Symphony Hall: Robert Schumann and William Grant Still
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Tonight's Symphony Hall performance will feature Robert Schumann's Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54 and William Grant Still's Symphony No. 4 "Autochthonous."
Tonight's Symphony Hall performance will feature Robert Schumann's Concerto in A Minor, Op. 54 and William Grant Still's Symphony No. 4 "Autochthonous."
Comments [3]
Since wqxr moved its frequency I have been unable to access it! Suddenly it appeared and I am so very delighted. It is amazing how much I have missed it despite the up to date news that I have been saturated in from public radio in wqxr's place. This is the day of "the big snow" and it has kept me company all day long...wonderful. However there is one comment I was planning to make long before I "lost" the station. I am, by profession, a church musican of very long standing! It is a continual frustration to me that almost all pieces (and there are very few!) meant for the organ are heard as transcriptions on wqxr...we really do have an important instrument with its own voice. Pipedreams is lovely late on Sunday evenings when all of us in the profession are fast asleep...but the general public is missing some wonderful "stuff." The organ is far from a "dead instrument"..witness the major installations in concert halls across the country..NYC notwithstanding! So..thank you for returning to my listening area but do re-think the sounds of the "King of Instruments"..."Queen"..thank you! Joanne Rodland
The Schumann concerto by Argerich was tense, sectionalized, her nervous energy rushing the work as it fled away from nuances. I think she had lessons from Cortot because she copies a few of his mannerisms such as loud accents. Couldn't you have chosen a better Schumann?
Still get alot of bleedthrough from other stations here in Plainview.Chamber music is the worst as far as bleedthrough.Hope this will improve in the near future.
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