Archive for the ‘Music’ Category
Sunday, October 7th, 2007
Come and see the show:
As of this writing, my pieces appear to be the Rossini Duetto for cello and bass, Koussevitsky's Chanson Triste for bass and piano, and the last two or three movements from the Dvorak quintet. Yingwen is working on a Brahms Rhapsody, will accompany me on the ...
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Saturday, September 8th, 2007
I am sure that a moment like this:
was part of the inspiration that led to this:
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Wednesday, September 5th, 2007
Luciano Pavarotti, one of the greatest tenors of all time, is dead at 71.
I never had much of an appreciation for Pavarotti until one day back at NEC when a friend of mine played three recordings of the same section from a Puccini opera. The difference in tone, control, phrasing, ...
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Sunday, August 26th, 2007
Bill Harrison posted this tidbit over at Jason Heath's Double Bass Blog about frustration playing with shitty musicians, and I could not agree more with this. It really sucks to be stuck in an orchestra gig with the one guy that insists on playing too loud and too fast. It's ...
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Sunday, August 19th, 2007
Finding the right mentor is more important than anything else. This quote struck me as a perfect example of the mentor-disciple relationship:
Confronted with a sudden, near-lethal dose of humility, my mind hatched an insane plan. Acting with cleverness and boldness unmatched before or since, I started looking for Wil Shipley. ...
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