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Concerts From the Library of Congress

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Rating: 4.3 out of 5 based on 155 reviews

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Rating: 4.3 out of 5 based on 155 reviews
  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    I fell in love with this great ensemble

    by kindhearted on 6/1/15Library of Congress - Washington

    Etienne Charles is an incredible artist who makes our world a better place. The musicians that were onstage are great masters. I never forget the countless hours of incredibly hard work that goes into becoming an artist who can improvise so beautifully with other musicians. Great jazz musicians have incredible ears and a very disciplined focus. The musicians on stage this past Friday are some of the greatest of our generation. I wanted to give all the guys a huge hug of thanks after the performance. I adore Etienne Charles and the heart that he wears when sharing his music with us. Each and every musician in the ensemble could easily present a concert of their own. I so much enjoyed each solo. I hope that the Library of Congress will start presenting more diverse music. Every so often, we will hear music that is not classical. I love classical music and quartets are a great love of mine. I don't want the Library to reduce the number of classical music concerts, but it would be lovely to hear more jazz. I would also love to hear some ethnic music concert, especially asian--Indian ( similar to jazz with its improv) and more.

  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    Pleasant Evening

    by FairfaxPete on 5/26/15Library of Congress - Washington

    A mixed bag of sonatas for three different combinations of instruments and a piano trio made for a good program. The music was mostly unfamiliar, rarely played Debussy and Ravel sonatas along with two new works by the Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho, one a LC commission. All were well played, though the two new pieces contained little memorable material. For those of us who thought we knew Debussy, his viola sonata was a bit of a revelation. His violin sonata, the only piece on the program familiar to me beforehand, was very well played. Ravel's unusual combination of viola and violin made for an interesting listening experience, though the work is probably not up to the highest standards of that composer. Overall, the combination made for a pleasant, if somewhat uneven concert experience.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    2000 flutes in the LOC which you can look at!

    by Roz25 on 5/9/15Library of Congress - Washington

    So exciting for an amateur flautist! to see some of the instruments and hear a great concert!

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    by Anonymous on 5/7/15Library of Congress - Washington

    As a flute player of 14 years, I found this lecture/performance fascinating. Seeing all of the historical flutes and hearing about their history was wonderful, and the woman who performed throughout was incredible.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Amazing Talent

    by Mus1kL0ver on 4/13/15Library of Congress - Washington

    I didn't love everything they played, but I loved the way they played it. Wu Han is always wonderful.

  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    Amazing concert

    by AlfAlf2 on 4/13/15Library of Congress - Washington

    I've been going to the LOC for a couple of years. This concert was the first one that was packed, and for a good reason... the musicians were pretty well known. I knew Daniel Hope from his collaboration with Max Richter on Vivaldi Recomposed and another album "Spheres". In this concert I discovered David Finckel (cello). It was a great concert with a beautiful encore.

  • Rating: 4 out of 5

    Fine Student Orchestra

    by FairfaxPete on 3/11/15Library of Congress - Washington

    The Curtis Chamber Orchestra tended to overwhelm the small auditorium at LC, a venue better suited to smaller ensembles, but the group is composed of excellent student musicians. One hopes they will all be able to find solo and orchestral positions commensurate with their talents upon graduation. The program was mostly a good one including a couple of "chestnuts," Prokofiev's Classical Symphony and Mozart's "Jupiter," along with two new works. One hopes for another hearing of Jennifer Higdon's viola concerto, well played in a premier performance with Diaz as soloist. Spano's song cycle was forgettable, though sung reasonably well given that the soprano needed to fight the orchestra for attention. Overall an enjoyable evening and one I would attend again given the opportunity.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Memorable

    by BozBoz on 3/10/15Library of Congress - Washington

    Except for a couple of cadence problems during a long evening, the young musicians of the Curtis Chamber Orchestra were nearly flawless. It was exciting to hear two repertory standards -- the Prokofiev Classical Symphony and the Mozart Jupiter Symphony -- and a couple of premieres performed so well. The soprano soloist was excellent, the Jennifer Higdon viola concerto deserves to be performed regularly, violist Roberto Diaz was outstanding, and Robert Spano showed grace, generosity, and talent conducting the young ensemble. Spano's Holderlin lieder, while recently completed, were oddly 19th century in character but enjoyable anyway. There were a couple of world-class musicians, and several future classical music stars, present on stage. . . . Not to quibble, but is it really necessary for the head of the Library's music division to introduce each concert?

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    Claremont Trio entertain as well as play

    by Hepburnly on 2/23/15Library of Congress - Washington

    These musicians are lovely and lively. Their music and their facial expressions and body movements are graceful yet help a viewer to appreciate the content of the music and the Trio's particular interpretation. An audience member comes away happy as well as moved.

  • Rating: 5 out of 5

    All-around outstanding program

    by Imnotme on 2/23/15Library of Congress - Washington

    The Claremont Trio is stunning in many ways. Fantastic musicians, an interesting selection of music, played with emotion, passion & grace.Watching The Claremont Trio perform had the feel of watching a ballet.