Fun at work today…
(It’s nice to have an Art department to make your dreams come true!)
It seems that I like the Debs.
CR, on composer Claude Debussy
We’ve heard book II of Debussy’s Preludes performed at Carnegie Hall twice now within the past two months (Pierre-Laurent Aimard in November, and Radu Lupu last night), so CR now feels familiar enough to call Debussy “Debs” for short.
This is the fourth floor fire escape view that you get when trying to keep up with your Jawbone UP and taking the stairs to and from your 9th floor Carnegie Hall office.
Dirty Projectors with yMusic at Carnegie Hall Friday night.
Last night, we enjoyed the Emerson String Quartet’s last headlining Carnegie Hall performance with cellist, David Finckel, who is resigning from the quartet at the end of this season after 36 years. It’s amazing to think of the long history of these pieces, these performers, and this hall.
They were joined by pianist Yefim Bronfman on the last piece, the Brahms Piano Quintet in f minor op 34. It’s a pretty badass piece…listen to the first movement on YouTube.
Brahms Piano Quintet in f minor, op 34
- Me: Can you believe that this piece was first played here in 1892? People heard this same piece in this same place. That's pretty cool.
- CR: Yep. And video recording wasn't allowed then, either.
Stream the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela’s live performance at Carnegie Hall RIGHT NOW, conducted by Gustavo Dudamel. I’m hosting the chat and snapping photos backstage.
Just one day shy of 92, David Brubeck has died. We are working on a proper obit for the jazz pianist, but the meantime, download a one-hour documentary on the man who made “Take Five” and “Blue Rondo a la Turk” such enduring standards.
Photo: Hulton Archive/Getty Images
I can report that everyone in Carnegie Hall last night thought of Brubeck and smiled for a moment when Chucho Valdés ever so briefly quoted Take Five.
The Many Faces of Gustavo Dudamel—From “Dudamel: Let the Children Play”
DUDAMEL IN THAT TRACK SUIT. EVERYONE NEEDS TO STOP. This video wins the internet. Nothing on the internet can top this video.
It’s not every day that people make sweet GIFs from content I post at work (I also just LOVE this video). This made my day.
Want to win 50 tickets to Carnegie Hall this season?
Today is the last day to enter to win.
Planning this contest is what I’ve been up to lately. Enter to win 50 tickets to Carnegie Hall this season—bring 49 friends to one concert, go to 25 concerts with a date, 50 concerts solo, etc. It’s up to you.
Hand delivered to my desk. That’s good service. #dirtyprojectors #wordlessmusic #carnegiehall (Taken with Instagram)
