tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388014615339890178.post2406940427822260010..comments2023-05-27T07:47:26.610-05:00Comments on Bass Blog: In the beginning...Michael Hovnanianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07822257921093170726noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388014615339890178.post-61057299743032481872009-09-07T19:15:49.312-05:002009-09-07T19:15:49.312-05:00Michael?
SYSO alumni?
Keith Lowe here...... Is...Michael? <br /><br />SYSO alumni?<br /><br />Keith Lowe here...... Is this you there?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04578433133097900769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388014615339890178.post-39618198276115151832009-06-06T10:22:36.413-05:002009-06-06T10:22:36.413-05:00Thanks for that! Yes, there are some fantastic mus...Thanks for that! Yes, there are some fantastic musicians in the early-music camp. On record, at least, I love Gardiner, Jacobs, Brueggen, who've extended their work into the 19th c. Jordi Savall's Eroica is a very good one!<br /><br />Speaking of conductors, does Vladimir Ashkenazy visit your fair city? He is the dullest and least imaginative conductor I've seen at SFS in the last few years.Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388014615339890178.post-54861112316856557652009-06-05T21:20:29.669-05:002009-06-05T21:20:29.669-05:00Amen,Lisa. I for one am bored to tears with the w...Amen,Lisa. I for one am bored to tears with the whole debate about period instrument style vs. "modern' interpretation--there are good and bad musicians in both camps. I played with Mr. Hovnanian under M. Labadie last week. To me, his main problem is that he has the overarching vision of an amoeba. He had no concept of phrasing that extended for more than one bar. At key moments in the music, he hammered out each downbeat with identical emphasis, demonstrating a baton technique reminiscent of the Rodney King video. And oh, yes...he talks too much. Way too much.nocynichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07998727400312237867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-388014615339890178.post-59607184840065724132009-06-05T09:12:31.005-05:002009-06-05T09:12:31.005-05:00Ahaha. I heard something similar about Labadie whe...Ahaha. I heard something similar about Labadie when he was conducting SFS. I went to one or two of his concerts last year, and can tell you that from my perspective, his conducting style got sadly repetitive after an hour or so. The talk is, perhaps, a substitute for good ideas about the music.Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.com