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for the third time, played by our very respectable local symphony with full chorus, high-grade soloists, and none of that period performance BS but a perfectly paced, heavenly, full-throated roaring. Of all the symphonic works I have heard (all of Mahler, Brahms, and Beethoven, many Mozart, Schubert, Dvorak, Tchaikovsky, Pictures..., Scheherazade, Planets, Zarathustra, Saint-Saens Third, Carmina Burana, Requiems, operas, all the other blockbuster warhorses), this remains, for me, the most moving live piece of music (Aida runs a close second). Many in the audience were wiping away tears while cheering and applauding madly. There is no way to reproduce the impact of that chorus with even the best recording on the best audio equipment. This morning at breakfast I was still getting goosebumps and tearing up a little, just remembering it, hearing it only in my head the way LVB must have. That fugue...like angels, pure joy.Opening the concert was a Bernstein piece, "Serenade," with our superb concertmaster, Naha Greenholz, as soloist. I've written here previously about her. Every time I hear her play, my admiration grows. I'm afraid she won't stay in Madison very long, but is destined for much bigger things.
I didn't like the Ninth all that much until hearing it live for the first time 35 years ago. Now I believe it might be the best symphonic music ever written. At home I can listen to The Planets and Pictures at an Exhibition and think, "Yeah, that sounds really nice, almost as good as a concert." But you cannot really hear The Ninth until there are live performers in front of you. Then it is a glimpse of heaven shared by two thousand people, unlike any other concert experience.
Peace and Joy,
Tom E
Edits: 05/11/15Follow Ups:
Totally agreed re: LvB 9. Two others, for me: Bruckner 8 and Mahler 2.
"Totally agreed re: LvB 9. .... Bruckner 8 and Mahler 2."
So it looks like Beethoven won...... Barely beating Bruckner.....
Last night, in The Ninth, Scott Van Slyke hit a three-run walkoff home run, L.A. Dodgers come from behind to beat the Miami Marlins, 5-3.
It was the last (Mvmnt) of the 9th, the Score was tied ( onto the Conductor's Stand ) and the Basses were loaded, ( so what else is new? ).
Can't remember the set-up…
Read about it here.....
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I like it !
Now if you do come across the setup,make sure you give us the full pitch !
(yeah I know that was weak, but it wasn't too much of a "foul" I hope!; I
better get "outta here")
There's another one about the Famous Pitcher, Mel Famey.
He would keep a can of beer in his back pocket, to swig between pitches.
Finally he walked 4 batters in a row, and the winning run scored.
One of the Vets told a Rookie: See that beer?
It's the Beer that Made Mel Famey Walk Us.
Hey, I just work here…
How can a man with four balls walk? It should be physically impossible.
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An unbelievably moving piece of music. Everything from the grandiose to the playful to the ethereal. I've experienced it live twice, each time with a 200+ person chorus. Truly an unforgettable experience.
Here is an interesting, if non-traditional, "review"
rlindsa
Edits: 05/12/15
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