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Ludovico Einaudi — Primavera
Album: Divenire
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7.9

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Total ratings: 5567









Released: 2006
Length: 7:16
Plays (last 30 days): 3
(Instrumental)
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Very appropriate for the start of Spring. I can just feel the flowers bursting forth in Ludo's elegaic muisic ;o)
Played too often. Give it a test Please.
 4millsc wrote:

Feels like I remember this song from somewhere



Skyrim? 😇
 liveaudio608 wrote:

It's a mighty and daunting task to try and fit in amongst the pantheon of Classical and Baroque masters.  Would be good sound track material though.


Just because the medium (an orchestra, in this case) is the same does not necessarily mean that the art should be compared. 

Signor Einaudi's oeuvre bears little semblance to those of the Classical or Baroque masters, outside of often being composed for orchestras.

Agatha Christie and James Joyce are both greatly influential writers. Of these two, only Joyce's works are considered unqualified masterpieces.

This doesn't mean that Christie's books fell short, just that masterpieces were not her business - are nor are they Einaudi's. This is soundtrack material, and probably pretty good soundtrack material at that (though I prefer Hans Zimmer).
i think i give einaudi a 9 on almost everything i've heard. hadn't heard of him until RP. thanks, RP!
It's a mighty and daunting task to try and fit in amongst the pantheon of Classical and Baroque masters.  Would be good sound track material though.
 4millsc wrote:

Feels like I remember this song from somewhere



Kiss From A Rose
 fredriley wrote:

So you should be, for being so snobby. Even us uneducated thicko plebs can enjoy music, yea even unto 'challenging' music like Stockhausen and Shostakovich (though I draw the line at Birtwhistle).

I've been at various 'institutes of learning', and in my experience some of the thickest folk I've known have been 'educated', and some of the most intelligent don't have a qualification to their name.


I have always enjoyed music but when I read a few books about what makes music work I enjoyed it more. I despised classical music until I learned by reading Bach's Musical Offering: History, Interpretation and Analysis by Hans T David. Now that I understand what makes classical music interesting, and I understand how a theme works and what variations are etc, listening to classical music is interesting to me.
He's sampling heavily from Vivaldi's Four Seasons. Good thing Antonio can't bring a lawsuit; boy would he win! 
 HarryHaller wrote:

Ludovico is amazing. Next Saturday I wiil go to a concert in Spain.




You Lucky Duck!  I wish that I could have been there!
 cara.lindsell wrote:

Superb.




I  Agree!!  Thanx RP!   
Everytime I hear this intro I am reminded of Renaissance's "A Trip to the Fair". Both are lovely songs.


fantasti!
 coyote620 wrote:

That is simply an elitist and ignorant comment.  What have you done?  Tell you what, why don't you put out what you have done for all to hear and see as he has?



Good observation.
epic music
Ludovico is amazing. Next Saturday I wiil go to a concert in Spain.
 coyote620 wrote:

That is simply an elitist and ignorant comment.  What have you done?  Tell you what, why don't you put out what you have done for all to hear and see as he has?


Okay, maybe it was a bit harsh looking at it now 6 years ago.
On the internet you have youtubers dissecting musical pieces. If one would do this it would go like this:
It starts with a well known 4 chord progression which he uses in this and that song too. The piano uses the exact same notes as the chords to construct a melody. The next 1 minute you hear the same music, but now an octave higher. Parallel notes everywhere. 4/4. No prelude. If the chords starts, the melody line follows it to the point of absolute boredom. There is truly nothing to discover than mechanical simple tricks to fill 5 minutes with boring nothing.

There are a few rules good composers try to follow. Einaudi seems to ignore them all. And not because he brings something new or exciting like for example jazz did in 1920 or Radiohead in the last decade. No, he does exactly the same as the brainless contemporary pop music, but now with a sauce of classical music. Almost anyone can play a piece of Einaudi and that's why you tend to hear him on the public piano's often. Easy to impress the musically uneducated but behind the curtain it's poor mans filler music.

How to do it yourself: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjHL3TioOI4

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The cascading in this is just lovely...
 hbs47 wrote:

Musical wallpaper, it doesn't seem to have any soul.


Two comments using the same analogy.

