The New Yorker For a long time
The New Yorker For a long time, music sites supplied MP3s that transmitted data at a 128kbps; this omits about ninety per cent of the data found on a CD. Everything came out sounding a little scrawny—not so bad if you’re getting the Sex Pistols but unfortunate for Mahler.
aqian100315 TOUR REPORT Sound check at 2pm. Show at 8:30pm. Le Spectrum is a Club, not a theater, and the management has left space in front of the stage for dancing. Within the span of 4 songs people start dancing. The atmosphere is fantastic and I can see that the whole band is getting caught up in the great mood of the moment.
The second set is happy, and exuberant, and the band gets as much joy from watching the smiling, dancing, standing, clapping audience, as they are getting from our music. A performance is a closed feedback loop. Undoubtably one of the highlights of the tour.melophobe | Ottmar Liebert – The Aladdin Theater (Portland, OR; July 26th, 2009)
I have been a fan and a collector of his albums ever since I can remember, but had never had the chance to see him live. I knew this opportunity would let me remember how amazingly talented of a musician and composer he is, but never did I think he would move me as much as he did.
You can read the whole review here – with nice slideshow! Ottmar Liebert – Tour Schedule: Fall 2009 – Luna Negra Nov 14 This is true for playing a musical instrument, but applies to everything else as well, I think. Practicing creates familiarity. Familiarity creates intimacy.When we practice playing a piece of music or a scale, we train our brain by using our body. We scrub those neural pathways by moving our fingers. And that creates space.