Searching For
The Most Beautiful Emotions
In The Editing Room
André Rieu records his concerts
with twenty-seven television cameras. Thirteen of them are aimed at the
Orchestra and fourteen of them permanently on his public. They are continually
searching for the most emotional and romantic moments within the audience. A
laugh, a tear ... Facial expressions are very important.
"You can create emotions,"
explains Rieu. "It takes days to view all those recordings, but it is quite fun
to do. My wife Marjorie and I
always slide together when we create a DVD and I have the best movie editor in
the world." Since he also is a musician, he knows exactly when to cut the image.
The recordings of an album can be quite costly. "Most orchestras record their
instruments separately. We never do that. The entire orchestra gets together to
record a piece in one setting. It is more expensive, but the sound is so much
nicer."
Keyboard specialist Ward Vlasveld
plays an important role in that. He is one of the veterans of The Johann Strauss
Orchestra and sits in the studio's control room behind the mixing
panel.
Translation by John
André est un homme adorable qui fonctionne au rythme de ses émotions, aussi ses DVD sont des moments de bonheur que l'on a plaisir à voir et revoir. Il est entouré d'une équipe formidable à commencer par son épouse et l'on ne peut qu'aimer tout ce qu'ils font avec leur cœur et leur professionnalisme. Bravo et merci à eux tous! Francine.
ReplyDelete¨It is more expensive but the sound is much better.¨ That statement pretty much sums up the respect André has for his audience. The sets, the costumes, the lighting, the sound, etc., is more expensive but much better for the audience.
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