Mirga’s Aria
Daily Comfort ZoneJust because.
It could be the next Adagietto.
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Very rushed, at times metronomic. At this speed many nuances get lost. I still don’t see what people find in Mirga, sorry.
There are other recordings to enjoy without having to endure this meaningless flapping.
A beautiful piece.
Those animated and distracting floppy hands while there is little activity in the music (and other tells) raise suspicion of there being a dilettante behind the hype.
I’ve just cut her off my visiting list, should she ever pop into my orbit.
Watching her conduct would drive me mad.
“It could be the next Adagietto.” Not even close! This is not a criticism of Mirga, but the music itself.
Seconded, with much feeling.
Seems that she excels in drawing attention away from the music and to herself. Crazy Eyes she is……..
Prima ballerina
Lovely piece but her hands don’t seem to have much of a connection to it.
I’ve seen her conduct twice in Birmingham. They were great concerts, but the “hand flapping” wasn’t as pronounced as it was here or at the televised Proms concert this year.
This is a lovely piece but it is no Adagietto.
Why all the hype about Mirga? We worked with her recently and wasn’t anything special. Disappointed indeed.
Yes, it can be difficult when you are not up to the musical requirements / demands of the conductor, I think you may need to practice a little more. I saw her conduct Mahler 2 and 8 in Birmingham, in the first one she was good but in the second she was superb in marshalling the orchestra, choirs and soloists.
I was waiting for her to take off. She looks like the animations of a pterodactyl one sometimes sees.
Indeed, I prefer watching elegant female conductresses than fat sweating males.
That said, there are currently no fat sweating female conductresses to be viewed. So there’s still a long way to go until we reach equal gender rights on the podium.
I find Leif Segerstam pretty tasty.
(every single time I see this photo of her I can’t help but wonder if it depicts her responding to someone teasing her)
Bravo
Can’t help but feel a man conducting in a similar fashion would not have received such a negative reaction.