My issue with Sutherland's diction was not that she didn't understand what she was singing about, but that *I* didn't understand what she was singing about. That said, she was a beautiful singer.
Great topic, Dave! I studied for a while with the lead tenor of the SF Symphony Orchestra Choir. He mentioned that Joan Sutherland's "poor" pronunciation was often intentional, as she was always trying to emphasize open vowels as much as possible, to the detriment of consonant sounds at times.
I am one of those people that are put off by accents that are way off: Lisa della Casa's singing in Mahler 4 spoils it for me. But you are absolutely right: that is 100% _my_ problem, and I would never assume that other people feel or _should_ feel the same. Thank you, Dave, these are all enlightening videos. Cristian
I had a teacher that claimed he could ear people out of tune for a few cents. Like " oh, that note was 5 cents sharper" The most incredible thing many people believed him
I used to hate "Gramophone" magazine's reviews for their arrogance. I learned from the magazine that certain recordings had been issued, but learned quite quickly to disregard much of the criticism. I also grew to hate their recourse to certain phrases: that an earlier recording was "beginning to show its age", or that a particular rendering of a work had "set the standard by which other performances must be judged". Incidentally, the first of these was applied to a recording which had been issued, to great acclaim, ONE YEAR EARLIER.
YES! One of the most irritating and senseless reviews I've ever read - concerning a rather spritely and delectable performance of Mozart's Piano Sonata in A minor, K. 310 - started with something like: "The piano chosen by the pianist was just out of tune at middle C and that, for me, negates the entire performance." Just that one piano key was slightly out of tune... and that's ALL this highly regarded (British) reviewer could think of saying to begin his critical review! Good LORD, save us from the "Slightly Out of Tune" lunatics!
My issue with Sutherland's diction was not that she didn't understand what she was singing about, but that *I* didn't understand what she was singing about. That said, she was a beautiful singer.
Great topic, Dave! I studied for a while with the lead tenor of the SF Symphony Orchestra Choir. He mentioned that Joan Sutherland's "poor" pronunciation was often intentional, as she was always trying to emphasize open vowels as much as possible, to the detriment of consonant sounds at times.
I am one of those people that are put off by accents that are way off: Lisa della Casa's singing in Mahler 4 spoils it for me. But you are absolutely right: that is 100% _my_ problem, and I would never assume that other people feel or _should_ feel the same. Thank you, Dave, these are all enlightening videos. Cristian
I had a teacher that claimed he could ear people out of tune for a few cents. Like " oh, that note was 5 cents sharper" The most incredible thing many people believed him
I agree with Mr.Hurwitz, that 'Enigma variations' conducted by Monteux is much better than the most British interpretations.
But then...Jochum is even better!!!
I used to hate "Gramophone" magazine's reviews for their arrogance. I learned from the magazine that certain recordings had been issued, but learned quite quickly to disregard much of the criticism. I also grew to hate their recourse to certain phrases: that an earlier recording was "beginning to show its age", or that a particular rendering of a work had "set the standard by which other performances must be judged". Incidentally, the first of these was applied to a recording which had been issued, to great acclaim, ONE YEAR EARLIER.
Entertaining chat. Should one also be on guard for "Alliteration Addicts?" ;)
YES! One of the most irritating and senseless reviews I've ever read - concerning a rather spritely and delectable performance of Mozart's Piano Sonata in A minor, K. 310 - started with something like: "The piano chosen by the pianist was just out of tune at middle C and that, for me, negates the entire performance." Just that one piano key was slightly out of tune... and that's ALL this highly regarded (British) reviewer could think of saying to begin his critical review! Good LORD, save us from the "Slightly Out of Tune" lunatics!
So Dave, what are your shortcomings as a critic?
5:09. Dresden is my absolute favorite Bruckner orchestra...period.
They're great for Richard Strauss, too, particularly with Kempe at the helm.
@@leestamm3187 OH! Very much the yes!!!