by Kenneth Woods | Oct 26, 2007 | A view from the podium, Haydn
There is an interesting piece in Slate magazine today comparing Haydn and Mozart, which is well worth a read. The author, Erik Tarloff, has some very nice and valid points, however I still think that looking at Haydn primarily as a composer of reason and balance...
by Kenneth Woods | Oct 24, 2007 | A view from the podium, Performing Life
There are plenty more books to be written about musicians and pain. It’s easy to forget when you see people on stage in penguin suits and evening gowns that music is a form of athletics, and your body can take a beating. I’ve been comparatively lucky with pain over...
by Kenneth Woods | Oct 24, 2007 | A view from the podium, Haydn
By request, the “true” story of Haydn’s Symphony no. 59 in A major. This is a fact free pre-concert lecture. Listen...
by Kenneth Woods | Oct 24, 2007 | A view from the podium, Mahler
I’m enjoying a fairly quiet day between concert sequences- Our redneck Mahler 4 is now history and tomorrow rehearsals start up for the Rose City Chamber Orchestra performance on Sunday. Later today I’ll take the evening to study and make sure I’m focused on the right...
by Kenneth Woods | Oct 20, 2007 | A view from the podium, Mahler, Nuts and bolts
It’s generally accepted that if you want an orchestra to improve, you should rehearse and perform a great deal of Haydn and Mozart. True! However, one thing I’ve been surprised at is what an effective orchestral etude Mahler 4 is. Perhaps it’s not surprising, since...
by Kenneth Woods | Oct 19, 2007 | A view from the podium, Mahler, Nuts and bolts, Performing Life
Friday morning and I’m moving a little slower after a long rehearsal last night. We’ve now got about %95 of the out of town players here, so we’re starting to get a good sense of what the issues are going to be this week. The Fourth may be the hardest Mahler symphony...
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