I was a little surprised, amused,and very slightly alarmed to see something from my Twitter feed reprinted in the current BBC Music Magazine (September issue- buy your copy today). I do always try to remember that, unlikely as it seems, people do read these things. Thanks to BBC Music Mag for frittering away a bit of your day reading my silliness. Much appreciated.
Funnily enough, when I typed that, I’d been practicing about 4 hours without a break, and was sweat-soaked, sore and with very raw fingers. I had every right at that moment to feel like a proper practice martyr. Seeing it re-posted, I feel like a student back at IU being overheard griping about practicing by one of my teachers. I feel like I’ve just been busted for slacking. I can just hear some voice of authority saying “Zee Kennets, zees ist vhy you vill neffer be a really great cellist!”
Anyway, to my colleagues at BBC Music, I now answer: Yes, I know all too well there isn’t…. But there must be…..
Ken practicing till his arm goes blurry
A hearty congratulations to the BBC for their ability to understand basic sarcasm. You can’t put anything past them.
Unless their response was a text-based dryness, in which case I am the one who deserves the congratulations for understanding sarcasm.
Thank you for destroying my communication skills, internet!
Erik, you threaten to lead us all into a vortex of irony and paradox. I think they got that I was joking, so therefore I think that I get that they are joking, which means I think that you get that they get that I was joking and that you therefore get that they were joking, unless of course, they didn’t get that I was joking in which I case I didn’t get that they weren’t joking.
Eez zat ze voice uff Janos Starker?
@lisa Hirsch
It was supposed to be more German than Hungarian, but Mr Starker always had a way of looking at even complete strangers as if they could have been practicing harder…..
On a more positive note (no pun intended!) the fact that they spend time following your tweets suggests they have a keen interest – and their comment will most likely result in you having more followers! Furthermore, I can confirm from direct experience the many hours of practice you do :)
Don’t worry we believe you. If you didn’t practice you wouldn’t have time to write copious notes on how practice was going…oh hang on…
I had read that Ken but assumed you had given permission to print. Just been to an amazing Tosca relayed from Met. It is good to see old warhorses reinvigorated with a new interpretation.