Commentary wallpaper.
Oh Ludo, stop showing off!
"a kiss from a rose on the grey..."
 coyote620 wrote:

That is simply an elitist and ignorant comment.  What have you done?  Tell you what, why don't you put out what you have done for all to hear and see as he has?


totally agree but ignorance shows how uneducated they are
Simply Beautiful
Random fact: Einaudi was born the day after Shemp Howard of the Three Stooges died.
 fredriley wrote:

You need to look on the playlist. RP regularly throws Beethoven, Satie, Vivaldi, Mozart and other 'classic' classical composers into the mix, and extremely welcome they are to listeners going by the ratings. They've not gone quite as far as Birtwhistle and Stockhausen, for which the universe be praised, but it's fair to say that the classical mix is as eclectic as the 'modern' one.


Eclectic yes, only sometimes I wish it was a bit more daring. And if Stockhausen might test the patience of even the most open minded listeners, how about Can, at least?
 fredriley wrote:

You need to look on the playlist. RP regularly throws Beethoven, Satie, Vivaldi, Mozart and other 'classic' classical composers into the mix, and extremely welcome they are to listeners going by the ratings. They've not gone quite as far as Birtwhistle and Stockhausen, for which the universe be praised, but it's fair to say that the classical mix is as eclectic as the 'modern' one.


Well said fred. I concur.  
Love this guy!
Feels like I remember this song from somewhere
OUTFRIGGENSTANDING! 
 hbs47 wrote: Maybe you're just not the one to find it. Pity. Other people have obviously found it.
Musical wallpaper, it doesn't seem to have any soul.
 

 ukrainian wrote:
Will they still exist after lockdown is lifted?  I also live in Nottingham
 

 fredriley wrote:

I only buy CDs, nearly always from high street record shops (they still exist in Nottingham, though a lot fewer than just a few years ago). The reasons are too numerous and boring to explain, but offline use (like in my car) is pretty important. I have a couple of Einaudi's oeuvre.

Will they still be there after lockdown is lifted ?  I also live in Nottingham.
 
Awesome, so love this track!
This song evokes an amazing love story in my mind, ; one with many 'seasons' 
Superb.
Long Live                                                                                 Radio Paradise
Rating to me is                                                                        10 - G O D L I K E    
 Tomasni wrote:

Thank you PSD  :-)))



 
Agreed.  From Fever Ray to this {#Yes}
Ooooh, the pasta song. 

Makes me hungry. 
Fantastic!!!!
J'adore j'adore me gusta mucho mucho  mi quierrro  and I love it so wounderbarrrrrr !!!

This song goes all the way to eleven. {#Exclaim}


Primo Ludo!  9ish
bumped up to 10
{#Hearteyes}
 Tomasni wrote:

Thank you PSD  :-)))



 
The PSD button brought me here also. Very glad it did.{#Music} 
IMPRESIONANTE
Thanks for playing. Haven't heard it in awhile. Brilliant music.
Primavera. Spring. Here it is, with a full month of winter left in NYC, and it's 56 and sunny and the snow piles are gone and some spring birds are chirping. That's a good deal, except when it's weirdly, freakishly, environmentally premature.  
But the music is nice.  
 meauclaire wrote:
Damn I'm sick of this song.

 
I love this song...I would like for it to go on a very long time.
I just figured out why I like this so much. It sounds like the score to a great show ... if I could only remember the name. LOL. something "Hotel", set in Spain, in Spanish,
Musical wallpaper and plain gray at that.
 Marcus66 wrote:
I don't understand why, when the 'non-classical' content on RP is so varied and interesting, the classical music played is so bland. Einuadi is non-music, sub-supermarket doodling. Arvo Part would be a better 'contemporary' choice, or John Adams, Steve Reich, Graham Fitkin etc.

 
What I'm seeing here is the opposition of Classical vs. Popular. Classical this is not.
This music is meant to be evocative, not provocative. Unless its in an amorous way.
Damn I'm sick of this song.
 timmus wrote:
This track is wayy too long, and rather dull and overplayed.

