tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post367186484852657015..comments2024-03-28T12:59:05.739-07:00Comments on Iron Tongue of Midnight: Road Trip PlaylistLisa Hirschhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-47066398470150479942009-07-27T21:29:59.935-07:002009-07-27T21:29:59.935-07:00Elgar's Violin Concerto.Elgar's Violin Concerto.Timhttp://artsblog.freedomblogging.com/category/uncategorized/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-67337715830584020682009-07-27T18:48:21.009-07:002009-07-27T18:48:21.009-07:00Haha, yeah.
I can see why it never gets performed...Haha, yeah.<br /><br />I can see why it never gets performed, since it's as long as a Mahler symphony....but nobody knows it, except Garrick Ohlsson. And what would you put on the program with it?!Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-52913237838576532742009-07-27T17:21:24.869-07:002009-07-27T17:21:24.869-07:00It's a beautiful mess though...for some reason...It's a beautiful mess though...for some reason the piano entrance in the first movement reminds me of Grand Pianola Music. I just love that he was like, "I really like Mahler 2...what if I just did that, in a Piano Concerto?"billynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-67331228255228360592009-07-27T14:17:01.897-07:002009-07-27T14:17:01.897-07:00I had not heard it before yesterday, when I manage...I had not heard it before yesterday, when I managed to hear the whole thing, just barely, while driving from Santa Fe to Albuquerque. I find myself at a loss for words. :) It's quite....uh....something, so incredibly long and discursive, and something of a mess.Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-88854466355721127732009-07-23T10:02:37.298-07:002009-07-23T10:02:37.298-07:00You've not heard the Busoni? The tenors sing i...You've not heard the Busoni? The tenors sing in the final movement, so I keep hoping I'll have a chance to do it someday. I heard Ohlsson perform this in Boston around the time of this recording and it was magnificent. Enjoy it!Michaelhttp://songsandschemas.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com