The Concert Review Focusing on the Music you Heard

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Introduction
I attended the String Studio Recital that took place on Thursday, April 28th, 2016 at the Biard Recital hall, which was by far one of the best recitals I have ever attended since I enrolled into this classical music class. I got a musical experience of a lifetime and looking forward to the next one. The recital began with single instruments and ended up with a fantastic blend of good music to be appreciated all over the world from generation to generation. I also got a chance to see different nationalities blend their art of music together to come up with a spectacular musical display.
Francisco Tarrega (1852-1909)’s Lagrima (tear)
The string studio recital was held on April 28th, 2016 beginning with Francisco Tarrega (1852-1909)’s Lagrima (tear) piece of music performed by Thane Wilcox. A round of applause welcomed him on stage as he sat down and adjusted his seat for comfort. He performed the first half of this piece using the right hand technique which is the most standard piece for studying advanced uses of the right hand melodic rest strokes. He began with the rest strokes on the 8th finger where else everything else was free strokes. In the second half of the piece, he incorporated a chord and rest strokes and a sliding rest stroke which gave the piece a more exciting feel. The rest stroke and the base followed after then pushing down to the fifth string. This was followed by rest stroke and a split and then a top rest stroke. And because its three notes per string he used A Minor chords coming to an end with a smooth flesh tone.
Domingo Semenzato (1908-1993)’s Lagrima, Semenzato
The second piece was the Domingo Semenzato (1908-1993) piece composed by a Brazilian composer and guitarist. This was a slightly different piece from the Lagrima, a sad song, whereas the Semenzato piece is a dance piece meant to have a very strong rhythmic quality, pulse and accents on the beat. The piece became more intriguing as the speed increased followed by loops. The right hand fingering seemed a bit complicated and the rhythm unnatural to some. The tempo at which he plays sounds better no matter how faster or slower he went. I personally enjoyed this piece compared to the first one.
J.S Bach (1685-1750) baroque music, Sarabande
The double bass cello player, Robert Webster was next on stage performing the J.S Bach (1685-1750) baroque music; one of the most well-known dance formations in baroque music. This was followed by the 16th century court dance, the second movement which usually follows after. The last was the slowest, the Sarabande, a slower Spanish dance piece. The size of the double bass was ¾ size standard with an unbleached French bass bow as I noticed. There was resonance and purity of tone. It was a brilliant performance and interpretation. The technique on the high notes was p...