Concert Report 2
On Friday, February 28, 2020, at 7:00-8:30 pm, I was privileged to attend a concert. Beethoven Chamber Series III held in Dr. Wayne S. Hertz Concert Hall at CWU Jerilyn S. McIntyre Music Building, located at 1309 North Alder Street, Ellensburg, WA. The players’ in the concert were: Carrie Rehkopf, violin; John Michel, cello and Eduard Zilberkant, piano. The performances were welcome, with lots of praise and enthusiasm.
Dr. Wayne S. Hertz Concert Hall at CWU Jerilyn S. McIntyre Music Building, Ellensburg (Hull, 2017), is located in central Washington University. The 600-seat hall opened in 1964 and named after the Hertz Hall concert hall in the Jerilyn S. McIntyre Music Building after the long-time educator, who died in 1996. Both the acoustical and visual qualities of the building have raised the values for educational facilities in the country. The debut 600 seat concert hall offers a unique environment for melodic performances. Having been planned with a “no concession” approach, each sit in the house gives absurd sonic aspects. With modifiable curtains, manifestation occasions can be modified depending on the auditory aspiration effect. The audience that attended the concert was ranging from 20-50 years of age as many are lovers of classical music, so they came to learn more about the musical talents of Kairos (Carrie Rehkopf and John Michel) as well as pianist Eduard Zilberkant. And different musical instruments used in their live performances. During the presentations, I noted that Majority have just been hearing of Ludwig van Beethoven’s recordings, but they now wanted to listen to them and enjoy their live performance. Others came because they wanted to chat with their friends as they are not much into music; seemingly, they enjoy the ambiance in the Dr. Wayne S. Hertz Concert Hall at CWU Jerilyn S. McIntyre Music Building.
The performers were in the year-long celebration of Beethoven’s 250th birthday. The Kairos (Carrie Rehkopf and John Michel) is joined by pianist Eduard Zilberkant to present Beethoven’s Violin and Cello Sonatas. Yamaha performing artist Eduard Zilberkant and Kairos, the chamber ensemble-in-residence at Central Washington University (Wallen, 2017) and Icicle Creek Center for the Arts, resume the series they started in the fall. They juxtapose some of Beethoven’s early violin sonatas with his late period cello sonatas. In these last sonatas, the three express how Beethoven transfigures traditional sonata structures for more cherished appearance and dramatic effects. Though there were no particular soloists, the performance of Carrie Rehkopf, the violinist, John Michelon, the cello player, and Eduard Zilberkant, the pianist, was on stage. Ludwig van Beethoven’s -12 Variations on “See the conquering hero comes,” WoO 45,12 Variations on “Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen,” Op. 66,Ludwig van Beethoven – Violin Sonata No. 1 in D major, Op. 12 No. 1, and Ludwig van Beethoven – Cello Sonata No. 4 in C Major, Op. 102 No. 1.
There were no meticulous soloists, but the performance which aroused me was by Ludwig van Beethoven – Violin Sonata No. 1 in D major, Op. 12 No. 1 and Ludwig van Beethoven– Cello Sonata No. 4 in C Major, Op. 102 No. 1 selections. For Beethoven – Violin Sonata No. 1 in D major, Op. 12 No. 1, the recording kicks off with a slow tempo from the start to the end. The texture of the song carried me away by the melodies in the musical instruments that add the beautiful sound to the recording as well as I heard the very low basses that combine the rich tone to the record. For the record Cello Sonata No. 4 in C Major, Op. 102 No. 1, the tempo is slow at the start but changes to allegro towards the end of the song. The instruments are loud, and there are lots of vibratos, producing an exciting timbre that is very vivid and allows expressing the sensation of the song powerfully. The texture of this song is homophonic as the instrumental accompaniments work together throughout the song.
Through the experience of hearing from the Kairos (Carrie Rehkopf and John Michel) as well as pianist Eduard Zilberkant’s performance, I could comprehend the talents, and I feel that I have a greater understanding of classical music in general. I figured out the expertise for all, and I feel more satisfied being able to dissect portions of classical music compositions.