я тут нашла любопытный текст - отгадайте откуда он The author of this attended a concerto of the Rutland Orchestra when its leader had already conquered both Russian capitals with his music. One must admit that one traveled to the Conservatory of St Petersburg with more than a sceptical seed in soul: the conductor was young, the Orchestra less than a year old; the ado around the new name was too great and the rumours far too silly to be believed. Sensation and true talent far rarer go hand in hand than is thought. We shall on purpose omit here the name of the particular piece that was played, though maestro Rutland’s Orchestra even in Russia turned out to be international. What mattered, rather, was that one heard a different orchestra. The reader may well cringe at this and say, ‘Different? Why all ensembles must by the author’s witty definition be different’. And the esteemed reader would be wrong: true, all orchestras play similarly when they play well, but Rutland’s Russian orchestra did not play well… Yes, to say that this group of musicians merely “played well” would be unfair, for it is not a specific musical piece that emanates from the Rutland Orchestra but its absolute. These masters of keys, bows and winds do not simply render Beethoven or Mozart; they do not invite you to interpret a score with them, but instead hold you by the scruff of the neck and force you into the painfully beautiful and awesome sanctuary of universal Harmony; and lo, the spectators together with the orchestra breathe – or not – at the wave of the conductor’s wand.
Posted on: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 17:53:44 +0000
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