Last week I had the privilege of witnessing an hour performance of “Cello Suites: Bach and Britten” at hosted by the Canadian Opera Company at the Richard Bradshaw Amphitehere at the Four Seasons Centre for Performing Arts. The performance consisted of Joesph Johnson, the principle cellist of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. The program that afternoon, Johnson produced intense sounds for an hour by performing two pieces cello solo works of inspired from the Baroque period and the 20th century.
To begin with, the piece was performed by unaccompanied cellist solos, with instrumental and classical genre with a chordophone instrument of the cello. The performer did not interact with the audience during his performance but spoke to inform the importance …show more content…
This piece is called “Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87”, which consisted of nine movements. The first movement, “Introduzione: Leno” was performed incorporated intense fast paced speed accompanied with numerous different bowing techniques, such as pizzicato and double stops, fingering with the right hand, and a staccato resulting in shorter sounds or spiccato, where the strings are struck by the bow. The piece opens up with extreme acceleration and transitioning to a softer sound. The performance moved on to the third movement, “Barcarolla: Lento” and sixth movement, “Fuga: Andante”, where Johnson played with pianissimo and sharper sound, starting slow then speeding up and returning to the same or a newer paste throughout the piece. Moreover, the mood begins with a melancholic and continues with dark, depressing phase highlighted by its ever-changing intensity and changing texture. Ultimately, the piece was enchanting and filled with authenticity and resulted in positive reaction and standing ovation from the audience in the …show more content…
With the rise of Toronto 's urban environment and current music industry, the genre of classical music and its master composers continues to be overshadowed, filling the space but not directly shown in the spotlight as modern society progresses. Classical music is used as an inspiration and influences artists in film and music industry to reach into their own love for it to create art. Joesph Johnson is an example who pays tribute to their influential composers of the past and carry on their
To begin with, the piece was performed by unaccompanied cellist solos, with instrumental and classical genre with a chordophone instrument of the cello. The performer did not interact with the audience during his performance but spoke to inform the importance …show more content…
This piece is called “Cello Suite No. 3, Op. 87”, which consisted of nine movements. The first movement, “Introduzione: Leno” was performed incorporated intense fast paced speed accompanied with numerous different bowing techniques, such as pizzicato and double stops, fingering with the right hand, and a staccato resulting in shorter sounds or spiccato, where the strings are struck by the bow. The piece opens up with extreme acceleration and transitioning to a softer sound. The performance moved on to the third movement, “Barcarolla: Lento” and sixth movement, “Fuga: Andante”, where Johnson played with pianissimo and sharper sound, starting slow then speeding up and returning to the same or a newer paste throughout the piece. Moreover, the mood begins with a melancholic and continues with dark, depressing phase highlighted by its ever-changing intensity and changing texture. Ultimately, the piece was enchanting and filled with authenticity and resulted in positive reaction and standing ovation from the audience in the …show more content…
With the rise of Toronto 's urban environment and current music industry, the genre of classical music and its master composers continues to be overshadowed, filling the space but not directly shown in the spotlight as modern society progresses. Classical music is used as an inspiration and influences artists in film and music industry to reach into their own love for it to create art. Joesph Johnson is an example who pays tribute to their influential composers of the past and carry on their