Alexander Mackenzie - the 1890's
from A Musician's Narrative , pages 187-188:
Virtuosity and musicianship not being necessarily coexistent, a conductor's experience are of a varied nature. While most of mine were delightful, some were terrifying while they lasted. Rubato! What crimes are committed in thy name! One young Russian, disregarding the orchestra as well as the composer's intentions, persisted in racing through Liszt's First Concerto at such a pace as to render the oft-recurring pizzicatos impossible of execution. My Courteous explanation and remonstrance only resulted in a considerably accelerated tempo being adopted at the actual performance.
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Alexander Mackenzie, A Musician's Narrative (London, 1927), p. 187-188. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1432115671230 accessed: 14 November, 2024
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Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat
written by Franz Liszt |
Experience Information
Date/Time | the 1890's |
Medium | live |
Listening Environment | in the company of others, indoors, in public |
Originally submitted by gkw on Wed, 20 May 2015 10:54:31 +0100
Approved on Wed, 02 Mar 2016 14:34:15 +0000