tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post2378292666993121465..comments2024-03-27T23:06:03.736-05:00Comments on The Music Salon: WordlessBryan Townsendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09482696991279345516noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post-31219064660428985882014-12-04T07:50:53.241-06:002014-12-04T07:50:53.241-06:00The worst I ever heard was a Russian violinist del...The worst I ever heard was a Russian violinist delivering an introduction in English in an accent so thick it was almost impossible, AND those remarks were also very hard to hear because too quiet!Bryan Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482696991279345516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post-41605542738761492672014-12-04T05:50:59.084-06:002014-12-04T05:50:59.084-06:00I agree with you. It's better to let the music...I agree with you. It's better to let the music speak for itself and besides there are program notes as you say. One more thing to note is that it's often hard to hear what the performer/s or conductor are saying unless they use a microphone. For instance sometimes the conductor or soloist say they are going to play a piece as an encore but they say it too quiet. Imagine if they instead go on talking about a piece for a few minutes without using a microphone, that would be waste of their time and waste of the audience's time.Rickardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08084578675339015204noreply@blogger.com