Giuseppe Verdi - La Forza del Destino Overture [ANALYSIS]

The wonderful themes of an opera taking place in Spain but written for the St.Petersburg theater condensed in this standalone symphonic masterpiece which is the Sinfonia from Giuseppe Verdi's La Forza del Destino.
While the opera was written in 1861, the Sinfonia was added by Verdi in 1869 with the idea of an opening piece but also of a standalone work. In this episode, we'll go through the musical analysis of this piece, while the technical analysis is the subject of the bonus episode you'll find over here: / 45170649
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You can jump through different sections here:
0:00 Conducting Pills ep.43
0:52 Introduction
2:16 Sinfonia
2:53 First theme
3:03 Technical tip
4:27 Second theme
5:16 Third theme
6:47 Presto come prima
8:02 Fourth theme
8:51 Chorale
9:04 Technical tip
9:21 Ritardando grandiose
9:40 Coda
10:30 Conclusion
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[@hunt3r36]

Thank you for this insighful look at one of my VERY FAVORITE by the inimitable GIUSEPPE VERDI, THE UNFORGETTABLE. VIVA VERDI PER SEMPRE!!!

[@ggriglio]

Thank you

[@jjlungdoc7472]

Very instructive. Thank you Mo.

[@ggriglio]

Pleasure. Thank you for your comment 😊

[@davidsmith779]

Very helpful discussion

[@ggriglio]

Thank you, I'm glad you found it interesting

[@katherinegfair]

You have no idea how big my smile is; so glad to have found your videos !

[@ggriglio]

Well...now I have a big smile 😊 Thank you!

[@mauryq2150]

Hello, thanks for interesting talk. Is that Toscanini's recording?

[@sandy3755]

Thanks a lot for helping understand this genious piece of music !

[@ggriglio]

Pleasure!

[@hunt3r36]

Please forgive my misspelled "insigh"T"ful", below.

[@ggriglio]

No worries

[@calmchaos658]

Basic question here, what form is this piece played in? And how many themes are here.
Im in music 101 so i am trying to learn the basics as well as better understand the music itself! Thank you for this! :)

[@ggriglio]

Hi, this overture is in a free form, as it became custom for the (opera) overtures in the second half of the 19th century: the overture aimed to introduce the audience to the most important themes of the opera so that they could be recognized as the performance went on. This was not the case in the 18th century. Think of the overture to Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro for example: none of its music returns throughout the 4 hours that follow. Mozart himself did anticipate the custom of introducing a theme from the opera in Don Giovanni but that's an exception. (By the way, the analysis to Don GIovanni's overture is here: ua-cam.com/video/yNrYZ2n_O_Q/v-deo.html).
As far as the themes go, I would suggest making a fun game out of it. Listen to the sinfonia a few times with the score, then listen to the opera and find the corresponding themes. For example, the theme starting at the Allegro Agitato e presto comes back times and again. Another theme is the one presented at Andantino of letter B; a third one is at the Andante mosso of letter C. And a fourth one at the Allegro brillante of letter G.
Here's a good video laying out the plot: ua-cam.com/video/-bm7FJppecU/v-deo.html
Also, here's part of a historic recording of the sinfonia with Toscanini and the NBC Symphony in 1944: ua-cam.com/video/9JQvyg3kJ54/v-deo.html
And here one of the best recordings of the entire opera: ua-cam.com/video/_j9K3Kad6rQ/v-deo.html
Enjoy!

[@calmchaos658]

@@ggriglio so helpful! Thank you!!

[@ggriglio]

@@calmchaos658 you're very welcome