“Spring” from Vivaldi’s “The Four Seasons,” performed by Itzhak Perlman and members of the of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.
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Cherry blossoms along the Tidal Basin; that’s springtime in Washington, DC. The National Park Service says we’re entering the peak bloom phase. If you can’t get down to the Tidal Basin today, keep track of blossom progress on the Cherry Blossom Webcam.
Note: Doesn’t work with Google Chrome. Use another browser.
NPS Tidal Basin cherry tree locator map
National Cherry Blossom Festival website.
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“Frühling (Spring)” from “Vier Letzte Lieder (Four Last Songs)” by Richard Strauss, sung by Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, with Sir Georg Solti conducting the BBC Symphonic Orchestra. A poem by Herman Hesse set to music.
“In dämmrigen Grüften
träumte ich lang
von deinen Bäumen und blauen Lüften,
von deinem Duft und Vogelsang.”
“In dim crypts
I long dreamt
of your trees and blue air,
of your scent and birdsong.”
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“Springtime Can Kill You,” written and performed by Jolie Holland. The video editor and migrating birds are uncredited.
Jolie Holland website.
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“Frühlingsglaube (Faith in Spring),” a poem by Johann Ludwig Uhland set to music by Franz Schubert, sung by Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, accompanied by Gerald Moore.
“Nun muß sich alles, alles wenden.
Die Welt wird schöner mit jedem Tag,
Man weiß nicht, was noch werden mag,
Das Blühen will nicht enden.
Es blüht das fernste, tiefste Tal:
Nun, armes Herz, vergiß der Qual!
Nun muß sich alles, alles wenden.”
“Now everything, everything must change.
The world becomes more beautiful with each day,
One does not know what may yet happen,
The blooming doesn’t want to end.
The farthest, deepest valley blooms:
Now, poor dear, forget the pain!
Now everything, everything must change.”
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“When It’s Springtime In The Rockies,” by the Sons Of The Pioneers. The Gene Autry version is almost as goofy — he sang it in the 1937 movie of the same name.
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“Spring Affair,” written by Donna Summer, Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte, recorded by Donna Summer in 1976.
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Yes, cartoon fans, that’s what it is. “Frühlingslied (Spring Song),” from “Lieder ohne Worte (Songs Without Words)” by Felix Mendelssohn. It’s sometimes known as “Camberwell Green” after the area of South London where the composer was staying when he wrote it. Not quite sure who’s playing here.
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“Another Spring,” by Blue Sky Riders (Georgia Middleman, Gary Burr, and Kenny Loggins).
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“Im Frühling (In Spring),” the poetry of Eduard Mörike set to music by Hugo Wolf, sung by Elisabeth Schwarzkopf. The accompanist may be Gerald Moore.
“Der Sonnenblume gleich steht mein Gemüte offen,
Sehnend,
Sich dehnend
In Lieben und Hoffen.
Frühling, was bist du gewillt?
Wann werd ich gestillt?”
“The sunflower opens as does my heart,
Longing,
Expanding
In love and hope.
Spring, what is your intent?
When will my thirst be quenched?”
Translation by Charles L. Cingolani
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