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Martin, thank you! I think that what Mr Barenboim meant was orchestras of young professionals as ongoing entities. Certainly Tanglewood and its important history should not go unnoticed!
Claudio Abbado, 1933-2014: elegant, passionate, focused, generous. My Chicago Sun-Times obituary
Chicago Sun-Times and suntimes.com Monday, January 20, 2014 1:10PM CST Italian CSO guest conductor Claudio Abbado, 80, drew impassioned performances at Orchestra Hall Claudio Abbado, September 1983, during his Chicago tenure With his Lucerne Festival Orchestra, 2007 View Photo Galle...
Beautifully put, Milan, as I would expect from you!
Let me assure you that I and Alex Ross, too, have had and still have moments such as those you describe. I bet Lisa Hirsch has, too. This s a part of what I was alluding to in the opening of the initial review. When a critic stops having or at least hoping for such experiences then it really is time for him or her to move on. "Étonne-moi!" (Astonish me!) as Diaghilev is reported to have said to Cocteau.
Lyric Opera of Chicago's 'La traviata': a slight presentation, a review, an exchange
My first 2013-2014 Lyric Opera of Chicago Sun-Times review received an interesting reply from Sun-Times news and feature columnist Neil Steinberg on his weblog Every goddamn day. Neil is an adult-onset opera enthusiast who regularly and successfully introduces his readers (and his sons) to ...
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Nov 3, 2013
Thanks, Kirin! And right you are on all points re: Haymarket and Craig Trompeter. I hear you on the gamba, but the question here is much more complex than one of the family of shapes, etc. I might have condensed a bit in an article not directly about the subject, but I'll stand behind my general reference. The connections between sounds, the way the instruments are held and played, and the people who play them are there, too. I think we can agree, though, that it's terrific that the instrument ha made such a comeback and is again widely appreciated.
Thanks again for reading and writing!
Haymarket Opera Company an instant success in Chicago, Purcell's 'Dido' up this coming weekend -- My Sun-Times Sunday 'Show' feature
My Chicago Sun-Times and suntimes.com Sunday Show feature, February 10, 2013 Haymarket Opera Company an instant success in Chicago Growth in only 18 months 'like a big dream' Marc Molomot was Orpheus in Haymarket Opera Company's, second production La descente d’Orphée aux enfers in 2012. | W...
Dear One Who Knows All,
You are absolutely right. When I re-read your poem above I saw that it was the pianist whom you heard breathing. My sincere apologies for getting lost in the maze.
I indeed read those comments you noted, and the rest of your many, many comments, too. It is remarkable how you know everything about every one, every field, every country, all music, and every economy! You know my age (young, no, old, no . . .) and my style (adoring or hateful -- but always ignorant and never "neutral"), my income (good, according to you, hmm -- may I have a raise?) and my character (poor but vouched for). You call people foolish and then want love and acknowledgment from the same accused. "Don't lecture," you lecture. I only occasionally interrupt your reveries for a moment and only when you propose facts that you pluck from the starry skies, lest others who have come to OC for reliable reports be led astray.
Enjoy the parade, you keep it lively and it keeps you vibrant!
Signed,
Mean old, young, boyish, gray-haired American official critic
La Scala Bans Corriere della Sera's Longtime Music Critic, Paolo Isotta
"Teatro alla Scala's door is closed to Corriere's critic Paolo Isotta" heads the letter editorial published in today's Corriere della Sera, signed by the Milan daily newspaper's director, Ferruccio De Bortoli. Di Bortoli elegantly-whiteknights Corriere della Sera's longtime music critic --...
Once again, the peanut gallery tosses out absurdity -- Riccardo Muti did not conduct the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on the soundtrack to the movie "Lincoln." That was the score's composer and longtime film conductor John Williams. The breathing Ms. Wackypants heard, if she heard any at all, was as much Mr Muti's as the other figments of her active imagination about him are real.
And, yes, Lissner can withhold free tickets from anyone he wishes. But no, he cannot prevent Isotta, Corriere, or anyone else not physically disruptive from entering the theatre with his or her own ticket. That's' it.