Bill: If Radio Paradise is going to play classical (it doesn't really fit with this format), let's mix it up a little

 
You need to look on the playlist. RP regularly throws Beethoven, Satie, Vivaldi, Mozart and other 'classic' classical composers into the mix, and extremely welcome they are to listeners going by the ratings. They've not gone quite as far as Birtwhistle and Stockhausen, for which the universe be praised, but it's fair to say that the classical mix is as eclectic as the 'modern' one.
 bluejay08003 wrote:

Average rating 7.9=hates?  Posts tend to show the extremes. 

But you are onto something: who buys CDs from anyone, not just him. 
 
I only buy CDs, nearly always from high street record shops (they still exist in Nottingham, though a lot fewer than just a few years ago). The reasons are too numerous and boring to explain, but offline use (like in my car) is pretty important. I have a couple of Einaudi's oeuvre.
How sublime {#Heartkiss}
{#Music}
making work so much better.
{#Meditate}
 VH1 wrote:
Einaudi is vastly successful and earns buckets of money...

And here everyone "hates" his music...

I wonder who is buying his cds then? {#Moon}{#Nyah}

 
Average rating 7.9=hates?  Posts tend to show the extremes. 

But you are onto something: who buys CDs from anyone, not just him. 
Einaudi is vastly successful and earns buckets of money...

And here everyone "hates" his music...

I wonder who is buying his cds then? {#Moon}{#Nyah}
This track is wayy too long, and rather dull and overplayed.

Bill: If Radio Paradise is going to play classical (it doesn't really fit with this format), let's mix it up a little
 Marcus66 wrote:
I don't understand why, when the 'non-classical' content on RP is so varied and interesting, the classical music played is so bland. Einuadi is non-music, sub-supermarket doodling. Arvo Part would be a better 'contemporary' choice, or John Adams, Steve Reich, Graham Fitkin etc.
 
stunix wrote:

I could easily go some Steve Reich right now.... for an hour or two.   but then not again for a month or so.

I like this type of thing though.    an 8.

https://goo.gl/3Lm46i

 
Haters going to hate
Eighters going to eight

 
Welcome back, Mr. Clayderman !
Put on your headphones, sit back and drift away with the entire album...
 Kaw wrote:
Music for the uneducated.
Sorry.

It's like he is sampling classical tunes. It's like the 4 chord school bands, but now for classical music. 

 
That is simply an elitist and ignorant comment.  What have you done?  Tell you what, why don't you put out what you have done for all to hear and see as he has?
 AmandaMaria wrote:

John, your words had an immediate and profound effect... we have abundant opportunities to make moments meaningful, if we remember to be mindful.  Thank you for the reminder.

 
Greatly, another John
This afternoon has been sublime for Radio Paradise.  Thank you, thank you  {#Notworthy}
average rating out of OVER 2900 ratings is 7.9!! END OF STORY for the haters,  the snobbish, or over educated, lol or fill in the blank—   majority likes it.  USE PSD please if it offends your senses, lol ,  if you donate to the site, it works! {#Stop}
 fredriley wrote:

So you should be, for being so snobby. Even us uneducated thicko plebs can enjoy music, yea even unto 'challenging' music like Stockhausen and Shostakovich (though I draw the line at Birtwhistle).

I've been at various 'institutes of learning', and in my experience some of the thickest folk I've known have been 'educated', and some of the most intelligent don't have a qualification to their name.

 
well said Fred {#Sunny}
 johnk3go wrote:
this is beautiful - yes there are others - but imagine lying in an 1890s hotel room at lake Louise in the Banf national park with the window open and the piano in the drawing room drifting up the hallway and seeping soothingly under the door as you lay spent and delightfully vibrant from being with your favorite mate in a long naked embrace of life, love and passion -

what else can  you say

what else is there to say

there is a special place for this moment
'I place this moment here'
   ' I place this moment  here '

       ' I placed this moment there'
 

                 John

 
John, your words had an immediate and profound effect... we have abundant opportunities to make moments meaningful, if we remember to be mindful.  Thank you for the reminder.
 Kaw wrote:
Music for the uneducated.
Sorry.
 
So you should be, for being so snobby. Even us uneducated thicko plebs can enjoy music, yea even unto 'challenging' music like Stockhausen and Shostakovich (though I draw the line at Birtwhistle).

