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Concert soloists have their own characteristics. They often play the same piece with subtle differences and confer different feelings. Some may sound more convi
by attractivechaos 4y ago
Concert soloists have their own characteristics. They often play the same piece with subtle differences and confer different feelings. Some may sound more convincing/touching than others. When I hear a version I like, I may check who is the soloist and may buy his/her album. Then I will naturally remember the name.
- iLoveOncall 4y agoCool, but I asked for a Big Mac, and so did 99.99% of the world. You're just in the 0.01% that would have stopped and listened, just like you're in the 0.01% that would buy his album or go to his concert. My point is that classical music soloist is a niche hobby, just like my playing cards collection is a niche hobby, and that to expect that more than 0.01% of the world would stop on their way to work to look at my playing cards collection is simply laughable. This whole article is a joke.
- attractivechaos 4y agoYou quoted "classical music aficionados". I was mainly reacting to that part and explaining what an aficionado would do. A random person buying a Big Mac is not an aficionado. Also from the article, 2.5% paid, 0.6% listened and 0.1% recognized him. This is more or less in line with my expectation. I certainly know classical music is a niche hobby. When I go to some chamber music concert, I often see a room of elders, very few young audience.