tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post4553132387463114906..comments2024-03-29T07:38:17.008-05:00Comments on The Music Salon: Schubert: Winterreise, Part 4Bryan Townsendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09482696991279345516noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post-34136852655424464672015-10-30T00:11:30.925-05:002015-10-30T00:11:30.925-05:00Oh, I know that concert hall. Seats about 600? Yes...Oh, I know that concert hall. Seats about 600? Yes, we live in a time when Adele is greatly appreciated, but Schubert, not so much! I'll bet that the only countries where you could reliably fill a hall when presenting Winterreise would be Germany and Austria.Bryan Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482696991279345516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post-69803908453300926222015-10-29T21:13:49.364-05:002015-10-29T21:13:49.364-05:00Possible, yes. This particular hall sits on the Un...Possible, yes. This particular hall sits on the University of Toronto campus, adjacent to the Faculty of Music, so they might well have a policy of distributing a few tickets to students. But for this concert I understood that quite a number of tickets were given out, so as not to embarrass our fine city with a poor turnout for a great talent.cnbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11409486067319186114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post-78817055680894063642015-10-29T13:08:52.601-05:002015-10-29T13:08:52.601-05:00Thanks!
It's always a nice thing to give tick...Thanks!<br /><br />It's always a nice thing to give tickets to music students, especially for a concert like that. Is it possible to hope that they might have given some away even if sales had been better?Bryan Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482696991279345516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8827040061563065922.post-57724005092515797172015-10-29T13:02:55.683-05:002015-10-29T13:02:55.683-05:00I've very much enjoyed this series on Winterre...I've very much enjoyed this series on <i>Winterreise</i>. When, a few years ago, I made an abortive attempt to learn to play the piano, "Der Leiermann" was one of the pieces I most wanted to learn. As you say, the material is quite simple, and it's such a wonderful song. Alas for me.<br /><br />A few months ago I was able to hear <i>Winterreise</i> in concert, with Christian Gerhaher singing. It was a great night -- the only concert I've been to this year! I heard, however, that the organizers were reduced to giving tickets away to music students in order to fill up the hall. A shame.cnbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11409486067319186114noreply@blogger.com