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issue 9/2010

Use your opportunities.
Improving communication and leadership in the orchestra
For many organisations, but particular in the cultural industries, people are the most important resource. Yet while working conditions have changed profoundly over time, the management of many orchestras is still based on structures dating back to the 19th century. In his article, Gerald Mertens makes a strong case for new approaches to communication, organisation and leadership that understand the active integration of staff as central to institutional success. While there is now greater openness for improved internal communications, Ralf Pegelhoff still sees resistance to interventions such as coaching and mediation. It is the aim of the network "Der gute Ton" ("Good Form"), organized by the author and other professional musicians, to address these issues. Independently run, it seeks to offer workshops and talks, conflict counselling and a platform for informal exchanges.

Théodore Gouvy
Symphonie No. 2 en Fa Majeur
Sterling CDS-1087-2

Über Gouvys 2. Sinfonie (1849) schrieb ein Leipziger Rezensent, ihre Themen seien "gut durchgeführt, die Instrumentation ungesucht, die Musik [...] melodiös, frisch und in klarem, lebendigen Zusammenhange von Anfang bis zu Ende fortschreitend". Charakteristika, die sich ebenso auf die beiden anderen Werke dieser CD, die Paraphrases symphoniques (1886) und die Fantaisie symphonique (1879) beziehen lassen, zumal sich Gouvys Stil im Lauf der Jahrzehnte nur unwesentlich weiterentwickelt hat. Diese Schätze gehoben zu haben darf sich die prächtig disponierte Württembergische Philharmonie Reutlingen rühmen.  >>