Piano Critique

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MengXin Lu 2/8/2014 Piano Critique one I attend a piano recite by Ilya Friedberg at 8: 30Pm on Thursday. February 2014 inside the MA hall. The way of performing is quite different than the other recitals’ do. It includes varies different things. The way of playing piano is more like an accompaniment, which supports the sound by Violin and Cello. These three sounds perfectly combined, which gave me the most incredible experiences in music. The concert consist six pieces, three shorter one and three longer one. I would like to talk about every piece individually. Generally speaking, these six pieces are toward peaceful and gentle except some special movements. The first piece is Trio following three movement Moderato, TSIAJ: Presto and Moderato con moto. The work was written by American composer Charles Ives (1874-1954). “Trio” means a method of instrumentation or vocalization by three different sounds or voices to make a melodious music or song.” ( (Trio(music), n.d.) Moderato is moderate tempo, Presto is extremely fast, and Moderato con moto is moderate tempo but with motion. After A peaceful introduction of the first movement, performers exploit a playful and humorous atmosphere. Liveliness and exuberance are shown in the second movement which has variegated tunes and shifty tempo. The third movement has strongly contrast with the second. It backs to lyrical melodies and ends in quietness. The piano is being used for rhythmic-effect and to combine with the violin and cello. Comparatively, I don’t like the first piece most because the music sounds weird to me and it is not like a formal beautiful song. The second piece is excerpt Traume from Wesendonck which is a song cycle written by Richard Wagner. In this song, only Piano and Cello are performed giving an impression of beauty and love. It has very gentle sounds, and the tone is slow and somber. Dr.

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