ensemble360 (![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} ensemble360) wrote,@ 2007-10-31 15:03:00 |
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Hi
We've been a bit lax with the blog recently to say the least. It almost makes us all seem like luddites who are scared to go within a mile of a computer, but this isn't the case. I, for one, just keep on forgetting.
Matt and I recorded a CD in September at Potton Hall in Suffolk. It includes Mendelssohn, Schumann, Weber and the little known Norbert Burgmuller. The latter's Duo is a beautiful piece which shows the strong influence of Schumann; about as positive a recommendation as you can get in my opinion! It's unclear as yet when the disc will be released.
Last weekend I embarked on a very impulsive two-day trip to Vienna. An old school friend of mine was conducting two concerts with the Vienna Philharmonic at the Konzerthaus. I wasn't even sure on the morning that I left that I would be leaving. It was quite an extraordinary trip marred only by a huge drunken posse on the ryanair flight to Bratislava! Although I have always had a problem the Vienna Phil's policy towards women (they have employed some now) and the quite startling lack of non-white faces, this orchestra is incredible. I don't think I had ever witnessed an orchestral concert where every single player looks as though they're enjoying themselves before, but this was certainly it. They have an amazing commitment to the music which I found inspirational.
Tim
We've been a bit lax with the blog recently to say the least. It almost makes us all seem like luddites who are scared to go within a mile of a computer, but this isn't the case. I, for one, just keep on forgetting.
Matt and I recorded a CD in September at Potton Hall in Suffolk. It includes Mendelssohn, Schumann, Weber and the little known Norbert Burgmuller. The latter's Duo is a beautiful piece which shows the strong influence of Schumann; about as positive a recommendation as you can get in my opinion! It's unclear as yet when the disc will be released.
Last weekend I embarked on a very impulsive two-day trip to Vienna. An old school friend of mine was conducting two concerts with the Vienna Philharmonic at the Konzerthaus. I wasn't even sure on the morning that I left that I would be leaving. It was quite an extraordinary trip marred only by a huge drunken posse on the ryanair flight to Bratislava! Although I have always had a problem the Vienna Phil's policy towards women (they have employed some now) and the quite startling lack of non-white faces, this orchestra is incredible. I don't think I had ever witnessed an orchestral concert where every single player looks as though they're enjoying themselves before, but this was certainly it. They have an amazing commitment to the music which I found inspirational.
Tim
