tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post6842189055616003350..comments2024-03-27T21:41:50.122-07:00Comments on Iron Tongue of Midnight: Alan Gilbert & the NYPO at Carnegie Hall, 2/14/10Lisa Hirschhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-47576584580876090892010-04-07T16:41:14.169-07:002010-04-07T16:41:14.169-07:00Anonymous, are you looking for a response to your ...Anonymous, are you looking for a response to your question from Bruce Hodges?Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-14431780623890211242010-04-07T16:41:13.078-07:002010-04-07T16:41:13.078-07:00Anonymous, are you looking for a response to your ...Anonymous, are you looking for a response to your question from Bruce Hodges?Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-76048786850936340902010-04-07T15:34:34.988-07:002010-04-07T15:34:34.988-07:00NY is in for good times, This guy is good, and a p...NY is in for good times, This guy is good, and a people person, too. First time I heard him was when he was conducting Lyons, something went seriously wrong in Mahler 7/1 and the whole orchestra lost it. They were all so attuned to each other (a good thing) but not so good that they all got upset. Still, Gilbert pulled them back together, so the final movement "dawn after a dark night" was truly heartfelt. Try and hear Salonen in London. Is it true, Bruce that the NY audience walked out of Gilbert's Martinu ? Salonen<br />and the Philharmonia in London are a perfect match, fantastic results. He's in his element hanging out with Knussen, Benjamin, Lindberg and co.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-63976097657041164502010-04-07T13:38:43.599-07:002010-04-07T13:38:43.599-07:00I was happy with the Nielsen also - and until I du...I was happy with the Nielsen also - and until I dug up my blog posting about it yesterday, I didn't even <i>remember</i> having heard it.Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-1225926627269316392010-04-07T13:37:19.273-07:002010-04-07T13:37:19.273-07:00I heard Nielsen's Second when Gilbert led it w...I heard Nielsen's Second when Gilbert led it with the SFS two years ago, and was quite satisfied.<br /><br />The absolute best Sibelius Second I've ever heard was conducted by Yasuo Shinozaki with Symphony Silicon Valley, of all orchestras. It'd have to be some performance to beat that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-82651763154623023182010-04-07T03:13:36.469-07:002010-04-07T03:13:36.469-07:00You betcha - I was pretty surprised!You betcha - I was pretty surprised!Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-76802643857853448012010-04-06T23:45:59.144-07:002010-04-06T23:45:59.144-07:00Lisa says: "Putting it another way, it was be...Lisa says: "Putting it another way, it was better than what I heard from Esa-Pekka Salonen and LAPO two years ago."<br /><br />Wow - high praise indeed. We thought we cornered the market on Sibelius when Esa-Pekka was here...Paul Mullerhttp://www.paulhmuller.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com