Concert Paper
Natalie Concepcion
Prof. Gwen D’Amico
MSC 1003 PR13
December 7, 2010
Concert Paper
On November 18, 2010 in the Engelman Recital Hall, the Baruch Performing Arts Center presented Alexander String Quartet and the Music of Mozart, Kodály, and Dvořák. The Alexander String Quartet had four male performers; two of the performers played violins, the third performer played the viola, and the fourth performer played the cello. They performed only one song, which was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s String Quartet No. 20 in D major, which was written in 1786 in Vienna and is said to have been dedicated to his friend Franz Anton Hoffmeister, which is why it is nicknamed “Hoffmeister”. There are four movements to this piece: the first movement is in allegretto in D major, the second in menuetto, the third in adagio, and the fourth allegro. The concert was very interesting to watch because all of the performers played very well with each other. They all were intently watching each other when they weren’t playing and when they were playing they still kept their focus on both the other performers and their music pieces. Before their performance they had a little Q and A session with the audience, which was very interesting. The audience asked a number of different questions, such as how it was to live life always traveling and how they all managed to get along with each other having to be forced to always be together. They informed the audience that they all loved playing and performing all over and that when they were traveling together they seemed to manage how to distant themselves from each other a little so they wouldn’t get sick of one another. They also informed the audience that they loved performing for colleges because of the response they got from the college students, which I was very surprised to hear. They all spoke highly of one another and they also told the audience that if one person was to ever mess up during a performance, another player would help them out
Prof. Gwen D’Amico
MSC 1003 PR13
December 7, 2010
Concert Paper
On November 18, 2010 in the Engelman Recital Hall, the Baruch Performing Arts Center presented Alexander String Quartet and the Music of Mozart, Kodály, and Dvořák. The Alexander String Quartet had four male performers; two of the performers played violins, the third performer played the viola, and the fourth performer played the cello. They performed only one song, which was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s String Quartet No. 20 in D major, which was written in 1786 in Vienna and is said to have been dedicated to his friend Franz Anton Hoffmeister, which is why it is nicknamed “Hoffmeister”. There are four movements to this piece: the first movement is in allegretto in D major, the second in menuetto, the third in adagio, and the fourth allegro. The concert was very interesting to watch because all of the performers played very well with each other. They all were intently watching each other when they weren’t playing and when they were playing they still kept their focus on both the other performers and their music pieces. Before their performance they had a little Q and A session with the audience, which was very interesting. The audience asked a number of different questions, such as how it was to live life always traveling and how they all managed to get along with each other having to be forced to always be together. They informed the audience that they all loved playing and performing all over and that when they were traveling together they seemed to manage how to distant themselves from each other a little so they wouldn’t get sick of one another. They also informed the audience that they loved performing for colleges because of the response they got from the college students, which I was very surprised to hear. They all spoke highly of one another and they also told the audience that if one person was to ever mess up during a performance, another player would help them out