12/16/2015

Piano Quintet by Shostakovitch



This music starts with a movement adopting counterpoint which sounds like a magnificient architecture. The slow movement expresses most harrowing sentiment. I have never listened such a beautiful music. The counterpoint technique is again used in most impressive way. The last movement pokes our surprise. It is a light touched music. What has Shostakovitch thought when he put such a movement for the last? Has he tried to balance the too grave emotion throughout the movements prior to it or had any political meaning as he has often confromted to? 

In this ensemble, Jansen, the most famous performer among them, is playing the 2nd violin part. It is unusual. Of course, the 2nd violin occupies the important position in this chamber music. But she could have played the 1st violin. Nevertheless, all members, including Jansen, seem to enjoy playing this piece. Jansen sometimes smiles at the other players during playing it. It must be a fun for them to play it, not just a work. They show how enjoyable it is to play chamber music together. As the tiltle of this video tells, they must be personally good friends as well as good company performers.

Enjoy this!    


2 comments:

  1. Shin, Very beautiful performances on your site here. Amy and I attend many concerts at Claremont College, given by the music school there. Very enjoyable. I do play the harpsichord (a Taskin, which I built), but am limited to playing Bach.

    Enjoyed our chat on 40 meters this evening. There was some QRM as someone was sending CQ right during your second transmission, and did not understand QRL.

    73 es cu agn, Paul K1TKL

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    1. Paul,

      Nice to see you again. I will google that college. It is good for you to be able to listen to music in concerts. When we get married years ago, we talked we could go to Tokyo for any concert if we wished. But it was too optimistic prospect. Only a couple of times. In the year of wdding. H moll Mass by Bach and several years ago clarinet quintet by Brahms. Both in Tokyo. Long tims has passed. Maybe, we could go and listen some good music in Tokyo again not too long from now. I love chamber music. Let's talk about the music we love in the next QSO. Best Season's Greetings to you.

      Shin

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