#praetorius

New header! IDK why it looks cropped even after checking the size required for Tumblr to not mess it up

I’ve shared this recording probably every single year since I began writing for this blog, but it’s my favorite Christmas carol and probably always will be.

“Es ist ein Ros' Entsprungen,” Michael Praetorius, sung by Chanticleer

Master Praetor: Qira Drai’ik

A compilation of responses to “opinion” requests. Thank you for asking.

Viktoria Tereshkina

I previously wrote about her here. Looking back, I think my opinion hasn’t changed much (Tereshkina isn’t my cup of tea), but I’ve come to really appreciate her particular performance style. There are certain roles in the Mariinsky repertoire which she is absolutely perfect for, and I loved her in the recent premier of Grigorovich’s “Stone Flower”.

Anastasia Matvienko

Please read my previous response.

Ida Praetorius

Sorry, I’m not a fan. To be fair, I have only seen a few clips of Ida performing classical variations and I have obviously never seen her live, but I didn’t like what I saw. Ida is beautiful, warm and a good actress, but her techniques is off and little jerky (probably not the right word, but I can’t think of a more appropriate one). I feel bad whenever I have to give a response like this to someone who’s excited about the dancer in questions, like this anon was. Please remember that this is only one person’s subjective opinion. 

A simple monster at heart... One who yearns for softness

Here you have them in all their glory, a pair of messed up brothers!

An invitation

Some sketches to try to figure out Praetorius' face... I do have a full ref post scheduled, don't worry! But it's very annoying to keep his face like that so close-ups were in order!