Mozart Concert By Orchestra Della Scala

The symphony is in four very powerful and entertaining movements. The first movement begins in the pianissimo tone with the strings section, but quickly enters the fortissimo tone with the introduction of the woodwind, brass and percussion sections. The dynamics of the musical melody varies throughout the movement moving from crescendo to decrescendo modes. The first movement reminds you of a raging storm from soft blowing winds to thunder and lighting. The audience is mesmerized by this first movement of the sonata.

Overall I actually enjoyed the piece more than I thought I would. It had a nice tempo that allowed listeners to be engaged and even when the volume dropped the violins played a softer texture as if they were inviting you to listen closer and pay more attention. Generally, the theme was also joyful which I took notice of and enjoyed. Lastly, I didn’t notice any musical mistakes, and thought the piece was well played.

Overall, the performance turned out a success. Both the symphony and opera act enhanced the audience with the feeling of warmth and laughter. The symphony made me to realize how each section is structured and in order, while the opera act was simple, yet made it very delightful to listen to. Also, It’s amazing how different the symphony and opera act turned out. The symphony followed a four-movement pattern: fast, slow, minuet/dance, fast, while the opera combined both musical and singing element. In essence, the combination of voice and strings as well as the unstructured nature and freedom of the opera led me to emotionally connect with all three pieces of the

My initial response to the concert was of much surprise. First, when I walked in I didn’t expect to see such a formal event. Thank goodness I showed up in my work clothes! My initial reaction to the music however was one of great surprise. I didn’t really know what to expect from the Lee’s Summit Symphony because honestly I didn’t even know they existed. Once the symphony began to play “Don Giovanni” my mood instantly changed. The symphony was incredible, and the music was not what I had expected at all. I was surprised by how much of the music I had actually heard before and just not realized it.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a composer who lived in the 18th century. Many of his compositions are still known today.

In late 2013, the Blue Ridge Orchestra was invited to be one of the featured ensembles in the Asheville Symphony’s Mozart festival – Asheville Amadeus. After discussions with ASO Executive Director David Whitehill, it was decided in February of 2014 that the BRO would present a Family Concert on March 21, 2015, the Saturday before the Finale concert with pianist Emanuel Ax. The challenge presented was to design a program that would appeal to both Mozart novices and Mozart aficionados.

The performance of W.A. Mozart’s work Lucio Silla was held in Brooklyn College Opera Theatre on Friday, May 11 at 7:30pm. This piece of music was presented in a concert vision with the Conservatory Orchestra under the lead of George Rothman as the conductor, and with the Conservatory Singers under the lead of Malcolm J. Merriweather as the director. This performance is conducted by Matthew Patrick Morris, a famous singer and actor who teaches at the Brooklyn College for voice. The concert is performed by many experienced singers and musicians, and the audiences had showed their greatest respect by keeping quiet and paying attention to the performance throughout the entire concert. There was one piece of music that attracted me the most, which is the overture at the beginning of the performance.

Every time I hear about famous composers, like Bach or Mozart, the names themselves put me to sleep quicker than any anesthesia ever could. So, it was no surprise that I absolutely dreaded the idea of seeing a piece written by any of these composers. I attended Mozart’s requiem at the Seattle symphony, I grunted at the idea of paying $38 for something I wasn’t even interested in. How dare they charge an absurd amount for something that was written before time itself? I took my seat and looked out at the sea of older retired couples and couldn’t believe this would be my fate someday. Ludovic Morlot was conducting for the evening, I have never heard the name in my life and only learned of it from the magazine I was handed before taking my seat. Morlot is French born musician, and currently the music director for the Seattle symphony.

The western classical concert that I have chosen to review is A Tale of Two Symphonies.

Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, known for his string of operas, concertos, symphonies and sonatas, he helped shape classical music as it is today. “Born on January 27, 1756, in Salzburg, Austria, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a musician capable of playing many instruments at age six. Over the years, Mozart aligned himself with a variety of European venues, composing hundreds of musical pieces including sonatas, symphonies, masses, concertos and operas” (Great Composers 2015). These works of art are known to be filled with much emotion to touch his audience.

I think the performance of the orchestra was above average. I enjoyed all aspect from when the conductor was welcomed by members of the orchestra to when the choir joined towards the grand finale. Both the orchestra and the audience played their role exceptionally. I watched the orchestra play over and over trying to grasp the meaning of every movement while enjoying the choral. By looking at the members of the large orchestra I could tell they were eager to please. Also the fact that they had rehearsed gave them confidence which was fully in display.

The National Symphony Orchestra performed on Saturday evening, March 5, 2016 at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The show was divided into three parts with different performance; the conductor for this group is Christoph Eschenbach, the National Symphony Orchestra Debut name is Ray Chen, Violin, & Adriana Horne, Harp, and play Bruch / 2 Prokofiev symphonies. The venue where the performance took place was at the Concert Hall with high-tech acoustical canopy, new seating sections and handicap-accessible. The atmosphere was beautiful and so vintage because of the Hadeland crystal chandeliers that was given by the government of Norway. The seating capacity was 2442 with audience mostly elderly caucasian people, families with their kids, and random young adults with a significant others.

Compare to the others, Sinfonia is more likely the one I expected to be a symphony, but it seems to beyond the level I am currently able to enjoy. The feeling is like watching a couple of people play musical instrument in front of you, hearing some voice from the stage, but cannot relate them together. Despite that, this is really a great experience to learn about Western music, which is completely different from what I familiar with. I hope the next time attending a concert, I will be able to enjoy the entire

Towards the middle to the end of the first movement he starts to express the feeling of hope, because during this time, he moved when he was at a very young age and Mozart wanted to make his family name to be greater than what it already was. In the second movement Mozart tries to show the beauty of this new environment that he is currently living in. He feels the need to express how nature is all around and that it is beautiful and serene. The towns people treat each other and all new comers with kindness to their town. In the third movement Mozart also expresses his feelings about the French Revolution. He does this by starting off very string and with very technical piano solos through this movement, showing that he strongly sides with the revolution. He also does this for all of those living in Austria and many countries who side with the revolution, they are tired of being ruled by those who are corrupt; they feel that the need of change for the betterment of their country. In this piece as he moves on to the middle end of the final movement he fills it with uplifting, happy feelings, Mozart here tries to show or express that this change was good for “we the people” but for the future of his country.

The first movement of Mozart’s piano Sonata No. 12 in F Major is written fairly typically in the very structured sonata form. Historically is follows the main guidelines that were understood for the form. Harmonically, is progresses like expected. There are a few surprises here and there, but they are typical for Mozart’s compositions, especially his sonatas of the 18th century. In all, it makes a very interesting piece of work, especially with so much contrast within it.