Okay, just the first movement, really… but hey, it’s Wagner.
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one highly-educated (musically) commentor, three years ago, went out of his way to say, with extreme courtesy, the piece is quite “youthful”.
I agree.
“Wagner’s music is better than it sounds.” – Bill Nye (often attributed to Mark Twain)
Disclaimer:
One reason I settled in the area of Eugene, Oregon is the brilliant Music School at the Eww.
I attended many hundreds of recitals and masterclasses — in addition to concerts — over the decades.
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Today’s piece seems immature.
The performer seems angry and annoyed.
I heard better by 18yo first-year students.
If I was a judge at a competition, I would suggest that poor musically-disinclined student would benefit from a year abroad… perhaps Somalia.
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For today’s tone-deaf performer — no need to discuss the sheer lack of phrasing — I think a perfectly-legitimate alternative to further music studies might be a shop class.
An internship at a tire recycling operation might serve to lighten that touch…
one highly-educated (musically) commentor, three years ago, went out of his way to say, with extreme courtesy, the piece is quite “youthful”.
I agree.
“Wagner’s music is better than it sounds.” – Bill Nye (often attributed to Mark Twain)
Disclaimer:
One reason I settled in the area of Eugene, Oregon is the brilliant Music School at the Eww.
I attended many hundreds of recitals and masterclasses — in addition to concerts — over the decades.
.
.
Today’s piece seems immature.
The performer seems angry and annoyed.
I heard better by 18yo first-year students.
If I was a judge at a competition, I would suggest that poor musically-disinclined student would benefit from a year abroad… perhaps Somalia.
.
For today’s tone-deaf performer — no need to discuss the sheer lack of phrasing — I think a perfectly-legitimate alternative to further music studies might be a shop class.
An internship at a tire recycling operation might serve to lighten that touch…