Let’s Dance – Slavonic Style with Didgeridu!
I went to a concert last night.
Okay, I’ll rephrase.
[fangirl] I WENT TO A CONCERT LAST NIGHT~~~~! [/fangirl]
It was the world premiere of Sculthorpe’s new work Memento Mori, which utilises the Dies Irae plainchant from the Requiem on violins and horns etc.; but it was really good because he sets it to didgeridu – William Barton <3 He’s so amazing, and he holds the record for longest sustained note without circular breathing – 46 seconds!
But yes, next the conductor played with him, a violin-didgeridu duet based on a number of Australian folk songs (including Waltzing Matilda); but it was really amazing because of the awesome contra-rhythms they were both playing, 7/8, 7/4, 15/8, you name it.
So next, the Canberra Symphony Orchestra played a Beethoven Piano Concerto, the pianist was absolutely stellar! I didn’t really connect with this work as much as I did with…
Dvorãk’s Concerto for Orchestra in B Major!
This piece… O.o SO AMAZING~!!$(*@#()q5ujrlgz
It just ends… and then starts… and ends… and starts again… and then modulates, ends, starts, brings in the horns with a HUGE solo…
and then it starts! It’s such a rush! but then it ended.
And so encore time.
It was the Slavonic Dance, also by Dvorãk, which is even more stunning… I guess it’s something you’d have to see live to really appreciate.
Anyway, that’s that for today.
Keep wandering~
