to the time of his wife’s death in 1920 indicated he was a romantic, often reflecting his mood in compositions. One example of this romanticism was his prolific number of works that he produced while they were married and that it is almost implied that he stopped writing works at the time of her death. The idea of Romanticism is also reflected in the instruments used in the second part of the performance. A harp and piano was brought out in addition to the guest cellist. The beginning of the second piece started with a trumpet and almost sounded as an announcement to the piece. One of the things that was apparent throughout this piece was the focus on clarity and purity. The piano and the harp, sometimes a wind instrument such as the flute, often led this texture of softness. In addition to the trumpet at the beginning were the sounds of guest cellist, Mr. Meneses. It is unquestionable that most of the audience attention was shifted to Mr. Meneses during the second act. One of the first things to notice was that there was no music stand, nor musical notes on front of Mr. Meneses. All the music played by him was from memory. His passion for the cello was demonstrated in his facial expressions and his undivided attention toward the work being played. If somehow an audience member did shift his attention from Mr. Meneses it would be to Mr. Mester. Even though Mr. Meneses was stuptifing the audience with a brilliant performance, the conductor was just as passionate and cautious at attention to detail as in the first work of the night. Mr. Meneses’ cello performance lasted approximately half an hour. To see, this much music played by memory, and the passion displayed was well worth the trip that night to the symphony.After his performance, Mr. Meneses was host to a well-deserved standing ovation from the crowd. It was then time for the intermission followed with the third and final performance of the night; a fe...
