RIP Sir Colin Davis

Post Reply
User avatar
orpheus
Posts: 1522
Joined: Fri Jun 12, 2009 12:43 am
About me: The name is Epictetus. Waldo Epictetus.
Contact:

RIP Sir Colin Davis

Post by orpheus » Tue Apr 16, 2013 12:11 pm

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituar ... Davis.html

Just found out this morning. Devastated. A great musician and friend. He was very kind to me and gave me some of the best advice I've ever had. And I know I'm not the only conductor who feels this way; the man was generous and completely honest. A huge loss to the music world.

User avatar
Faithfree
The Potable Atheist
Posts: 16174
Joined: Thu Feb 26, 2009 11:58 am
About me: All things in moderation, including moderation
Location: Planet of the grapes
Contact:

Re: RIP Sir Colin Davis

Post by Faithfree » Tue Apr 16, 2013 12:48 pm

Sorry for your loss orpheus :hugs:
Although it may look like a forum, this site is actually a crowd-sourced science project modelling the slow but inexorable heat death of the universe.

User avatar
orpheus
Posts: 1522
Joined: Fri Jun 12, 2009 12:43 am
About me: The name is Epictetus. Waldo Epictetus.
Contact:

Re: RIP Sir Colin Davis

Post by orpheus » Tue Apr 16, 2013 12:49 pm

Faithfree wrote:Sorry for your loss orpheus :hugs:
Thank you.
I think that language has a lot to do with interfering in our relationship to direct experience. A simple thing like metaphor will allows you to go to a place and say 'this is like that'. Well, this isn't like that. This is like this.

—Richard Serra

User avatar
Bella Fortuna
Sister Golden Hair
Posts: 79685
Joined: Wed Mar 04, 2009 11:45 am
About me: Being your slave, what should I do but tend
Upon the hours and times of your desire?
I have no precious time at all to spend,
Nor services to do, till you require.
Location: Scotlifornia
Contact:

Re: RIP Sir Colin Davis

Post by Bella Fortuna » Tue Apr 16, 2013 12:59 pm

Yes, sorry orpheus. :( :hugs: It's hard to lose someone you connected with both personally and professionally.

(should I move this thread to The Wake part of the forum?)
Sent from my Bollocksberry using Crapatalk.
Image
Food, cooking, and disreputable nonsense: http://miscreantsdiner.blogspot.com/

User avatar
Tero
Just saying
Posts: 52768
Joined: Sun Jul 04, 2010 9:50 pm
About me: 8-34-20
Location: USA
Contact:

Re: RIP Sir Colin Davis

Post by Tero » Sun Apr 21, 2013 12:53 pm

I have mostly his Sibelius works. Interestingly, his most famous set there was in Boston.

Davis had musical talent, but needed lots of learning in people skills before fame. I think he had to sub for an ill German conductor and was on his way to fame, 1950s.
http://karireport.blogspot.com/
Inhibition, well, you can fly
Out the window to the clear blue sky
It will mess your suit, it will make you cry
It doesn't matter, give me Mumdane pie

Post Reply

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: Baidu [Spider] and 20 guests