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Trotting onto the stage wearing dark pants and a white, cossack-style shirt with frilly cuffs, Helfgott, who still takes a daily mix of antipsychotic drugs, smiled giddily as applause washed over him, then launched into a formidable program of Mendelssohn, Chopin, Liszt and Beethoven. He hummed, groaned and jabbered as he played, his head bent low over the keyboard, his fingers flying. At times he sang a melodic line instead of playing it. Midway through a Chopin Ballade he began picking nervously at his shirt and lost the melody altogether...
Their perfect accord in the largo made for the greatest single movement of the evening. This sky-scrapingly beautiful duet is one of Bach's greatest achievements, presaging the slow movements of Mozart violin concertos and Beethoven piano concertos. Standing there, gazing at each other, Josefowicz and Laredo looked like intense conversation partners who just happened to be holding violins: Sensitive to the largo's lullaby cadences, Laredo nudged the ensemble to produce a tender, if totally subdued, accompaniment...
...program consisted of Mozart's Overture to "Le nozze di Figaro" (The Marriage of Figaro), K. 492, and his Violin Concerto in G Major, K. 216; Rossini's Overture to "L'italiana in Algeri" (The Italian Girl in Algiers), and Symphony No. 2 in D Major, op. 36 by Beethoven. The performance was conducted by guest conductor Andrew Parrott, who has won critical acclaim for his recordings of Baroque music. However, Parrott's expertise and insight into Classical and Romantic music was evident. His conducting was clear yet surprisingly expressive...
...Beethoven's Symphony No. 2 figured nicely into the Valentine theme, as it was composed during the time period in which Beethoven was allegedly in love with the Countess Giulietta Giuccardi to whom he gave piano lessons. Beethoven's enigmatic love life was romanticized in the recent film "Immortal Beloved," bringing these legends to the foreground of concert programming. Though it was written in the Classical period, this early symphony foreshadows his later work and the entire Romantic period. With its sweeping melodies and dramatic dynamic changes, this piece was markedly different from the other pieces in the program. Overall...
Upon entering the beautiful Symphony Hall, with its Grecian figurines gracing the walls and Beethoven's name inscribed in gold above the stage, one is always prepared for an impressive concert. And the Boston Symphony Orchestra does not disappoint -- its all-Berlioz concert was truly enjoyable. The orchestra performed three of Hector Berlioz's less known works: the Waverly overture (1827), La Mort d'Orphee (1827) and Te Deum...