tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post326904516753157611..comments2024-03-25T16:51:04.370-05:00Comments on <a href="http://ionarts.blogspot.com/">Ionarts</a>: NSO Prepares for European TourCharles T. Downeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14978821617871429169noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-16771023957497788252016-01-26T16:06:52.116-05:002016-01-26T16:06:52.116-05:00Well said. The schedule of this upcoming tour seem...Well said. The schedule of this upcoming tour seems positively inhumane. My one experience with performing in Europe was not even close, a week-long choir trip with just a few performances in and around Rome, and it was absolutely exhausting.<br /><br />As for your second point, Eschenbach's detractors are certainly much louder than his defenders. Something about his manner or style has Charles T. Downeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14978821617871429169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-67330602925719859562016-01-24T12:06:52.487-05:002016-01-24T12:06:52.487-05:00Touring can be tiresome. I'm sure the players ...Touring can be tiresome. I'm sure the players know that they need to get lots of rest between concerts. It's a good thing Europe is a small continent - one can get from one place to another in a relatively short time. Good luck. (Eschenbach has a terrible reputation among most musicians but I don't know exactly why.) MUSEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03246634997027426279noreply@blogger.com