Monthly Archives: May 2010

We need to do this

Posted on
May 11 2010
 by Sarah

A “Viral Video” from the Cleveland Orchestra supporting the hometown Cavaliers in their Eastern Conference Semifinal bid: Props to principal oboe Frank Rosenwein and his stylin’ headband (see it around the 1:29 mark). Orff is fine and all, but whaddaya … Continue reading →

Posted in fun, orchestras not named minnesota, sports | 4 Comments

My Dinner With Anton

Posted on
May 10 2010
 by Sam Bergman

About once a year, our marketing staff sends around questionnaires to all the musicians in the Minnesota Orchestra designed to gather new and interesting info for our online bios. In recent years, they’ve begun adding personal “playlists” – our favorite … Continue reading →

Posted in composers, fun, inside the orchestra | 9 Comments

Innovation or Egotism?

Posted on
May 6 2010
 by Sam Bergman

Sarah’s last post, about a Philadelphia critic blasting iconoclastic piano legend Ivo Pogorelich for giving what the critic perceived as a “bad” performance (a performance which, from all appearances, went exactly as Pogorelich wanted it to go, begging the question … Continue reading →

Posted in philosophical musings, stirring the pot, the media | 1 Comment

“Was it even music?”

Posted on
May 4 2010
 by Sarah

That’s not a phrase you really want to hear in a concert review. Particularly when it’s not referencing an avant garde contemporary work, but a Chopin piano concerto. This query is from David Patrick Stearns’s review of a concert by … Continue reading →

Posted in concert clips, philosophical musings, stirring the pot, the media | 6 Comments

Context vs. Purity

Posted on
May 3 2010
 by Sam Bergman

First of all, apologies for the sparse posting lately. Sarah and I both have a ton of work on our plates at the moment, and for me, that won’t be changing for at least another three weeks. So if there’s … Continue reading →

Posted in elitism, music and politics, orchestra culture, philosophical musings | 2 Comments