What was found during the restoration of Notre Dame
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Sweet!
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@wtg thanks for posting the Yo-Yo Ma video, truly sublime.
@Bernard said in What was found during the restoration of Notre Dame:
As I watched Yo-Yo Ma performing I got to thinking that it might be harder for him to play that prelude now, after having played it so many times over a lifetime. Or not. I have heard cellists who've played it a lot lose spontaneity and start doing weird things with tempo.
Bernard, interesting. I would imagine there might be times that happensā¦ recently, during a lesson we were working on one of the pieces I was to play in the concert, so Iād been playing it for a very long time, I was struggling with parts I donāt usually struggle with and it was going weirdly wrong. I couldnāt figure out why. My piano teacher asked me if I was getting bored. At first I was shocked at the idea that I could be bored with music I love so much, but then I realized there was probably something to that. I think that was when we talked about āfinding more things to pay attention to in the music.ā
For Yo-Yo Ma, besides the fact that he is consummate professional, there is so much to pay attention to in Bach, and then thereās the location of this performanceā¦ I canāt imagine him āgetting boredā
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Very nice pictures. I canāt wait to see the cathedral again. I was last in Paris in 2021 when it was under reconstruction. We actually had an Airbnb right around the corner from there on Ile de la CitĆ©.
Last time I saw it for real was January 09. I remember the dates because we watched Obamaās inauguration from a crowded bar there.
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My last trip to the Notre Dame predates digital photography. So even though I took pictures, I don't have any that is convenient to share online.
Not sure if I like the brighter/cleaner Notre Dame post-restoration. I have always thought of it as being old. Now all that bright, even pastel, colors give me that Hello Kitty vibe.
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I was in a hotel close to the cathedral in 1977. Once I visited there, I was so captivated, I went there every single day of my Paris visit. I even attended services there. I found the atmosphere in Notre Dame just very powerful and inspiring. Yes, I did explore a lot more of the city, but the Notre Dame Cathedral was my daily touchstone. Have no idea if I would feel the same way about the rebuilt cathedral, from looking at the broadcasts. I don't think the qualities that moved me could be captured on film.
