venetiana :heart_sp_bi:<p>a small moment of peace ☺️</p><p>the chicago symphony orchestra, conducted by riccardo muti, playing "friar lawrence" from the 2nd <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/RomeoAndJuliet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RomeoAndJuliet</span></a> suite by <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/prokofiev" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prokofiev</span></a>.<br>the link is audio-only, the cover shows mainly muti in profile, conducting, baton pointing up.</p><p>it's a short + calm piece, clement, somewhat old-timey + simple, heavy on low-register woodwinds. the strings accompany pizzicato at first before taking over the melody. later, the woodwinds bring it back.</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/-dfCSf60bxI?feature=shared" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtu.be/-dfCSf60bxI?feature=s</span><span class="invisible">hared</span></a></p><p>🌼 <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a></p>