Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
12-14-2003, 12:36 AM
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I went to see the Calgary Philharmonic Orhcestra perform live in concert at the Jack Singer Concert Hall. The orchestra along with the Calgary Philharmonic Chorus and four sopranos performed Handel's Messiah. Fantastic show with superb acoustics of the concert hall. I have several CPO cd's, and now I have a reference to which I can compare my car audio system.
[ December 14, 2003, 11:40 AM: Message edited by: Keith ]
[ December 14, 2003, 11:40 AM: Message edited by: Keith ]
Only thing is those wind instruments get to your ears after a bit [img]smile.gif[/img]
01-07-2004, 10:59 AM
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www.analekta.com
www.silencerecords.com
www.cbc.ca
On the cbc webpage, click on Shops & Services.
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02-21-2004, 12:16 AM
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I went to see and hear the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra again, Feb.20th. This time, the orchestra was accompanied by Canadian virtuoso pianist, John Kimura Parker. The guest conductor was Grant Llewellyn.
The first part of the show (not with Parker) was the performance of Aleksandr Borodin's (1813-1887) overture titled Prince Igor. Prince Igor is an opera which Borodin labored over for the last 20 yrs. of his life. It opens with a dark, quiet introduction in slow tempo, and ends with dramatic flare. An excellent performance overall by the CPO.
The 2nd part of the show was with pianist Jon Kimura Parker, accompanied by the full orchestra. Parker and the Steinway piano were front centre stage. The conductor was just behind the piano, and ofcourse the orchestra was behind the conductor. Parker and the orchestra played Segei Rachmaninoff's (1873-1943) rhapsody on a theme of Niccolo Paganini, Opus 43. This rhapsody was very exciting to listen live, as Parker's fingers flew across the keyboard many times, and in the background, the string section of the orchestra was sawing away at their violins, violas, basses, and cellos, while the brass and woodwind sections were equally busy. The percussions with the large kettle drums, the snare drum and the timpani were very loud and intense also. This was emotionally very moving for me and I actually had tears flowing out of my eyes when the grand finale occurred with the utmost flare and passion. I couldn't believe that there were tears flowing, but I guess that's what a live performance done extremely well will do to your emotions. Jon Kimura Parker and the CPO and condutor received a 15min. standing ovation...well deserved!!!!!
The 3rd and last part of the show was with the orchestra only, playing Franz Schubert's (1797-1828) Symphony no.9 in C major, D944 (The Great). It gained its nickname "Great" for 2 main reasons: 1st, out of respect for its size, astonishing energy (even the slow second movement has a strong forward pulse), and profound and entertaining contents, and 2nd, to distinguish it from Schubert's other symphony in the same key, Sympony no. 6. Once again, the CPO did a marvelous job with this symphony as conductor Grant Llewllyn led the way in excellent style and form.
An excellent performance by all the musicians of the orchestra, Jon Kimura Parker(pianist), and the conductor Grant Llewellyn.
[ January 15, 2005, 05:12 PM: Message edited by: Keith ]
The first part of the show (not with Parker) was the performance of Aleksandr Borodin's (1813-1887) overture titled Prince Igor. Prince Igor is an opera which Borodin labored over for the last 20 yrs. of his life. It opens with a dark, quiet introduction in slow tempo, and ends with dramatic flare. An excellent performance overall by the CPO.
The 2nd part of the show was with pianist Jon Kimura Parker, accompanied by the full orchestra. Parker and the Steinway piano were front centre stage. The conductor was just behind the piano, and ofcourse the orchestra was behind the conductor. Parker and the orchestra played Segei Rachmaninoff's (1873-1943) rhapsody on a theme of Niccolo Paganini, Opus 43. This rhapsody was very exciting to listen live, as Parker's fingers flew across the keyboard many times, and in the background, the string section of the orchestra was sawing away at their violins, violas, basses, and cellos, while the brass and woodwind sections were equally busy. The percussions with the large kettle drums, the snare drum and the timpani were very loud and intense also. This was emotionally very moving for me and I actually had tears flowing out of my eyes when the grand finale occurred with the utmost flare and passion. I couldn't believe that there were tears flowing, but I guess that's what a live performance done extremely well will do to your emotions. Jon Kimura Parker and the CPO and condutor received a 15min. standing ovation...well deserved!!!!!
The 3rd and last part of the show was with the orchestra only, playing Franz Schubert's (1797-1828) Symphony no.9 in C major, D944 (The Great). It gained its nickname "Great" for 2 main reasons: 1st, out of respect for its size, astonishing energy (even the slow second movement has a strong forward pulse), and profound and entertaining contents, and 2nd, to distinguish it from Schubert's other symphony in the same key, Sympony no. 6. Once again, the CPO did a marvelous job with this symphony as conductor Grant Llewllyn led the way in excellent style and form.
An excellent performance by all the musicians of the orchestra, Jon Kimura Parker(pianist), and the conductor Grant Llewellyn.
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