Inauguration quartet taped their set

Subject: Inauguration quartet taped their set
From: Wesley S
Date: 23 Jan 09 - 01:20 PM

It turns out that the preformance of Cellist Yo-Yo Ma, violinist Itzhak Perlman, pianist Gabriella Montero and clarinetist Anthony McGill was a taped performance. Due to the cold weather they decided that it would be impossible to keep their instruments in tune and so they performed to a recording they had made earlier. I know that I was thinking at the time that surely they wouldn't bring their best - and priceless instruments - to an outdoor gig like this one. So I can't really blame them. The full story can bee seen by checking out the blue clicky.

MSNBC Story

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-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: Inauguration quartet taped their set
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 28 Jan 09 - 06:53 PM

Fair enough, I suppose - but I note that Pete Seeger and Bruce Springsteen didn't need to do that for This Land...

Subject: inagural music--playing in sub-freezing
From: open mike
Date: 06 Feb 09 - 02:56 PM

http://www.violinist.com/discussion/response.cfm?ID=15377

Subject: RE: inagural music--playing in sub-freezing
From: Stewart
Date: 06 Feb 09 - 03:18 PM

So that's how they REALLY sounded.

Too Funny! I laughed all the way through!

Cheers, S. in Seattle