Sentences with phrase «violin concerto»

Many ecologists think that the point of performance is the exhibition of skill and exertion, rather like imagining that we like a violin concerto because the violinist has to sweat to play it fast enough.»

His violin concerto, K. 219 in A minor for example, was first performed here in December 1775.

As he says in the documentary that came out in 2008 about his life, «When you see a one - handed violinist play the Tchaikovsky violin concerto, you can always say, there's a story behind the notes.»

Writer / director Terence Davies (adapting the 1952 play by Terence Rattigan) takes the scenario for what it is and plays it — along with the Samuel Barber violin concerto that serves as the film's score — at the appropriate, amplified level.

Viewers may initially feel as though they're hearing the world's tiniest violin concerto as Rachel bemoans the fact that her highly paid, prestigious work bores her, but Bell, whose comic timing and Diane - Keaton - meets - Buster - Keaton charm ought to have secured her a bigger acting gig by now, doesn't condescend to her character's malaise.

With two 8 - inch subwoofers, this system won't make your Beethoven violin concertos sound perfect, but you will feel the canon fire in Tchaikovsky's «1812 Overture.»

Not exact matches

Over the last 25 years, Glass has composed operas, symphonies, piano concertos, concertos for violin, piano, timpani, and saxophone quartet and orchestra; soundtracks for films, and works for experimental theater, solo piano and organ.