Mozart Concert Report

The concert I attended was “Khaner Plays Mozart” performed by The Philadelphia Orchestra. This performance took place at The Kimmel Center for the Performing arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at 2 in the afternoon on March 18, 2016. Verizon Hall, which is located in The Kimmel Center, has seating for 2,500 people. I do not know how many people were in attendance, but not every seat was filled in Verizon Hall. Majority of the audience was elderly people with a few younger adults and several students were present as well. The two classical music pieces I heard were Mozart’s Flute Concerto No. 1 in G major, K. 313 and Haydn’s Symphony No. 83 in G minor. The first two pieces were performed by J.S. Bach and C.P.E. Bach. Following intermission …show more content…
83 in G minor entitled “The Hen.” A symphony usually contains four movements. Haydn wrote over 100 symphonies throughout his lifetime that were light hearted and full of energy. Symphony No. 83 was one of the six Paris symphonies that Haydn wrote. This symphony is given the title “The Hen,” but it was not given by Haydn. The symphony is written in G minor, which is not typical of Haydn, majority of Haydn’s symphonies were written in major keys and major tonalities. The first movement was Allegro Spiritoso. As the dynamic level went up, so did the tempo go up. The first theme was slow and sounded more sad and depressing compared to the second theme that was more lively and was written in G major. The second movement was andante. The second movement was slow and lyrical as we would have supposed for a typical Haydn symphony. The third movement was Menuet: Allegretto. The expected minuet and trio followed the graceful and relaxing second movement. There was a clear distinction between the mibuet and trio in this piece. The tempo varied throughout this movement from a walking speed to a fast speed. The fourth movement was Vivace. The final movement was very fast and lively and ended the symphony in a very cheerful and happy