The concert I watched was Discovering Masterpieces of Classical Music: Beethoven Symphony No. 5 via the video link as found in the course syllabus: http://digital.films.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?aid=35642&xtid=59065
This performance of Ludwig Von Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5, Op. 67 in C Minor, is conducted by Claudio Abbado, conducting the Berlin Philharmonic in Rome in 2001. The Berlin Philharmonic is widely considered one of the best orchestras in the world. Since its inception in 1882, the Berlin Philharmonic has had only ten principal conductors. Claudio Abbado was the ninth principal conductor, from 1990-2002, although he had in fact been a guest conductor for the orchestra as early as 1966, guest conducting thirty-three times before being
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5, Op. 67 in C Minor, Ludwig Von Beethoven is one of the most well-known composers of all time. Beethoven was born in Bonn in 1770. Beethoven was a child prodigy, publishing his first work at age eleven and with this first piece he was already being compared to Mozart. He soon became the principal financial breadwinner in his family due to his talents and his father’s alcoholism. He was sent by Prince Maximillian Franz to Vienna, to further his music education in 1787, where he would spend the rest of his life (Biography: Beethoven 's Life, n.d.). He was widely recognized as a prolific composer, as well as a piano virtuoso. However, he began to lose his hearing in his late twentys, causing him great emotional distress to the point he eventually stopped performing in public. Upon his death in 1827, he was herald a national hero (Bonds, 2011). Beethoven is widely considered one of the greatest composers of all time, leaving behind a body of work that is still thoroughly enjoyed till this day, nearly two hundred years after his …show more content…
The lengthy standing ovation by the audience at the end of the piece is proof of the power and majesty that this piece evokes. I thought it was quite interesting that while the main audience was in front of the orchestra, above and behind the orchestra, contained even more members of the audience, in what I can only guess were members of great importance to be able to be fortunate enough to have such a fantastic view. I found the piccolo playing especially tremendous, and was performed with the greatest intensity I have ever witnessed an orchestra member perform. Although, I am regretful that I was unable to attend a live concert, in the flesh, I feel grateful to have witnessed this video performance as the camera work allowed me to be able to view many of the performers of this large orchestra as well as the conductor up close and able to see the passion and intensity given by both Abbado and The Berlin Philharmonic. Although, a program was never written by Beethoven, it has been said by critics that this piece represents a progression from struggle to triumph (Bonds, 2011). I would say, I have to agree with this critical
I thoroughly enjoyed this concert from beginning to end. The opening piece, “String Quartet in F Major, K 590”, was both soothing and moving with an engaging theme that followed through the piece. The sudden stops and starts with changes in theme built the suspense and pulled the listener in to a jaunty gallop through the second section. Also the bass tones in the back ground seem to be slightly off kilter with the violins, providing a complex texture and harmony that provides depth and poignancy to the music.
Now in time there are many great composer that have outlived their dying age by making an impact and leaving a permanent seal on this planet with the great symphonies they have composed, which in turn has inspired many composers throughout the preceding centuries.
...xcited to have this experience. Part of the drama of the concert at first is felt when the musicians come in and sit down and begin tuning up their instruments. I would not be able to comment on the performance of the orchestra. During the performance, I seen the audience were moving with the music, but I felt like that everyone seems knows more music than what I learned throughout this semester. After I went home and did some of the research on these music I finally understand why these people like to attend the orchestra concerto, it was because that every piece of music has a history behind it. The Los Angeles audience seemed to me to be people who know music and who will listen to something new in a respectful way. All the same, when the more familiar sounds of the last piece were heard, I could feel a little sense of relaxation and fun coming into the room.
At the age of twenty-two Beethoven moved to Vienna; it was there where he would stay the rest of his life. In Vienna Beethoven played for Mozart, and it is believed that Mozart even gave him ...
Johannes Brahms, a great German composer and pianist of the Romantic period, composed symphony orchestra, chamber ensembles, piano, organ, and voice and chorus. He is considered as both a traditionalist and an innovator and his music is firmly rooted in structures and compositional techniques of the Classical masters. He has contributed a lot to music by composing the master pieces such as Symphony no. 3. The Symphony no. 3 is written in F major. The symphony involves the instruments such as flute, oboes, clarinets, bassoons, contrabassoons, horns, trumpets, trombones, timpani, and strings. The symphony consists of the four movements. The first one is the Allegro con brio which is written in F major, in sonata form. The three-note motto begins
Unfortunately, his lack of money was always an issue throughout his life. At age 22 he moved to Vienna and began his recognized career as a composer and directed his first symphony.
