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Music Lane It's all about the music, dude! Sit down, relax and listen to some tunes. |
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Music Lane It's all about the music, dude! Sit down, relax and listen to some tunes. |
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In Reply to: R. Strauss' "An Alpine Symphony" as "Bloated and Bombastic"--please discuss! posted by John Marks on May 9, 2017 at 04:35:20:
I have several recordings of this piece that completely bore me.
Yet in the concert hall (I have heard it live twice) I have always greatly enjoyed it. I think it is a piece that doesn't work so well with repeated listening.
I remember making a special trip a few years ago to hear the Cincinnati Orchestra perform Bruckner Eight. It was an excellent concert, and a very fine performance. The local critic was completely befuddled with the work and said as much. When a critic writes such a review, they reveal themselves much more than the music.
I think you can write a fine review of a piece you dislike, but not if you are lazy, as the reviewer cited clearly was.
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- A piece that works best in concert - John N 19:49:19 05/09/17 (1)
- I can see (or hear) that being true - jdaniel@jps.net 19:59:31 05/09/17 (0)
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