by Kenneth Woods | Jun 9, 2009 | A view from the podium, Mahler, Nuts and bolts
Surrey Mozart Players Saturday, June 13 2009 Holy Trinity Church Guildford Beethoven- Leonore Overture no. 2 Ginasterra- Harp Concerto Victoria Davies, harp Schumann- Symphony no. 4 in D minor (final version) What can I say- citizens of Guildford, get off your butts...
by Kenneth Woods | Feb 19, 2009 | A view from the podium, Mahler
Well, in just a few hours, I’ll be in Pendleton for our first rehearsal for this concert cycle. Like many rural orchestras, we have a couple of rehearsals with just our local core musicians, then bring in the rest of the orchestra for the weekend of the concert. In a...
by Kenneth Woods | Feb 13, 2009 | A view from the podium, Mahler, Mahler- Performer's Perspective
As a follow-up to my post on the volume level of the last note of the first movement of Mahler 5, I wanted to come back to the obvious parallel with the last note of the 2nd movement. The note in question is a single eighth-note a-natural on the timpani, marked...
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...
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...
by Kenneth Woods | Jan 28, 2009 | A view from the podium, Mahler, Nuts and bolts
A Mahler V query from the mailbag- Question for your thoughts…8 bars before rehearsal 2 in movement 1 the trombones are marked “schwer.” However, that figure isn’t marked like any other time in the movement that I see. The insane stickler for...
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