Orin O’Brien (Bass), Listening Through Time

Listening Through Time features the New York Philharmonic’s Bass, Orin O’Brien in conversation with the Orchestra’s Archivist and Historian Barbara Haws, considering how bass performance practices and interpretations have changed… or remained the same over the decades. Also discussed is Orin’s experience of becoming the first woman admitted to the Orchestra. Works discussed Beethoven Symphony No. 3, Rossini Scala di Seta Overture, Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring, Shostakovich Symphony No. 10. Philharmonic bass players discussed are Robert Brennand, Frederick Zimmerman, Herman Reinshagen, and Homer Mensch. Recorded August 25, 2017. Conceived by Barbara Haws. Recorded by Ian Good. Edited by Charles Van Tassel. © 2017 New York Philharmonic. http://www.archives.nyphil.org/podcasts