I had opera tonight. I wasn’t stressed about it at all. When I’ve done seven rehearsals and three perfomances and things have gone fine what’s to worry about, eh? Hah! I did a bit of warming up. Not as much as usual, though, because I was handing out music for the next Symphony Silicon Valley [...]
Archive of entries posted on 27th April 2007
Mstislav Rostropovich (March 27, 1927-April 27 2007)
There is too much emphasis on technical perfection nowadays, and not enough on what music is actually about — irony, joy, human suffering, love. -Mstislav Rostropovich Just a few links: Washington Post New York Times Regnum News Agency KYIV Post Just a few videos: Bach: Prelude, Suite No. 1 (no date given) Bach: Bourree, Suite [...]