I would have to say Itzhak Perlman was incredible even when I was sitting in the middle of the top balcony in BFE.
John Frederic West was the first live performance of vocal Wagner I had ever seen. Incredible that there are beings that are able to project their voice like he does. But then he sings a lot of Wagner from what I understand.
The last two are of my cello professor, Dr. Alan Smith (what? I feel loyal). First,when I was in 6th grade he performed Dvorak's Cello Concerto with the local community orchestra. This was the first time I had ever heard a cello live in my life, outside of HS people that played/tutored in the grade schools. I was sitting there realizing all a cello is capable of.
The second was in 1998 and was a pre-tour recital. His wife, Diana Smith was the pianist he performed with and she was amazing. The woman could do just about anything on a piano. And when they played it was intuitive and exactly together. I could see them actually playing together. Displaying how things should be . . .
Anyway. Those are mine.

Amys
John Frederic West was the first live performance of vocal Wagner I had ever seen. Incredible that there are beings that are able to project their voice like he does. But then he sings a lot of Wagner from what I understand.
The last two are of my cello professor, Dr. Alan Smith (what? I feel loyal). First,when I was in 6th grade he performed Dvorak's Cello Concerto with the local community orchestra. This was the first time I had ever heard a cello live in my life, outside of HS people that played/tutored in the grade schools. I was sitting there realizing all a cello is capable of.
The second was in 1998 and was a pre-tour recital. His wife, Diana Smith was the pianist he performed with and she was amazing. The woman could do just about anything on a piano. And when they played it was intuitive and exactly together. I could see them actually playing together. Displaying how things should be . . .
Anyway. Those are mine.

Amys
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/Music: The seminal performances.
12/09/2010 08:59:36 AM
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Re: /Music: The seminal performances.
12/09/2010 12:15:07 PM
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I haven't heard all that many live performances, or at least not ones that are really special...
12/09/2010 11:36:22 PM
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This seems like an oddly familiar question, but... you like Nightwish?
13/09/2010 02:56:41 AM
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Yep. Not that they're my favourite ever band, but I like them quite a bit.
13/09/2010 09:52:47 AM
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I saw Billy Joel in 1994 at the Palace of Auburn Hills (near Detroit).
13/09/2010 02:24:29 AM
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