A good performance of Bach's Mass in B Minor will leave you exhausted, drained by the monumentality of Bach's musical and spiritual vision. A great performance will leave you exhilarated, as if the music itself had somehow done the hard work and left you with a powerful rush of vitality in its wake.
When the concert ended there was dead silence, a pause of 135 seconds before audience started to applaud.
Charles, how wonderful! :-) Is there any way for you to upload some video of it?
ReplyDeleteThank you, Lily. The poster picture is about the best I can do. Charles
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ReplyDeleteA good performance of Bach's Mass in B Minor will leave you exhausted, drained by the monumentality of Bach's musical and spiritual vision. A great performance will leave you exhilarated, as if the music itself had somehow done the hard work and left you with a powerful rush of vitality in its wake.
Wow, sounds wonderful!
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