Fall 2011
I'm tired of writing about each performance, so for a while I'm just going to maintain a list. So far this fall: - A danced version of the St. John Passion - visual diversions during the slow parts
- Brahms Requiem conducted by Andre Previn with NHK - he has gotten old and feeble and the orchestra seemed to get away from him a few times
- The ballet "The Prince of the Pagodas" - which I had hoped one day to see, entertaining
- Mahler: Adagio from the 10th and Das Lied von der Erde: NHK, adagio pretty good, Das Lied's tenor was poor but the alto very good. What a strange piece of music - the last movement is wonderful.
-the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Mahler's death continued with NHK under Jun Märkl doing the 4th and the Ruckert Lieder. Beautifully done - the best NHKSO has sounded in a long while. I was reminded of George Plimpton playing the sleigh bells while Leonard Bernstein conducted, and Lennie not being amused.
posted by Larry Wells @ 10:45 PM
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