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When is the Right Time for Applause?
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Created over 2 years ago According to the transcript of his lecture, Alex Ross spoke of the applause which occurred during the premiere of Mozart's Paris Symphony, quoting Mozart's letter about it. A recording of the final movement was then heard, and the Wigmore Hall audience invited to recreate that applauded performance in the places described in the letter. It must have sounded/felt odd; at least operatic arias draw to a close and leave some room for applause before moving on musically, as do breaks in a jazz number.
Re concert tweeting, Richard Morrison in the BBC Music Magazine, Norman Lebrecht in his blog 'Slipped Disc' and Alex Ross in his RPS lecture have all commented on the pros and cons of this; the New York concert which encouraged tweeting was at a non-mainstream venue which attracts a not-too-traditional crowd, so the audience was up for anything. All tweeters were confined to the balcony.
Both Richard Morrison and Alex Ross make the point that the concert hall is now one of the few sanctuaries where we choose temporarily to disconnect electronically from the rest of the world. Norman Lebrecht writes that the traditional concert format must be questioned if we are to capture new audiences.
But the range of venues and concert formats on offer now is so wide-ranging and exciting; surely we can encourage a variety of presentational styles, and not aim for a one-size-fits-all ... |
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Created over 2 years ago There is much to discuss, I suspect, in Norman Lebrecht's response to the Jerusalem Quartet concert disruption last week. In this context, though, it is interesting that one of the reasons he considers the Wigmore Hall to be a 'gem of civilisation' is that it attracts 'an audience that does not applaud between movements'. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/7550019/The-concert-hall-should-be-out-of-this-world.html |
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Created over 2 years ago, Modified over 2 years ago I read NL's Telegraph article with great interest, not least because of the non-applause accolade, and because it almost seems to contradict a post in his Slipped Disc blog, where he discusses the 'authoritarian' attitudes in 21st Century classical music. Actually, I don't think it's a contradiction; rather it's more a case of 'horses for courses'. Go to the Wigmore and don't applaud between movements; go to a Prom - and go with the flow, and are there new ways of making concerts accessible to the born-digital generation. ______________________ Louise |
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Created over 2 years ago I just wanted to record an occasion where the applause was spontaneous and entirely appropriate. At that now 'infamous' Jersualem Quartet concert at the Wig, there was applause for the musicians when they sensibly left the stage while the hall staff removed the first protestor, and more applause when they reappeared to continue the concert. At the end of the Mozart, the applause was rapturous, yet understandably, tinged with relief that the piece had been completed safely. It was the same with the Ravel. There was a sense of applause being given not just to show appreciation for the music, which was beautifully played, but also that we had all survived the disruption to the event. |
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