tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post6565364767978773482..comments2024-03-26T07:58:59.761+00:00Comments on I'll think of something later: Oehlenschläger's (and Nielsen's) AladdinDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-64114849701321451312017-09-04T02:33:03.532+01:002017-09-04T02:33:03.532+01:00Yet another enticing post from you, and another pi...Yet another enticing post from you, and another piece wholly new to me. I have the Rozhdestvensky cued up and look forward to a listen. About playing from memory, I would think it would be freeing, unless, of course, memory fails. I remember a young student performing Ligeti's Devil's Staircase and getting stuck at a particular point. He dove back in, tried again, twice more, as I recall, with the same result. His professor called out to him to take a break and come back after intermission, but the student shook his head no, then sat for a minute or two, composed himself, and picked up where he'd left off to achieve, this time, a successful completion of the piece. Needless to say, we were a friendly crowd and cheered him for his gumption, if nothing else. But I did wonder whether he'd set the bar for himself unnecessarily high by trying to play the piece, a monster no matter what, from memory.Susan Scheidhttps://prufrocksdilemma.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-80807996063269284752017-09-03T19:37:56.101+01:002017-09-03T19:37:56.101+01:00Yes, without scores and from memory. It is - but a...Yes, without scores and from memory. It is - but audiences and players alike testify to the difference. For conductors and soloists it's a personal thing - one shouldn't condemn them for using scores, but without can be freeing. Mirga, for example, certainly wasn't showing off in the CBSO Prom when she conducted Beethoven without, Stravinsky and Barry with. Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-84660963931774790192017-09-03T19:11:56.705+01:002017-09-03T19:11:56.705+01:00Does "from memory" mean without scores? ...Does "from memory" mean without scores? And is this really a fashion? Many conductors conduct without scores (it is said that that is why Karajan fell out of favour with Hitler, having made some mistake ) and some lovers of church music like my late mother cannot see the need for a conductor at all. But the musicians playing from memory ?? .........I can well understand that it " seems to make a difference ".....Most Puzzled. David Damantnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-44116394950551605072017-09-03T10:01:01.927+01:002017-09-03T10:01:01.927+01:00Nielsen's Aladdin Suite should be a hit with e...Nielsen's Aladdin Suite should be a hit with everyone. Two young Latvians came with me to Pärnu: one was completely converted to classical music and has played a recording of the music over and over again. Any of the movements would make a perfect concert encore; which one would depend on whether you want to lower or increase the temperature. Good on young Mr Prior - Canada should take Nielsen to its heart.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-35065794856940117672017-09-02T23:53:15.080+01:002017-09-02T23:53:15.080+01:00Oh you do like to lead me down paths of Itunes unr...Oh you do like to lead me down paths of Itunes unrighteousness don't you??? Alexander Prior, a young Scottish conductor, who is a friend of a friend programmes Nielsen quite often in his concerts. He's with the Edmonton Symphony and I'm sure he's making sure the good citizens of that city are hearing from the Scandinavian masters. Willymhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03652532356102638621noreply@blogger.com