So yeah, I've skimped off on the blogs over the past couple days... >.<
But anyway, there's nothing I can do about that now- so let's get right into it!
One of the pieces I got to see the DSO perform Saturday evening was Mozart's Symphony No. 35 "Haffner." I've always liked Mozart for his Salzburg Symphonies, but before Saturday night I'd never heard this one before. I liked hearing this symphony a lot because I found it easy to listen to all the parts at once. It made me smile when I heard ascending melodic lines and a descending bass line at the same time- it's just a small idea, but it adds a lot more interest than the melodic and bass lines moving together. And of course, as a violinist, I loved to hear the focus on the strings :)
One of my friends described this piece as "Simple, with a bit of elegance"
So enjoy!
The Vienna Philharmonic, led by Karl Bohm
I. Allegro Con Spirito
II. Andante
III. Menuetto
IV. Presto
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