concertconcertconcertconcertCONCERT. (((((: hcjc string ensemble ROCKS. xDD the holberg prelude wasn't as bad as syf; I think they tried to improve on that standard - their interpretation is worlds apart from ours however. they copied the programme notes from the dec rjc/hcjc concert okay. hmph. the air was...WOW. the floating sound that ms ku has always tried to draw from us and the way they played air was...WOW. okay so my vocab is rather limited but consider the fact that I'm experiencing post-concert euphoria. they had an interesting take on the riguadon - Lijia plays her solo clear and sharp, more of the violist accompanying the violinist but the hcjc one was more of an interplay between david and ruilin.
I cringed through the quintet and the quartet. by the end of both, I felt ready to shoot the first violinist. why? well the intonation firstly. somehow it seems that either she and the cellist or she and the pianist/violist have clashing As. next, the group dynamics didn't exist. they were just playing their individual parts without listening to the rest and the group sound was very ... loose? can't find the appropriate word. haha also they were quite stiff on stage erm they weren't feeling their music except for a few people.
OCTET! mendelssohn octet rocks, especially the presto. it's stuck in my head now, replaying over and over again; drives me nuts but beautiful melody and interesting harmony: potent mix. x) the energy of the octet players was simply... unbelievable. the seamless transitions from section to section too. a fitting way to end off the first half; if only -. the quintet and quartet was very disappointing, far below the standard set by last year's batch hohoho. xP
intermission: talked alot of rubbish, went to toilet because of pearl several times, saw my brother and congratulated him on playing well for riguadon and octet.
four seasons was rather intriguing, this being the first time I have heard the whole thing at once. I think the most memorable one was the summer movement, again because of the incredible energy and enthusiasm you could feel emanating from the players. summer was rather forgettable and AUTUMN! yay david you did well. not super fantastic. but good enough. thought you could've driven it more though. but overall quite satisfying.
yeah encore was summer from four seasons >< so boring compared to last year's hcjc/rjc concert which mr tan was conducting and his encore was hilarious xD ah well I'm hyper! as expected.
and I want to hear your voice just once more!
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