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Originally Posted by ecarroll  Don’t cross the same bridge endlessly. |
I always believed that the best works are those that CAN be crossed endlessly without really repeating oneself. I think there are few pieces like that in the trumpet repertoire.
The Hindemith Sonata and Hummel Concerto come to mind as pieces that one can continue to study and perform with an endless degree of variety. The symphonies of Mahler, Shostakovich, and Beethoven, works by Stravinsky and Bach... I think there is a lot of repertoire out there that bears repetition. Does Rostropovich ever get tired of playing Dvorak and Shostakovich? Maybe, but I'm sure the audience never gets tired of hearing him play it.
Some my favorite concerts were last year when I was fortunate to hear the Minnesota Orchestra play the Brahms cycle over two series of concerts. I ended up attending all six concerts, and it was an amazing experience watching a top rate orchestra perform the same repertoire three times in a row for two consecutive weeks. Neither the orchestra, or the conductor (
Marek Janowski) ever let the music get stale.
I think maybe the key is not to cross the same bridge unless you can find a new or different way to do it.
-Jimi