On Wednesday, October 28th, 2015 I had the privilege to see Angela Hewitt play some of the most challenging and beautiful music ever composed. Her performance of Bach’s work rendered me speechless at the talent I was witnessing before me and sort of disappointed in myself for never being able to learn how to play…
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When I first heard that our class was going to a piano recital, I wasn’t really sure how that would really play into “the Arts of New York.” But once I sat in the audience and saw Ms. Hewitt come out with such finesse and confidence, I knew that this was going to be a…
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Angela Hewitt’s performance of the “Art of Fugue” was an impressive display of musical talent, memorization, and pure human endurance. I took piano lessons from kindergarten to second grade and I remember the time and effort it took to memorize and perform Beethoven’s, “Ode to Joy”. This is hardly comparable to Hewitt’s accomplishment; however, it…
Continue ReadingAngela Hewitt and The Art of Fugue Review: Audience Allure Audience Allure
Maintaining proficient command of an audience throughout the duration of a performance can be an arduous ordeal which often seems overwhelming to almost every performer, exclusive to those who emit airs of natural charisma and produce works that whet their audience’s desire for their works from the beginning of a performance. Angela Hewitt and her…
Continue ReadingA Musical Marathon: The Art of Fugue Review
I had no idea what to expect from this performance while walking into the Concert Hall of the 92nd Street Y. Our class discussion the day before the recital shed some light on what a ‘fugue’ is, but as Ms. Hewitt began to give a description of each “contrapunctus” I became clueless once again. I’m…
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