Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra
01-14-2005, 11:33 PM
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"Suite, Songs and Symphony" is the title to the show that the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra put on tonight at the Jack Singer Concert Hall.
Guest conductor: Roberto Minczuk.
Soprano: Erin Wall.
This show consisted of symphonies and operatic singing by Canadian soprano Erin Wall. Erin was born in Calgary and now resides in Chicago. She is gorgeous to look at and beautiful to listen to.
The show started with Mozart's symphony no.35, K.385 in D major which has 4 movements. Each movement has its own pace & rhythm. Melodic and beautiful is this work of art by the genius, Wolfang Amadeus Mozart.
Next in line was Richard Strauss' opera/symphony called "Vier letzte Lieder (Four Last Songs)." He wrote this symphony towards the end of his life when he realized that he wasn't going to be around for too much longer. Erin Wall did an amazing job of conveying to the audience all the emotions that Strauss must have been feeling knowing that death was impeding. This symphony has 5 movements. Definately a very heart-wrenching piece of music which had tears flowing from me. This kind of stuff really gets my emotions flowing. Erin Wall is simply amazing considering that she is only 29.
Following came Ottorino Respighi's operatic and symhponic work named "Deita Silvane (Woodland Deities)". Erin Wall once again proved to me and the rest of the audience what she is capable of doing with her gorgeous soprano vocal chords.
The last part of this show was a heart stopper. It was about 25 minutes in length and was done all in 1 movement. The C.P.O. rendered with breathtaking authority Richard Strauss' symphony, "Der Rosenkavalier".
This symphony is full of energy and life. It was quite loud and quick in tempo which created a very intense feeling inside of me.
I left the Jack Singer Concert Hall feeling emotionally moved and very happy at the same time.
[ January 15, 2005, 12:39 AM: Message edited by: Keith ]
Guest conductor: Roberto Minczuk.
Soprano: Erin Wall.
This show consisted of symphonies and operatic singing by Canadian soprano Erin Wall. Erin was born in Calgary and now resides in Chicago. She is gorgeous to look at and beautiful to listen to.
The show started with Mozart's symphony no.35, K.385 in D major which has 4 movements. Each movement has its own pace & rhythm. Melodic and beautiful is this work of art by the genius, Wolfang Amadeus Mozart.
Next in line was Richard Strauss' opera/symphony called "Vier letzte Lieder (Four Last Songs)." He wrote this symphony towards the end of his life when he realized that he wasn't going to be around for too much longer. Erin Wall did an amazing job of conveying to the audience all the emotions that Strauss must have been feeling knowing that death was impeding. This symphony has 5 movements. Definately a very heart-wrenching piece of music which had tears flowing from me. This kind of stuff really gets my emotions flowing. Erin Wall is simply amazing considering that she is only 29.
Following came Ottorino Respighi's operatic and symhponic work named "Deita Silvane (Woodland Deities)". Erin Wall once again proved to me and the rest of the audience what she is capable of doing with her gorgeous soprano vocal chords.
The last part of this show was a heart stopper. It was about 25 minutes in length and was done all in 1 movement. The C.P.O. rendered with breathtaking authority Richard Strauss' symphony, "Der Rosenkavalier".
This symphony is full of energy and life. It was quite loud and quick in tempo which created a very intense feeling inside of me.
I left the Jack Singer Concert Hall feeling emotionally moved and very happy at the same time.
[ January 15, 2005, 12:39 AM: Message edited by: Keith ]
01-15-2005, 01:52 AM
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Keith, welcome back to the board!!
I like your sig.
To date, you are the only person on this board to articulate the emotional prescence of live classical music. I hope a few people take notice and take time to spend less time in their cars, and more time in the auditorium.
Great Post, I'm going to look for recordings with Erin Wall featured in them.
On another note, I've been on a Rimski-Korsakov binge lately. If you've got the power, Sheherazade rocks!!!
Adam
I like your sig.
To date, you are the only person on this board to articulate the emotional prescence of live classical music. I hope a few people take notice and take time to spend less time in their cars, and more time in the auditorium.
Great Post, I'm going to look for recordings with Erin Wall featured in them.
On another note, I've been on a Rimski-Korsakov binge lately. If you've got the power, Sheherazade rocks!!!
Adam
01-15-2005, 11:21 AM
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Sorry Keith, I'm currently you know where doing you know what. Loving my Ipod, but it lacks....well you know that too.
