The only sense of sadness to be found in the work came at the beginning of the final movement, but succeeded by the playful, ebullient major-key theme, did nothing to damper the overall joyous mood.Īfter the break Holland announced that the performance of the String Quartet would be dedicated to the memory of Eric Walters who passed away earlier in the year. The final two movements featured solos from violinist David Felberg.
Nathan Uken's French horn made itself particularly prominent in the Scherzo followed by a beautiful melody in the cello from James Holland. 2 for those who may have played that work. The Tempo di Menuetto & Trio is essentially the same music as the second movement of the Piano Sonata Op. The slow thoughtful Adagio of the first movement was quickly overtaken by the rambunctiousness of the Allegro con brio. The ensemble consisted of four stringed instruments and three winds allowing colorful scoring in each of its movements. But it became so popular that he later tried to renounce it, even passing it off as a work of Mozart(!) A light-hearted collection of pieces in the style of the Rococo divertimento, its six movements are at heart cheerful and optimistic in character-and this despite Beethoven knowing he was now going deaf. When the Septet was first performed, Beethoven was enormously proud of it, and justly so.
131 could not be more different, full of introspection, even meditative transcendence. 20 is gregariously outgoing and spirited and gained immediate audience appeal when the young Beethoven was in the process of making his reputation. Two works were paired to show the quite amazing progression in style from Beethoven's early works to his final efforts in composition. One has to look to Wagner or the painter JMW Turner to find such a dramatic transformation in continuous development over the course of a lifetime. Not only did it provide glorious music but a chance to show the radical development of the composer. That was the theme of the concert that opened the season for the Albuquerque Chamber Soloists on Sunday afternoon.
Review of October 2016 Beethoven Concert by D.
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