of concerts and unwanted applause
went for the tang quartet's quintet concert with my mom last night. i must say i have only recently started to appreciate chamber music a little more. perhaps it is because i can identify with a stringed instrument more readily these days.
i didn't think much of their interpretation of shostakovich (piano quintet in G minor, op.57), though schubert's string quintet (D.956) was lovely enough to have my eyes closed while listening. having an added cello instead of a second viola gave it a sonority that grounded the sound, and a certain warmth and charm, if i may add. maybe i am biased. the mellow sounds are so beautiful it can move me to tears (though somehow, this hardly occurs while i am practicing).
bitchy as usual, me and my mom speculated on the number of com'd tickets, seeing as how a good percentage of the audience had the audacity (or ignorance) to clap between movements. yes, i am atas when it comes to concert attendance. if one chooses to attend a concert, then it is only polite - as part of the audience, to do some research beforehand, when not to clap, for instance..
it occured to my mom that i have chosen to play the two instruments within a generic orchestra that requires the performer to be seated. if a concerto were to be written for the rest of the strings (violin, viola and double bass), winds (flute, clarinet, oboe, etc.) or brass (trumpet, bassoon, horn, tuba, etc), the performer is required to stand when playing. even percussionists need to be on their feet due to the nature of their instruments. only the pianist and cellist is permitted to rest on their bums when playing. lucky me, eh?
3 hours more til harry potter and the goblet of fire. dark times lie ahead, harry...
i didn't think much of their interpretation of shostakovich (piano quintet in G minor, op.57), though schubert's string quintet (D.956) was lovely enough to have my eyes closed while listening. having an added cello instead of a second viola gave it a sonority that grounded the sound, and a certain warmth and charm, if i may add. maybe i am biased. the mellow sounds are so beautiful it can move me to tears (though somehow, this hardly occurs while i am practicing).
bitchy as usual, me and my mom speculated on the number of com'd tickets, seeing as how a good percentage of the audience had the audacity (or ignorance) to clap between movements. yes, i am atas when it comes to concert attendance. if one chooses to attend a concert, then it is only polite - as part of the audience, to do some research beforehand, when not to clap, for instance..
it occured to my mom that i have chosen to play the two instruments within a generic orchestra that requires the performer to be seated. if a concerto were to be written for the rest of the strings (violin, viola and double bass), winds (flute, clarinet, oboe, etc.) or brass (trumpet, bassoon, horn, tuba, etc), the performer is required to stand when playing. even percussionists need to be on their feet due to the nature of their instruments. only the pianist and cellist is permitted to rest on their bums when playing. lucky me, eh?
3 hours more til harry potter and the goblet of fire. dark times lie ahead, harry...
posted by limegreenspyda at 5:45:00 pm
4 Comments:
I am back too! To Blogosphere! Damn exams, damn....
Think I'll only get to catch Harry Potter a week after though :P
Hee. The clapping thing!
I've always wondered why they don't just wait til everyone else starts clapping if they're not sure...
Or maybe its over zealous enthusiasm? :D
yay for harry potter
and also for chamber music.
barney: exam is a bad four-letter word. anyways, this 4th instalment of harry potter has not lived up to expectations...
maoie: maybe it's an over-eagerness to show support for the performers? heh. i wanted to shrink when they clapped!
kitty: huzzah!
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