Concert Critique

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On Saturday, April 28th, I attended the Houston Symphony conducted by Juraj Valcuha accompanied by Evgeni Bozhanov on piano. It consisted of three pieces by the name of Overture to The Merry Wives of Windsor, Piano Concert No. 2 in F minor, Opnus 21, and Also sprach Zarathustra. Overall, it was a great experience that I would definitely would like to attend again simply because it was relaxing and peaceful watching the performance. The audience was very respectful and the setting was professional. Everyone was nicely dressed and the workers were extremely helpful in directing the audience to the correct place. The doors were not allowed to be opened during performances which kept the distractions to a minimum.
Overture to Die lugustigen Weiber von Windsor (The Merry Wives of Windsor). It included 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 4 horns, 2 trumpets, 3 trombones, timpani, percussion and strings. This song began very subtlely and in a sort of majestic way. As I listened to it, it reminded me of a ball dance because of the royal feel it had to it. The first thing that popped to mind was the Cinderella movie where her and the Prince Charming dance. The second part of this piece …show more content…

Of course, the image I had in mind as I listened to this song was Toy Story since it was played in the movie. There was more of a storyline to this song compared to Piano Concerto No.2 in F minor, Opur 21. What helped the story line come to live was the automatic connection to Toy Story. There were parts that had various styles and noises coming at the same time, so the entire time I spent looking for the orgin of the noises; it was quite entertaining. Although it was a long piece, I very much enjoyed it because of the different elements that it

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