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Comment on Pacific Symphony performs two premieres by Daugherty and Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto by tmangan

tmangan — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 07:01:14 +0000

Glad you like the photo, Lisa. It’s actually a detail, for what it’s worth. Toscanini is aboard a ship. Unfortunately, the photo is undated and the ship unnamed. How old would you say he looks? 60 maybe? That would be circa 1927, then.

Comment on Pacific Symphony performs two premieres by Daugherty and Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto by Lisa Hirsch

Lisa Hirsch — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 02:27:55 +0000

Love the photo of AT, but it’s from the 1920s, before his NBC Symphony days, isn’t it?

Comment on Pacific Symphony performs two premieres by Daugherty and Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto by tmangan

tmangan — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 00:46:46 +0000

Yes, it’ll be in print. Radio spot will start around 5:40. I hope I can stay awake that long.

Comment on Pacific Symphony performs two premieres by Daugherty and Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto by CK Dexter Haven

CK Dexter Haven — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 00:41:52 +0000

It’s gonna appear in print? That’s good for the OC.

Is it 5pm yet? I need my AM radio update on high culture.

Comment on Inspired or lame? by Bernard

Bernard — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 21:51:30 +0000

This forum is lame.

Comment on Inspired or lame? by tmangan

tmangan — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 18:20:56 +0000

What MarK says.

Comment on Inspired or lame? by MarK

MarK — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 17:18:09 +0000

Timidity? Looks like Bill is pulling our collective legs here.
One can hardly get much more timid than opening a program with not one but TWO pieces by a composer who is known for his unoriginal “ultra-accessible” writing and following those with not one but TWO Certified Top-40 Standards including a long-ago-proven tear-jerker and, to top it all off, a sure-fire push-button-standing-ovation trigger.
Having said that, the concert might actually prove to be reasonably enjoyable if the new pieces are better than expected and the second-half performances are truly outstanding.

Comment on Inspired or lame? by Lisa Hirsch

Lisa Hirsch — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:30:01 +0000

Bill – the criticism above is largely of Michael Daughtery, who is a competent composer of amiable and forgettable music. I love new and 20th c. music; he’s just not a composer who interests me.

Comment on Inspired or lame? by Bill

Bill — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:48:57 +0000

The general flow of the comments here would have been the kiss of death for the Louisville Orchestra back in the 40′s and 50′s. This was an orchestra that played program after program of “never before heard” music, i.e. new music. Some of the music was mediocre and some was great. In any case, they made a great contribution to music and the American experience. I find the timidity of most of the comments posted on this topic depressing. One would think that an evening of new music or a somewhat unorthodox program was the equivalent of hemlock for many of those represented here. Ives would have looked forward to this program, as I do.

Comment on Inspired or lame? by chris

chris — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:40:07 +0000

Yes, I agree with the “on paper” theory. Sometimes things that look weird on paper actually make for very satisfying programs. I’ve certainly put together some of those “weird on paper” programs…but with probably mixed success.

I’ll be curious to read your thoughts after hearing the program, Tim.