Klarinet Archive - Posting 000539.txt from 1999/10

From: "Michael Whight" <michael@-----.uk>
Subj: Re: [kl] Funny Nielsen recording
Date: Mon, 18 Oct 1999 19:02:40 -0400

>
> More like the difference between live theater and a movie. Of course,
live
> theater is better! But if someone were to make an archival film of the
> stage show, would it not be better to dub over the fluffed lines and
missed
> cues? I say "Yes." I personally would not care to know that MY mistakes
> are being repeated ad infinitum in thousands, or even millions, of homes
> all over the world!
>
>
> In essence I agree with you. For a performance that is to be repeated ad
infinitum mistaks are irritating. The other side of the coin however is that
perfect performances like this involve a certain amount of dishonesty.
Moreover the act of trying to capture the perfect performance may be
contradictory to the creative process which is inevitably different each
time and evolving. To this extent recorded music poses a danger to the live
process. It becomes more difficult to justify taking an artistic risk
because of the possibility of it not coming off. Performances become
standard rather than individual, sound concepts converge so that they are
more marketable etc. I wonder whether this is a good thing.

Michael
>
>
>
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> If you have to mic a saxophone, the rest of the band is too loud.
>
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