Ludwig van Beethoven was born in Bonn, Germany in 1770. His works are traditionally divided into three periods. In his early period, he focused on imitating classical style, although his personal characteristics of darker pieces, motivic development, and larger forms are already evident or foreshadowed. In his middle period, he is beginning to go deaf, and has realized that he cannot reverse the trend. His works express struggle and triumph. He stretches forms, with development sections becoming the bulk of his works. He is breaking from tradition and laying the groundwork for the romantic style period. In his late period, he breaks almost completely with classical forms, but ironically starts to study and use baroque forms and counterpoint. He is almost completely deaf, and his works become much more introspective with massive amounts of contrast between sections, ideas, and movements. He dies in Vienna in 1827.
In conclusion, the concert was really interesting and I enjoyed myself. In my opinion the two pieces that I really like in this concert, are Sounden Horn and Polonaise from Engine Onegin, the shift between the melodic lines and the element of beauty is what made me like it. In the future I would recommend it to my friends and I will not mind to go with them at all. This kind of music is the best to me by far.
Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, like all symphonies at that time, was in four movements. The First Movement was in sonata form; which was considered to be quite powerful, as it opened up with the Fate motif. This usually ran throughout the First Movement, in one way or another. Beethoven's music often strikes with a dramatic explosion with wonderful shades of orchestral color; from the dark trombones to the sweet woodwinds, this piece definitely made an impact worth remembering, that also lasted throughout the ages. And although Liszt’s piano transcription of the First Movement of Beethoven’s Great Fifth Symphony in C minor, Op. 67 does not possess the same dramatic effect of the orchestral version, it is melodically almost identical and is
...cal and romantic eras. He is one of the most well-known composers of all time. By the last decade of his life, Beethoven was almost completely deaf. He gave up conducing and peforming for audiences, and instead took to composing.
“‘Concerto’ described works whose individual lines, instrumental or vocal, were assembled into a harmonious whole (Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra).”The conductor of this piece was Pierre Boulez. This composition has five moments which are the introduction, games of Paris, elegy, interrupted Intermezzo, and the finale. The instruments I noticed in this performance were the Violin, Viola, Cello, Flute, Timpani, Horn, Harps, Double Basses, Oboe and Tuba. According to the program this took place at the Hieronymus Monastery in Lisbon, Portugal. The Hieronymus Monastery is a gorgeous performance space. The monastery has high ceilings with a large arch. The ceilings even have a beautiful circular designs there is several arches within the buildings that give the area a sophisticated appearance. The color gives the place a golden tone. Where the audience is sitting there is columns in the middle with an intricate design on each one and the columns seem to have a glow effect. The space behind the orchestra is a wall with beautiful designs and arches. Within these arches are mosaic pictures that add color to the golden tone. This place is so exquisite it leaves one speechless. When the conductor comes onto stage the audience claps and the conductor bows. Boulez was much different in his entrance then Janson, Janson smiled when bowing as Boulez did not. The first movement
On Wednesday, June 14, 2017, I had the pleasure of watching the Chicago Symphony Orchestra perform Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Opus 125 by Ludwig Van Beethoven. The original performance was recorded and put on YouTube, May 7, 2015, in honor of its first premier 191 years before when Beethoven decided to share his 9th Symphony with the world even though he couldn’t hear it himself. The symphonic masterpiece was recorded at the beautiful Symphony Center Orchestra Hall in Chicago and conducted by Riccardo Muti. The performance was completely deserving of selling out every single seat for one hour and twenty-two minutes. In fact, the musicians did not disappoint, Stephen Williamson was in the first clarinet chair, alongside colleagues Mathieu
This specific piece premiered with the Sixth symphony at his “Marathon” concert in December of 1808. This concert was dedicated to Prince Lobkowitz, and Count Andreas Rasumovsky. The Fifth Symphony was specifically associated with Beethoven’s life and musical style; this took many audiences time to make these associations. Due to that fact the popularity of this piece was gained through time. Now this piece is commonly used throughout the world at concerts, orchestras, and as a piece of culture.
Of Gustav Mahler’s nine complete symphonies, the Fifth Symphony is perhaps one of the most confounding and fascinating of them all. Like the First Symphony, but in contrast to symphonies 2-4, the Fifth Symphony is strictly instrumental. It also marks the beginning of what scholars refer to as the middle compositional period of Mahler’s life. This research will explore the background, basic structure, and common performance practices of Gustav Mahler’s Fifth Symphony. Topics discussed will include biographical information associated with the work in addition to possible influences and inspirations for the piece. Instrumentation, basic structure, and musical devices will be explicated and various performance practices regarding the symphony will be addressed.
The transformative power of classical music was well implemented and very convincing. The main goal of the video was the idea that classical music is for everyone. In a proper framework when it is introduced, individually everyone should be able to relate the emotions that classical music reveals within their lives. In between the presentation, while he played a portion of classical music, he requested the audience to think of someone who they loved that had already passed away. This was to attract the audience into his message and it made them deeply experience the emotions that exist within the classical music. Zander, a great presenter, was very energetic on the stage that retained the audience’s attention. In his presentation, he usually