Jack Brymer

from Molto Deciso ('... But They Still Form a Definite Pattern'), page 54:

During the forty years in which I've been sitting at the very centre of one of other of London's most magnificent orchestras, in the perfect position to observe every sort of player, the many leaders have always been the focus of attention.... The first time I noticed this complexity of approach was when I studied the work of Paul Beard, then of the London Philharmonic. A dominant player whose style seemed to galvanise the whole string section, he looked immense on the platform, in spite of his average stature. He also played his solos with complete mastery and great élan - yet a student of …   more >>
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Jack Brymer, Molto Deciso ('... But They Still Form a Definite Pattern'). In Jack Brymer, In the Orchestra (London, 1987), p. 54. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1395327274436 accessed: 3 December, 2024

Listeners

Jack Brymer
Schoolteacher, Clarinetist, Musician
1915-2003

Listening to

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unspecified orchestral music
written by J. Strauss, Offenbach, Franz Schubert, Delius, Brahms, Paul Dukas, Pierre Boulez, Richard Strauss, Mozart
performed by Paul Beard, London Philharmonic Orchestra

Experience Information

Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, in private, indoors, in public

Originally submitted by iepearson on Thu, 20 Mar 2014 14:54:34 +0000