Daniel SwartzArchive for August, 2007
August 24th, 2007 Classical music in public places…
Guardian Unlimited: Arts blog – music: Should music be used for crowd control?
A very interesting take on the trend of authorities playing classical music to scare away gangs and other undesirable gatherings in public locations.
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August 14th, 2007 The Mahler Häuschen(s)!
Sexy snaps from the Mahler Häuschen!
I found this posting on Alex Ross’s blog “The Rest Is Noise” rather amusing. I myself was at Mahler’s second composing hut this summer. The first hut was at Lake Atter in Steinbach, Austria, as mentioned in his blog. The second was at Lake Woerth, just above his lake side home in Maiernigg, and the third was in Toblach, Austrian Tyrol (now Dobbiacho, Italy).
Probably the most significant of these huts is the one at Maiernigg where he worked on his symphonies four through eight, most of the Kindertotenlieder, Des Knaben Wunderhorn and much more. It is also where his daughter died, causing him to move to another location to spend his summers.
The quote I found most amusing in Ross’s blog is:
“If the view from inside the hut is anything like what Mahler experienced during his summers in Steinbach — and, in truth, there is so far no evidence that it is — scholars may have to reconsider their conception of the sources of Mahler’s creative inspiration.”
If you already don’t know about this blog, it’s one of my favorite, and it is frequently updated.
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August 8th, 2007 Check out EdwinOutwater.com – great blog!
A good friend of mine, Edwin Outwater – conductor, pianist, surfer – has updated his website with a cool new design. I had designed his original website about 8 years ago (pre-blog), and after a tearful farewell to that design, no doubt, Edwin has updated the look and feel of the site by installing a blog where he writes about events in his life such as concerts, travels, social events and general musings.
In addition to the blog, he has stuff such as his conducting schedule, media downloads, press articles and more. He has some great articles there, and I recommend that you check it out. His most recent article talks about his impending meeting with the band Cheap Trick. How cool is that?
Check the site out now at www.edwinoutwater.com.
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