| Hi there,
It was a traditional baroque orchestra with gut strings. The set list was Adagio For Strings, Air G, Handal voice parts and some trumpted movements. Finale was Four Seasons, which quite frankly blew the other compositions away. You could practically see the wind, snow, birds, thunder etc. being conjured out of thin air by the instruments. The first movement of Spring can be quite irritating to hear on CD due to its chirpy manner and high register playing, but to hear it live it was complete different experience. Smooth, a great depth, and a wonder of stereo as the various players bounced passages off each other across the stage.
I've heard many baroque cd recordings and the violins always sound scratchy in the highs. In real life, the violin is super smooth even in high registers. Another thing I realised - with no amplification, the only way the lead violist can solo is if there is a space made for it in the composition! |