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Music lost one of the very best conductors earlier today- RIP Claudio Abbado
Posted on 1/20/14 at 6:37 pm
Posted on 1/20/14 at 6:37 pm
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Claudio Abbado was an Italian conductor. He served as music director of the La Scala opera house in Milan, principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra, principal guest conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, music director of the Vienna State Opera, and principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic orchestra. He was made a Senator for life in the Senate of Italy in 2013.
I was a huge fan of Abbado's and his passing is truly a loss for classical music. A great conductor and a great man. RIP.
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Posted on 1/20/14 at 7:08 pm to Bama Bird
I am sure he was a fine conductor.
But please tell me what the hell they actually do. If the conductor decides halfway through a number to put his baton down and take a seat will the orchestra launch into a completely spastic group of tards and sound like a whale abortion? I am 40 years old and still don't know exactly how they contribute. It all sounds amazing but is a conductor necessary?
Not being a dick really
Educate me
But please tell me what the hell they actually do. If the conductor decides halfway through a number to put his baton down and take a seat will the orchestra launch into a completely spastic group of tards and sound like a whale abortion? I am 40 years old and still don't know exactly how they contribute. It all sounds amazing but is a conductor necessary?
Not being a dick really
Educate mePosted on 1/20/14 at 7:31 pm to SJS101
Dude fricking killed. Among other things, he did not conduct by sheets--he did it entirely by memory. Imagine, entire symphonies conducted by memory. RIP you fat bastard!
Posted on 1/20/14 at 7:37 pm to SJS101
A conductor does all sorts of stuff like setting tempo, which parts to emphasize (dynamics), ect. Classical music is so sensitive to change that a performance can be drastically changed with just a minor tweak. It's very necessary to have a conductor.
Abbado had a remarkable ability in simply making things sound good. He also founded many of his own orchestras, a lot of them for young musicians. He was just a great ambassador for the genre in general.
Abbado had a remarkable ability in simply making things sound good. He also founded many of his own orchestras, a lot of them for young musicians. He was just a great ambassador for the genre in general.
Posted on 1/20/14 at 7:47 pm to Bama Bird
I imagine he's like a coach, most of what the conductor does takes place in practice/rehearsal. If practice goes right, his standing up there during the performance is a formality. My GF is a classically trained violinist, I'll ask her if I remember to.
Posted on 1/20/14 at 9:47 pm to Jim Rockford
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Bama Bird
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Jim Rockford
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My GF is a classically trained violinist, I'll ask her if I remember to.
I would really like to hear the input
Posted on 1/20/14 at 11:38 pm to Bama Bird
The first two CDs I ever bought:
The Mozart was particularly interesting because it was a digital recording made in like 1976. Sounded great, but like many Denon recordings of the time, it used the rare pre-emphasis feature. I had to EQ it and my other Denons with sox when I ripped them to my computer.
The Mozart was particularly interesting because it was a digital recording made in like 1976. Sounded great, but like many Denon recordings of the time, it used the rare pre-emphasis feature. I had to EQ it and my other Denons with sox when I ripped them to my computer.
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