April 2010
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Argerich, then Graffman taking on the passage from...
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Spring cleaning...
After a pretty busy season (3 (of 5) new operas plus a rare requiem by a Portuguese composer), I now have a good stretch in front of me with no new music to learn for quite awhile. We’re working on Carmen at FGO, and while it’s good to re-visit it, it’s not nearly as intensive as prepping an opera I’ve not conducted before (it also helps that I’m covering, not...
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I'm no Jeremy Denk...
… so if you’re looking for that level of insight, you’d probably want to look elsewhere. I’m attempting nothing grandiose (or even grand, for that matter); just a little place to share thoughts about music and art and how they intersect with the daily reality of surviving as a classical musician. If this is anything like my tweeting, it will be about as regular as a spastic...
