Comparing Cellists

While comparing performances of the Haydn D Major Concerto on YouTube and Wikipedia (for the sake of basic background information) I stumbled across this excerpt of Rice University Professor Brinton Smith's D.M.A. dissertation posted on cello.org. The paper compares different recordings of the Dvorak concerto and suggests specific ways to listen to the details of a performance. Here is the link.

The Sprained Finger

Be it known that contact sports, particularly large-ball sports are perilous near performances. I have a concerto performance on Saturday and I sprained my finger in a particularly competitive athletic competition last Wednesday. Fortunately not a break and not severe enough that the digit cannot be used. Beware the consequences of complacent diversion.