Members of the Boston Symphony brass section explain their warm-up routines. Hilarious. There are maybe some things you won’t get if you don’t know the basics of brass playing… but there are definitely some parts that are funny anyway.
All I can really say about this is… brass players will be brass players.
More recital recordings! Note to self- it’s hard to switch back and forth from Baroque flute to modern flute.
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Martinu- Sonata for Flute, Violin and Piano (H. 251), I
Kate James (flute), Talar Khosdeghian (piano), Renee Henley (violin)
Martinu was actually a Czech composer who spent many of his earlier years playing as much violin as he did composing. He started at the Prague Conservatory in 1906 studying violin and organ, but was expelled for’incorrectible negligence’ in 1910. He continued composing in his free time, and by the time he moved to Paris in 1925 he had already produced a large canon of works.
The Sonata for Flute, Violin and Piano was written in 1937 for the flutist Marcel Moyse’s wife. Moyse, one of the most influential flutists of the 20th century, recorded this piece the following year with his son Louis on piano and Blanche Honnegger on violin. It was the first ever commercial recording of one of Martinu’s works.
Playing Martinu’s chamber music is often a lesson in how to expected the unexpected. I should have known from past experience that this piece would take a significant amount of time to put together, but I was surprised yet again. It is Martinu’s masterful use of melodies and rhythms that make even the most complicated music sound simple, and the Sonata is no exception.
Just click. I’ve been here so many times but have never seen it so empty. SO SOON.
One of my very best friends from London playing a transcription of some Bach. Amazing.
Beethoven- Symphony No. 3 in Eb major (Eroica)- 1. Allegro con brio
Northwestern University Chamber Orchestra April 28, 2012, Robert Hasty, conductor
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Alright, I promise I’ll get to the rest of my recital recordings eventually. For right now though I want to post this recording, which is from the most recent orchestra concert I played in. I think it’s safe to say that all of us were really proud of it.
It’s technically the “younger” orchestra for freshman and sophomores. When I saw the placements at the beginning of the quarter I was almost offended that I wasn’t in one of the upper ensembles until I realized that a) the wind section was (unusually) made up of mostly upperclassmen and b) I probably got the best part assignment for the term by far. The fourth movement has a major excerpt often asked at auditions, so I’m glad they gave it to me.
All that aside though, this is surprisingly good for this orchestra, and since I never post orchestral stuff I’ve played in (since I don’t have many recordings) I thought it would be a nice change of pace. I’m really proud of the way I played on this one.
Enjoy! And don’t forget that the flutist is yours truly ;)
Oy, sorry for the lack of posts. I thought the busy would end after my recital but it turns out that since then, I’ve played 4 concerts, a friend’s recital, and a couple smaller gigs here and there, with another 2 concerts, full participation in a friend’s conducting recital and a chamber performance within the next few weeks. That’s not such a heavy load for a professional, but as a student with classes and homework it’s a lot. On the bright side… I’m finally a busy musician here at Northwestern. On the downside… it’s a lot of hours.
So, my apologies. Hopefully things will be back in working order soon? A girl can dream…
Amadeus! Best movie ever! Best movie ever!
(via tkhosdeghian)
Hahaha so excited for this again.
