What a nice surprise - technically OT

[Bill Pillmore]

For someone new to this thread, what is the "killer octave?"
Bill

Phil Bondi wrote:
> 
> I was standing backstage on Wednsday waiting for the artist to arrive so the
> crew could find out where the piano went so the lighting guy could set the
> lights and the sound guy.......you get the picture. We were killing time
> backstage.
> 
> The sound tech asks me if I had heard of the piano player that played with
> the symphony this past Friday(John Naca...something or other......I should
> know his name 'cause he's a good player)..I said no, but the music director
> really like him..the tech asked me if I wanted to hear the performance..I
> said sure! I had never heard that S&S recorded, so this was going to be a
> treat!
> 
> He puts it on, and within 3 seconds I am overcome with euphoria..It's Rach's
> 3rd!..my favorite!..and I didn't know the symphony was playing it that
> night. Had I known, I would have been in attendance.
> 
> The tech said he could burn me a copy..I told him I would be forever in his
> debt (he'll remember, I'm sure!).
> 
> I just got done listing to 'my baby' being played by an accomplished
> player..and I must say that I am impressed with that D. Now that I have
> heard it recorded, I can 'hear' that the killer octave needs some work, but
> I am impressed otherwise. Now I know what you all have been saying for
> forever about the killer octave being thin..weak..not as strong..whatever. I
> heard it tonight. I have it recorded in real time.
> 
> If I didn't know, I would have guessed that one of you would have prepared
> that piano for the performance...hearing 'my baby' playing my favorite
> classical piece knowing that I prepped it makes me very proud and more than
> anything, more humble.
> 
> I heard it..I liked it..let's fix the killer octave.
> 
> Phil