Happy Holidays!
Thoughts | Pas de commentaireI wish you all Happy Holidays… and see you next year!
Archives de la catégorie ‘Thoughts’
Classical music against “undesirables”
I don't like, Thoughts | Pas de commentaireThe municipality of Trois-Rivières in Québec has found a strange way to secure the local underground parking. The authorities have indeed installed headspeakers, playing around the clock classical music in the stairwells of this big parking lot.
With a high sound level, the municipality intends to disturb and drive anyone seeking refuge in the parking lot [...]
Man needs Art
Thoughts | Pas de commentaireThese days, at the height of a world financial crisis, everything seems to be all about one thing: stock exchange variations or bank crashes. For a long time already, the force and quality of things are measured in economic values. Even art, though previous to speculation…
During the Paleolithic, humans painted on cave walls but also [...]
Music Management in Conservatories?
Thoughts | Pas de commentaireNo one can deny it, today, a pianist’s career requires other capacities than the obvious one to play the piano. After our studies, we often realize that we haven’t been awakened to the reality of our profession.
Indeed, once the conservatory is over, we are confronted to stewardship problems. Most of the time, not enough supported, [...]
A new hall for České Budějovice
Thoughts | Pas de commentaireIn a previous post I talked about concert halls in Prague. I insisted on the necessity of building a modern infrastructure in the Czech capital city. Well, this modern infrastructure won’t be built in Prague, but in the South Bohemian main city of České Budějovice (95000 inhabitants).
Two Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli’s Quotes
Thoughts | Pas de commentaireToday, two quotes from the famous Italian Pianist Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli:
“La musica è un diritto, ma soltanto per colui che la merita!”
Understand: “Music is a right, but only for those who deserve it!”
The Performer, a Researcher?
Thoughts | Pas de commentaireToday, I’m interrogating myself: I have often been told by young (and also old) musicians and composers: “It is necessary to please the public and play for him”, or from the composer’s point of view: “it is necessary to write the music the public wishes to listen”.
For a long time
A modern concert hall in Prague?
Thoughts | Un commentaireA question raises in Prague: Is it necessary to build a large concert hall in Prague? The musicians want it, the directors of Prague spring too. But is this useful? Is this “reasonable” as say the politicians?
Do you know contemporary music?
Thoughts | Pas de commentaireLutoslawski, Xenakis, Britten, Carter, Penderecki, Kurtág, Lindberg, Dutilleux, Ligeti, Murail, don’t all these names say anything to you? You surely don’t listen to music known as “contemporary”. “Contemporary” even if it’s quite obvious that any music was one day contemporary. But when one speaks about contemporary music, it’s especially about the music written since the [...]
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