Comments on: Short trip to London https://albangerhardt.com/short-trip-to-london/ 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/short-trip-to-london/#comment-180 Thu, 05 Apr 2007 23:15:07 +0000 http://www.albangerhardt.com/blog/?p=56#comment-180 Hi Christina,

thanks for your kind remarks, glad you like my unfiltered thoughts…
It is indeed so much fun to survive a crisis, often strenghened by it, since we learned from it. Hope to meet you next month in Korea,
best wishes,
Alban

]]> By: Alban https://albangerhardt.com/short-trip-to-london/#comment-179 Thu, 05 Apr 2007 23:13:47 +0000 http://www.albangerhardt.com/blog/?p=56#comment-179 Hi George,
sorry for writing so late; well, if one breathes really well and deep, it should be definitely inaudible, best would be to breath through your mouth. Today in the middle of the recording session, when everything hurt, I lay myself on the floor and did some very deep breathing on the floor, and after five minutes the pain in the hands and left wrist was gone.

No, I don’t believe heavy breathing has anything to do with musicianship. The person who does so, might believe that, but I think this is exactly the danger that people start to believe in their own musicianship without actually listening. When the breathing becomes louder than the playing, there obviously is a problem.

Techniques? Unfortunately it is just as so much in life self-control; while practising you have to watch yourself if you are breathing well and independently to your playing. And yes, after a while it should become automatically, but I must admit, I am still catching myself of holding the breath sometimes in difficult passages – doesn’t make them any easier, rather the opposite.
All best,

Alban

]]> By: Christina Kim https://albangerhardt.com/short-trip-to-london/#comment-178 Thu, 05 Apr 2007 02:29:40 +0000 http://www.albangerhardt.com/blog/?p=56#comment-178 OVer the last copule of weeks, I had been working with a lot of stress. Much of the Preparatory work for a new season makes me feel very stressful.
Reading your writings makes me feel better.
While I am reading your blog, I imagine the scene you described as I do so when I read a book.
I experienced a similiar kind of things you had while we had winter festival last February, of course, though for me, it was a matter of organization. It was a terrible moment. However, after the concert ended in a fine shape, I could say with a relief the chaos before concert which I had to handel.
Unexpected things occurs. I hate this…..

Thank you for your nice blog.
Have a nice day!
Christina from Seoul

]]> By: George https://albangerhardt.com/short-trip-to-london/#comment-177 Fri, 30 Mar 2007 18:38:14 +0000 http://www.albangerhardt.com/blog/?p=56#comment-177 Hi Alban…Are there any exercises you can recommend for incorporating the deep breathing that you refer to…into one’s playing…I recall that Janos Starker’s breathing was very audible in early recordings and it contributed to the sense of the moment of creativity that was taking place…but often loud breathing is discouraged when high powered microphones are in use. This is an area that I have had an interest in for quite some time. I would like for the improved breathing technique to become automatic and such that I don’t have to consciously remember to do it..this will take time I realize..I believe that proper breathwork can contribute many benefits for playing. Any ideas or thoughts you have would be greatly apreciated..

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