Comments on: Symphonic premiere canceled as EU workplace-noise violation

By: Richard Nieporent

Richard Nieporent — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 02:30:50 +0000

Of course, the fact that no orchestra would have been allowed to play Beethoven’s symphonies would have driven him mad.

By: Douglas McKinnie

Douglas McKinnie — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:28:58 +0000

Was that 97.4 peak, or averaged over what length of time? And how was it weighted?
I suspect, reading between the lines from having worked with classical musicians and amplified music, that had the musicians liked the work no attention would have been drawn to how loud it was. But having a severe and enforced noise regulation allows the director to say that the cancellation was not an artistic decision and that he had no choice.

By: Richard Nieporent

Richard Nieporent — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:17:05 +0000

If only the EU were around in the 18th century Beethoven would not have become deaf.