First of all, congratulations to Isabelle Faust on a spectacular performance. Faust's mastery of the soft dynamic during the Mendelssohn was a joy to hear. There were times when some people might think she was playing too soft, or not firm enough. I found her musicality during the tender movements of the second movement to be especially touching and her dynamic sensitivity to be quite remarkable. The first movement of the concerto contains flourish after flourish and Faust flowed through all of the lines beautifully. Her ability to see the bigger picture and play from phrase to phrase in such a technically challenging piece is particularly memorable. In the third movement there is quite a sprint to the end. Faust not only kept up with the orchestra's momentum, she led the symphony to the final chords. Her energy both musically and as a performer invigorated the orchestra, and upon striking the last chord the applause had already begun.
Monday, October 5, 2009
Seattle Symphony Review (Part 1) - first review attempt
The Seattle Symphony performed a demanding program this afternoon at Benaroya Hall. The first half of the concert was Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto, featuring guest artist Isabelle Faust, and the second half was Mahler's Fifth Symphony. Both pieces required dynamic extremes of the orchestra and I think that the acoustics of the hall really helped emphasize the orchestra's quiet and bold moments.
First of all, congratulations to Isabelle Faust on a spectacular performance. Faust's mastery of the soft dynamic during the Mendelssohn was a joy to hear. There were times when some people might think she was playing too soft, or not firm enough. I found her musicality during the tender movements of the second movement to be especially touching and her dynamic sensitivity to be quite remarkable. The first movement of the concerto contains flourish after flourish and Faust flowed through all of the lines beautifully. Her ability to see the bigger picture and play from phrase to phrase in such a technically challenging piece is particularly memorable. In the third movement there is quite a sprint to the end. Faust not only kept up with the orchestra's momentum, she led the symphony to the final chords. Her energy both musically and as a performer invigorated the orchestra, and upon striking the last chord the applause had already begun.
First of all, congratulations to Isabelle Faust on a spectacular performance. Faust's mastery of the soft dynamic during the Mendelssohn was a joy to hear. There were times when some people might think she was playing too soft, or not firm enough. I found her musicality during the tender movements of the second movement to be especially touching and her dynamic sensitivity to be quite remarkable. The first movement of the concerto contains flourish after flourish and Faust flowed through all of the lines beautifully. Her ability to see the bigger picture and play from phrase to phrase in such a technically challenging piece is particularly memorable. In the third movement there is quite a sprint to the end. Faust not only kept up with the orchestra's momentum, she led the symphony to the final chords. Her energy both musically and as a performer invigorated the orchestra, and upon striking the last chord the applause had already begun.
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