Hey Ranier! I was a stagehand for The Ventura County Symphony. It was my experience that the orchestra was pretty much lost without Maestro Salazar conducting. They were so much better with direction. So Brother….keep up your good work.
As a tuba player I really appreciate the conductor helping me count the 5 minutes of tacit in Bolero before the boring part starts. Same 2 notes for another 10 minutes. I'd appreciate a bit of help counting up to that final crescendo too.
I suppose we could play them in the right order if we had to but nobody hears us anyway. The viola section is still the most important part of the orchestra though. Without us you'd have violinists and cellists sitting side by side and all of them armed with bows.
Brilliant explanation simple concise and understandable , thanks Rainer that so helps me to enjoy classical music i live in Birmingham UK so i have easy access to the renowned CBSO every bit of information helps to understand the presentation and interpretation of the music ❤❤❤ Thanks
What a coincidence, just last night while watching an orchestra play Tico Toco No Fubar, my wife started asking what the conductor was doing, other than swatting at imaginary flies. I gave her my rendition, but I think she will understand your video better. Thanks for the very humorous and informative episode.
Ive seen this video before, looks like the main difference is the video of the orchestra playing the Blue Danube was replaced with a video of people dancing
Hey, violists have feelings, too. I think. Anyway, why do you always see violists standing outside of their houses? Because they don't know when to come in and can't find the key.
