tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447020772809150478.post1993927342992898592..comments2024-03-28T22:20:36.906-04:00Comments on TempoSenzaTempo: Adolphe Dumont and the Chicago Philharmonic OrchestraMike Brubakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447020772809150478.post-18865402318459268562013-03-19T03:37:55.141-04:002013-03-19T03:37:55.141-04:00Temper, temper!
Not to be confused with Tempo!!......Temper, temper!<br />Not to be confused with Tempo!!...<br />I used to have a couple of Toscanini's recording on vinyl, <br />which didn't survive the digital transition in my home over time. <br />Progress made music one of the most democratic expressions and we all have to be grateful for that.<br /><br />Did Monsieur Dumont ever learned to control his temper? <br />:)~ <br />HUGZBruno Lalibertéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09607511642101907283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447020772809150478.post-17074394479145383042013-03-11T12:08:07.086-04:002013-03-11T12:08:07.086-04:00I do love the post and I do love the widget. It al...I do love the post and I do love the widget. It allows you to get inside the photo and talk a walk within it. If ever there was a Sepia Saturday widget that is it.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447020772809150478.post-70185908663767204172013-03-11T11:41:53.906-04:002013-03-11T11:41:53.906-04:00Having worked for a couple of autocratic, egomania...Having worked for a couple of autocratic, egomaniac bosses in the past, one in particular, I can truly imagine the ways he made his musicians' lives miserable.<br /><br />And thanks for the MapLib.net widget tip. That could really come in handy.Teresa Wilson Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07340825601857084302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447020772809150478.post-74516642711080447972013-03-11T10:02:23.265-04:002013-03-11T10:02:23.265-04:00The widget worked really well Mike. Congratulation...The widget worked really well Mike. Congratulations on coming up with a solution. Once more an enjoyable and interesting post. I see his mother was a 'prima donna' and we have been told that they too have a reputation for temper flare-ups, so perhaps it was an inherited trait. Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447020772809150478.post-22727205326444263832013-03-11T08:55:47.612-04:002013-03-11T08:55:47.612-04:00I was surprised to read Dumont welcomed movies to ...I was surprised to read Dumont welcomed movies to showcase grand opera. He seemed more likely to look down on Hollywood's contribution to entertainment. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447020772809150478.post-34726312110578298972013-03-11T06:33:45.679-04:002013-03-11T06:33:45.679-04:00Interesting post and the widget works well - great...Interesting post and the widget works well - great to be able to see such a large image.Wibbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02276903940866394424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447020772809150478.post-24448774325931724272013-03-10T17:41:46.087-04:002013-03-10T17:41:46.087-04:00Oh I can imagine his face getting red and those cu...Oh I can imagine his face getting red and those curls flying around his forehead. Must have been a site all bluster and spit.<br /><br />And the image worked great. I loved seeing the fellows brave enough to wear two tone shoes.Tattered and Losthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00208918251232477186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447020772809150478.post-45336002160327444722013-03-10T15:47:27.401-04:002013-03-10T15:47:27.401-04:00I learn so much from your blog- and it's enjoy...I learn so much from your blog- and it's enjoyable at the same time!21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447020772809150478.post-91297640305104563892013-03-10T15:27:29.021-04:002013-03-10T15:27:29.021-04:00The widget works just fine.Infact ,its a smooth &a...The widget works just fine.Infact ,its a smooth & effective way of displaying the photograph.<br />Looking at the facial expressions of the players, they do look slightly pensive.....I wonder at their reactions to his heart attack?tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03746435400444226665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447020772809150478.post-67769530571559883602013-03-09T12:59:05.708-05:002013-03-09T12:59:05.708-05:00A fine look at the history of the orchestra throug...A fine look at the history of the orchestra through a few decades. A fine post. And thanks for the tip about the widget. I may make use of that.anyjazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03319237414264543250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447020772809150478.post-71989224725718497952013-03-09T11:27:55.998-05:002013-03-09T11:27:55.998-05:00"a temperamentum abnormis" - I might wan..."a temperamentum abnormis" - I might want to remember that one. Interesting post; widget worked well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447020772809150478.post-71328420706088242422013-03-09T10:15:50.542-05:002013-03-09T10:15:50.542-05:00The widget worked well. I didn't realize there...The widget worked well. I didn't realize there was so much live classical music with silent movies.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447020772809150478.post-65548166967463942332013-03-09T10:09:11.731-05:002013-03-09T10:09:11.731-05:00I have never stopped to think about what things we...I have never stopped to think about what things were like before sound in movies and that there would be orchestras playing in the theater. I just imagine all would be quiet. Also, I can imagine times before t.v., but not times before the radio. <br /><br />What great post, and thanks for the widget tip too.<br /><br />Kathy M.Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07171271956883698673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447020772809150478.post-56603880558170599962013-03-09T08:58:21.126-05:002013-03-09T08:58:21.126-05:00You have furthered my musical education again. Tos...You have furthered my musical education again. Toscanini I knew about but none of your interesting story about Dumont.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447020772809150478.post-46973494557977221562013-03-09T01:28:47.558-05:002013-03-09T01:28:47.558-05:00Ah yes the life and times of an artists especially...Ah yes the life and times of an artists especially in the music industry!21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447020772809150478.post-17469062722352358792013-03-08T16:22:05.293-05:002013-03-08T16:22:05.293-05:00I am not really surprised that an American orchest...I am not really surprised that an American orchestra and a French conductor did not get along too well. I remember the stories about "conductor" Eisenhower who tried to make De Gaulle play his part ...Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08512412669995490110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447020772809150478.post-43170993132806423702013-03-08T14:47:09.305-05:002013-03-08T14:47:09.305-05:00That's a great widget, Mike - I may well use i...That's a great widget, Mike - I may well use it myself in due course, thank you.<br /><br />Perhaps it's an archetypal image not truly representative, but I've always thought of conductors as temperamental and dictatorial.Brett Paynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07706734864792449845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4447020772809150478.post-11147657119107888872013-03-08T14:05:22.668-05:002013-03-08T14:05:22.668-05:00Very interesting. I wonder what exactly he did to ...Very interesting. I wonder what exactly he did to humiliate the musicians in his orchestra. And that was a very appropriate death for a conductor.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.com