I've been at various 'institutes of learning', and in my experience some of the thickest folk I've known have been 'educated', and some of the most intelligent don't have a qualification to their name.
Music for the uneducated.
Sorry.

It's like he is sampling classical tunes. It's like the 4 chord school bands, but now for classical music. 
It was this and several other pieces from Satie etc. that launched my fascination with minimalism and launched two piano "careers". My older son is now a very decent player and I have taken a needed sabbatical from my very rudimentary playing but will return soon. Love this piece...
 sirtezza wrote:
soulless derivative shopping centre music

 
Push mute..it is not hard.  Or quit going to shopping centres
We can't hear you on KZFR  radio paradise, and we are sad {#Silenced}
 È diventata veramente prima.
 hbs47 wrote:
Musical wallpaper, it doesn't seem to have any soul.

 
It should be fairly obvious that that is his intention - trying to create "background" or "ambient" music, not dance or soul music.
dance pussycay
"His landscapes paintings are nice, but there aren't enough people in them."
 moodfood wrote:
wish I could play the piano that well, glorious.. {#Notworthy}

 
Perhaps you could. Most of the recording sounds like it has been carefully polished and quantized in Cubase. Sounds a bit like false dexterity to me.
For all the grandiose string flourishes, a forgettable movie soundtrack.
 sirtezza wrote:
soulless derivative shopping centre music

 
Have to agree with this. Seems out of place on RP>
Bill,  Thanking  you for the umpteenth time for playing what you like and ignoring the elites
 JasondotG wrote:

I've heard Vivaldi a thousands times over, guy hasn't dropped a new record in almost 300 years. This was a pleasant change up and complemented tonight's mix very well. Bravo. 

 
Hahaaha... Yeah, I think he peaked in 1740...
Can't stand the man and his new age fake music.
Musical wallpaper, it doesn't seem to have any soul.
I brought a couple of friends to his performance a few years ago. They would have rather stuck needles in their eyes and claimed that all his music sounded the same. Oh well, I enjoyed it! :-)
this is beautiful - yes there are others - but imagine lying in an 1890s hotel room at lake Louise in the Banf national park with the window open and the piano in the drawing room drifting up the hallway and seeping soothingly under the door as you lay spent and delightfully vibrant from being with your favorite mate in a long naked embrace of life, love and passion -

what else can  you say

what else is there to say

there is a special place for this moment
'I place this moment here'
   ' I place this moment  here '

       ' I placed this moment there'
 

                 John
 danucita wrote:
good but I would prefer Vivaldi a thousand times over this... this is too dramatic/cheesy  Not for me!  5!

 
I've heard Vivaldi a thousands times over, guy hasn't dropped a new record in almost 300 years. This was a pleasant change up and complemented tonight's mix very well. Bravo. 
wish I could play the piano that well, glorious.. {#Notworthy}
 Lyndra_Ski wrote:
What's with all the hate?  isn't this just supposed to be a song you listen to in the background - you half listen, you half don't - it's musical wallpaper and very pleasant at that.  It has its place and doesn't pretend to be anything else. 

 
Yeah, this guy seems to inspire a lot of anger and hatred; it's an ironic response to such balmy music.
 Marcus66 wrote:
I don't understand why, when the 'non-classical' content on RP is so varied and interesting, the classical music played is so bland. Einuadi is non-music, sub-supermarket doodling. Arvo Part would be a better 'contemporary' choice, or John Adams, Steve Reich, Graham Fitkin etc.

 
I could easily go some Steve Reich right now.... for an hour or two.   but then not again for a month or so.

I like this type of thing though.    an 8.

https://goo.gl/3Lm46i
 Marcus66 wrote:
I don't understand why, when the 'non-classical' content on RP is so varied and interesting, the classical music played is so bland. Einuadi is non-music, sub-supermarket doodling. Arvo Part would be a better 'contemporary' choice, or John Adams, Steve Reich, Graham Fitkin etc.

 
Well, on RP I've heard Beethoven's 5th Symphony (1st movement) and at least one season from Vivaldi's Four Season, not to mention Mozart and Chopin, none of which could be called bland. Keep listening and you'll hear them.
 RandomousJam wrote:
The less dramatic parts sound like Seal - Kiss from a Rose.

