District of Columbia: That's the official name of the US nation's capital and the Federal District. Locals and local media call it the District or DC. What about the name "Washington?" Washington (by itself) and District of Columbia are two names for the US capital city. The point being: There is no Washington in the District of Columbia. They mean the same thing. That's why it's repetitive to say, "Washington DC." So why do the corporate media and some people say/write, "Washington DC?" To cater to stupid people in the US who don't know what the District of Columbia is or where it is. So rather than educate people and consistently use the official name — which is the District of Columbia — they use "Washington DC" which is not the official name. Look it up. It's okay to say DC, the District, or Washington, but not "Washington DC" because that's like saying San Francisco, San Francisco. I've heard political talking heads in the District on YT cater to stupid people — rather than educate them — by changing the name of the courts in DC. For example: United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit gets changed to the Appeals Court for Washington DC. There is no such court with that name in the District. The same for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. No court in the District ends with the language "Washington DC" because that is not the official name of the nation's capital. It is this site's goal to educate, and not cater to stupid. Not surprisingly, the 34-count convicted felon and now US dictator from the Epstein Class always says, "Washington DC". That piece of shit has lived there how long and he is still saying that? One can't fix stupid so don't bother wasting your time trying.
Repost. I’m reposting this performance of the Brahms’s EDR — then there’s the performance at the top of the page — after hearing the New England Conservatory Chamber Singers and their wobbling and fluttering in a piece by Brahms. Why can’t they sound like the Chorus in the performance above from Deutschland and in this performance below from Deutschland singing with perfect intonation in all voice sections? The same goes for the Tanglewood Festival Chorus. Why can’t they sound like these two Orchestra Choruses? (It’s not because of James Burton). Both of the Orchestra Choruses from Deutschland are examples of choral excellence. One has to assume that New England Conservatory does not care about choral excellence based on how their choral ensembles sound — specifically the sopranos and altos — with their wobbling and fluttering. Who likes that rough and ugly sound? I think we know. It doesn’t sound smooth, lush and velvety. And the NEC Concert Choir sounds the same as the NEC Chamber Singers. Because they’re prepared by the same person who doesn’t believe in perfect intonation, one of the foundations of choral excellence (and also of orchestral playing, where one has the perfect blending of all the violins, for example, the same for all the cellos, the same for all the basses, etc)?
Here’s another Brahms’s EDR I can highly recommend. The Chorus is superb, as is the Radiophilharmonie. This performance is also from Deutschland. I’m beginning to think they have the best trained Orchestra Choruses anywhere these days. This performance took place in Hannover on 11 March 2023.
This performance is different from the Brahms EDR from Frankfurt that I’ve featured for some time now. The mic’ing is different and the different sections are easier to hear. I was especially impressed with their tenor section, especially in this part beginning at 1.09.25. No weak tenors there.
I enjoyed Benjamin Appl, baritone soloist. He sang with minimal vibrato and never resorted to “screaming.” I can’t say the same about the soprano soloist. As is often the case with soprano soloists, she seemed unable to control her voice at times — what is with soprano soloists not being able to control their voice? — and she was really the loudest “instrument” on stage at that point in the score.
I recognised many of the choristers from their other performances in Frankfurt with the hr-S. And one of the flautists in this Orchestra is a new arrival as flautist in the hr-S. So she’s in both Orchestras.
All comments should be about the performance from a position of choral and orchestral excellence. No religious proselytising please, and no quoting of the text for religious purposes, por favor/please.
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