tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post9118482425878916755..comments2024-03-27T21:41:50.122-07:00Comments on Iron Tongue of Midnight: Ashkenazy and Gaffigan Conduct the San Francisco SymphonyLisa Hirschhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-30419610210536711172009-04-11T14:11:00.000-07:002009-04-11T14:11:00.000-07:00Dear calimac: It wasn't "softened," actually. It j...Dear calimac: It wasn't "softened," actually. It just wasn't quite right and didn't bring out the brilliance of the piece.Civic Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12362422142667230626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-60812246443373441622009-04-07T01:25:00.000-07:002009-04-07T01:25:00.000-07:00Perhaps it may have something to do with the fact ...Perhaps it may have something to do with the fact that 39, along with the Haffner, is one of the more <I>gallant</I> of Mozart's late symphonies, while Haydn's 52 is, of course, anything but. Your description makes it sound as if they tried to play it as if it were.<BR/><BR/>I'm glad I didn't get to that one after all. I love 52 greatly - it's the work that introduced me to mid-Haydn - and it would have been crushing to hear it softened this way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-3799719990743645172009-04-06T12:56:00.000-07:002009-04-06T12:56:00.000-07:00Ah, not a Walton fan? :)Ah, not a Walton fan? :)Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-50563589891227020622009-04-06T12:21:00.000-07:002009-04-06T12:21:00.000-07:00I attended the Saturday Gaffigan/Josefowicz perfor...I attended the Saturday Gaffigan/Josefowicz performance and all three pieces were very well played. <BR/><BR/>I completely agree with you on Gerber's work, but for me, that evening was a complete failure on every level.John Marcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17616296400880495672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-29980856814608612562009-04-05T20:42:00.000-07:002009-04-05T20:42:00.000-07:00I read the program notes, and they didn't change m...I read the program notes, and they didn't change my opinion one bit.Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-64180560120646262272009-04-05T20:40:00.000-07:002009-04-05T20:40:00.000-07:00The first movement of Gerber's work was an orchest...The first movement of Gerber's work was an orchestration of the brass-and-percussion fanfare commissioned by the Voice of America, whose theme song is Yankee Doodle. This was explained in the program notes:<BR/><BR/>http://www.sfsymphony.org/music/ProgramNotes.aspx?id=37804Dee Trumpetnoreply@blogger.com