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Topic: Slatkin's Change Is in the Air (Read 1939 times)

Bob

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Slatkin's Change Is in the Air

on: October 21, 2009, 02:20:07 AM

https://www.leonardslatkin.com/news092309.shtml

*sniff, sniff* Change smells a lot like popcorn.

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nanabush

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Re: Slatkin's Change Is in the Air

Reply #1 on: October 21, 2009, 03:26:12 AM

Wow, that's awful.

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iroveashe

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Re: Slatkin's Change Is in the Air

Reply #2 on: October 21, 2009, 02:37:41 PM

"If we lose a member of the orchestra along the way, so be it.”

Is he going to kill musicians on stage? D:

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Bob

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Re: Slatkin's Change Is in the Air

Reply #3 on: October 21, 2009, 04:23:16 PM

I like the one about cutting out the introduction to a concerto so they get their money's worth by having the soloist play more.

Or all of Bruckner's symphonies in one concert. Haha... For that matter, you could speed it up, take anything like a melody and puts those notes together at a moderate tempo.

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Topic: Slatkin's Change Is in the Air (Read 1939 times)

Piano Street Magazine:
A Free Grand Piano? – Scammers Target Piano Enthusiasts