tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post1699558484171432098..comments2024-03-05T10:52:24.691+00:00Comments on Mark Wadsworth: FascinatingMark Wadsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-59344838493161950522013-08-21T16:21:28.311+01:002013-08-21T16:21:28.311+01:00Derek has basically nailed it. You get a cellist a...Derek has basically nailed it. You get a cellist at the level of Royal College of Music, you really struggle to choose between them.<br /><br />The business of classical music is as much about image and branding as pop music. You can't make much selling a string quartet playing Vivaldi's Four Seasons because there's hundreds of string quartets doing it. So what you do is to cultivate stars, brands. You dress up a posh boy like Nigel Kennedy as a West Ham fan with spiky hair and you have created a brand. You can then charge £11 because it's the Nigel Kennedy recording.Tim Almondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13369256383976094670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-24429843564453132442013-08-21T16:21:18.868+01:002013-08-21T16:21:18.868+01:00Derek has basically nailed it. You get a cellist a...Derek has basically nailed it. You get a cellist at the level of Royal College of Music, you really struggle to choose between them.<br /><br />The business of classical music is as much about image and branding as pop music. You can't make much selling a string quartet playing Vivaldi's Four Seasons because there's hundreds of string quartets doing it. So what you do is to cultivate stars, brands. You dress up a posh boy like Nigel Kennedy as a West Ham fan with spiky hair and you have created a brand. You can then charge £11 because it's the Nigel Kennedy recording.Tim Almondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13369256383976094670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-34755067095580494972013-08-20T13:02:27.992+01:002013-08-20T13:02:27.992+01:00D, top woman, that Kiri.
P, too true. My wife sen...D, top woman, that Kiri.<br /><br />P, too true. My wife sent me to Waitrose to get some elbows for dinner, but I ended up looking at the arses.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-66458711631331689222013-08-20T12:57:44.626+01:002013-08-20T12:57:44.626+01:00It all boils down to appearances - what things loo...It all boils down to appearances - what things look like. It's the same with fruit + veg. these days - it looks great + tastes like shite. No-one knows their arse from their elbow.Pablohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02533957790112612344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-92179036532575037512013-08-20T12:12:59.940+01:002013-08-20T12:12:59.940+01:00Know what you mean. It's all just "shows&...Know what you mean. It's all just "shows" to me whether it's rock an roll or baroque and barcarolle. But you're right, the snobbery is outrageous. I've done a fair bit of amateur opera, choral work, etc. in my spare time and I can confirm that the opera people like a nice costume as much as anyone else, so any sneering is totally out of line. <br /><br />Funnily enough the classical fans seem worse than the classical singers. Back in the 1980s Kiri Te Kanawa visited the pub in the small Scottish village where I used to live. I guess she was on holiday. The regulars used to sing there more or less every night, mostly folk and C&W. She happily joined in. It made the night.Derekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296053477905542366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-11260379953493942592013-08-20T11:01:57.571+01:002013-08-20T11:01:57.571+01:00actually i have dark circle in my hand and i want ...actually i have dark circle in my hand and i want to hide this dark circle but how please share some tips.<br /><a rel="nofollow">Botox Bristol</a>Business Profilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10315358799930769355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-30425713654997614002013-08-20T10:52:44.483+01:002013-08-20T10:52:44.483+01:00D, actually, the whole thing is outrageous.
We k...D, actually, the whole thing is outrageous. <br /><br />We know that pop stars like to dress up, and that they are judged to some or a large extent on what they look like, fair enough. The classical music fans (or indeed "serious rock fans") sneer at this.<br /><br />But it turns out that these classical music snobs are even worse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-59905009778070451222013-08-20T10:45:32.005+01:002013-08-20T10:45:32.005+01:00Interesting. I see they also had a third group who...Interesting. I see they also had a third group who could hear but not see the players and that this group couldn't pick the winners any better than chance.<br /><br />So once you've reached a certain skill level, it all comes down to stage presence.Derekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296053477905542366noreply@blogger.com