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...style was perfect for Strauss' moody Sonata in E-flat Major. This sonata is Romantic with a capital R and dramatic, alternating quickly between slow, cinematic melodies and passionate bombastic chords. Critics have often suggested that the eruptive Strauss sonata is more appropriate for a large-scale symphony orchestra than for violin and piano, yet the piece could not have been more perfect for Chang...
...true old faithfuls, one familiar to almost all the audience members, so that any tentative entrances seem that much muddier. In general, though, the concerto was quite solid. Concertmaster Mike Hsu '97 in particular gave a lovely performance in the second movement which was excerpted from Bach's Sonata in G major BWV 1021, written for solo violin and harpsichord--the latter ably played by Albert...
...daily hours of Roman Catholic worship, and Monteverdi's Vespers contains the texts of all of the essential prayers: the opening versicle and response, five psalms to the Virgin Mary, the hymn, and the Magnificat. Interwoven in these works is a collection of motets and an instrumental sonata...
...interesting to note how the two players of the violini da brazzo (precursors to the modern violin) held their instruments in the crook of the arm, rather than under the chin. These two violini had a notable interplay of melody in verse seven of the Magnificat. Also, the instrumental sonata (Sancta Maria, XI) provided the audience with the pleasure of hearing the Ensemble alone, and basking in the clarion sound of the ancient instruments...
...mostly Liszt's fault, but things would have improved if the others had played with even a fraction of Sekino's drive. Her music-making seemed to grow out of a deep understanding of earlier influences on the concerto's temperament: Liszt's Funerailles, "Paganini" Etudes and Piano Sonata in B Minor...