tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post6469179581892334139..comments2024-03-27T23:06:03.736-05:00Comments on The Music Salon: The Uses of SilenceBryan Townsendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09482696991279345516noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post-1087782996020534322015-09-24T12:49:41.013-05:002015-09-24T12:49:41.013-05:00Yes Stjepan Hauser is a fine cellist. He was one o...Yes Stjepan Hauser is a fine cellist. He was one of the last students of Mstislav Rostropovich who thought highly of him. And yes, he's introducing me to some beautiful music as are you! Thank you for that!<br /><br />I listened to the clip you recommended then YouTube went directly to this version which I think is wonderful too....<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Inl7-Fl77lA<br /><br /><br /><br />Christine Lacroixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02006109075551438090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post-21062582685899743782015-09-24T08:57:48.549-05:002015-09-24T08:57:48.549-05:00It was effective in that it indicated to the audie...It was effective in that it indicated to the audience when the piece actually started. The other question is, was the 40 seconds silence aesthetically effective from a compositional viewpoint? That I'm not so sure of. This performance was quite a while ago!<br /><br />That's a famous aria from an opera by Handel. You might compare that with this performance by Cecilia Bartoli. Stjepan Hauser is a fine cellist, no doubt, and he seems to be introducing you to some fine music.<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MugXdU-h6UUBryan Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482696991279345516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post-25928327662319005952015-09-24T00:03:27.567-05:002015-09-24T00:03:27.567-05:00That was a perfect gesture, wasn't it Bryan, r...That was a perfect gesture, wasn't it Bryan, raising your hand? Was it effective? I don't know what else you could have done.<br />This piece was just published on YouTube. Didn't you say you liked Handel? I thought of you.<br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0coO23RGZDY<br />I thought it ended quite abruptly but I don't know, I'd never heard it before.Christine Lacroixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02006109075551438090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post-86426235809262428752015-09-22T11:55:21.111-05:002015-09-22T11:55:21.111-05:00Much like a rock guitarist squeezing the last ounc...Much like a rock guitarist squeezing the last ounce of feedback from his guitar and amp, I raised my right hand high in the air and took 40 seconds to lower it to the string to play the first note. Couldn't think of anything else!Bryan Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482696991279345516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post-9717555276497421152015-09-22T11:30:31.037-05:002015-09-22T11:30:31.037-05:00Oh, I haven't, either-- such things being terr...Oh, I haven't, either-- such things being terribly pricey-- but I read it somewhere. If I think about long enough I may remember where, there being only a limited number of AP pieces I've looked at online. The conductor doesn't let 'em rest, at the end-- at the beginning, in a solo piece... no idea. What'd you do?Marc in Eugenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04331547981498637474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post-72650851510277210742015-09-22T10:06:59.983-05:002015-09-22T10:06:59.983-05:00I didn't realize that, never seen the score! I...I didn't realize that, never seen the score! I had an interesting problem once. A solo guitar piece by Claude Vivier I used to play begins with a 40 second silence. How do you communicate that to the audience?Bryan Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482696991279345516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post-31685828199034545222015-09-21T13:10:14.597-05:002015-09-21T13:10:14.597-05:00Many thanks! am looking forward to listening to ea...Many thanks! am looking forward to listening to each of these during the arduous day of work ahead....<br /><br />There is a final silence (four bars, I believe) at the end of the second section, <i>Silentium</i>, of Arvo Part's <i>Tabula Rasa</i>. Talk about not knowing when to applaud, ha. Marc in Eugenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04331547981498637474noreply@blogger.com