Klarinet Archive - Posting 000495.txt from 2002/07

From: Neil Leupold <leupold_1@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] Music the makes you Wince
Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2002 06:56:15 -0400

Ack. Now *that* makes me wince...an entire concert program of nothing
but saccharine crowd-pleasing war horses. The players must have been
bored to tears. I would have fallen asleep in the audience.

Neil

--- CBA <clarinet10001@-----.com> wrote:
> Bolero was just on the simulcast of the NY Phil and
> Kurt Masur's final concert with them. I forgot how
> much I dislike Bolero.
>
> They featured the percussionist for this piece, but I
> would think that part must be the most mundane of all
> percussion parts for orchestra. It is almost EXACTLY
> the same throughout the piece for 15 minutes!
>
> I did get slightly interested to see individual
> players playing, but that was about it. I thought the
> rendition of "Happy Birthday" at the end for Maestro
> Masur was more interesting musically...LOL!
>
> Midsummer Night's dream and Sheherezade were both
> nicely done. I missed Candide at the beginning of the
> telecast. :-(
>
> Kelly Abraham
> Woodwinds - New York City
> --- Gary Van Cott <gary@-----.com> wrote:
> > Ah, you have touched a nerve with Bolero. When I
> > was stationed in Thailand
> > years ago, the quarters had plywood walls and the
> > guys next door had a
> > quadraphonic stereo system and I think Bolero was
> > the only thing they
> > owned. We could only hear the bass line which was
> > more than enough.
> >
> > I always kind of liked Country Gardens, however.
> >
> > Gary
> >
> > At 08:31 PM 7/18/02, you wrote:
> > >How about the Ravel
> >
> >"Bolero"-dum-da-da-da-dum-da-da-da-dum-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-dum
> > and on
> > >and on ad nauseam. OR "Country Garden"
> > by Guess
> > >Who?----------Percy Grainger
> > >
> > >Gene N.
> > >
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