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Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2021-01-02 06:23
The hall is empty but it appears the entire orchestra is on stage with Riccardo Muti. Perhaps they tested a lot and quarantined together for a certain amount of time. However they did it, it is just wonderful to hear them!
And to keep this clarinety, the principal clarinet is using a Nick Kuckmeier, two screw titanium ligature.
.................Paul Aviles
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Author: dorjepismo ★2017
Date: 2021-01-03 08:59
"Slipped Disk" has been remarking on their lack of masks. Berlin has been playing that way, albeit distanced to 1m for strings and 2m for winds, for weeks, and the Bavarian Radio is performing for broadcast and webcast that way as well. Whether that's wise or not, time will tell. It is nice to hear them, though.
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Author: Paul Aviles
Date: 2021-01-03 21:16
That may also have something to do with Austria's gross numbers of those infected.......I assume that to be low.
Here in the States that would be suicide. But we've approached the whole thing about as wrong as you can get it.
..................Paul Aviles
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Author: Djudy
Date: 2021-01-04 15:27
I watched both the Vienna concert and the Venice concert and noticed some remarkable differences :
- in the Vientian opera hall La Fenice, which seats 1126 normally, they took out the seats and spread out the orchestra all over the ground floor; in Vienna the orchestra remained in the back stage portion of the immense hall and the greater volume of the room was empty (it was very glum to see)
- in Venice the different wind podiums had plexiglass separations, I couldn't see any in Vienna
- the Venise concert included lovely choral and solo singing, not just instrumental works and singers were spread out behind the orchestra and into the balconies. the choral placement and the musiciens seatings in the smaller hall gave me the impression of a better "room" feel to the music, where as the orchestra in Vienna at times seemed lost in the distance of the vast hall.
- the Venise choral all wore masks ! , as did the non-wind musiciens (although the solists did not) I did not find the masks covered their sound noticeably for the TV audience; no masks in Vienna but the whole company went throught rigorous quarrantine for days before the concert and all got tested
- the Venice choral applauded in place of a live audience; in Vienna some applause was fed in from remote attendees via smart phones and pc; the result was more authentic with the Venice option.
I enjoyed both concerts immensely and regreted not being able to assist a live presentation as my husband and I usually do in our hometown of Lyon. The Vienna concert however was very bittersweet to me compared to previous years.
I then watched a rebroadcast of the 1987 Vienna New Year concert and was shocked, SHOCKED ! to note that there was not a single female musicien in the orchestra ! Von Karajan conducted and even the sublime singing by Kathleen Battle could not overcome his cold, almost sneering presence. What a difference ! The only thing that ever comes to mind to me about today's concerts and orchestra members (aside trying to read the labels on the clarinets !) is that either the men must be sweating like race horses in their tuxs or the women must be freezing with all those bare shoulders. Of course regardless of how they dress, they are all just fabulous as are the ensembles as a whole that they compose. My sincere thanks to them all and hope that all these wonderful orchestras survive this terrible health crisis that affects us all. Happy Hew Year !
Post Edited (2021-01-04 18:39)
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Author: seabreeze
Date: 2021-01-04 18:28
It is good to see Andrea Gotsch in the clarinet section of the Vienna Philharmonic. She is from a region of Italy I believe where both Italian and German are spoken, and she plays a German system clarinet. Here she is in Weber's Grand Duo Concertant: (Top Hit in red dress) https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Andrea+Gotsch+Grand+Duo+Concertant
According to an article in Forbes magazine, the Vienna Philharmonic conducted a scientific enquiry on the spread of aerosols in their concert hall before they decided to resume performances there. See Eva Amsen, "Aerosol Studies are Helping the Vienna Philharmonic and Other Orchestras Stay Safe from COVID19"
on Forbes online.
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Author: Kalashnikirby
Date: 2021-01-04 19:06
Actually, Austria‘s still in lockdown and things are looking rather bad in Europe. While a study conducted by the university of Munich in cooperation with the uni clinic of Erlangen shows that spaces of 1,5m to the side and 2m to the front for most winds, except for flutes where it’s 2m + 3m respectively.
Don’t assume anything is looking good in Europe; it’s rather a surprise they could do the New Year’s concert, but I’m glad they did. Certainly not without rigorous testing before.
Anyways, the concert was wonderful, Muti was absolutely stunning. Mrs. Gotsch used a plastic reed, if I’m not mistaken.
Best regards
Christian
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