La Scala Bans Corriere della Sera's Longtime Music Critic, Paolo Isotta
"Teatro alla Scala's door is closed to Corriere's critic Paolo Isotta" heads the letter editorial published in today's Corriere della Sera, signed by the Milan daily newspaper's director, Ferruccio De Bortoli. Di Bortoli elegantly-whiteknights Corriere della Sera's longtime music critic --...
The "I due Figaro" *was* the L.Cherubini Orchestra. And, yes, imagine someone flying all the way to Tel Aviv from Rome! Pazzo! Oy vey.
Muti Drops Out of CSO Asia Tour
Last year, the Music Director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra robustly chaperoned his musicians through two international tours, one California tour and sixteen weeks of concerts. But 2013 begins on a downtick for Riccardo Muti, who just withdrew from a two-week CSO Asia tour, weakened by...
Of course! Just wish it were less on physical mechanics and all on music! ;-)
Muti Drops Out of CSO Asia Tour
Last year, the Music Director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra robustly chaperoned his musicians through two international tours, one California tour and sixteen weeks of concerts. But 2013 begins on a downtick for Riccardo Muti, who just withdrew from a two-week CSO Asia tour, weakened by...
Ahh, the loony toons are back! His cyber psychoanalytic experts!
Muti Drops Out of CSO Asia Tour
Last year, the Music Director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra robustly chaperoned his musicians through two international tours, one California tour and sixteen weeks of concerts. But 2013 begins on a downtick for Riccardo Muti, who just withdrew from a two-week CSO Asia tour, weakened by...
Wilson and Lawrence are parallel streets.
Wicked
The other day, I gave some money to a street person sitting on the sidewalk beside the Starbucks at Lawrence and Broadway. Immediately afterwards, a mustachioed man in a souvenir Wicked t-shirt materialized as if out of nowhere. "I have to say something," he said. "I lived in San Francisco for ma...
Wow.
Oh, Canada
I've returned from my sojourn through Atlantic Canada. I took pictures. Let's look at some of them. Nova Scotia Wrought iron entrance to the Public Gardens in Halifax. Public Gardens bandstand, behind which I ate some really excellent ice cream. The Halifax Citadel, a military fortificat...
Hip, hip, Lucy!
Pure Joy
I neglected to mark an important anniversary earlier this month. As of August 5, Kito and I have had our dog, Lucy, for a year. If I could be more like anyone I know, it would be her--and not just because she gets laughs without trying and can lick her own genitalia. She likes everyone, everyone ...
Now I am REALLY jealous. I love that you all have become globetrotters. I do not love it when you start picking off places I've always wanted to go to.
Ren
Anne with a Z
A week from Saturday, Kito and I leave for our trip to Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. To prepare, we're reading Lucy Maud Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables, which is set in the fictional town of Avonlea on PEI. Until now I had avoided the novel, mostly in deference to the wishes of my chil...
Belated kudos for your program with Rich Warren, Eric, and to Rich for having you on. I get to play my own choices on my own shows on 98.7WFMT and wfmt.com, so I won't add to what I am sure will be excellent lists generated here. Great that you are doing this. Good non-committee-generated, non-meeting-based cross-pollination!
Folk from you folks
Rich Warren, host of "The Midnight Special" and "Folkstage" on WFMT FM 98.7 has made an generous offer: For a "Sweet Folk Chicago" program over the summer, he will have me on and, for an hour, I'll play suggestions/requests from the folk fans among the "Change of Subject" commentariat. He gav...
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Mar 15, 2010
Dear Kris,
The four star system -- with half-stars -- is one that people know, connect with, understand and one that allows for comparison and contrast across publications. The TO "six-star" ploy, nationally or internationally I can;'t recall, was just that, a ploy and was meaningless to readers. Five stars is little better. I note that Google, above, pulled up a "5 Star Daycare/Boarding" for "Upscale . . . Dog Boarding" based on your entry. I think that says enough -- 5, 6, 7 stars (luxury hotels use this one) are all marketing stretches. Perhaps 4 stars were too, once, but they were then incorporated into the general discussion over time.
My two cents!
Andrew P
Oh hi. Remember this place?
What's up, Rebels? I know things have been slow around here, but I'm chalking that up to summer. Like many of you, I've taken a bit of vacation in the last couple of months, while juggling friends in town and still taking in some of the reduced number of theatrical offerings in July and August (t...
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