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Comparison Between Piano Concert by Barbara Wieman and Sacramento Chamber Orchestra

On Feb 20,1997, I attended a piano concert that was performed by Barbara

Wieman. The performance was held at the American River College Music Department

choir room. The choir room holds about 100 people and every seat was taken and

students were seated on the floor. The audience was dressed casual as everyone

was students trying to do their concert papers. Barbara Weiman was also dressed

casual but nice. The piano concert started at 12:20pm and was finished at 1:05pm.

The program started with a piece from L.V.

Beethoven called Sonata in F minor, Op.57. This piece can be characterized by an

intense, dramatic use of fluctuating dynamics. It was as if the crescendo was

not allowed to climax, then is aborted by a sudden change to pianissimo. The so

called Beethoven motif was used throughout the piece, very effectively I might

add. Barbara Wieman was very animated performing this piece and seemed to be

very emotional while playing. This piece was very distinct and there was an

effective use of rests that was displayed. I would call this piece very serious.

After Beethoven we were treated to F. Schuberts Impromptu in G flat Major, Op.

90, No.3. This piece was very pleasing to the ear so we could call this

consonant. The music seemed to flow and had a great rhythm. This piece was

romantic in nature and probably that is why it was written in the romantic era.

C. Debussy ‘s Feux d'artifice (fireworks) was the next piece played. The

harmony was very obscured in this piece of music. The theme trying to be

presented in this piece was as if fireworks were going off. The notes were

ever changing and there was a very good uses of all the keys of the piano.

This piece was not very pleasing at all and I did not care for it at all.

From looking around the room it seemed other people would agree. After that

unpleasant piece was played we were lead into La Cathedrale engloutie (The

Sunken Cathedral). It was very slow starting but eventually started building the

tempo and then seemed to drop off and become very slow in tempo. This piece

seemed as if it were trying to tell a story. Alot of people seemed as if th...

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...ught us back with a touching

recollection of the very beginning of the work.

The Bartok Divertimento was in three movements. It can be best described as

continuous, fascinating, exciting and full of action. The melodies were strong,

as were the rhythmic pulses and dissonance's. So much was happening that all you

could do was go for the ride and enjoy it. The last major piece was by Copland,

called Concerto for Clarinet and String Orchestra with Harp and Piano.

The Copland piece was in two movements bridged by an unusually long cadenza

(Soloist), that lasted over three minutes. The soloist seemed to dwell on

the lyric sweetness of the first movement and then signaled the merriment of

the second movement. The first part struck me as very slow but the second part

was very rhythmic,very perky, and was passed around appreciatively by all,

while the piano and clarinet were trading ideas with each other. All in all,

this piece signaled excitement and was made very enjoyable with the clarinet

and piano. As this was my first Chamber Concert I was not sure what to expect.

I thoroughly enjoyed myself and I'm looking forward to my next concert.
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