I'll post some CD reviews when I get back home. I've got some great Telarc, Chesky, and Reference Recording CDs to share. BTW, the HDCD feature of the H900 is awesome, I've compared software and the difference is audible.
Adam
I'll post some CD reviews when I get back home. I've got some great Telarc, Chesky, and Reference Recording CDs to share. BTW, the HDCD feature of the H900 is awesome, I've compared software and the difference is audible.
Adam
01-15-2005, 04:26 PM
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Yeah, I've been there a few times, Its really enjoyable, so I bought seasons tickets, haven't went in a while though. I always love seeing that mammoth pipe organ in the background. The storey behind that whole concert hall is incredible.
01-15-2005, 07:55 PM
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It's so refreshing to know that I'm not the only one that appreciates classical music on theis board.
Thank you indeed for sharing such a descriptive rendition of your experiences, it has been too long since I saw a live show (Place des Arts, Montreal, Zubin Mheta Conducting the MSO 1975-7?)
I have become a fan of Charles Dutoit, and I have a good collection of his recordings with the MSO, including my favourites Scheherazade and Barber of Seville. I have to thank Looney Toons for my appreciation of classical music, specifically the Bugs Bunny Show(Yeah I know the RoadRunner was in there too), they had the world's finest conductor (Leopold Stokowski) conducting the Boston Symphony.
From my understanding, the MSO recordings were done inside the oldest standing wooden church in N.America, located in St. Eustache, Quebec, and you can hear the ambience of the church in the recordings.
It seems the Maestro was invited to a wedding at the church, fell in love with the acoustics, and approached the parish priest to ask if they can record in that venue. I highly recommend those recordings if you can find them. London label.
[ January 15, 2005, 09:03 PM: Message edited by: Eli47 ]
Thank you indeed for sharing such a descriptive rendition of your experiences, it has been too long since I saw a live show (Place des Arts, Montreal, Zubin Mheta Conducting the MSO 1975-7?)
I have become a fan of Charles Dutoit, and I have a good collection of his recordings with the MSO, including my favourites Scheherazade and Barber of Seville. I have to thank Looney Toons for my appreciation of classical music, specifically the Bugs Bunny Show(Yeah I know the RoadRunner was in there too), they had the world's finest conductor (Leopold Stokowski) conducting the Boston Symphony.
From my understanding, the MSO recordings were done inside the oldest standing wooden church in N.America, located in St. Eustache, Quebec, and you can hear the ambience of the church in the recordings.
It seems the Maestro was invited to a wedding at the church, fell in love with the acoustics, and approached the parish priest to ask if they can record in that venue. I highly recommend those recordings if you can find them. London label.
[ January 15, 2005, 09:03 PM: Message edited by: Eli47 ]
01-15-2005, 10:44 PM
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Eli47, the Analekta label has been recently doing many of its recordings at the same church.
And yes, Charles Dutoit was one of the greatest conductors that l'Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal has ever seen. It's too bad that he has gone. But, Kent Nagano, their latest conductor is also superb.
And yes, Charles Dutoit was one of the greatest conductors that l'Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal has ever seen. It's too bad that he has gone. But, Kent Nagano, their latest conductor is also superb.
01-17-2005, 12:34 AM
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Thanks for the heads up Keith, I'll be looking for that label and Kent Nagano's works. I have to use that $25 gift certificate from A$B .
(go figure, I work in the industry, and my brother gets me a certificate to the competition)
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(go figure, I work in the industry, and my brother gets me a certificate to the competition)
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02-04-2005, 11:54 PM
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The C.P.O. put on another fantastic show tonight.
On the podium was conductor, Hans Graf.
The guest violinist tonight was the young Sarah Chang.
The first part of the concert was an eight minute symphony (one movement) very recently composed by Arthur Bachmann who is a violist for this orchestra. His inspiritation came when he was touring Germany recently and he heard the bells toll of a cathedral in one of the small towns over there. The name of his symphony is Zum Lauten, which is German for "to ring".
Throughout this symphony he tries to capture how he had felt while listening to the tolling of the bells.
The second part of the show was with guest violinist Sarah Chang. She and the orchestra rendered with intensity and fiery passion Dmitry Shostakovich's(1906-1975) violin concerto no. 1, opus 99 in A minor.
Sarah is a petite woman who was dressed tonight in a bright red evening dress with black highlites. The intensity with which she played her violin was incredible to see and hear. She would lean back and bend over forward and flick her long black hair and kick up her heel and change her facial expressions in order to stress the bow onto the strings. And every once in awhile, she would peel off the bow hairs off from the violin's bow which would strip off due to the pressure that she was applying.
