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From: suhre@trwrba.UUCP (Maurice E. Suhre)
Newsgroups: net.music.classical
Subject: Live Performances
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Date: Fri, 14-Dec-84 18:16:07 EST
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Posted: Fri Dec 14 18:16:07 1984
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I believe that one of the things that contributes to a live
performance is the interaction between the audience and the
performer.  The soloist performs, the audience applauds (to
indicate that they "got" the performance), the performer bows
(to indicate that he "got" the applause/acknowledgement), and
the audience observes the bow and sees that he "got" their
acknowledgement.  This is closure (at least in a Gestalt Therapy
sense.)

I don't think shelling out $9.98 (or whatever) for an LP gives
you the same feeling of interaction with the performer and his
performance.

While my words suggest males in recital, I do not intend for this
to be a sexist posting and I have used "he" because of an inherent
dislike for "he/she".  The same arguments apply for all female
symphonies, or female conductors, or whatever.

Maurice

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