tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post113946846393449392..comments2024-03-25T16:51:04.370-05:00Comments on <a href="http://ionarts.blogspot.com/">Ionarts</a>: Emerson Quartet and William Bolcom Clean UpCharles T. Downeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14978821617871429169noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-1139588061022278212006-02-10T11:14:00.000-05:002006-02-10T11:14:00.000-05:00Well, my students and I finished our little sectio...Well, my students and I finished our little section on Blake and Bolcom today. By the time we got to the reggae song that ends the cycle, some of them said that they liked the mixture of classical and popular styles, that they would rather listen to this CD than a strictly classical one.<BR/><BR/>However, many students thought that the popular parts of the cycle mostly rang false, an attempt to Charles T. Downeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14978821617871429169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-1139510761037765342006-02-09T13:46:00.000-05:002006-02-09T13:46:00.000-05:00Margarita, Slatkin is mentioned in my review of th...Margarita, Slatkin is mentioned in my review of the work, linked here. I could have also mentioned all of the performers on the album. Obviously, I didn't, as this was only a quick announcement.Charles T. Downeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14978821617871429169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-1139504221593437112006-02-09T11:57:00.000-05:002006-02-09T11:57:00.000-05:00Alex, I'll have to try to get them to articulate w...Alex, I'll have to try to get them to articulate what they didn't like a little more clearly, as that is not the strength of most teenagers. I thought that hearing that mix of styles would be an instant selling point, but they found the juxtaposition jarring and strange. Of course, they have not yet heard the concluding reggae song, but I'll try to get them to give me a full impression once Charles T. Downeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14978821617871429169noreply@blogger.com