Ravel: Ma Mère l'Oye (Mother Goose Suite)- V. Le Jardin féerique (The Enchanted Garden)- Jürgens

Travis Jürgens conducts the University of Illinois Philharmonia Orchestra;
Ravel: Ma Mère l'Oye (Mother Goose Suite) - V. Le Jardin féerique (The Enchanted Garden);
April 19, 2009,
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts,
Foellinger Great Hall

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[1violaplayr]

You let the strings heave on the upbeat of every measure after reh. 4 (2:25 and beyond; 10 bars), which I thought was rather careless. Make sure you mention it in rehearsal for similar passages in other works - ask the strings to save on beats one and two and float the bow on the upbeat. It sounds rather grotesque to let them phrase like that. Otherwise, well done!

[travisjuergens]

@1violaplayr - I agree. Actually, I did ask them (at least twice) to do this in rehearsal, and we worked on it. As you probably know, many things that we work on in rehearsal don't actually come out as we hope in the performance. This was one of those instances. Glad you enjoyed it!

[focusenergy]

Great! (Glad I'm unrefined and can't detect any flaws.)

[travisjuergens]

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[meejanski]

the worst part about this is that there are empty seats in the theater.

[ru4fallenidol]

How fortunate to stumble upon such a beautiful piece! Magical....I am indeed captivated! It pulls at my heart and elevates my soul. Ah, the wonderous power of music!

[danpincus]

I loved this performance. Bravi!

[1violaplayr]

@travisjuergens Thanks for the reply - I do know how hard it is to get strings to remember that, as a fellow conductor and string player. Do you have the rest of this work on video, or just this movement?

[bboypui]

@rush12211 i did. i cried. i laughed. i got really mad. then i cried. then i was happy because its so damn good.

[rush12211]

@bboypui god tell me you didnt watch the afterstory right???

[bboypui]

@rush12211 OH HELL YES. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE!

[rush12211]

CLANNAD!

[mfuller13]

Oops! I accidentally clicked dislike..wasn't trying to click anything but the dislike button popped up righty where I was impatiently clicking...I'll like it like 10 times to suffice..Great recording!!

[Glinkaism1]

@focusenergy I only hear lovely music, too, & can't detect any flaws. :) If these picky noses are concerned that the sound doesn't match the picture, that's simply because the way digital is processed. It's the same problem when people watch any show on TV. That's because the sound is processed separately from picture. And yes, it sucks, but nobody complains because so very few people listen to TV sound or even watch TV. :) The solution: play recorded music or perform it. It WILL be in synch.