The more little tidbits of information I pick up about this guy, the more I wish I could have known him. I've heard some people dismiss him as fluff and others consider him the father of baroque music. According to something I just read, he had a major influence on Bach and his son (either CPE or JC) and many others. During his life, other composers could only try to keep up with him. Impressive. Thanks for sharing this. Quite beautiful.
@CharlieBladeRemus Actually, in the 18th century there was no standard tuning. For instance, French baroque tuning is about 398 (I think) Hz instead of 415 Hz (as in this recording). There also some sources that make us believe that in Venice, A was tuned at 460 Hz, much brighter than today's 440/442.
@Piano194 This is a baroque ensemble, so they play with their instruments tuned to A=415 Hz. The piece is in D major and it is being played in D major, acording to 18th century tuning.
Thank you sooo much for explaining that, no wonder I love it, I never expected to be moved by anything in D Major but the end of 1985's Runaway Train (with Jon Voight, Eric Roberts and Rebecca De Mornay (which I mention only in the hopes that people will watch it because it's an extraordinarily good movie) choked me up. Half a step down on A definitely explains it. Divine. Thank you!!!!
2mins 18secs in is the part that ends Runaway Train, but as good as this rendition is (compared to a vhs movie rip) the movie version was much much much more powerful, I've now listened to this version and it seems anaemic in comparison - surprising condsidering that "USSR Academic Russian Chorus and the Moscow Conservatoire Students Orchestra" sounds like a bunch of kids :) Truly extraordinary kids I must say.
Perfect pitch is no fun. This is a baroque ensemble, so they play with their instruments tuned to A=415 Hz. The piece is in D major and it is being played in D major, acording to 18th century tuning.
Nonostante la lunghezza suonato nelle nostre Chiese durante la Messa ci aiuterebbe a contemplare meglio la bellezza di Dio!!! Questa composizione è magnifica!!!!!!
@sophieranma I hate when everybody thinks they are great just for having perfect pitch :D Anyway, as I said MANY times before (oh, only if you have read the previous comments), you would have seen that this ensemble plays with A tuned to 415Hz. The key is still in D Major, it's the pitch that is different.
@peres010492 I understand what davidcsibi is saying; if you listen closely to the last note in the first movement, there is a slight harmony in there and you can faintly hear an F in there (or F# in Baroque tuning). And it's interesting how orchestras always end this movement on a unison D, when with the piano/vocal scores I've seen, it ends on a full D major chord...
@peres010492 I was definitely about to say that this was in D-Flat Major too. (I have perfect pitch as well, haha). So what you're saying is that in the Baroque period, instrumentalists tuned their instruments a half-step flat on purpose? Interesting...
@CharlieBladeRemus Do you think this is fast?!?!?!? You should hear Alessandrini's rendition of this Gloria. You have problably hear some romanticized, 19th century style renditions of this piece. This is an Allegro, it's suposed to be fast.
@gloria97able You should check out an old movie called "runaway Train" with Jon Voight, Eric Roberts and Rebecca DeMornnay. They use Vivaldi's Gloria in D throughout. The final 10 minutes (including the credits) will move you to tears, I can almost guarantee you.
@hurricaneolga Maybe I was just being skeptical, lol....I'm used to singing it a little slower than this. I'm about to sing it at Carnegie Hall next week, and I have no idea how fast the orchestra plans to take it...
@peres010492 well you are wrong, i don't think i am great just for having perfect pitch, a lot of people have them. :) however i do thank GOD for giving me the talent to be able to hear & play peices w/o music. there is a downside though, i am terrible at sight reading. :P
@Shadesofblue1988 : pff. sorry. i'm german. and i did'n know the english word. so i wrote it in german. ;D everyone understood me. what else do you need?
@peres010492 HOLY CRAP! I checked out that video, and just hearing it almost broke my neck with its speed! LOL jk...But that one felt more like Presto than Allegro!
