Apr 05 2008
Brahms Symphony No.1 in C minor, Op.68
… was completely and utterly brilliant!
I watched In the Shadow of Beethoven by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, featuring conductor Claus Peter Flor, Zhang Manchin on the viola and Ma Yue on the clarinet.
While I thoroughly enjoyed Wagner’s Tannhauser: Overture and Bacchanale (Paris version) and Bruch’s Concerto for Clarinet and Viola in E minor, Op. 88, the icing on the cake had to be Brahms. The majestic start and the crescendos and decrescendos were just mouth-watering. I haven’t been moved by classical music for a long time. There’s a huge difference listening to it performed live and on mp3. There are just some things that are impossible to capture on recording.
I wish I could’ve taken a photo but sadly photo-taking and video recording were not allowed. I did have my camera and was sorely tempted but I didn’t want to be rude. My first orchestra experience was just wonderful and I wish there was some way of commemorating it.
For now, violin lessons would have to do. (-_<)
Chiaki of Nodame Cantabile, played by Tamaki Hiroshi 玉木 宏. My first love for classical music developed from this very dorama. Behold the power of JCulture.