She deservedly received a long and warm standing ovation after her heart-felt performance.
Shostakovich had written this work of art during the late 1940's in Russia when Joseph Stalin was in control and he had forbidden any musician to write music which was considered needlessly complex. Many musicians found themselves in serious trouble but Shostakovich managed to escape capture and imprisonment.
This concerto is a very technically demanding piece of work and the orchestra and Sarah Chang both got a good work-out. It was 36 minutes in length and has 4 movements.
The third and last part of this concert was Sergei Rachmaninoff's(1873-1943) symphony no.2, opus 27 in E minor. This symphony is considered to be Rachmaninoff's best work. He wrote it in 1906. It is 60 minutes in length and has 4 movements. The orchestra proved themselves again by performing immaculately for 60 minutes this very emotionally charged piece of music. The finale was very dramatic and filled with tension.
The orchestra and the conductor once again received a very warm standing ovation.
[ February 05, 2005, 12:59 AM: Message edited by: Keith ]
On the podium was conductor, Hans Graf.
The guest violinist tonight was the young Sarah Chang.
The first part of the concert was an eight minute symphony (one movement) very recently composed by Arthur Bachmann who is a violist for this orchestra. His inspiritation came when he was touring Germany recently and he heard the bells toll of a cathedral in one of the small towns over there. The name of his symphony is Zum Lauten, which is German for "to ring".
Throughout this symphony he tries to capture how he had felt while listening to the tolling of the bells.
The second part of the show was with guest violinist Sarah Chang. She and the orchestra rendered with intensity and fiery passion Dmitry Shostakovich's(1906-1975) violin concerto no. 1, opus 99 in A minor.
Sarah is a petite woman who was dressed tonight in a bright red evening dress with black highlites. The intensity with which she played her violin was incredible to see and hear. She would lean back and bend over forward and flick her long black hair and kick up her heel and change her facial expressions in order to stress the bow onto the strings. And every once in awhile, she would peel off the bow hairs off from the violin's bow which would strip off due to the pressure that she was applying.
She deservedly received a long and warm standing ovation after her heart-felt performance.
Shostakovich had written this work of art during the late 1940's in Russia when Joseph Stalin was in control and he had forbidden any musician to write music which was considered needlessly complex. Many musicians found themselves in serious trouble but Shostakovich managed to escape capture and imprisonment.
This concerto is a very technically demanding piece of work and the orchestra and Sarah Chang both got a good work-out. It was 36 minutes in length and has 4 movements.
The third and last part of this concert was Sergei Rachmaninoff's(1873-1943) symphony no.2, opus 27 in E minor. This symphony is considered to be Rachmaninoff's best work. He wrote it in 1906. It is 60 minutes in length and has 4 movements. The orchestra proved themselves again by performing immaculately for 60 minutes this very emotionally charged piece of music. The finale was very dramatic and filled with tension.
The orchestra and the conductor once again received a very warm standing ovation.
[ February 05, 2005, 12:59 AM: Message edited by: Keith ]
02-27-2005, 04:39 PM
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The Genius of Mozart and Stravinsky was the name of the show that the CPO put on last Friday night at the Jack Singer Concert Hall in Calgary.
The guest conductor was Michael Christie.
The guest pianist was Xiang Zou.
The concert featured 2 works of Mozart...Divertimento, K.205 in D major and Piano Concerto no. 20 in D minor.
Also featured were 2 works of Igor Stravinsky...Symphony of Psalms and Divertimento, from Le Baiser de la Fee.
Xiang Zou is a Laureate pianist and a well deserved title this is for him. He played Mozart's piano concerto effortlessly and gracefully.
The orchestra was in tip top form and played fantastically as they always do.
[ February 27, 2005, 05:47 PM: Message edited by: Keith ]
The guest conductor was Michael Christie.
The guest pianist was Xiang Zou.
The concert featured 2 works of Mozart...Divertimento, K.205 in D major and Piano Concerto no. 20 in D minor.
Also featured were 2 works of Igor Stravinsky...Symphony of Psalms and Divertimento, from Le Baiser de la Fee.
Xiang Zou is a Laureate pianist and a well deserved title this is for him. He played Mozart's piano concerto effortlessly and gracefully.
The orchestra was in tip top form and played fantastically as they always do.
[ February 27, 2005, 05:47 PM: Message edited by: Keith ]
