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Anyone lucky enough to live near any of them?
"Somebody was always controlling who got a chance and who didn't. - Charles Bukowski
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The Boston Symphony Hall's stage looks like a horn with sides closed. There may be a lot of reverberations within this area where the musicians sit. I havent been there but those who have could enlighten me if this highlights the music as if it is coming from within a large horn. The echoes from the walls may be like from a Bose 901 with the reflected sound. Harvard Professor designed it in 1900 which may have been a lesson for future Professors.
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Bill
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I was in Sao Paulo for 2.5 weeks and did not know about Sala. Argh!! I wish I did. I surely would have gone, even if just to tour it. Dang!
This is the first "best concert hall" list that I've seen which had no mention of the Amsterdam Concertgebouw........
Yup. The two best-sounding concert halls I have been to are Boston Symphony Hall and the Concertgebouw.
I agree that Boston's Symphony Hall is outstanding and I really like the Grote Zaal of the Concertgebouw, but my absolute favorite is the Kleine Zaal at the Concertgebouw. This small, oval, 437 seat venue has simply astonishing acoustics. Hearing chamber music in the Kleine Zaal or a vocal recital is pure bliss. I heard Debussy's 'Images' in this hall and the shimmering 'Reflets dans l'eau' was ethereal with every subtle nuance revealed to the audience. I try to attend a concert there at least once a year and can't wait until June 1st when the next concert season is announced so I can plan my trip.
From what I see and read, it would seem to be a truly world-class venue. Lord knows they spent enough money on it and engaged the services of a world-class concert hall designer/acoustician...
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And the Metal structure is streaked with dirt.
In the Simpsons, Frank Gehry wadded up some paper,
it expanded a bit, and Viola!
Disney Hall.
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Is the L'Olympia in Paris France still operational?
The Olympia was completely renovated a few years back but it is mostly used for adults pop.
I have no ideas what Europop is, it obviously played
by Europeans?
The Olympia is mainly used for better quality popular music, I do not think that Rap would be played there?
In France there is still a culture of "songs" which seems to have disappeared in the Anglo Saxon world,
Comedians also perform there.
yes, but they continue to think Jerry Lewis is funny.
Too much is never enough
Jerry Lewis?! Ugh!!! Dino was okay, Jerry was unwatchable....
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Excellent- Jazz1. This was one of the true hallmarks of magical sound.
I like the Janacek Theatre, Brno. It's a good size and the acoustics are great. Heard Cunning Little Vixen there and the sound was an order of magnitude better than the National Theatre in Prague for the same opera.
Beautiful art deco design, very good sound--the only bad seats are on the main floor under the box seats, where you get early reflections from the side walls that are too loud.
Like Carnegie, it was very bright after renovation, tho Beautiful.
A Cleve Violinist said it was better without the Risers that were installed, they used to play all seats on the floor.
It wasn't as good sounding as I expected when I played there, in 2004 with the SFS,
and the Mahler 5th was LLOOUUDD in the Balcony.
I heard they got that rich dark sound to compensate.
There are no risers for any players now. Yes it's loud in the balcony, but it's a smaller hall than some of the other halls used by the "majors."
I had the chance to visit Eastman Theatre in Rochester, N.Y., for the first time last night. A gorgeous setting and splendid acoustics.In last night's performance, the orchestra was in the pit providing the soundscape for several dance pieces. Can't wait to hear (and see) them center stage.
Lots of history in that place.
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despite its impressive and long history and superb acoustics. What this Wikipedia article doesn't mention is that banks like the Troy Savings Bank were left with large cash windfalls after the Civil War -- deceased soldiers' accounts that went unclaimed. Many built concert halls or other public use buildings with the money, but few of those survive in unaltered original condition.A few threads ago, John Marks made some insightful observations about what makes for a good concert hall -- and some of those comments apply to this venue, in particular the design and spacing of the original wood seats.
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It is wonderful!!
"Man is the only animal that blushes - or needs to" Mark Twain
...on this subject decades ago. IIRC, it was written by a staff member of a touring symphony orchestra; I know he labeled Grady Gammage Memorial Auditorium (one of Frank Lloyd Wright's last major works) at Arizona State University as one of the best.
I can confirm that Gammage is a wonderful-sounding hall, sounding big, spacious, and a bit warmish--and certainly never harsh in the upper frequencies. Seats 3011!
Pics.
http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=grady+gammage+auditorium&qpvt=grady+gammage+auditorium&qpvt=grady+gammage+auditorium&FORM=IGRE
We in the Valley are privileged to hear many fine orchestras and bands from ASU's excellent college of music many times per year, and the vast majority of those events are free.
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Tin-eared audiofool, large-scale-Classical music lover, and damned-amateur fotografer.
William Bruce Cameron: "...not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted."
Half of those concert halls are going to offer few or no seats with a good view. IMO that is a big problem. concert halls that are essentially big boxes with relatively flat floors just don't allow for seats with a good view. IMO seeing the artists perform is an important element in the live experience.
By the way they aren't the 10 best they are 10 *of* the best.
An interesting list none the less.
Thanks for posting it
Some of the shoebox halls are actually pretty good with sight lines. Fisher in New York, which sounds dreadful, has good visuals from almost every seat. Symphony Hall in Boston is pretty good for visuals.
I've found that the horseshoe-shaped halls are the most likely to have zero-visibility seats. Both Carnegie and the Met have lots of those - rear seats on the Met's side boxes let you see... almost nothing. (But the sound in those side boxes is **so** good...) Yes it is fun to watch, and I often get one of the front parterre boxes at the Met because it's right over the pit. If the production is a yawn, it's always good to watch the goings-on in the pit.
I do find that list a little peculiar. No Eastman or Carnegie?
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"A man need merely light the filaments of his receiving set and the world's greatest artists will perform for him." Alfred N. Goldsmith, RCA, 1922
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