Stravinsky Concert - January 24th

The Minnesota Orchestra and
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
January 24, 2010 - Benson Great Hall
Conductor: Osmo Vänskä



Program:
The Star Spangled Banner (arranged by Igor Stravinsky)
Jeu de Cartes (The Card Game)
Danses Concertantes for Chamber Orchestra
Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rite of Spring)

A superb afternoon of music. I'm very glad to be a SPCO season ticket holder. Some random thoughts about the concert:
• I learned that I like early Stravinsky (pre-1915) better than his later works.
• While the usual SPCO concerts are just perfect for Benson Great Hall, this event was too big for the venue. The orchestra barely fit and the room seemed small for the combined orchestra pieces. Parking was also an atrocious problem.
• Listening to some Stravinsky pieces (re form) is a bit like listening to a very long run-on sentence or "stream of consciousness" story.
• I like the first movement of Rite of Spring. The second movement? Not so much.