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OK, now that we are past that -
I wanted to share a conductor that is kind of changing things up - Gustavo Dudamel, currently the Musical Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Oh yeah, and he's 31 years old.
So in case you are keeping score...
Fahnders - teaches at his old high school.
Dudamel - one of the world's premier interpreters of instrumental music.
Here are some recordings of him conducting.
Symphony No. 9, New World Symphony, by Dvorak
(performed for the Pope)
Note how the beginning sounds ALOT like the music for the movie Jaws...
Symphony No. 5, by L.v. Beethoven
It's hard to pull off a nearly flawless performance. Keep in mind that when symphonies record pieces, they tend to do it a couple of times, and then take the best one. In live performance, you only get one shot. And what a heck of a shot this was...
Bolero, by Maurice Ravel
Be patient, and watch the entire piece unfold. (But think about the poor snare player!)
So in case you are keeping score...
Fahnders - teaches at his old high school.
Dudamel - one of the world's premier interpreters of instrumental music.
Here are some recordings of him conducting.
Symphony No. 9, New World Symphony, by Dvorak
(performed for the Pope)
Note how the beginning sounds ALOT like the music for the movie Jaws...
Symphony No. 5, by L.v. Beethoven
It's hard to pull off a nearly flawless performance. Keep in mind that when symphonies record pieces, they tend to do it a couple of times, and then take the best one. In live performance, you only get one shot. And what a heck of a shot this was...
Bolero, by Maurice Ravel
Be patient, and watch the entire piece unfold. (But think about the poor snare player!)
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