by Kenneth Woods | Sep 20, 2010 | Nuts and bolts
In my last post on Beethoven 3, I talked just a little bit about my experience of studying the work with my teacher, Gerhard Samuel (more on him here and here). It remains a particularly memorable experience since it was the first score we went through together, so I...
by Kenneth Woods | Sep 14, 2010 | Nuts and bolts
As part of an ongoing effort to make this blog less boring, I’ve decided to try a few posts on major pieces that are more anecdotal than analytical. (Yes, it’s the old master plan of using stories about your own life to avoid boring other people. Guess how well...
by Kenneth Woods | Aug 26, 2010 | Nuts and bolts
A while back, I started a little series here called Urtext Myths (part I here, part II here). While preparing for my recent performance of Mahler’s 5th Symphony at the Harlech Orchestral Summer School, I came across something in the Preface that got me thinking about...
by Kenneth Woods | Mar 11, 2010 | Music and Media, Nuts and bolts
Some months ago, my trio, Ensemble Epomeo, had just given a rather pleasant and exciting concert the night before, and I was enjoying my morning espresso on the slopes of Mount Epomeo just that little bit more with the first performance of a challenging new program...
by Kenneth Woods | Feb 9, 2010 | Mahler, Mahler- Performer's Perspective, Nuts and bolts
On its most basic level, what most musicians, musicologists and listeners call “interpretation” is, when done right, basically a 3 step process. 1- Observation. What is there in the score? 2- Examination. Why is it there? 3- Application. What...
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