  Great analogy

 5DORAN wrote:
 Marcus66 wrote:
I don't understand why, when the 'non-classical' content on RP is so varied and interesting, the classical music played is so bland. Einuadi is non-music, sub-supermarket doodling. Arvo Part would be a better 'contemporary' choice, or John Adams, Steve Reich, Graham Fitkin etc.

 
I completely agree

 
I completely disagree ...

First the song is not bland, its fairly seasoned and spiced.

Second, there are plenty of other non-classical pieces on the station ... but you just aren't hearing them at the time because their rotation isn't in line with your listening pattern.  So if you listen more :) you'll hear the wider diversity when it comes.

Third, you haters be hatin' :-P :)
 Marcus66 wrote:
I don't understand why, when the 'non-classical' content on RP is so varied and interesting, the classical music played is so bland. Einuadi is non-music, sub-supermarket doodling. Arvo Part would be a better 'contemporary' choice, or John Adams, Steve Reich, Graham Fitkin etc.

 
I completely agree
made me flash on Shawn Philips   ....  been a long time

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlgYap8IQlY




I don't understand why, when the 'non-classical' content on RP is so varied and interesting, the classical music played is so bland. Einuadi is non-music, sub-supermarket doodling. Arvo Part would be a better 'contemporary' choice, or John Adams, Steve Reich, Graham Fitkin etc.
 hencini wrote:
I'm ready for primavera. 

 
Yes, inverno is getting tiresome.
I'm ready for primavera. 
As heard in the Proctor and Gamble "Thank You, Mom" advertisement.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57e4t-fhXDs
plinkyplonkyplinkyplonkyplinkyplonky..repeat till you have made a fortune...plinkyplonkyplinkyplonkyplinkyplonky{#Stop}
It seems to take one through a storm.  The calm before the storm at the beginning, the dance of light raindrops, building to thunder, lightning and wind.
AWESOME!!!
 danucita wrote:
good but I would prefer Vivaldi a thousand times over this... this is too dramatic/cheesy  Not for me!  5!

 
It's good but yeah, tonight I'd have prefered Vivaldi.
The less dramatic parts sound like Seal - Kiss from a Rose.
good but I would prefer Vivaldi a thousand times over this... this is too dramatic/cheesy  Not for me!  5!
 Now that is sublime.

LPCity wrote:

Nigel Tufnel: It's part of a trilogy, a musical trilogy I'm working on in D minor which is the saddest of all keys, I find. People weep instantly when they hear it, and I don't know why.

 


great
Beautiful as always.
 pcicatar wrote:
Very clearly influenced by "Lick My Love Pump" by Spinal Tap, composed by Sir Nigel Tufnel.

And yes, after hearing this at least once every day on RP makes me immediately start clicking on the PSD.
 
Nigel Tufnel: It's part of a trilogy, a musical trilogy I'm working on in D minor which is the saddest of all keys, I find. People weep instantly when they hear it, and I don't know why.
Beautiful. I'm always amazed how you guys manage to transition seamlessly through such a wide, wide variety of music. I've discovered so much great new stuff that way, stuff that I would otherwise never have considered, that the music publishers ought to be paying you, and pay you a fortune for the brilliant exposure you're giving all those artists!
wonderful...
use to like it but once a month would work better than once a day. 
have any other of his work?
This composition not only covers Primavera, but all the rest of the seasons. Superb!
Way to go Bill. YOUR Choices are sublime{#Dance}, and the only thing to say is "more power to your elbow". {#Bananapiano} I can only sing your praises to ALL my friends, students and anyone else who will listen to me banging on about HOW great RP is {#Bananasplit}THANKS KCR Mountain River
This is the first time I've even heard of Einaudi, let alone listened to his music. Bloody fantastic! 
Sublime
Quite perfect song to say goodbye to one Italian...
OK Bill,

Great tune but let's find something else by Mr. Einaudi.  This is close to overplayed.
ThisWouldBeGreatOnASnowyDay
 
If I read one more wise-ass pickin' on Ludovico's music, then it's war...

You've been warned....{#War}


(we need much more New Age here)