tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post115608614405733246..comments2024-03-26T15:57:13.443+00:00Comments on On An Overgrown Path: I don't think orchestras are threatenedUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-1156370196891706792006-08-23T22:56:00.000+01:002006-08-23T22:56:00.000+01:00Paul, I'm afraid I just don't buy the bit about 't...Paul, I'm afraid I just don't buy the bit about <I>'this flowering of activity has brought new life to the exploration and performance of great music (new or old).</I><BR/><BR/>For me, at the best playing Beethoven symphonies with a digital orchestra is on a par with teaching a duck to skateboard, very clever but inherently of little value.<BR/><BR/>At the worst it can threaten the livelihoods of musicians, producers and a lot of other people in the performing arts.<BR/><BR/>For me it is Osmo Vanska's new Beethoven cycle on BIS with the Minnesota Orchestra that has <I>brought new life to the exploration and performance of great music</I>, not a hard disc of audio samples.Pliablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616598845886342325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8060605.post-1156191857278064112006-08-21T21:24:00.000+01:002006-08-21T21:24:00.000+01:00I love the name Fauxharmonic Orchestra.I love the name Fauxharmonic Orchestra.Civic Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12362422142667230626noreply@blogger.com