Klarinet Archive - Posting 000036.txt from 2005/04

From: ormo2ndtoby@-----.net (Ormondtoby Montoya)
Subj: Re: [kl] "European" Seating (slightly OT)
Date: Sun, 03 Apr 2005 17:15:53 -0400

Karl=A0Krelove wrote:

> [description of Philadelphia Orchestra
> conducted by Roger Norrington]

Last night I heard a baton-less performance --- Tombeau de Couperin, La
Mer, Swan Lake Suite --- by Yuri Temirkanov (sp?) and the L.A.
Philharmonic. I assume Temirkanov was born in Russia.

The performance was especially enjoyable because Temirkanov did not
overdue anything.

I don't mean that he (or the orchestra) slacked off, but it's been a
while since I've been able to listen to an orchestra without bracing
myself in my chair. And Temirkanov's gestures definitely set the mood.
No grand ballets, sometimes not marking the beat. But he 'led' the
orchestra during every moment, nevertheless.

Yes, there were a few huge gestures and booming sounds (the storm in La
Mer). It was obvious that both the conductor and the orchestra could
pound out the music when they wanted to. But they remained absolutely
'together' during the more complex rhythms without the conductor marking
the beat and without any grand-standing.

(The violinist during the solo in Swan Lake was beyond beautiful. I
wish I knew her name.)

I would attend any other performance that Temirkanov conducted if I saw
his name in the advertising. I've attended the L.A. Philharmonic many
times, and Temirkanov *did* make a difference in how they sounded.

I feel that a baton would've interfered in his case.

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