by Kenneth Woods | Jun 18, 2008 | A view from the podium
In the comments to my post on piano tuning, CB’s comment to the effect of– Have you ever actually tried to tune a piano? I think that would change your mind a bit – if you dont go mad. I spent a great deal of time in HS screwing around on Church pianos...
by Kenneth Woods | Jun 16, 2008 | A view from the podium
My recent posts on KZ and Franz Mohr have left me wanting to follow up with some of my own, rather inexpert, opinions on piano tuning. This may sound like an outrageous sacrilege, but I really struggle with the intonation of pianos, and I find myself very much at odds...
by Kenneth Woods | Jun 16, 2008 | A view from the podium
Classical Source, the online magazine of classical reviews and features, has an extensive audio interview with the Mahler scholar Henry-Louis de la Grange on their website here. The final volume of his epic Mahler biography (the new volume for is over 1500 pages) has...
by Kenneth Woods | Jun 13, 2008 | A view from the podium
While doing the dishes today, I overheard a report on the BBC about this weekend’s four day strike by truck drivers for Shell. I know it is bad form to pit the interests of unions against each other, but my ears did pick up when I heard that the base salary for the...
by Kenneth Woods | Jun 12, 2008 | A view from the podium, Music and Media
Courtesy of Oregon Public Broadcasting, here is a fascinating interview with long-time Steinway chief concert technician, Franz Mohr, who was also the personal piano technician to Horowitz. The program is called “A Life in Tune,” from OPB’s Think Out Loud. It’s a bit...
by Kenneth Woods | Jun 12, 2008 | A view from the podium
Coming up next week on the 22nd of June I will be performing the string orchestra version of a piece called “The Tall-Eared Fox and the Wild-Eyed Man,” by Michigan based composer Evan Chambers. It is a joyous hoot of a work, replete with manic fiddling, bagpipe music...
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