Comments on: …and after the performance https://albangerhardt.com/and-after-the-performance/ Just another WordPress site Sat, 03 Jun 2017 09:20:39 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.0.3 By: Alban https://albangerhardt.com/and-after-the-performance/#comment-176 Sat, 24 Mar 2007 07:02:05 +0000 http://www.albangerhardt.com/blog/?p=50#comment-176 Hi Kyungji,

I think, the classical listener still likes to have the product of a cd in his or her hands, and while my company Hyperion doesn’t do anything special with the booklet (yes, rather horrible covers, I am aware of that), many cd’s sell well because the cover and the booklet are very well designed.

Whenever I buy a cd, I go to Amazon to get it, but I would never think of trying to download it and burn a copy. Somehow it has something impersonal, to have a burnt copy – that’s me, but I think there are many other who think like that; obviously, otherwise the numbers would be down, which they are not. Why do people still buy records of pieces they own already?

Must have something to do with interpretations, I guess, even though I am not sooo sure how different most interpretations are. Different yes, but different enough for the average listener to hear? I am not sure… But that’s why there is PR, allowing the artists to create an image and a personality, which is actually not there 🙂

]]> By: kyungji https://albangerhardt.com/and-after-the-performance/#comment-175 Fri, 23 Mar 2007 20:36:52 +0000 http://www.albangerhardt.com/blog/?p=50#comment-175 Hi Alban, this comment came up during guest artist lecture at my school. She was wondering about popularity of classical music in our generation and someone had made a comment about how classical music records’ sales has gone up. I thought this was because people in my generation just download popular musics that’s easy to find online, while classical music have a rarity in records, it’s hard to find what you’re looking for online. My guess is it’s rare because of different artists have different interpretations to the music, but what are other factors that makes recordings rare? Thanks!

]]> By: Alban https://albangerhardt.com/and-after-the-performance/#comment-174 Tue, 20 Mar 2007 13:06:04 +0000 http://www.albangerhardt.com/blog/?p=50#comment-174 Oh, actually I don’t mind playing for supper – as long as it’s yummie! This what it’s all about – FOOD 🙂

]]> By: George https://albangerhardt.com/and-after-the-performance/#comment-173 Mon, 19 Mar 2007 21:46:44 +0000 http://www.albangerhardt.com/blog/?p=50#comment-173 Obviously they are “Rich People” with good taste!! It’s hard to imagine Alban Gerhardt “playing for his supper”..LOL!!

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