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Doublereed Archive - Posting 000082.txt from 2006/10
From: "Robert A. Losinno" <roblos@-----.net>
Subj: RE: [DR-L] critics - Phil's comment
Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 09:24:11 -0400
I once performed a concert where the Bizet Symphony in C was replaced on the
program by L'Arlesienne and the critic waxed poetic about the beautiful oboe
solo in the second movement which of course was never performed.
Robert Losinno
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From: Victoria [mailto:orchplayers@-----.net]
Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 6:19 PM
To: doublereed@-----.org
Subject: [DR-L] critics - Phil's comment
I like the way you expressed that, Phil! (See below) However, I do believe
that a critic should know of what she/he writes. We've (Oregon Chamber
Players) had a few reviews, some good, some not-so-good, some just plain
strange. We once had a critic praise our 'wonderful brass section'. We
don't have a brass section, though we did have 2 French horns playing one or
two pieces on that concert... Another critic, when writing about a historic
performance of a concerto for 4-hand pianoforte on a custom-built
instrument, wrote something about the soloists 'sitting on the piano bench
like two siblings at the dinner table', and something else about fluttering
eyelashes. Nothing substantial at all, though, as Herb said, we did manage
to pull one or two useable quotes for our site. (It was a highly-favorable
review - just odd.) I came away from reading these reviews thinking that a
critic should at least have some sort of arts degree, and be able to
recognize instruments and write intelligently about musical style periods,
etc. After all, typical audience members aren't going to be writing a
column that thousands will read that may or may not affect future ticket
sales. Most importantly, of course, a critic should actually LIKE music,
and enjoy going to concerts!
My two cents,
Victoria Racz
Phil typed: "Sniping at a critic's degree in Forestry, or lack of Music
degree,
seems like a dubious strategy, to me. Doesn't that imply that the
proper appreciation of your performances requires a Doctorate? If so,
you're going to have to do a lot of "educating" to build any sort of
following, as most of us don't have Ph.D.'s in Music History...."
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