Word: orchestras
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...been involved in the Asian AmericanAssociation, Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra (HRO),the Institute of Politics, the Alliance for SocialJustice, the Taiwanese Cultural Society and theChinese Students Association...
...Sydney Symphony Orchestra next performed Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major. Despite its numbering, it is still regarded as the earliest of the five mature concertos because his Piano Concerto No. 1, composed at the age of 13 was promoted by his father as the work of an infant prodigy. No. 2 was also the one performed at Beethoven's piano debut on March 29, 1795 in Vienna. Another unique aspect is the size of the orchestra required for a concerto. With the absence of timpani and brass, the orchestra is small indeed. The effect...
...more conservatively and reserved than expected, but perhaps more in Beethoven's intended spirit. Conservative in the sense that they played it up-tempo, the Sydney Symphony brought the piece closer to what Beethoven probably had planned and closer in sound to Mozart. Reserved in the sense that the orchestra played No. 2 as a concerto and not as a symphony. De Waart's conducting gestures were never forced, were never angularly abrupt. This added to the fact that the muted vibrations of the orchestra and the sweet mellow tone of the piano actually, at times, cast more silence than...
...considered Romantic music, but don't expect the opium-filled fun of Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique. The musical elements are too literal to invite creative interpretation and at times it seemed repetitive in its use of musical devices. An overly-dramatic orchestra might have felt compelled to dilute parts of the Symphonia Domestica into a pre-Stravinsky and Debussy prototype. Many arpeggios sound very much like those of Debussy. And it is true that some percussion lines sound so much like The Rite of Spring that a timpani-player might have to hold himself back in order to play...
Although the Sydney Symphony Orchestra did not leave a lasting impression, their interpretation still should be appreciated. The audience was given the opportunity to listen to unconventional modern interpretations of orchestral music--often remaining true to the composers' intentions...