, Op. 43, No. 6 \u201cTo Spring\u201d<\/a> (Lang Lang) <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/OjgmnJLsvpw\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Christian Sinding &#8211; Fr\u00fchlingsrauschen (Rustle of Spring) for Piano, Op. 32, No. 3<\/a> (Dubravka Tom\u0161i\u010d)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/9_7loz-HWUM\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Claude Debussy \u2013 Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun<\/a> (Orchestra National de Lyon) <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/3qrKjywjo7Q\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Camille Saint-Sa\u00ebns \u2013 The Swan, Carnival of the Animals<\/a> (Yo Yo Ma,  Kathryn Slott) <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/sY6IjlZ-12w\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Florence Beatrice Price \u2013 Juba Dance from Symphony No. 1<\/a> (Akiko Fujimoto, Minnesota Orchestra)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/c9zR8Q1vTqU\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alexander Borodin: Quartet No. 2 in D major for Strings, I. Allegro moderato<\/a> (Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/3G4NKzmfC-Q\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bed\u0159ich Smetana \u2013 The Moldau<\/a>  (Polish National Radio Symphony)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/aQ9BYVHs_5Y\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring &#8211; 1945 Suite &#8211; 1. Very slowly<\/a> (LA Philharmonic)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/fvdtfFqHTf4\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring  \u2013 1943 Suite &#8211; 7. Doppio movimento<\/a> (New York Philharmonic)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/CNtrZUoiAxw\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring &#8211; 1945 Suite &#8211; 2. Allegro<\/a> (LA Philharmonic)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/CZIvNi9Z14Q\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Aaron Copland: Appalachian Spring &#8211; 1945 Suite &#8211; 8. Moderato: Coda<\/a> (LA Philharmonic)<\/p>\n<p>Here is a link to the whole playlist on YouTube:  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qizSgHRRbEo&#038;list=PLSwAwMtTLDwitnvD5pQ8hTur4eSlqiamO\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qizSgHRRbEo&#038;list=PLSwAwMtTLDwitnvD5pQ8hTur4eSlqiamO<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?list=PLSwAwMtTLDwitnvD5pQ8hTur4eSlqiamO\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back to Parsons Playlists! Today\u2019s playlist is curated by Music Library student manager Amy (class of 2025) and features spring-themed classical music. 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