[转帖]3月31日John Williams在CA演奏会观后感

wangjianguo

Reivew: JW at the McCallum Theater, Palm Desert, CA
Hi all!

I saw John Williams when he played at the McCallum Theater in Palm Desrt, CA last March 31. I drove over 200 miles for the whole trip but it was worth it as this was my first JW concert.

He changed a few pieces in the printed program, here's what he played:

From a bird (six sketches) - John Williams
Asturias - Albeniz
Torre Bermeja - Albeniz
Koyumbaba - Carlo Domeniconi

Intermission

Pasaje "Los Caujaritos" - Ignacio "Indio" Figueredo
El Tortumo - Benito Canonico
Como Llora una Estrella - Antonio Carillo
Los perdices - Pedro Lopez
Angostura - Antonio Lauro
El Diablo Suelto - Heraclio Fernandez
Salve - Vicente Emilio Sojo
Romanza - Antonio Lauro
Recuerdos dela Alhambra - Tarrega
La ultima cancion - Agustin Barrios Mangore
Julia Florida - Agustin Barrios Mangore
Seis por derecho - Antonio Lauro

encore: Preludio del Adios (I don't remember the composer's name)

Solid technique and relaxed stage presence, just like what I've seen on his video documentary. He tore into each piece just as soon as he sat down from entering the stage.

He played a newer Smallman with the armrest, and he was amplified with what looked like an AKG C414 condenser and 2 JBL wedge monitors placed to the rear of the stage. From where my wife and I sat, his sound was muddy and nowhere near the sound of his recordings. This is the 2nd Smallman I heard in concert, the first being Ben Verdery's, and I would have to say that I like BV's tone better, even when he used a pickup to play his composition with loop delay.

Another peeve that night, the audience didn't know when to applaud! For the first few pieces, JW rushed through the pieces just to beat the audience from clapping mid-piece! That destroyed the Sketches and Albeniz pieces for me. Good thing JW had a handheld mic onstage which he used to talk to the audience and he more or less gave the duration of the following pieces so
people can more or less estimate when to clap.

In summary, I was glad to have finally seen JW in concert. I don't always agree with his iterpretations but there's no denying that he's a SUPERB guitarist and deserves his place in the CG world. Where other people would want to give up playing after seeing him, I couldn't wait to get home and start practicing!

Warm regards,
PERF DE CASTRO

wangjianguo

other information:John Williams will be performing at the Bushnell theater in Hartford, CT, U.S.A. April 13, 7:30PM ESTGuitar Events in Southern California ：http://www.ocgc.org/SoCalEvents.htm

ddx68

    长老啊，全部是豆牙脚脚，看不懂啊。论坛上有英文翻译吗？给翻译一下啊。

ddx68

    长老啊，全部是豆牙脚脚，看不懂啊。论坛上有英文翻译吗？给翻译一下啊。

ddx68

    长老啊，全部是豆牙脚脚，看不懂啊。论坛上有英文翻译吗？给翻译一下啊。

JoeNo1

以下是引用wangjianguo在2005-4-5 21:57:49的发言：

other information:
John Williams will be performing at the Bushnell theater in Hartford, CT, U.S.A. April 13, 7:30PM EST
Guitar Events in Southern California ：
http://www.ocgc.org/SoCalEvents.htm

谢斑竹！
我孤陋寡闻，在家门口有这么多活动我都不知道，惭愧～～～ 没准哪天开车栽瞌睡把 J. Williams 的车给撞了～～～
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