tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9856058.post8530956889260840981..comments2024-03-18T20:41:56.222-04:00Comments on Kinderkuchen for the FBI: Bryn in BerkeleyDr.Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02298893523780056481noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9856058.post-1180726635294533882010-11-22T15:20:27.657-05:002010-11-22T15:20:27.657-05:00Forgetting some of the words to Trees is not reall...Forgetting some of the words to Trees is not really a serious criticism. There are no prompters in recitals. The review is intended as praise.<br /><br />And to Chris I must say that he refuses to consider himself a straw man, someone like Phylis Diller's husband or Rodney Dangerfield's wife.Dr.Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02298893523780056481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9856058.post-49443644705787429782010-11-22T14:31:37.558-05:002010-11-22T14:31:37.558-05:00I was there and Bryn was great. Yes, he had some g...I was there and Bryn was great. Yes, he had some gaffs at the end but those were with songs that were not technically on the program.<br /><br />I was with a couple of people who were not very familiar with Bryn over even classical music lovers and he really won them over. What a performer!Ryannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9856058.post-44779961597074562362010-11-22T09:45:26.928-05:002010-11-22T09:45:26.928-05:00I guess you don't know me very well. There is ...I guess you don't know me very well. There is no right way in a performance. There is only internal integrity. Every performance is its own universe made up of the music, the performers and most importantly the audience. It either works or it doesn't. <br /><br />The reason that I love the original instruments movement has very little to do with their instruments. They play with fire. <br /><br />Right now I'm deep into Handel's Concerti Grossi, specifically two recordings, one by the British Avison Ensemble, and the other by the Italian Il Giardino Armonico. Both are original instruments. They could not be more radically different. Each is wonderful, because they have their own internal logic beyond the printed music. The British is reserved and elegant. The Italian is Italian.<br /><br />Another good example is Nigel Kennedy. His performances of Vivaldi break every rule. He stamps his feet and has the orchestra crying out 'oi!' and it's completely insane and also very wonderful. <br /><br />It's show business. Everything else is bullshit.Chris Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04050793190632058262noreply@blogger.com