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My father, I inoculated the poison music
When I was a kid, always woke in the morning of New Year happy and undisguised anxiety at home that turned on the radio. Like the lottery monotonous soniquete meant the start of the holiday, waltz music always brought me to mind the proximity of the toys of kings and a lot of good intentions and purposes ... Study more, eat less, try to interact more naturally with classmates and people in general (he was sullen and solitary), be good, try to take a little bit better with my sister, put on my glasses every day. .. Suffice to say that some were met motu own because I always liked to study and learn something new, others came true strength (I've spent my life on a diet since she was nine years old and wearing glasses since the two), a few, such as isolation, alone would be solved over the years and a few others, without more, is left in the drawer of the purposes that never came to be.
Since I have memory usage Viennese music right out of the radio as background to my games cole or duties, and since 1965, with 8 years and had plenty that went into the house "TV "While sit-in against the old black and white Iberia, where Images came to me only in the second half of the concert. But is that what I remember with as much or more pleasure that music I heard was the figure of those who ran from 1 January morning. He looked totally Viennese (believe me that this type exists) and was a magician because of his baton out not only notes but candy, colorful scarves, paper flowers and jokes, jokes delicious white and white for a delightful concert . And I learned his name in 7 years, though much later I learned not to write: Willi Boskovsky.
had been for many years and was until his retirement, the concertmaster of the Vienna Philharmonic, an activity which he combined with his work in one of the quartets and septetos holders of that group. And as deputy director of Clemens Krauss and Josef Krips on New Year's concert, the orchestra used to lead vorgeiger , that is, while playing his violin, as he had done years before ever Strauss himself.
And for me, as I imagine that most of you, the beginning of each new year became friendly, cheerful, funny, beautiful. I missed a few concerts in my life. Even when he was abroad at least tried to listen to your car radio or through a transistor traveling to the purpose at that time. And in the wake of my mother (she died a New Year's Eve) did not connect at great volume the radio because my aunt would put the fuss and did not plan, not because she did not have fun at home was always and is maintained tradition despite the passage of time and the flight of the children.
Then, from the mid-eighties and after the baton of Lorin Maazel almost always compliant, we chose the formula that each year a baton lead the renowned orchestra. But, although the quality was still doubt, for me it is as if a spell had been broken. But times change is so inevitable as the passage of Cronus and you have to adapt. I think all we did and I am sure that many of the lectoyentes of this blog are true to their annual event in the Golden Hall of the Musikverein in Vienna, curd always with flowers donated by her sister, San Remo.
I would have loved to, but this time I could not give them any new video Boskovsky Herr, since I have little time to sit down calmly to write posts. That's why I have laid hold of the wardrobe and I bring the I uploaded three years ago at this time . I'm sure almost all will bring such beautiful memories of Don Willi like me.
Willi Boskovsky. Neujahr in Wienv (1963-1979). (Details of dates 1968,1971,1974). DVDDeutsche Grammophon, 2004
This year will lead the an Austrian orchestra of only 50 years, Franz Welser-Möst. And within the program devoted to classical waltzes, polkas fast gallops, etc., Be a special remember for Hungary, for the bicentennial of Liszt and it is this country that will hold the EU presidency during the first half and for Spain (with one year late), perhaps by the "exotic appeal" exerted on composers Austrians. It interprets the English March , op. 433, Johann Strauss Jr., the Cachucha-Galopp, Johann Strauss, father and gypsy dance ballet Iberia La Perla, Hellmesberger Joseph, who died recently.
I hope I'll sit back in front of the TV to enjoy the tradition, just before the ski jump ... And wish, with the music of my beloved and longed for Viennese director, a new year kind and accommodating the desire to perform, strength and energy (which will make us all much needed on many fronts), hope, peace and love to all . And they can enjoy the love, touch, heat and life of their own, are far or near, ultimately, is what matters most.
So ...
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Willi Boskovsky and I wish, at heart, a happy and successful 2011 ... and our requests are heard by whom it may concern, that is not small.
And in the meantime and as always, try to be happy.
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