Strauss and Brahms

On October 16, 2010 at 800 pm I attended the Strauss & Brahms plan by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra at the fragrant bedstraw Arts Center. The architectural plan consisted of threesome compositions, severally(prenominal) which received the longest standing appla handling from an audience that I have incessantly witnessed. The commencement ceremony foot per unionizeed was On the attractive Blue Danube, Waltzes, Opus 314 by Johann Strauss, still in 1867 during the late Romantic era. This piece is sympathetic and different from Fredric Chopins Mazurka in B-flat that we studied in affiliate.Similarities include two are dancing medication in triple meter and are in major key attributing to their well-nighly silver and cheerful belief, though the Blue Danube is in like manner much romantic. Differences are the type of dance music, the Mazurka we studied being shorter in distance with a heavy accent on the indorse or third clamber of each measure, and the Waltz be ing close to quadruple in length with a heavy accent on the first-year beat as is customary. In addition, Strauss would introduce themes with very little if no variation, whereas Chopin would use various variations of the theme as swell as contrast.The second composition per nervous strained was the Concerto for fiddle and Orchestra by Alan Berg with the famous violinist Julian Rachlin as the featured onlyist. I understood the piece to be program music right away when the music director gave us a brief level or story on which the music was based. Composed in 1935 during the Expressionism period, the music is similar to the style of the judgment of conviction in that it focuses more on representing the emotional experiences of Manon Gropius (whom the piece is about) kind of than representing her physical characteristics or physical experiences and such.The concerto is dual-lane into two operations, each which are divided into two sections. In movement virtuoso in the Andan te section, the music is play in sonata form with the digest three sections in ternary form (A-B-A) beforehand transitioning into the Allegretto section, which is more dance-like. In the second movement, in the Allegro section, the tempo is high-velocity and the mood is more agitated, and in the adagio section the tempo is slower and the mood is calmer. Throughout the composition, Berg combines the twelve stair system we studied in class by Arnold Schoenberg with a whole heart scale pointed out by the music director before the performance.To me the music sounded kind of eerie and strange, though I liked the part when the violin reached very high nones. The last piece performed was Symphony No. 2 In D Major, Opus 73 by Johannes Brahms, composed in 1877 withal during the late Romantic era. I fix this piece to be reflective of the time period because it certainly has a form and structure similar to the classic period, to the highest degree notably works of Beethoven. The symphony has the classical symphony structure of four movements and each are in major key.In the first movement, Allegro non troppo, the harmony and rhythm of the bloodline consistently changes. In the second movement, Adiago non troppo, there are variations of many different themes throughout. In the third movement, Allegretto grazioso, the form changes from the sonata form of the previous two movements, and in the last movement, Allegro con spirito, the form returns bum to sonata form. In terms of dynamics, each movement alternated between loud (forte) and soft (piano) music. The most memorable part that stood out for me was the occupation that I recognized as a lullaby.The melody would often change to where it did not sound like before, but was forever wide-ranging and conjunct for the most part. Overall, I enjoyed the concert. In honesty, it was the first classical concert I ever attended, so it was charming funny to see the conductor when he was fervently waving his arms close to with his hair bouncing up and blast like madman. I was also exceedingly impressed by the performance of solo violinist, who was outstanding. Everyone working at the Symphony residence hall was really nice and well mannered. I would love to attend here over again for my second concert report.