Thursday 31 October 2019

PLAY ABOUT A TUNE


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ezvj-De6bxY&fbclid=IwAR0uyxbTqC-zDHCpnGNR3_CC86j2wRTL8wybjyXcqd-INI-5eJYdYZzKqS0

PLAY ABOUT A TUNE
Revelation for me that this sort of improvisation centred on a popular tune is in vogue in western classical music. However, there is a repetitiveness that is a trifle wearisome which seems to indicate a certain paucity of musical ideas in the performer unlike the boy Mozart who was overflowing with imaginative ideas that ever manifested in marvellous improvisation. The comparison for sure is unfair but is being made to highlight the stated point. Nonetheless, the deftness of musical elaboration round the central tune is commendable as is the felicity of the overall performance. It has indeed been an eye-opener.
Written by Sugata Bose

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