Let's welcome a new season with a new season! The question is: "Are we welcoming Autumn with Season 2 of N&S or vice versa?" Either way, KC and Izaac are beyond excited for both seasons.

Autumn's colors inspire so much beauty, but we've got more than just colors for you in this episode - plenty, decay, harvest, a certain fermented drink... How do artists and composers depict all these elements of this gorgeous season? Well, join us for the first episode of N&S's Season 2 to find out!

 

Artwork:

Filippo Parodi (1630-1702): Allegory of Autumn (Bacchus) (1670s)

Pieter Bruegel the Elder (c.1525-1569): The Return of the Herd (1565)

Nicholas Poussin (1594-1665): Autumn (or The Spies with the Grapes of the Promised Land) (1660-1664)

 

Music:

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741): La Quattro Stagioni: L'autunno (1716-17)

Franz Josef Haydn (1732-1809): Die Jahreszeiten: Der Herbst (c.1800)

Gustav Mahler (1860-1911): Das Lied von der Erde: Der Einsame im Herbst (1908-09)