tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892518901229793031.post6114796994924897203..comments2013-12-11T01:07:14.777+11:00Comments on culture.politics.opinion: "Fresher and healthier ... than in many years" or a Swansong to life?CPOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03950328652979318263noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892518901229793031.post-90771420413994962202011-08-23T12:06:43.746+10:002011-08-23T12:06:43.746+10:00Ah, yes, I'm a big Noseda fan, tooAh, yes, I'm a big Noseda fan, tooCPOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03950328652979318263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892518901229793031.post-55715579093627050152011-08-04T22:09:18.961+10:002011-08-04T22:09:18.961+10:00Oh...and to illustrate my point. It was conducted ...Oh...and to illustrate my point. It was conducted 'athletically' by Thierry Fischer. Though 'vibratoless', I've never seen the bowing arms of the string players work so hard. In my opinion it worked. The intensity has to come from somewhere. Speaking of intense, Gianandrea Noseda's conducting of Listz' Dante Symphony was breathtaking...oh, if only the orchestra could have gone all the way with him! They were Brits afterall...need an inordinate amount of foreplay.<br /><br />Watch out for Marc Andre Dalbavie. His flute concerto was stunning. A 'real' 21st century composer... ;)dithuramboshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03927493105806912623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892518901229793031.post-17384399945268086182011-08-03T18:48:17.935+10:002011-08-03T18:48:17.935+10:00Thanks for the thoughts. Most interesting. Klemper...Thanks for the thoughts. Most interesting. Klemperer also conducted while seated near the end of his life. Another interesting character!CPOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03950328652979318263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7892518901229793031.post-54726844170983240652011-08-01T21:21:39.648+10:002011-08-01T21:21:39.648+10:00What struck me about Norrington's conducting w...What struck me about Norrington's conducting was that he was 'too old' for it. He conducted from a sitting position. Whether it is about Mahler's passing out of this world or not, it tars it with a different baton when conducted by someone who 'does' believe he doesn't have much time left-as seemed to be the case with Norrington. It was strangely cold and remote, which ironically may come from the fact that Norrington may identify with it too closely-or even sentimentally. Any 'drama' whether theatre or music needs some virility or life force. One must actively play against text or music to bring out the more passive emotions. Passivity - succumbing in any form - grief, sorrow, death - becomes indulgent if it is just 'expressed' as such.<br /><br />Another issue with the lack of vibrato was that it was very difficult for the orchestra to stay in tune and keep vitality through to the end of the note.<br /><br />I saw Beethoven done in exactly the same way, and while it was some fifteen minutes shorter than usual...it does seem that conductors are subject to fads and trends as much as anybody else in commercial fashion.dithuramboshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03927493105806912623noreply@blogger.com