tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post1122074737081189852..comments2024-03-28T12:59:05.739-07:00Comments on Iron Tongue of Midnight: Happy Birthday, Baby!Lisa Hirschhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-26439245491915348002011-03-02T09:00:02.951-08:002011-03-02T09:00:02.951-08:00I'm stunned by the beauty, relative daring, an...I'm stunned by the beauty, relative daring, and diversity of this season. I may have to become a subscriber again!doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04141213752246724392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-23510300461552467542011-03-01T18:37:29.377-08:002011-03-01T18:37:29.377-08:00The Schubert/Tchaikowsky program doesn't do it...The Schubert/Tchaikowsky program doesn't do it for me, but it's a season of great depth. There's plenty I'm thrilled about.<br /><br />The Janacek Sinfonietta has been on my "must-hear-live" list for years, and paired with the Debussy....!Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-91034623520535955482011-03-01T18:30:31.374-08:002011-03-01T18:30:31.374-08:00I think the Mahler version of Death and the Maiden...I think the Mahler version of <i>Death and the Maiden</i> can work in Davies. It is a full string orchestra arrangement and not a chamber orchestra. It's the Trout Quintet, a full-bodied chamber work but not full enough, that worries me.<br /><br />Even if this half of the concert doesn't excite you, I've heard MTT conduct the Tchaikovsky First before. He's a dab hand with such music, which has charm even when less than inspired, and at least this one isn't overplayed.<br /><br />And I've heard Janacek's Sinfonietta in Davies before, too. Antiphonal, with brass choirs spread all over the hall. More Gabrieli than Brant, it was great. I hope they do that again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-36824531376828226402011-03-01T07:55:56.385-08:002011-03-01T07:55:56.385-08:00de Waart: Schreker, Prelude to Die Gezeichneten, R...<i>de Waart: <b>Schreker, Prelude to Die Gezeichneten</b>, Rach 4, Saint-Saens, Organ Symphony (Joshua can send me to review this one for him. :)</i><br /><br />I'll take the chaff with the wheat that is the Schreker! de Waart's recording of the full opera is fantastic, ruined only by a tenor who shouldn't have been let near the mics his wobble is so bad and the usual disfiguring cuts in Act III.<br /><br />Lots of good stuff, a much more interesting season that LAP.Henry Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15871451112170286316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-90953195163189024112011-03-01T07:11:52.993-08:002011-03-01T07:11:52.993-08:00Yes, they really came through with a fantastic sch...Yes, they really came through with a fantastic schedule for next year!John Marcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17616296400880495672noreply@blogger.com