The musical highlight of our trip so far was a fantastic concert at the Palacio de Bellas Artes. The program was a Bach double violin concerto for chamber orchestra, a Mozart symphony, and a Brahms violin concerto.
Here is the instrumentation. The bassoonists were quite good.
Bach
2 violin soloists
4 1st violins
4 2nd violins
2 violas
2 cellos
1 bass
1 harpsichord
Mozart
9 1st violins
9 2nd violins
8 violas
8 cellos
4 bass
1 flute
2 oboes
2 bassoons
2 French horns
2 trumpets
1 timpani
Brahms
1 violin soloist
10 1st violins
10 2nd violins
8 violas
8 cellos
8 basses
2 flutes
2 oboes
2 clarinets
2 bassoons
4 French horns
2 trumpets
1 timpani
After the concert, we went up the nearby Torre Latinoamericano, which was the tallest building in Latin America at one time. Here are four views, from East to North to West to South.
We topped off our visit to Mexico City with another museum - this one all about chocolate (xocolatl).
Here are some street scenes:
Here is the instrumentation. The bassoonists were quite good.
Bach
2 violin soloists
4 1st violins
4 2nd violins
2 violas
2 cellos
1 bass
1 harpsichord
Mozart
9 1st violins
9 2nd violins
8 violas
8 cellos
4 bass
1 flute
2 oboes
2 bassoons
2 French horns
2 trumpets
1 timpani
Brahms
1 violin soloist
10 1st violins
10 2nd violins
8 violas
8 cellos
8 basses
2 flutes
2 oboes
2 clarinets
2 bassoons
4 French horns
2 trumpets
1 timpani
Stained glass ceiling
Stained glass curtain
After the concert, we went up the nearby Torre Latinoamericano, which was the tallest building in Latin America at one time. Here are four views, from East to North to West to South.
We topped off our visit to Mexico City with another museum - this one all about chocolate (xocolatl).
This room had chocolate as the wall treatment.
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