In Reply to: Hmmm, I didn't find Fischer's polite at all, and I was certainly worried about that posted by jdaniel@jps.net on October 24, 2016 at 08:13:28:
This is the type of criticism which sounds as if the listener is projecting things onto the performance. So, exactly what were the manifestations of this physical and mental fatigue?
Again, I'm not saying that the Fischer recording is bad. But your reaction to the Litton recording is hard for me to fathom - and I certainly don't hear the kind of rhythmic uncertainties in this performance you seem to be implying. That's just nuts.
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Follow Ups
- Hmmm. . . so you got "the sense that the Bergen players were fatigued--physically and mentally" - Unbelievable - Chris from Lafayette 10:20:10 10/24/16 (6)
- You don't find Litton's Dance of the Earth a bit blunt-edged? - jdaniel@jps.net 11:00:39 10/24/16 (5)
- I'll defend to the death your right to be a contrarian, but I just don't hear it that way - Chris from Lafayette 11:45:36 10/24/16 (4)
- I just left and edit about that above. Nt - jdaniel@jps.net 11:55:35 10/24/16 (3)
- Link? - Ivan303 07:45:20 10/25/16 (1)
- RE: Link? - jdaniel@jps.net 08:08:40 10/25/16 (0)
- Thanks - good comments in the edit! [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 22:00:15 10/24/16 (0)