If you’re in Toronto or Miami you still have a chance to get to the last two concerts of the master. Hurry up — it’s worth it.
In new York the famous BG gave as much as two concerts. One, so to speak, the official Beacon Theatre. And the second in a modest sized Washington park, on the street, for a small number admirers. Both were great.
Most importantly, the guest of honor was clearly enjoying what he does and it affected the atmosphere of the performances.
The Beacon theatre is a historic place on Broadway (74-th street). It was opened in 1929 as a movie theater, plus, the scene was planned to submit to the vaudeville. Today it is one of one of the leading music institutions in new York, which reports Madison Square Garden. Here are the best events of the city, for example, here celebrated its 60th anniversary of sting, there were three of the famous ceremony of the award “Tony”. In General, the BG was in good company.
photo by Marina Sokolovskaya
Some time ago someone wanted this place to turn into a night club. But the mayor’s office imposed a ban on the grounds that it would harm the architecture of the building. Then, in 2009, in the “Beacon” had a major overhaul — removed the old plaster and wood back panels to their original appearance. Today, the building looks exactly the same as almost hundred years ago.
The stage before the concert was very unusual four lamp on wooden tables, potted palms. Above all this hung a picture of a deity, reminiscent of the Hindu, was music that I wanted to stand up and slowly tightening: “hare Krishna…”.
Well we scared you? asked Grebenshchikov, when they read the burial service, the first three songs, and hinting at the picture and the music. “Yes!” cried room. Well, as usual, slowly, slowly said the master. — That’s what we wanted.
To shoot in this room on phone or camera is prohibited — the rules hang in the lobby and miss it is impossible. But fans were not to hold the room number flashes and the glowing screens of the gadgets resembled a stadium with millions of flashes. First the guards tried to stop it, and then just spat it was impossible. As to seat the audience.
Exactly in the middle of the concert the audience stood up to dance and never sat down.
Exactly in the middle of the concert, which lasted slightly more than two hours, the song of “Cups” (“Everyone says you can’t drink, and I say that I will!”) the audience stood up to dance and never sat down. The second part of the concert, the audience listened standing, sometimes dancing. By the way the dance was like a mix of rock-n-roll and Irish step, which is not surprising — the second was introduced by the music of one of the best flutists Brian Finnegan’s world.
The musician of group “the Aquarium” — a native of Ireland. For the twelfth year in a row it works with the Grebenshikov, which constantly arrives in Moscow on rehearsal. In his improvisations clearly slipped the theme of folk music and the audience couldn’t feel it. During the concert Brian uses more than a dozen flutes and Westlaw (longitudinal flute with six holes on the front side, widely used in folk music of Ireland and Scotland).
BG clearly enjoying what was happening — he talked warmly with the audience, said, for example, the song “Time Nai….Xia” became a hit on YouTube, and they apparently know nothing about creativity — in fact it didn’t even plan to include in the new album. But after a week the video for this song, taken outside the Studio, six iPhones, received over a million views, revised its opinion and, perhaps, this work will be the main song of the album.
“Aquarium” off — the violinist Andrew Surotdinov bow with hanging bunches of horsehair and assistants on the stage had no-no to go out and cut them.
“Aquarium” off — the violinist Andrew Surotdinov bow with hanging bunches of horsehair and assistants on the stage had no-no to go out and cut them. The audience went wild. Somehow, in the middle of the concert on the stage began to leave the audience with flowers — a passage for them had not been closed. And in the short breaks between songs on stage stretched people.
Why and for whom BG decided to sing in the square in the center of Manhattan remained a secret. But it was just very close. Before heading to Toronto, “Aquarium” set up the machine directly in the Park near Union square and the audience was able to break away in the second round. However, in contrast to the official concert, where he sang BG for an encore on the street without him — the musicians did not even have the extra minutes to chat with fans.
After Toronto will be Miami on Thursday evening “Aquarium” will be there. You still have time to buy tickets.
