This evening, still raining. One of my favourite directors, Claus Peter Flor, directing one of my favourite pieces, Beethoven’s Concerto for violin in Re maggiore op.61.This is a mind -blowing classical music experience, one of those which made me decide classical music was my scene. Certain parts of it cause me the Stendhal syndrome, I have trouble breathing, really they take your breath away. A violinist I didn’t know, very impressive from the word go. Dressed all in black, tall with an unusual long black coat à la Paganini? ( Answer to myself: actually Paganini’s coat was a bit shorter, but you get the gist , the drama was there) Whatever you thought about his rather theatrical fashion choices, the moment he started playing, you thought again, a real virtuoso. That he was playing a Guanieri del Gesu 1742 ,was an added bonus.
That was enough for me.I think after intense enjoyment you need some time to appreciate the feeling it leaves you with, not rush on to the next experience.I don’t like being in a hurry at a concert. As we say in English “Enough is as good as a feast”, but after the interval there was a piece by Bruckner, another of my favourites.
English that grows 
Beautiful music. I especially love the violin.
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It’s one of my favourites too
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