Pastoral songs of the world: recommended masterpieces and popular tracks
From among the world’s foremost pastoral pieces, here are studio staff–recommended masterpieces and popular selections.
It’s a playlist that feels somehow nostalgic, beautifully ethereal, and dreamlike.
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Pastoral Songs of the World: Recommended Masterpieces and Popular Tracks (21–30)
Saint-Saëns The Carnival of the Animals completeCamille Saint-Saëns
♬ Camille Saint-Saëns ♯ The Carnival of the Animals (complete) / Le Carnaval des Animaux ♯ [HQ]
It’s a piece from Camille Saint-Saëns’s Carnival.
While it differs a bit from a purely vernacular work, you could say there’s nothing better than this piece for experiencing the greatness and richness of Western culture.
It’s a wonderful work, full of variety that excites the listener.
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List: Années de pèlerinage, Première année “Suisse”, S.160/R.10, A159 No. 3 “Pastorale”. Pf. Mikiko Yamamoto: Yamamoto, MikikoFranz Liszt
List: Years of Pilgrimage, First Year 'Switzerland', S.160/R.10, A159 No. 3 'Pastoral' (Pastorale) Pf. Mikiko Yamamoto: Yamamoto, Mikiko
This is one of Liszt’s pastoral pieces.
It belongs to the musical genre known as the eclogue and aptly conveys the pastoral mood.
It is as if the countryside and the daily life of shepherds are being communicated through the music.
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