Detroit Symphony Concert Review

On February 10th I watched the Detroit Symphony Orchestra perform Beethoven’s Fourth and Fifth symphonies at Orchestra Hall in Detroit. Even though the musicians were in Michigan, I had the full experience right inside my dorm room. The webcast was a really interesting experience that I enjoyed. I think I may have even appreciated it more than the real thing. Although you cannot replace getting dressed up and going to a concert, I liked this webcast because the different camera angles provided footage of everyone playing their instrument and if I had been in a seat I would have been stuck looking at the same few people the whole performance.. For example, the conductor would usually have his back to the audience throughout the performance, but since I was not a part of the conventional listeners, his facial expressions were exciting to watch. Leonard Slatkin, the conductor was very into the music, sometimes it seemed like he was a one man show, acting out the music on the stage. The symphonies were played by a variety of string percussion and other instruments. For instance a piccolo two flutes, two oboes, two clarinets in B flat and C, two bassoons, a contrabassoon, two horns in E flat and C, two trumpets, three trombones, a timpani and strings. Each musician played his or her instrument with unfailing concentration and poise. I noticed that the horn [layers played with such passion that any time they had a break in the music they had to empty their spit valves. Also the oboists wrinkled their foreheads any time they played their instruments, like they were working extremely hard. The medium was the previously mentioned instruments, and did not include any voices. Both pieces were played strictly through instruments and did not include any text. Both can also be placed in the genre of Classical music. Although they share many qualities, the two symphonies were very different in a few ways as well. For example the Fourth