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Miguel Muelle:
>I wonder how those who play in the orchestras feel about this. Do they
>really appreciate being ovated (?) every time? Would they like to see
>some discernment and control, so that when people leap to their feet (as
>I have done on some occasions) it truly means something?
Well, I live in New Orleans. It so happens I went to a pretty good
concert last night -- Weber Oberon Overture, Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto
No. 2, and Beethoven Symphony No. 4. Stefan Sanderling (Kurt's boy)
conducted. It was a good concert, but not outstanding. Standing ovations
for the Tchaikovsky and for the Beethoven. I stayed put. The orchestra
members seemed happy to get the attention.
Now, a couple of weeks ago, Elmar Oliveira and Klauspeter Seibel did
a fantastic Brahms Violin Concerto -- one of the best I've heard (and,
thanks to the hurricane, on only one rehearsal). You bet I was on my
feet.
On the other hand, the Cleveland Orchestra, which very likely has its
fair share of great performances, doesn't get a standing O as a matter
of audience habit. I've sometimes been the only one standing. But then,
we Midwesterners are rather reserved, and Clevelanders have become
accustomed to a very, very high standard. The audience is content
to remain sitting and to glow with quiet pride.
Steve Schwartz
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