Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site trwrba.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!trwrb!trwrba!suhre From: suhre@trwrba.UUCP (Maurice E. Suhre) Newsgroups: net.music.classical Subject: Live Performances Message-ID: <1183@trwrba.UUCP> Date: Fri, 14-Dec-84 18:16:07 EST Article-I.D.: trwrba.1183 Posted: Fri Dec 14 18:16:07 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 18-Dec-84 03:21:54 EST Organization: TRW EDS, Redondo Beach, CA Lines: 21 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 {decvax,sdcrdcf,hplabs,ucbvax}!trwrb!suhre