[Dixielandjazz] Recorded v Live

[Stephen G Barbone]

> "Robert Ringwald" <rsr at ringwald.com> wrote
>
> I suspected as much.  Playing under those conditions would certainly  
> be
> brutal.
>
> I was wondering about the horn players, playing in 20 degree temp.

That's why I posted it Bob. I watched them performing in just suit  
jackets, outside in 20 degree weather and not appearing even slightly  
stressed. Plus the pianist, was in a dress, or maybe a pant suit with  
open neck and cleavage showing. No coats, hats or mufflers anywhere to  
be seen except on the audience.

I said to my wife at the time that they couldn't possibly be playing  
into a live feed and that Yo Yo Ma's Cello did not appear to be either  
the Strad, or the Montagnana (both 18th century)  he would normally  
use in concert, ditto for Perlman's violin. It was not one of the  
usual Strad or Guarnieri, 18th century, instruments he normally plays.

No doubt the tuning would have been a problem as well as the execution  
in that kind of weather. And if I owned a Strad, I sure as hell  
wouldn't play it outside in that weather either

I think is was very wise to pre record the music under better  
circumstances. No doubt the weather would have ruined a live  
performance.

Cheers,
Steve Barbone
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