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Carl Rosman

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Unquestionably one of the clarinettists of his generation. Suddenly father of two. As surprised as you are. www.carlrosman.com

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Carl Rosman @carlrosman.bsky.social · Nov 25

So I’m going to give #A-Haydn-A-Day a go, but it’s slightly tricky.

I bought the Haydn 107 box fiveish years ago, intending to do a complete listen at last—the pandemic seemed like a good opportunity. But I did more concerts/recordings than I expected, and the Barbirolli Brick also got in the way.

The Decca ‘Haydn 107 Symphonies’ box. Picture (I hope not AI but I have my doubts) of ruined columns in the mist. Text reads ‘First complete cycle on period instruments / Hogwood Brüggen Dantone’.

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Carl Rosman @carlrosman.bsky.social · 12h

Not sure I’d have chosen that font for CRITICAL, though…

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Carl Rosman @carlrosman.bsky.social · 13h

Or Midnight Oil…

m.youtube.com/watch?v=ejor...

Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning

YouTube video by MidnightOilVEVO

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Carl Rosman @carlrosman.bsky.social · 14h

Oh so THAT’S why my first night’s sleep in any given hotel is always a write-off 🤦‍♂️

Carl Rosman @carlrosman.bsky.social · 14h

There’s a bass clarinet as well, but I only play one of them at a time… www.swr.de/donauesching...

Livestream: Eröffnungskonzert der Donaueschinger Musiktage 2025

Uraufführungen von Imsu Choi, Turgut Erçetin, Mark Andre und Philippe Leroux. François-Xavier Roth dirigiert das SWR Symphonieorchester. Im Livestream aus der Baarsporthalle am 17.10. um 20 Uhr.

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Carl Rosman @carlrosman.bsky.social · 14h

WHEEEEEEEEEEE

Music score displayed on a well-known tablet device. A piece for clarinet and orchestra. Clarinet part is sometimes in two lines, sometimes in tablature. There is a lot of my scribble: “delicate/mellow/mysterious”; “corporeal/incorporeal”; “fast mordents”; “quiet high harmonics”; some fingerings; some notes that will be produced from the tablature if I get it right.

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Carl Rosman @carlrosman.bsky.social · 16h

A French actress friend once told me a de Gaulle urinal joke…

A chap goes to the theatre, visits the conveniences in the interval and finds himself next to none other than de Gaulle himself! Oh dear. What to say?

“Très belle pièce, Monsieur le Général !”
“Regardez devant vous, Monsieur.”

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Chris Farnell is behind you right now @thebrainofchris.bsky.social · 20h

This is the only proper way to watch Beckett. This person understands Beckett on a level you and I cannot even hope to.

Lux "Nightmare" Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 1d

TFW you paid $1400 to see Beckett’s most famous work without knowing anything about it

One Star Review of Waiting for Godot on Broadway
I recently attended Waiting for Godot on Broadway and spent over $1,400 for two Row C seats (103 and 104). I'm a longtime admirer of Broadway productions and even hold a season pass for Shea's Performing Arts Theatre, so I came in with genuine enthusiasm and high expectations. Unfortunately, this show was unlike anything ! have ever experienced —and not in a good way.
What I encountered was not the artistry, music, or emotional storytelling I usually associate with Broadway, but instead what felt like an endless cycle of nonsensical conversation between characters who seemed trapped in their own madness. I tried-truly tried-to find meaning, symbolism, or even a thread of emotional resonance. I stayed through the first half hoping the second would offer clarity. But by intermission, it was clear: this was a waste of both time and money.
Keanu Reeves is an actor I respect greatly, but I cannot fathom why he would agree to participate in such a disjointed, inaccessible production. His talent was lost in a performance that defied reason rather than provoked insight.
To anyone considering attending: unless you are drawn to highly abstract, nearly incomprehensible theater, I strongly caution you against this show. For the average, educated, thoughtful theatergoer, it is far more frustrating than fulfilling. In my opinion, this was the single most disappointing Broadway experience I've ever had - an unfortunate waste of money and, more importantly, of time.

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Chris Barrett @mrchrisbarrett.bsky.social · 1d

Sibelius *could* have watched the Panorama spaghetti tree hoax.

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Carl Rosman @carlrosman.bsky.social · 1d

There was a rather controversial book a few years back examining how deeply rooted in history current Italian food practices actually are (in short: not very), and one takeaway was that Wisconsin parmesan cheese is closer to historical models than what Italians do now.

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Esther Schindler @estherschindler.bsky.social · 3d

I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.

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Carl Rosman @carlrosman.bsky.social · 2d

I read that title as The Condiment of Altona. (No chemical influence, I promise.)

Carl Rosman @carlrosman.bsky.social · 2d

I still remember Flagstaff station as just a patch of beige going past the window.

Carl Rosman @carlrosman.bsky.social · 3d

Well, I guess I’m not going to Bruckner 7 with you, because whatever happens one of us isn’t going to be happy…

Carl Rosman @carlrosman.bsky.social · 3d

Reminds me of St Francis?

Carl Rosman @carlrosman.bsky.social · 3d

I have been waiting for this to turn into a thread for 23 minutes now.

Carl Rosman @carlrosman.bsky.social · 3d

A recentish one I very much enjoyed was András Schiff with the BFO under Iván Fischer.

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The Late Mrs. Peel @mrspeel.bsky.social · 10d

I still think about this Onion headline *at least* 10-15 times a week

An article from the Onion titled "Christ, Article a Video" and featuring an exasperated man in front of a computer

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Carl Rosman @carlrosman.bsky.social · 3d

I think I’m missing something in that third picture…

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Andy Arthur💃🏰⚓🦌 Threadinburgh 🧵 @threadinburgh.scot · 15d

Look what we have here then.

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Paul Griffiths @disgwylfa.bsky.social · 5d

New Substack post on Boulez's work with electronics, including links to recordings and documentary material:
open.substack.com/pub/disgwylf...

Electric Boulez!

Apologies for the long silence. Intending to do better in the immediate future.

open.substack.com

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Carl Rosman @carlrosman.bsky.social · 6d

SURELY NOT

Carl Rosman @carlrosman.bsky.social · 6d

Bilingual all the way?

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Carl Rosman @carlrosman.bsky.social · 6d

One seems to have the French text and the other the German, which would make sense of that…

(Is it really for two voices or are they alternatives? 🤔)

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Carl Rosman @carlrosman.bsky.social · 7d

Every generation has its own red-rag adjectives. When I started writing for International Record Review I was told that any use of the word ‘frisson’ would be deleted.

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Luke Epplin @lukeepplin.bsky.social · 7d

For the 75th anniversary of "Peanuts," here's what I consider to be the quintessential strip of the entire run. No one else but Charles Schulz could've gotten away with this on the newspaper funny pages.

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