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Music Lane It's all about the music, dude! Sit down, relax and listen to some tunes. |
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In Reply to: RE: Local Yokels vs. The Big Guns posted by fstein on May 18, 2017 at 04:46:58:
I'd only add that perhaps there's more variability with the locals (although that in itself can lend a certain excitement to a performance!). And even provincial British orchestras don't sound scrappy (to me at least) these days. ;-)
I know that, to some, this thread may read as a "Praise of Mediocrity", but it's really a celebration of how widespread high-level attainments in music have become. And I don't want to be misunderstood - the pianist in my OP who I claimed performed parts of Beethoven's Op. 2 No. 3 better than Richter also performed other parts worse than Richter. But overall, I still thought it was an amazing and rewarding performance.
I suppose it also has to do with expectations. My expectations of the international touring musicians are high, and, often, the performances don't live up to these expectations. OTOH, with local musicians, I'm not expecting as much, and the performances often surpass my expectations! ;-)
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