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What is the most memorable concert that you had attended so far?
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I do not go to concert very often, maybe once or twice a year.
I listen to music mostly through my audio system as much as 4 hours a day.
The most memorable concert that I had attended is the solo recital by Nathan Milstein held at Auditorium of UC Berkely on 1983.
He is one of the virtuoso violinist of the 20th century.
But he was 79 when he played at the recital on 1983.
When he played Partita by Bach, it was not his best.
Although he showed some of his skills, he could not keep up with the fast tempo as much as I wanted.
But as soon as he started playing "
César Franck, Violin Sonata in A Major.
".
I just marveled at the sweet sound of violin.
I could realize why he is one of the virtuoso violinist of the 20th century.
He died on 1992 so it is now impossible to attend his live recital again.
How about you ladies and gentlemen?
What is the most memorable concert that you had attended?
I do not go to concert very often, maybe once or twice a year.
I listen to music mostly through my audio system as much as 4 hours a day.
The most memorable concert that I had attended is the solo recital by Nathan Milstein held at Auditorium of UC Berkely on 1983.
He is one of the virtuoso violinist of the 20th century.
But he was 79 when he played at the recital on 1983.
When he played Partita by Bach, it was not his best.
Although he showed some of his skills, he could not keep up with the fast tempo as much as I wanted.
But as soon as he started playing "
César Franck, Violin Sonata in A Major.
".
I just marveled at the sweet sound of violin.
I could realize why he is one of the virtuoso violinist of the 20th century.
He died on 1992 so it is now impossible to attend his live recital again.
How about you ladies and gentlemen?
What is the most memorable concert that you had attended?
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Over the decades, I've attended *thousands* of live performances, ranging from the New Lost City Ramblers, to the N. Y. Pro Musica, to Michala Petri, the Heifetz of the recorder, to Kathryn Tickell, OBE, the Heifetz of the Northumbrian smallpipes, to Felix Hell on the pipe organ, to bands like Chicago and the Eurythmics, to Bill Monroe & the Bluegrass Boys, to Natalie MacMaster, Cape Breton fiddler extraordinaire. Many were spectacular and very memorable. None, however, have ever exceeded The Bothy Band, who I *produced* in concert at a small community college in far western New York State in September of the year of '76. They were on a short, and mostly disastrous, tour, the only time they ever performed in the U. S. Nevertheless, their performance was like no other. It was Promethean—they brought fire to Earth. The Bothys had just recorded their second album, "Old Hag You Have Killed Me," two months earlier, and Kevin Burke was playing the fiddle. I'd turned out an audience of over 200 people in that small town, and no one, not even myself, had ever heard the like. After an opening set by Lew London, the Bothys played for 2 1/4 hours *without a break*, until 11:30 pm, and no one left. Half way through, they put down their instruments and sang their now famous a cappella piece "Fionnghuala" https://youtu.be/3aFAQvhA9kY When they were done, the audience sat in stunned silence for at least 10-15 seconds before the first person clapped, then they went nuts. I've never seen that happen in all of the years and all of the concerts I've attended since. And so it went. As I said, Promethean. |
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