wulbert
pfm Member
I only became aware of Andre Rieu a couple of years ago, when my senile father started asking for me to put Rieu's shows on the TV (he'd lost the memory power to work the remote control by then). As a classical ignoramus, I was quite impressed by the sound quality of the various extravaganzas.
My old mum, aged 85yrs, is just back from an Andre Rieu show at the Glasgow Hydro (birthday gift) and said the show was very impressive, although she was aware of a degree of kitsch. I'm just wondering what the verdict is from people here who actually know a good classical music performance from a bad one? Is Rieu regarded as being a bit low-brow or trashy?
( One thing I noticed was that the shows seem to feature dozens of performers, whom I'd guess are very grateful for the gig. Add in all the production crew etc and there must be a great deal of employment hanging off these shows.)
My old mum, aged 85yrs, is just back from an Andre Rieu show at the Glasgow Hydro (birthday gift) and said the show was very impressive, although she was aware of a degree of kitsch. I'm just wondering what the verdict is from people here who actually know a good classical music performance from a bad one? Is Rieu regarded as being a bit low-brow or trashy?
( One thing I noticed was that the shows seem to feature dozens of performers, whom I'd guess are very grateful for the gig. Add in all the production crew etc and there must be a great deal of employment hanging off these shows.)