http://www.nobleviola.com/2007/04/27/mstislav-rostropovich-1927-2007/ Life on the working end of the viola. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:01:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.nobleviola.com/2007/04/27/mstislav-rostropovich-1927-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-4986 gus-e Sun, 29 Apr 2007 03:17:40 +0000 http://www.nobleviola.com/wordpress/2007/04/27/mstislav-rostropovich-1927-2007/#comment-4986 I remember this rehearsal and it was the first thing I thought of when I had heard he died. I had never had to play so softly until then and haven't had to since - especially terrifying since it was a huge second oboe excerpt! (I hadn't remembered the microphone business though.) I remember this rehearsal and it was the first thing I thought of when I had heard he died. I had never had to play so softly until then and haven’t had to since – especially terrifying since it was a huge second oboe excerpt! (I hadn’t remembered the microphone business though.)

]]> http://www.nobleviola.com/2007/04/27/mstislav-rostropovich-1927-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-4978 valerie Sat, 28 Apr 2007 01:34:29 +0000 http://www.nobleviola.com/wordpress/2007/04/27/mstislav-rostropovich-1927-2007/#comment-4978 Thanks for sharing your memory of Rostropovich's rehearsal technique. I admire his single-mindedness... Thanks also for the great photo! Thanks for sharing your memory of Rostropovich’s rehearsal technique. I admire his single-mindedness…
Thanks also for the great photo!

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