Cycle 12 · 4 Jun 2024The matrix of all illusion: the past lived as present- 30:48Mentioned among the Italians performed in Paris.
Bellini
Appears in 7 videos · 7 passages.
Summary
Dominique Pagani refers to Bellini mainly as the figure of bel canto, which he regards as its melodic summit1. He connects him with the register of melancholy: in his "Musicosophie" sessions on happiness and unhappiness in music, and then on Mozart, he cites him to show how bel canto and Italian opera carry a melancholy song23. He notes that in this genre the text matters little next to the melodic line4. From Norma he singles out the aria "Casta diva" as an example of elegiac bel canto, in a session devoted to Nerval5. He also reports that Wagner admired the suavity of Bellini's arias, which brings together two aesthetics usually set against each other6. Finally, he mentions him among the Italian composers performed in Paris in the period he is discussing7. In these passages, Bellini serves above all as an example of what melody alone can do.
- 1#3 What is called modern music?3 Dec 2020 · 1:07:28
- 2#8 Happiness and unhappiness in music11 Jan 2021 · 1:32:20
- 3#13 Mozart restored2 Feb 2021 · 49:00
- 4#9.12 How can sciences of history be real?14 Jan 2021 · 1:54:33
- 5#3 Nomad or sedentary? The case of Nerval6 Jun 2021 · 30:10
- 6The quest for the Grail, sanctimony or sacrilege?1 Apr 2024 · 40:54
- 7The matrix of all illusion: the past lived as present4 Jun 2024 · 30:48
Summary produced automatically from 7 of the passages below, to be reviewed; the numbers link to the moment in the session.
Who is this?Vincenzo Salvatore Carmelo Francesco Bellini (3 November 1801 – 23 September 1835) was an Italian opera composer of the early Romantic era famed for his long, graceful melodies and evocative musical settings. A central figure of the bel canto era, he was admired not only by the public but also by many composers who were influenced by his work. His songs balanced florid embellishment with a deceptively simple approach to lyric setting. […]
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Cycle 12 · 4 Jun 2024The matrix of all illusion: the past lived as present
Cycle 12 · 1 Apr 2024The quest for the Grail, sanctimony or sacrilege?- 40:54Wagner admired the suavity of his melodies.
Series · 6 Jun 2021#3 Nomad or sedentary? The case of Nerval- 30:10NormaElegiac bel canto: the aria "Casta diva."
Series · 2 Feb 2021#13 Mozart restored- 49:00Melancholy in Italian opera.
Cycle 9.2 · 14 Jan 2021#9.12 How can sciences of history be real?- 1:54:33Bel canto in the melancholic genre, where the text matters little.
Series · 11 Jan 2021#8 Happiness and unhappiness in music- 1:32:20Bel canto in melancholy.
Series · 3 Dec 2020#3 What is called modern music?- 1:07:28Melodic pinnacle of bel canto.