tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post202642921299225183..comments2024-03-28T12:59:05.739-07:00Comments on Iron Tongue of Midnight: NYPO Season 2013-14Lisa Hirschhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-69789895941924184502013-01-25T08:10:16.155-08:002013-01-25T08:10:16.155-08:00Just wanted to add that Alan Gilbert has commented...Just wanted to add that Alan Gilbert has <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=4-m6SbZQllc#t=99s" rel="nofollow">commented</a> on connections between Lindberg and Tchaikovsky.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-82511308904138391172013-01-24T13:19:19.677-08:002013-01-24T13:19:19.677-08:00I am sure the conversations are exactly like that,...I am sure the conversations are exactly like that, alas. Agree with you about <a href="http://www.laphil.com/tickets/calendar-fullseason" rel="nofollow">the LAPO season calendar</a>, and I wish every orchestra would provide that. I do note that the NYPO chronological program is a PDF in approximately that format.<br /><br />I bet you will not need to travel to NY to hear the <i>Serenade</i>. :)Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-33767720151508542882013-01-24T11:15:12.871-08:002013-01-24T11:15:12.871-08:00OK, I take back the "boring" comment, th...OK, I take back the "boring" comment, that was based on just the highlights. Looking at the full schedule, I would say it's "unadventurous", lots of safe modernism amid the war horses.<br /><br />For me, the highlight would be a chance to hear Britten's wonderful <i>Spring Symphony</i> with his gorgeous <i>Serenade for T, H & S</i>.<br /><br />But then there's the usual programming gambit that utterly baffles me:<br /><br />Alan Gilbert, conductor<br />Yefim Bronfman, piano<br />Christopher ROUSE Rapture<br />Magnus LINDBERG Piano Concerto No. 2<br />TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5<br /><br />Rouse and especially Lindberg's music are not in the same galaxy as Tchaikovsky (not a slight on his music, which I love), why not program some thornier Bartok like the complete <i>Miraculous Mandarin</i> ballet score or something similar instead? <br /><br />The cynic in me imagines the planning meeting going something like this:<br /><br />"OK, we've got Rouse and Lindberg, what else to program for the second half that will actually get butts in the seats?"<br /><br />"Tchaikovsky!"Henry Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15871451112170286316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-82821621120496831552013-01-24T10:32:14.519-08:002013-01-24T10:32:14.519-08:00Lisa, apart from my "boring" comment, I ...Lisa, apart from my "boring" comment, I noted that this is, hands down, the best format for seeing a symphony season at a glance:<br /><br />http://www.laphil.com/tickets/calendar-fullseason<br /><br />It's all there, day-by-day, and since the Philharmonic usually omits a piece (usually the 20th century stuff, of course) on "Casual Fridays", it's nice to see what's left of the Friday concerts.Henry Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15871451112170286316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-65493738875198728972013-01-24T07:17:21.978-08:002013-01-24T07:17:21.978-08:00Thanks; duly fixed!
Comments don't appear imm...Thanks; duly fixed!<br /><br />Comments don't appear immediately because the blog is on moderation. (I have disproved one comment only, because of name-calling directed to another commenter.)Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-79769969398899848872013-01-24T07:07:14.525-08:002013-01-24T07:07:14.525-08:00Lisa -
There are few mistakes in your reporting ...Lisa - <br /><br />There are few mistakes in your reporting here: <br /><br />Asia/Winter is a tour, not a piece by Rouse.<br /><br />Also, the Biennial details have not been announced, and the premieres you mention are 12/13 season (in the 2013 portion), and not in 13/14.<br /><br />-EricEric Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13655523395385834253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-45683688162642924392013-01-24T06:46:51.906-08:002013-01-24T06:46:51.906-08:00I believe I managed to accidentally delete a comme...I believe I managed to accidentally delete a comment from Henry Holland saying "it's a boring season." :)<br /><br />I have emailed him about a repost. Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-52689540829980679232013-01-24T06:44:33.854-08:002013-01-24T06:44:33.854-08:00Despite its gender imbalance, it's quite a sea...Despite its gender imbalance, it's quite a season!John Marcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17616296400880495672noreply@blogger.com