Comments on: Berg Reception http://jeremydenk.net/blog/2005/11/10/berg-reception/ The glamorous life and thoughts of a concert pianist. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:30:09 +0000 hourly 1 By: Steve Hicken http://jeremydenk.net/blog/2005/11/10/berg-reception/comment-page-1/#comment-1654 Steve Hicken Sun, 13 Nov 2005 15:18:51 +0000 http://jeremydenk.net/blog/?p=313#comment-1654 Yes; a performance schedule and an e-mail address would be very good additions to this blog. Yes; a performance schedule and an e-mail address would be very good additions to this blog.

]]> By: Anonymous http://jeremydenk.net/blog/2005/11/10/berg-reception/comment-page-1/#comment-1653 Anonymous Sat, 12 Nov 2005 00:45:55 +0000 http://jeremydenk.net/blog/?p=313#comment-1653 I love the thought of you and Berg scaring the bejezus out of the blondes of Utah.<br/><br/>--dw I love the thought of you and Berg scaring the bejezus out of the blondes of Utah.

–dw

]]> By: andrew http://jeremydenk.net/blog/2005/11/10/berg-reception/comment-page-1/#comment-1652 andrew Fri, 11 Nov 2005 20:56:37 +0000 http://jeremydenk.net/blog/?p=313#comment-1652 I am a long time reader, and have been moved many times to comment on your tremendous writing, but for some reason never have.. This wonderful post finally pushed me over the "edge"..<br/><br/>I think for anyone who has a "public" but "exceptionally rare" full time professional vocation, there are stock "reactions" in the questions of people who meet you/encounter you doing what you do..<br/><br/>either that or they sometimes just go "tilt" intellectually and just stammer, never having encountered "in person" a bird of your feather..<br/><br/>I am a professional athlete in a fairly obscure sport, and I get the same 3 or 4 questions asked of me all the time, and my neighbors also react to me with quzzical & approving amusement/confusion that echos exactly what you experience... even though the specifics of what we both do are so wildly different, not just apples to oranges, but more like apples to alligators...<br/><br/>there is a human commonality to your writing, and even though your blog is subtitled "the glamourous life & thoughts of a concert musician" it is still a great read for those of us who don't recognise the artistic subtlety of what you do (alban berg who?) but deeply appriciate the humanity and thoughtfulness that you do it with... and sometimes we find echoes to our own strange lives..<br/><br/>again, thanks for the words.. your post also indicates you are in Logan, right down the road from my own geographic location..... do you have a performance schedule online somewhere? I am a long time reader, and have been moved many times to comment on your tremendous writing, but for some reason never have.. This wonderful post finally pushed me over the “edge”..

I think for anyone who has a “public” but “exceptionally rare” full time professional vocation, there are stock “reactions” in the questions of people who meet you/encounter you doing what you do..

either that or they sometimes just go “tilt” intellectually and just stammer, never having encountered “in person” a bird of your feather..

I am a professional athlete in a fairly obscure sport, and I get the same 3 or 4 questions asked of me all the time, and my neighbors also react to me with quzzical & approving amusement/confusion that echos exactly what you experience… even though the specifics of what we both do are so wildly different, not just apples to oranges, but more like apples to alligators…

there is a human commonality to your writing, and even though your blog is subtitled “the glamourous life & thoughts of a concert musician” it is still a great read for those of us who don’t recognise the artistic subtlety of what you do (alban berg who?) but deeply appriciate the humanity and thoughtfulness that you do it with… and sometimes we find echoes to our own strange lives..

again, thanks for the words.. your post also indicates you are in Logan, right down the road from my own geographic location….. do you have a performance schedule online somewhere?

]]> By: nobleviola http://jeremydenk.net/blog/2005/11/10/berg-reception/comment-page-1/#comment-1651 nobleviola Fri, 11 Nov 2005 20:15:32 +0000 http://jeremydenk.net/blog/?p=313#comment-1651 Reminds me of when I was preparing the viola part for the Boulez <i>Le Marteau sans Maitre</i>. I was listening to a recording of the piece before I began wading in to settle on fingerings, etc., and my wife, who is also a musician, said "is that the piece or are they just tuning?" It was fun to play, though. Reminds me of when I was preparing the viola part for the Boulez Le Marteau sans Maitre. I was listening to a recording of the piece before I began wading in to settle on fingerings, etc., and my wife, who is also a musician, said “is that the piece or are they just tuning?” It was fun to play, though.

]]> By: Davei http://jeremydenk.net/blog/2005/11/10/berg-reception/comment-page-1/#comment-1650 Davei Fri, 11 Nov 2005 03:10:49 +0000 http://jeremydenk.net/blog/?p=313#comment-1650 I participated in a performance of the Chamber Concerto as a a clainetist years ago. Our pianist came down with severe migraines while he was learning the score. I have to admit it was blindingly difficult, but what a neat experience to play such a great piece. I participated in a performance of the Chamber Concerto as a a clainetist years ago. Our pianist came down with severe migraines while he was learning the score. I have to admit it was blindingly difficult, but what a neat experience to play such a great piece.

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