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In Reply to: RE: I know this via posted by Analog Scott on November 17, 2011 at 14:42:31:
Guess that's what happens when they average concert-goer's age is 70. :-)
Seriously, I've always found audiences reacted appropriately to the performance. Most of my concert going was in New York, though, the audiences may have been more musically astute than elsewhere. The response never included booing or catcalls and included at a minimum polite applause, but standing ovations were reserved for especially good performances. The worst reaction I ever saw was applause so tepid that there was no call for an encore; the performer shrugged and gave one anyway (that was a highly regarded French baroque group -- the group was indeed extraordinary, but the soloist and group founder wasn't as good as his own group). The most extraordinary was at a Horowitz concert -- his pianissimos were so preternaturally soft and precise that the audience literally gasped. Worst reaction I ever heard about was Leonard Bernstein walking out on some modern piece, which, of course, mattered because he was Leonard Bernstein.
I don't doubt that most in the audience prefer potboilers, the most sophisticated music is always a minority taste. Also, in today's classical world, the music sits in the front row, with the performers, however skilled, behind. Conversely, we've come to expect a very high level of technical proficiency. Standards are so high that there really aren't any bad performers on the stage of a major concert hall, so there isn't any cause to boo the performers.
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