[CONCERT] Cambridge University Collegium Musicum: A Feast of Italia, West Rd 15.01.X

[tamaranth]

Corelli: Concerto Grosso | Locatelli: Christmas Concerto | Geminiani: La Folia | Vivaldi: Bassoon Concerto in C | Vivaldi: "Dresden" Concerto | Albinoni: Concerto for Two Oboes in C
The Geminiani was (despite the name) rather too solemn for me; but otherwise this was a joyous and uplifting concert.
Observations:
1) it's impossible to look calm and ecstatic whilst playing the bassoon (but, despite it being so obviously effortful, Inga Maria Klaucke played beautifully)
2) there's something timeless and iconic about woodwind soloists: they might've come off a Greek vase.
3) such evident pleasure, especially on the part of the director: not smugness or pride but simple pleasure in the music.

Comments

[elinor.livejournal.com]

1) it's impossible to look calm and ecstatic whilst playing the bassoon

This caused me to lol fr rl (having two of three parents who are bassonnists :-D )

[woolymonkey.livejournal.com]

So which was the first one with the oboe?
Confused monkey is confused.