Orin O’Brien (Bass), Listening Through Time

Listening Through Time features the New York Philharmonic’s Bass, Orin O’Brien in conversation with the Orchestra’s Archivist and Historian Barbara Haws, considering how bass performance practices and interpretations have changed… or remained the same over the decades. Also discussed is Orin’s experience of becoming the first woman admitted to the Orchestra. Works discussed Beethoven Symphony No. 3, Rossini Scala di Seta Overture, Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring, Shostakovich Symphony No. 10. Philharmonic bass players discussed are Robert Brennand, Frederick Zimmerman, Herman Reinshagen, and Homer Mensch. Recorded August 25, 2017. Conceived by Barbara Haws. Recorded by Ian Good. Edited by Charles Van Tassel. © 2017 New York Philharmonic. http://www.archives.nyphil.org/podcasts

Listening Through Time

In this podcast series we go inside the orchestra comparing how New York Philharmonic musicians over time played certain licks or passages in a variety of works. Are they the same or different and why? Our guides in this journey are the Philharmonic players themselves in conversation with the Orchestra’s Archivist and Historian Emerita Barbara Haws.

• No. of episodes: 4
• Latest episode: 2018-01-22
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