Mozart's Borromeo String Quartets Concert

1a. The first piece of the concert was Divertimento No. 2 in B-flat Major, K.137, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791). This Divertimento has 3 movements:

Mozart was a child prodigy, with a very difficult life. He was always working on pleasing everyone around him, including his father, whom he did not get along with very well. He had a problem getting along with most people in his life. Mozart lived a short and bitter life, but his work was so impactful that it is still listened to and enjoyed by others till this day. The first song that opens up the Mozart section of this concert is “Symphony No.40 in G minor, K.550,I”. Mozart’s popularity had died off in Vienna so this symphony was never performed while he was alive. The first and last movements are in sonata-allegro form. The song that follows right after that one is “Concerto for Flute and Orchestra in D. Major, K. 314, III”. This song was performed during a time when Mozart used a number of woodwind instruments. He includes a conversational balance within the vigorous texture. The next song is Selections from “The Marriage of Figaro”. This piece was about the Count flirting with Figaro’s beautiful fiancee. Before they got married, Figaro discovered

Mozart’s, Eine kleine Nachtmusik is a serenade and when I was listening to it I felt as if I was being serenaded. It was very entertaining throughout the whole piece. The combination of the strings and the double base have a great sound and keep the beat moving. This piece is the perfect example of a Minuet Allegretto with A B A form. The minuet is load

The third song of the recital was called “Stablemates.” Stablemates was composed by Benny Golson in 1955. This song is also part of the modern era and is a sonata genre. This song was also upbeat such as an allegro moderato

This piece is Allegro molto con brio from “Overture to Candide” composed by Leonard Bernstein and being performed by the New York Philharmonic.

This concert is performed in the Avery Fisher hall within the Lincoln Center in New York City. It was performed on July 29, 2008. The orchestra that is performing is the 42nd Mostly Mozart Orchestra. The conductor is Louis Langrée. The two pieces being performed in this concert is Mozart's Symphony No. 40 and Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde.

The string family and a piano only played Vivaldi: The Four Season - Winter. Instruments noted from the string family are: violins, violas, cellos and double basses. There was a female concertmaster and she played in both sharp and soft ways. She also played in group movement and solo movements. During group movements the violins were being plucked. When that was happening it gave an effect that a harp was being played.

The “Mozart and Brahms Masterwork Concert” featured symphonies from composers like Thomas Adès, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and Johannes Brahms. In addition, Johannes Brahms, Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98, is a unique symphony that captured my attention.

There were a total of four music pieces performed. They were “Overture from the Singspiel”, “Concerto in e minor”, “Concerto on b minor,opus 104”, and “Symphony#2 in b minor, opus 5”. I think pieces were performed belong to classical style.

Next piece in the performance was “Symphony No.2 in E minor, Op 20” composed by L Vierne in 1870-1937. Since this piece is a “Symphony” it had 5 individual movements: Allegro, Choral, Scherzo, Cantabile and Final. Each movement had various tone, melody and tempo. However, compared to

Mozart's Piano Concerto no. 21 in C Major has four instrument families playing the second movement. The piano is the main instrument in this piece. The string family is represented by violins, violas, cellos, and the bass. The other instruments used in this movement are flute, bassoon, oboe, and French horn, which are part of the woodwinds and the brass families. When these instruments play together they form a resonating sound that touches the emotions.

No. 13 In G major, K. 525, "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": 1. Allegro.Capella Istropolitana- its name is derived from the greek name for Bratislava. Formed by membes of the Slovak Philiharmonic Orchestra, Capella Istropolitana has evolved from a chamber group to a full-size orchestra. under the direction of Richard Edlinger, Capella Istropolitana has performed a diverse reange of classical pieces. Listening to the piece. One of Mozarts sernading music. The serenade in G is unique to the period of his residence in Vienna. Listening to the song allows me to distinctively hear the work of Violins, somewhat of a Cello. Also from my learnings of the song. I discovered that there was actually two Violins, Cello, and Double Bass. The song also had a diverse

This string quartet is in sonata form, which means that is has the movements Allegro moderato, Andante (F major), Menuetto and Trio (the latter in D major), and Allegretto ma non troppo. This is one of the few string quartets

String quartet, op. 76, no. 2 (“Quinten”—meaning five), was composed in 1797 (but was not published until 1799,) by Franz Joseph Haydn. There is 2 violins parts, a viola part and cello. Hadyn dedicated this piece to Hungarian count, Gorgvon Erdody ( Prince Erdody) ---- a man that Haydn was employed by and composed many pieces for. It is one of the 83 string quartets Haydn wrote. Op 76 was 6 sting quartets--one of which became the national anthem of the Haspburg Empire!

Mozart embeds a remarkable amount of symmetry and structure into this string quartet. The first section after the first thematic element consists of four distinct segments or phrases of four bars each. Likewise, the second section after the thematic element also consists of four