tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post4496147127870009204..comments2024-03-29T04:15:17.481-05:00Comments on <a href="http://ionarts.blogspot.com/">Ionarts</a>: 'Dark Is Life and Death': NSO's Leaden 'Lied'Charles T. Downeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14978821617871429169noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-57392321593281831872010-01-27T08:06:30.691-05:002010-01-27T08:06:30.691-05:00I've heard anything about this concert by now:...I've heard anything about this concert by now: From "It was not without flaws, but awesome" to "Don't kid yourself--it was even worse than Charles & Anne suggested". Ah, but to have been there...jflhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03017753357752263113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-86316539187866943932010-01-25T09:41:27.139-05:002010-01-25T09:41:27.139-05:00I know, I know: it's a bear of a piece, and th...I know, I know: it's a bear of a piece, and the Concert Hall is a BIG room. Still, being able to hear more of the melodic line would have been good.Charles T. Downeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14978821617871429169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-23637238546238959912010-01-24T05:22:26.662-05:002010-01-24T05:22:26.662-05:00Anyone who has ever heard Das Lied live where the...Anyone who has ever heard <i>Das Lied </i> live where the tenor *didn't* sound underpowered, raise their hand...jflhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03017753357752263113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-81254490248004367792010-01-23T18:47:31.615-05:002010-01-23T18:47:31.615-05:00I find myself in the odd position of agreeing with...I find myself in the odd position of agreeing with many of the individual points made in both your and Anne Midgette's reviews, but having really enjoyed the concert anyway. I also thought that both soloists in Das Lied von der Erde were underpowered (the tenor more so), and parts of the first few movements were conducted in start-stop fashion. However, I thought the finale of this piece jcdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00162640940697640145noreply@blogger.com