Comments on: Summer Holidays – Recharging Batteries

By: Robert

Robert — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 23:31:29 +0000

Thanks Alban. Taking critics seriously lifts them to a status they don’t deserve. I bet the members of your audience didn’t go home and look for the Hamburger Abendblatt beofre deciding whether they liked your playing. They’ll remember it for a LONG time, while the newspaper is already fish-and chip wrapping (or its German equivalent!).

Robert.

By: Alban

Alban — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 13:00:06 +0000

Dear Robert,
why would it be a mistake to refer to a bad review? Only mistake would be indeed to be affected and change one’s approach to making music which won’t happen, I promise! To be honest I felt a bit insulted by it, but if I see what people in politics or sports have to read about themselves in the papers we musicians are overly sensitive, that’s a fact, and I am not proud of. You are right, I should have added the link to this lovely review, here it is, in German though:
http://www.abendblatt.de/kultur-live/article1051954/Schwungvoller-Abschied-in-den-Sommer.html
Thanks for your nice words – and in the future I won’t pay attention to reviews anymore 🙂

By: Robert

Robert — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 12:11:53 +0000

I think it’s a shame you were so affected by a bad review (did you mean frightful or forgettable? forgetful can’t be the right word!). I love reading your blog but think it was probably a mistake to refer to it. However, openness is your hallmark and if that’s how you felt than maybe it was right to say it – but in that case it would be better to give a link to what the guy wrote so that we can see what you’re commenting on. Those of us that come to your concerts and listen to your CDs can make our own minds up and the fact that we come back for more speaks for itself. You’re a great artist who won’t be forgotten, while I’m sure that critic will!