blog post Conductor Matthias Maute hosts This Is My Music

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I'm excited each week to see what discussion the most recent episode of This Is My Music has generated. By way of background, all the hosts of the show select music that they value and enjoy. Matthias Maute's enthusiasm for the music of the Romanie people inspired the Ensemble Caprice CD Telemann and the Baroque Gypsies. In his set up for the present day Romanie ensemble Taraf de Haidouks Mr. Maute admires the seemingly effortless virtuosity of the musicians. He suggests that their exuberance and natural flow comes, in part, from the grittiness of life, and even contrasts it with the artifice of some classical music performances. Earlier in the program he openly admitted it was a struggle for his own ensemble to improvise on the six bars of baroque gypsy music. It's interesting also to note that people hear the same thing in different ways. Listeners who sent emails have mentioned their enjoyment of the program, and one wrote that she listened twice: once to the eastern time zone broadcast, and then again immediately to the Pacific broadcast! Whatever your comments may be, we enjoy reading them.   

I think Hele felt the need to clarify Maute's position on the gypsy music he played on Sunday's show. Taken out of context, his on-air comments were misinterpreted (see comment #3, above.) Just setting the record straight. Thanks, Hele.