Concert Report essays

Concert Report essays My first concert report will be on the performance by the Musaeus String Quartet on Tuesday, February 24. It featured Ms. Patrice Jegou as mezzo-soprano to the quartet. The string quartet consisted of Mr. Norbert Boehm and Mrs. Maria Geppert on the violin, Mr. Graham Tagg on the viola, and Mr. Mark Rodgers on the cello. Looking quickly over the program, the back of it consisted of the lyrics in German of the songs that Ms. Jegou was to perform. The first piece was Auf dem Wasser zu singen (Over the Water Singing) by Franz Schubert. As string quintet and quartets are meant for intimate settings, it provided the perfect setting for this piece. The piece wasnt played too loud by the quintet, more of a mezzo piano dynamic. Ms. Jegous mezzo-soprano voice carried well over the instrumentals, in a mezzo forte dynamic. The quintet played more of an accompanying role in polyphonic melody. The tempo of the piece was at moderato pace. In other words, the whole tempo of the singer and quintet was in a singing/ballad pace. This is very appropriate as to simulate singing over the water. The texture of the singing and instrumentals was very water-like. The harmonic consonance was also very effective in portraying the theme of the piece. The imitative polyphony was also one thing I noticed that really added to the effect of the music overall. I really enjoyed this piece because Ms. Jegous voice was very beautiful as she was v ery well paired with her fellow musicians. The second piece in the Schubert set was called Restless Love. This piece was in contrast played in a faster vivace tempo. The tempo was mostly vivace but had variances in it; sometimes it slowed to an adagio pace and then sped up again. This is very effective in illustrating the theme of the piece which deals with restlessness. The quintet like in the first piece played an accompanying role to Ms. Jegou. The harmony was consonant...