FalconP
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Tell us the best concerts, shows or gigs you've been last year -- of any type of music, including classical.
For me:
Muzsikas and Marta Sebestyen -- This Hungarian folk group gave a splendid, spirited performance of the music they've gathered in the Transylvian region, at the same time highlighting the influence of the music to the works of Bartok and Kodaly. The pure, crystal-clear voice of Marta Sebestyen mesmerised the audience, and to my surprise she was also a decent performer of folk flute.
Evelyn Glennie -- The praise I heard about this Scottish performer of percussion instrument was so outrageous that I have concluded that it was all hype, perhaps attributable to the fact that she was almost completely deaf. But when I saw her performance, my boy she was simply MAGICAL. I was never a big fan of percussion instruments, and the pieces she played were totally unknown to me, yet I was totally taken by the performance: the finesse, the wonderful graduation of dynamics, the super-human speed, the versatility...I had better not join the rank of hypers, but should Glennie come to a town near you, do see her.
Mísia -- The second time I see this wonder Portugese fado singer in concert. This time she performed a series of new songs from her latest album. These songs, with music provided by Portugese composer Carlos Paredes, transended the boundary of traditional fado, and they've found an excellent expression in Mísia's voice with its searing intensity (although she did overkill occasionally) Mísia's friendly stage personalities provided a comfortable respite between the often tragic songs.
For me:
Muzsikas and Marta Sebestyen -- This Hungarian folk group gave a splendid, spirited performance of the music they've gathered in the Transylvian region, at the same time highlighting the influence of the music to the works of Bartok and Kodaly. The pure, crystal-clear voice of Marta Sebestyen mesmerised the audience, and to my surprise she was also a decent performer of folk flute.
Evelyn Glennie -- The praise I heard about this Scottish performer of percussion instrument was so outrageous that I have concluded that it was all hype, perhaps attributable to the fact that she was almost completely deaf. But when I saw her performance, my boy she was simply MAGICAL. I was never a big fan of percussion instruments, and the pieces she played were totally unknown to me, yet I was totally taken by the performance: the finesse, the wonderful graduation of dynamics, the super-human speed, the versatility...I had better not join the rank of hypers, but should Glennie come to a town near you, do see her.
Mísia -- The second time I see this wonder Portugese fado singer in concert. This time she performed a series of new songs from her latest album. These songs, with music provided by Portugese composer Carlos Paredes, transended the boundary of traditional fado, and they've found an excellent expression in Mísia's voice with its searing intensity (although she did overkill occasionally) Mísia's friendly stage personalities provided a comfortable respite between the often tragic songs.
