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Mahler 5- The butler may have done it, but I bet he had help, and I bet he feels bad about it

by Kenneth Woods | Feb 11, 2009 | A view from the podium, Favorite posts, Mahler, Nuts and bolts

“How many scores of Mahler 5 do you own?” came the beleaugered inquirey from one who knows the ins and outs of our library budget here at Vftp International Headquarters. The reluctant answer is “over four.” I’ve got the Dover (useless for performance, but interesting...

Mahler 5- It was NOT all just a damn dream

by Kenneth Woods | Feb 5, 2009 | A view from the podium, Favorite posts, Mahler, Nuts and bolts

Feb, 2009: I’m deeply immersed in the score of Mahler 5 these days, as our performance of it with the Best Damn Redneck Orchestra on Earth is fast approaching, and I’m hoping to write as much as I can about what I’m discovering and what is challenging, perplexing and...
Schumann’s hidden masterpiece

Schumann’s hidden masterpiece

by Kenneth Woods | Sep 20, 2008 | A view from the podium, Explore the Score, Favorite posts, Nuts and bolts

It’s a bit of a cliché to say that an artist bared his or her soul in a work of art. One of the few pieces I can think of for which that expression is truly apt is the Schumann Violin Concerto, which we are doing next week with the English Symphony Orchestra and...

Go on!

by Kenneth Woods | May 23, 2008 | A view from the podium, Favorite posts, Nuts and bolts, Performing Life

I’ve recently been following a somewhat heated discussion of the attacca- the musical practice of joining two movements of a multi-movement work without pause. Surprisingly, many musicians cannot seem to agree on the definition of an attacca. In fact, the true...

Tod und Verklarung- a study in hope

by Kenneth Woods | Apr 24, 2008 | A view from the podium, Favorite posts, Nuts and bolts

I’m feeling a little frustrated at my current blogging output- it is just that time of year when one has to answer emails or one doesn’t work in the year to come…. Oh yes, there is also music to learn…. I’ve already shared a few thoughts about Brahms 1 in expectation...

A cold sandwich and a beer…. in…. The Twilight Zone

by Kenneth Woods | Jan 25, 2008 | A view from the podium, Favorite posts, Performing Life

Somehow, no matter how many times I’ve been here or how many advertures and surprises those trips have held, there always seems to be some shock, some moment of divine cognitive dissonance on my arrival to Pendleton, Oregon. Perhaps the nearby Blue Mountains cast some...
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