Klarinet Archive - Posting 000172.txt from 1998/01
From: "reedy" <mwhight@-----.uk>
Subj: Re VPO
Date: Tue, 6 Jan 1998 08:17:37 -0500
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Fred=20
Sorry about the font! Hope this is better for you.
It is not strictly true that non central Europeans are barred from the =
VPO. I have friends who fall into that category that have studied in =
Vienna and who have been offered work in the VPO by their =
teachers.Unfortunately, although this may be for an extended time these =
people are unlikely to find a job in the orchestra.
Basically there are so many Austrian musicians being specifically =
groomed for these jobs that it is unnecessary to look elsewhere for very =
long.
How many oboists do you know who play the Wiener oboe, horn or for that =
matter clarinet.
I think they do have a point in trying to preserve their musical stlye =
especially at a time when record companies are looking for a global =
sound that they can market globally.
If anyone has heared the VPO playing at the Musikverein they would =
surely agree that the sound is unique and made for that hall.
On the other hand some of the VPO are a pretty disagreeable bunch of =
people-arrogant , with fascism lurking just beneath the surface.
I spent 6 weeks playing at the Salzburg festival last year and believe =
me they treat other orchestras like shit.
It reminds me of a few years ago when we were playing Lohengrin in =
Taormina. Wagner's grandson was directing the opera and insisted that =
all questions were to be asked in German.Our fantastic horn section =
complied by always raising their hands in a Hitler salute before =
starting..."Entschuldigung..."!
To answer your question though,James Galway was a member of thBPO and =
not as far as I am aware theVPO.
Michael Whight
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000>Fred </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000></FONT>Sorry about the font! Hope this is =
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you. </DIV>
<DIV>It is not strictly true that non central Europeans are barred from =
the VPO.=20
I have friends who fall into that category that have studied in Vienna =
and who=20
have been offered work in the VPO by their teachers.Unfortunately, =
although this=20
may be for an extended time these people are unlikely to find a job in =
the=20
orchestra.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Basically there are so many Austrian musicians being specifically =
groomed=20
for these jobs that it is unnecessary to look elsewhere for very =
long.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>How many oboists do you know who play the Wiener oboe, horn or for =
that=20
matter clarinet.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I think they do have a point in trying to preserve their musical =
stlye=20
especially at a time when record companies are looking for a global =
sound that=20
they can market globally.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>If anyone has heared the VPO playing at the Musikverein they would =
surely=20
agree that the sound is unique and made for that hall.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>On the other hand some of the VPO are a pretty disagreeable bunch =
of=20
people-arrogant , with fascism lurking just beneath the =
surface.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I spent 6 weeks playing at the Salzburg festival last year and =
believe me=20
they treat other orchestras like shit.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>It reminds me of a few years ago when we were playing Lohengrin in=20
Taormina. Wagner's grandson was directing the opera and insisted that =
all=20
questions were to be asked in German.Our fantastic horn section complied =
by=20
always raising their hands in a Hitler salute before=20
starting..."Entschuldigung..."!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>To answer your question though,James Galway was a member of thBPO =
and not=20
as far as I am aware theVPO.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Michael =
Whight</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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