by Kenneth Woods | Sep 8, 2006 | A view from the podium
Busy day here at View From the Podium international headquarters. First, I must thank A.C. Douglas at Sounds and Fury for picking up my Mahler and Sibelius thread. Much appreciated! Second, I was delighted to see that the great Terry Teachout, arts critic of the...
by Kenneth Woods | Sep 8, 2006 | A view from the podium, Favorite posts, Mahler, Nuts and bolts
You’ll want to have a score of the piece handy while working through this essay. Here is a copy. It is well known that Sibelius’ approach to symphonic composition was intensely organic- in his mature music everything in a given piece grows from the same little...
by Kenneth Woods | Sep 7, 2006 | A view from the podium
I’ve tried to simplify the system for commenting on this blog. Previously, readers have had to register as users to comment, now anyone can comment as long as they provide a name and email address. However, your first comment is still held in a queue for approval....
by Kenneth Woods | Sep 7, 2006 | A view from the podium, Mahler, Nuts and bolts
Being a one himself, Mahler knew better than to trust conductors to know his intentions. Sibelius, on the other hand, famously said that if a performer needed to ask too many questions, they probably shouldn’t play his music. Think for a moment of Mahler’s “versions”...
by Kenneth Woods | Sep 5, 2006 | A view from the podium, Nuts and bolts
Studying a Mahler score is great conducting lesson. Studying a Sibelius score is a great composition...
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