It was an average October night for me while living the college life, sitting in my room cramming for as many exams and essays as possible while listening to Frédéric Chopin’s Op. 9 No. 2 on my iPod. I was so emerged in the music that was nearly being force-fed into my ears that I decided to look into a future classical music concert in my area for not only my personal enjoyment, but for a desirable grade alike. A quick Google search led me to Tchaikovsky’s Fifth, a symphony that I have been fond of but not yet had the pleasure of hearing, arriving very soon to an area near me. If I knew what I would be experiencing at this concert, I would make sure every box on my calendar with a corresponding date to the future concerts held at Sacramento …show more content…
5”, conducted by Michael Christie with the violinist Karen Gomyo. In my opinion this was the pièce de résistance of the concert in its entirety. The absurd amount of emotion that Tchaikovsky was capable of evoking from his listeners was enough to make me fall in love with this work despite Tchaikovsky’s hatred of this piece from the time that it was created. It is apparent that this was created during Tchaikovsky’s falling off point before of the 10 year period that took place between his 4th and his 5th symphony. Despite the creator’s resentment felt towards this piece, it still became one of his most popular works, and for good reason. This symphony has four movements, beginning with Adante. The orchestra consisted of three flutes, two oboes, two clarinets, two bassoons, four horns, two trumpets, three trombones, tuba, timpani, and strings. The lights in the room eventually dim once again, showing an indication of what is soon to come. The main things that are immediately apparent in the first movement are the strings and woodwinds that play in a seemingly rubato and allegro tempo. Beginning with piano dynamics it eventually becomes mezzo forte. This movement presented me with the feeling of warmth and happiness, knowing the events that this movement is setting up will be