Concerto

at the same time, such as concentration, professionalism of performance and so on. After I watched all five piano recitals, I know that it is important for a piano beginner to learn their skills, body movements and emotions. In the Bach's Italian Concerto, BWV 971 played by Andras Schiff, there are three movements with different tempos, such as Allegro, Andante, and Presto. Each movement contains different dynamics. For instance, the first movement is quickly and happy, and listeners can feel…

Johannes Brahms’s Piano Concerto No.1 in D Minor is split into three movements of varying texture and feel. Full of tension and release, the piece reflects both Brahms’s other works and his life during the time of its composition. Although initially received in 1859 to an overwhelmingly negative reaction, (Lunday 127) the concerto grew in popularity with the help of Clara Schumann and remains a popular composition to this day (Staines 97). Throughout the piece, the delicate balances of…

the Theater an der Wien on 22 December 1808. Bela Bartok was one of the most important composers in twenty century, who integrated folk music with classical music, and introduced modernism to musicians. He composed Concerto for Orchestra in 1943. Contrasting to the conventional concerto form, this is an accessible five-movement work. Conducted by Serge…

I look down to the little pamphlet we were given at the beginning. I see next to my brother’s name “Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Piano Concerto No. 1 Op. 23.” My brother is the final act so my mother gets up to run to him. She tells everyone that it was a gift. My brother is smiling on the outside, but I know that it’s for the pictures. He’s like me, tired. But he is always better at disguising…

certain traits from an older era would reemerge from time to time. This is something that can clearly be seen when comparing the Concerto for Two Violins in G Major and Symphony Number 10. Although one may not think it, while these two piece certainly are very different from one another, they also have some striking similarities. The first piece for this comparison is the Concerto for Two Violins in G Major, which was written by Antonio Vivaldi, one of the great Baroque artists. When the piece…

The third piece was a concerto from below list : Carl Maria von Weber, Concerto No. 1 in F minor op. 73 Carl Maria von Weber, Concerto No. 2 in E-flat major op. 74 
Louis Spohr, Concerto No. 1 in C minor op. 26
 Louis Spohr, Concerto No. 4 in E minor WoO 20 Bernhard Henrik Crusell, Concerto in F minor op. 5 Above five concertos were composed during early romantic period. The three composers have contributed to clarinet…

signature is sustained through the changes in structure, allowing room for more themes and conflicting ideas than most concertos. The fusion of ideas between the group and soloist also contribute towards the dark and wild atmosphere displayed in this piece (Keefe, 2005).The classical arrangement used for this piece of music surpasses the size of the groups and instruments in late piano concertos. The emotional uproar found in this piece is shown in its minor elemental signature, its extended or…

In this sense the cantata replaced the sacred concerto in many early eighteenth century churches. Lutheran cantatas were different from sacred concertos in that they consisted of several distinct movements usually conceded by passages of recitative and were usually always in German (Hill 454). The cantata did not tell a story nor did it literally draw text from Biblical sources like the sacred concerto, instead each movement reflected upon some aspect of the religious sentiment…

shifts to pianissimo. As Concerto No. 1 gets closer to its end at the six minute mark allegro is used as the orchestra picks up pace and increases in volume very swiftly. I believe that the hopeful and happy melody of Concerto No. 1 represents the Season of Spring because the upbeat tempo could give the listener the image of leaves coming back on the trees. Concerto No.2 was fairly similar to No. 1 but was meant to represent the season of Summer. Unlike No. 1 Concerto No.2 was played in the…

The first Horn Concerto, Op. 11, by Richard Strauss is one of the most notorious pieces in horn literature. The concerto was written in 1882 and is a standard example of the Romantic era. Strauss created both the piano and orchestral versions, with the orchestra score calling for solo horn, two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, two horns, two trumpets, timpani, and strings (Steinberg). The orchestral version was premiered on March 4, 1885. Richard Struss’ father, Franz, was the…