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David Oistrakh plays Sibelius Third movement
Listen to the part starting at 4:35. The passage I talked about in my previous post starts around 4:45.
London Philharmonic
Went to the London Philharmonic Concert on November 30th. London Philharmonic, an established orchestra is the same orchestra that performed the LOTR's original soundtrack. The program for that night was as follow:
· Liszt : Les Préludes, symphonic poem for orchestra, S. 97
· Sibelius : Violin Concerto in d minor, Op. 47 (1905)
· Brahms : Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73
Sarah Chang was the solo violinist in Sibelius' famous Violin Concerto. Early this year, Zhi Hua, a senior of mine tried to convince me that this violin concerto is a brilliant and beautiful concerto, but I did not think so even after listening to the mp3. Sarah Chang's performance totally changed my view though. The intro to the first movement itself instantly captivated me, and yes, it was good enough to give me goosebumps. There was also a passage in the 3rd movement in which the violin's melody seemingly soared beyond the limits of all instruments. The pitch was unbelievably high; it was very soft at the same time, yet distinct enough to stand out amidst the accompaniment of other instruments in the orchestra. In summary, the concerto was a work of genius.
I didn't quite like the Brahms' symphony though, as it was too long. Surprisingly, we did not get any encore performances that night. It seemed like an oddity for me, as all the other concerts I went for had encore performances.
Hopefully in the future, there will be more good orchestras coming to the U of M, and hopefully they include more famous works in the program. I would especially like to listen to symphonies by Beethoven (3rd, 5th, 7th and the famous 9th), and some piano concertos by Rachmaninoff (2nd and 3rd).
· Liszt : Les Préludes, symphonic poem for orchestra, S. 97
· Sibelius : Violin Concerto in d minor, Op. 47 (1905)
· Brahms : Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73
Sarah Chang was the solo violinist in Sibelius' famous Violin Concerto. Early this year, Zhi Hua, a senior of mine tried to convince me that this violin concerto is a brilliant and beautiful concerto, but I did not think so even after listening to the mp3. Sarah Chang's performance totally changed my view though. The intro to the first movement itself instantly captivated me, and yes, it was good enough to give me goosebumps. There was also a passage in the 3rd movement in which the violin's melody seemingly soared beyond the limits of all instruments. The pitch was unbelievably high; it was very soft at the same time, yet distinct enough to stand out amidst the accompaniment of other instruments in the orchestra. In summary, the concerto was a work of genius.
I didn't quite like the Brahms' symphony though, as it was too long. Surprisingly, we did not get any encore performances that night. It seemed like an oddity for me, as all the other concerts I went for had encore performances.
Hopefully in the future, there will be more good orchestras coming to the U of M, and hopefully they include more famous works in the program. I would especially like to listen to symphonies by Beethoven (3rd, 5th, 7th and the famous 9th), and some piano concertos by Rachmaninoff (2nd and 3rd).
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