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August 25, 2009

MaestroCam

 It would be unfair of me to restrict mention of the BBC Proms this summer to a mere offhanded gibe, particularly since it's an institution well worth supporting (as one is reminded in Britain whenever one turns on the television during prime time in summer and finds a full-blown orchestra concert rather than old CSI reruns). But it took an editorial in today's Guardian to draw my attention to one of the more worthy features of the Proms Website (and of its live broadcasts, for households properly equipped): Maestrocam, a commentary feature that elucidates the conducting of selected conductors for selected pieces. So far, Sir Charles Mackerras, Vasily Petrenko, Ilan Volkov and Daniel Barenboim have come in for the close-up treatment, and it makes edifying watching. Next up: David Robertson, on August 28th. The BBC has already done a commendable job of raising the popular understanding of a conductor's job

Originally from The Classical Beat – Classical Music Forum – washingtonpost.com, ReBlogged by newmusicrebloggers on Aug 25, 2009 at 11:43 AM

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