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Author: kdk
Date: 2010-06-14 12:48
For those who are interested in things Philadelphia, the Philadelphia Orchestra has announced its selection of a new Music Director, Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Here's the article in the Philadelphia Inquirer (make sure to get the entire URL - the web browser in which you're reading this may inset line feeds or carriage returns):
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http://tinyurl.com/2w4ppzq
Karl
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Author: Sylvain
Date: 2010-06-14 15:49
Good for him. It looks like the classical music world is trying to shake things up a little and retire the old guard with rather young conductors.
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Sylvain Bouix <sbouix@gmail.com>
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Author: David Spiegelthal ★2017
Date: 2010-06-14 16:56
So, major orchestras will hire young, inexperienced conductors (and pay them huge salaries, no doubt) but will refuse to hire the world's greatest clarinetists following extensive auditions?
Is there anything wrong with this picture?
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Author: salzo
Date: 2010-06-14 17:14
"So, major orchestras will hire young, inexperienced conductors (and pay them huge salaries, no doubt) but will refuse to hire the world's greatest clarinetists following extensive auditions?
Is there anything wrong with this picture?"
yeah, it is weird, aint it?
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Author: Bradley
Date: 2010-06-14 17:49
[Assuming your reference is to him among others] What makes Yannick Nézet-Séguin inexperienced? Is it the same criteria that would have made Ricardo Morales inexperienced once upon a time? Stanley Drucker? Larry Combs? etc...
"...refusal to hire the world's greatest clarinetists following extensive auditions?"
What makes someone one of the world's greatest?
Also, could this refusal be compared to the failure to hire Charles Dutoit for that very same position? The second page of the following article contains part of an email sent from Dutoit.
http://www.philly.com/philly/entertainment/20100613_In_a_bold_return_to_previous_eras_of_youthful_leadership__NO_HEAD_SPECIFIED.html#axzz0ql7vxcSW
No, I don't think there is anything wrong with this picture based on any information made public. Apples and oranges?
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Author: David Spiegelthal ★2017
Date: 2010-06-14 18:13
Personally, Bradley, as far as the Philadelphia situation is concerned and to quote the famous line, "I don't give a damn". Classical music is dying and I've seen nothing happening recently that's going to change that. Philly can hire whomever they want, as musical director or principal clarinetist or as backup janitor, and they will still be headed for bankruptcy like everyone else.
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Author: DavidBlumberg
Date: 2010-06-14 19:12
Has a *Major Orchestra* ever hired anyone for a Principal position (not including Conductor nor ConcertMaster) who was over 50?
Does that happen? Plenty of players are in their Prime from 50 to 65, but are they overlooked always for the positions based on age?
http://www.SkypeClarinetLessons.com
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Author: salzo
Date: 2010-06-14 20:25
Quote Nezet-Seguin:
"I'm not talking about volume. What I feel about the Philadelphia sound is that you get this extremely homogenous sound. It comes from an extreme involvement from every player. . . . "
He must be listening to recordings from 40 or 50 years ago.
There aint been nothing "homegenous" about that orchestra for 20 years.
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Author: classicalguss
Date: 2010-06-14 21:21
Actually, he's probably referring to how they sounded when he conducted them. For the record, it's a very fine orchestra, I think better than 50 years ago, at least what I remember from then until now.
Snarky comment is not why this board is so interesting. . . . . . .
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Author: saxlite
Date: 2010-06-15 23:27
It's all about money- great clarinetists do not fill the concert hall seats- great conductors do. That's just the way it is.
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Author: salzo
Date: 2010-06-16 00:22
"great clarinetists do not fill the concert hall seats- great conductors do. That's just the way it is."
I recently saw a clarinetist, who has achieved the highest level of mediocrity, fill a big hall in Philadelphia.
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Author: ddavani
Date: 2010-06-16 02:48
It's unfortunate to hear that Dutoit isn't going to be the music director anymore. There was a great line of conductors who made this orchestra as great as it is (Muti, Stokowski, Ormandy), let's hope it'll stay that way. The orchestra itself is just a fantastic group, my favorite, and it's filled with great musicians who have the power to keep the orchestra the way it was. Let's not forget who the principal clarinet is (RICARDO!).
-Dave Davani
http://allclarinet.blogspot.com/
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Author: Ed Palanker
Date: 2010-06-19 03:17
It's all a matter of opinion. We won't know how well he will do with Philly until he works with them for a few years. Let's not judge him until he's given a chance. It's not like he's right our of conservatory, he's been at the helm of an orchestra or two before. ESP http://eddiesclarinet.com
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Author: clarinete09
Date: 2010-06-20 02:44
I think its a good thing give a chance to the new conductor's generations..
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