In Reply to: RE: Look at what I listen to so that you don't have to.... posted by PAR on August 13, 2016 at 22:04:23:
So. . . Alsop's performance is "level-headed and finely balanced, it refuses to wallow in the more reflective passages, instead allowing the music to speak for itself." Man, if that doesn't sound like the proverbial "damning with faint praise", I don't know what does! And the Sixth is a WW II symphony evoking the tragedy of all the horrors and losses of that monstrous time in history - if you don't wallow here, where CAN you wallow? ;-)
As always, I refer back to the post three years ago here on AA by an anonymous member of the Baltimore Symphony for the "up close and personal" scoop on Alsop.
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Follow Ups
- RE: Look at what I listen to so that you don't have to.... - Chris from Lafayette 00:48:57 08/14/16 (4)
- It's all about the money - rbolaw 09:03:15 08/14/16 (1)
- Yes - you nailed it - thanks! [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 09:14:28 08/14/16 (0)
- RE: Look at what I listen to so that you don't have to.... - PAR 04:48:57 08/14/16 (1)
- Of course you're right - but it's something I'll leave to others (i.e., listening to Alsop's new release) [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 06:33:38 08/14/16 (0)