by Kenneth Woods | Sep 30, 2009 | A view from the podium
Now, that’s a program…. It’s a Bloch anniversary year, but you wouldn’t know it in most of the musical world. He deserves better! Strauss 2nd Horn Concerto= Heaven. Beethoven 7- perfection…. Be there...
by Kenneth Woods | Sep 30, 2009 | A view from the podium
I’ve never been able to find any decent footage of Dimitri Mitropoulos conducting. This film just appeared on YouTube on Sept 3rd, so I’m guessing I’m not the only one who hasn’t seen it before. I’ve got a lot of friends who played for a...
by Kenneth Woods | Sep 29, 2009 | A view from the podium, Music and Media
There is a lot of thoughtful commentary out there this week on conducting and conductorships, orchestra health and other related topics. Ex- Chicago Symphony boss and industry guru, who always seems to have a sensible take on things, takes on the VERY thorny question...
by Kenneth Woods | Sep 29, 2009 | A view from the podium, Nuts and bolts
I take a certain perverse pleasure in the fact that there seems to be widespread confusion on exactly what my take is on Historically Informed Performance. Of course, my skeptical opinions on some well-known HIP-ster conductors (only one, really) are well documented...
by Kenneth Woods | Sep 29, 2009 | A view from the podium
For some time, I’ve been meaning to offer up a list of pieces that pose special dangers to conductors and librarians. These are works that exist in more than one version or edition, where an incompatible set of parts can mean more than just a frustrating rehearsal...
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