rehearsal

JamHub BedRoom Silent Rehearsal Studio
$400.00
Play anywhere, anytime with a JamHub��� system. JamHubs��� allow each musician to have a clear, unique mix with each SoleMix��� control section, so rehearsals are better quality and the band improves faster. 4 main SoleMix��� + 1 Rear SoleMix��� sections accommodate 4 - 5 musicians for silent rehearsal. Each SoleMix��� section allows a stereo TRS + XLR mic input, FX return level, and related headphone volume. Global effects.

Bruckner: Symphony No. 5 (with Excerpts from the Rehearsals) [Hybrid SACD]
$8.99
This 2004 recording by Nikolaus Harnoncourt displaces my previous favorite--Jascha Horenstein's 1971 Proms Concert with the BBC Symphony. Horenstein has neither the best orchestra nor the best recording, but he enthralls the listener (and the live audience) as his performance proceeds, seemingly inexorably, for almost an hour and a quarter to its majestic, fugal conclusion. Now comes Harnoncourt, with the same drive and emotion, a better orchestra (the Vienna Philharmonic), and incomparable modern sound (SACD). Classics Today rates Harnoncourt 10/10 for both artistic and sound quality, and the top rating is fully deserved. The brasses in the final chorale will sweep you away. Although one Amazon reviewer claims that the performance is slow, its total timing is almost identical to Horenstein's and slightly faster than Chailly's (with the Royal Concertgebouw on Decca). Without doubt, a five-star recording.

Georg Solti: In Rehearsal (Berlioz & Wagner)
$24.99
Karajan used to say that the mark of a talented conductor was not to draw a good performance from the Vienna Philharmonic - a lot of people could actually do it considering how good this orchestra is - but rather to grow a third-tier orchestra into a second-tier orchestra.
Without being insulting to the very decent Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart, it is fair to say that Solti's work in the course of the rehearsal work is pretty remarkable. Always energetic, very precise and professional, Solti manages to improve the quality of his instrument without having to raise his voice or interrupt the orchestra too much. He tends to give his instructions while the orchestra is playing, which tends to be more relaxing and efficient for the players - this is what I have been told by musician friends. Unsurprisingly, in the two pieces rehearsed by Solti here (Tannhauser overture and Berlioz's Hungarian march), the conductor will search for an acute sense of contrast, but contrary to common belief, he is also very lyrical - look at the time he spends with the woodwinds or with the strings in the "Venus" section of the Tannhauser...
The only regret is that the RSO Stuttgart is not at its best during the Tannhauser performance per se - the orchestra actually plays better in the second half of the rehearsal, once the "Solti mould" has impacted the accuracy and rythmic capability of the orchestra, but who cares: this is a very important document.

Great Conductors in Rehearsal (Salonen / Gardiner / Gergiev / Boulez / Von Dohnanyi)
$99.99
Rarely do music lovers get the chance to go behind the scenes and witness the fascinating creation of great music with world-renowned conductors and outstanding orchestras. Until this incredible box set. With a front-row seat at rehearsals and through intimate interviews, you'll gain a deeper appreciation of how the unique personality of the conductor can shape a musical performance. In Rehearsal: Esa-Pekka Salonen with The Los Angeles Philharmonic: Salonen reveals an amazing rapport with the orchestra as they rehearse Debussy's La Mer at Los Angeles' Dorothy Chandler Pavilion. Includes an interview with Salonen at his home. In Rehearsal with John Eliot Gardiner and The English Baroque Soloists & Monteveredi Choir: One of the most versatile conductors of our time rehearses Bach's festive Cantata No. 63 at London's Abbey Road Studios. Valery Gergiev: In Rehearsal & Performance with The Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra: An exciting interpreter of Russian symphonies, Gergiev conducts four stirring works: Stravinsky's Fireworks and Piano Concerto, Debussy's Le Martyre De Saint Sebastien and Prokofiev's Scythian Suite. Pierre Boulez: In Rehearsal with The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra: One of the seminal figures in 20th century music conducts Alban Berg's Three Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 6, and his own composition, Notations I-IV. In Rehearsal with Christoph Von Dohnanyi and The Philharmonic Orchestra: The highly acclaimed conductor joins one of the world's great orchestras for a performance of Hayden's Symphony No. 88 in G.