The composer Alban Berg told his friends and colleagues Mahler’s Sixth “Tragic” Symphony is “the only sixth symphony, despite Beethoven’s Pastorle;” high praise for a symphony that didn’t catch on with audiences until fairly recently. Like much of Mahler’s output, the Sixth is saddled with the composer’s personal nihilism. From start to finish, the symphony [...]
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Update: a tragedy in four movements
Posted in Seattle, WA, tagged Gustav Mahler, Seattle Symphony, Summer Fest on June 26, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Joel Stein and Mahler’s Sixth
Posted in Seattle, WA, tagged Gustav Mahler, Joel Stein, LA Philharmonic on June 25, 2008 | No Comments »
One month ago Joel Stein had a column in the LA Times on classical music generally and Mahler’s Sixth Symphony in particular. It’s an amusing read and it begs the question would Christoph Eschenbach try to “carry on” his over sized wooden hammer?
City Arts hits the stands
Posted in Seattle, WA, tagged City Arts, Music, Seattle on June 25, 2008 | No Comments »
Seattle and the East Side are home to a new arts magazine. Published by Encore, the same company that prepared the vast majority of event programs up and down Puget Sound, City Arts Magazine purports to be a magazine that will:
“[E]xplore, both broadly and in depth, the idea of creativity in our community. Who’s making [...]
Schelomo and Duo: assessing Joshua Roman’s Seattle legacy
Posted in Seattle, WA, tagged Ernst Bloch, Joshua Roman, Schulhoff, Seattle Symphony on June 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
After a textured performance of Paul Hindemith’s Concert Music for Strings and Brass the Seattle Symphony’s principal cellist, Joshua Roman glided into the center of the stage, cello in hand. The orchestra that gave him his professional start, was the orchestra with which Roman was about to launch in earnest, his new career as [...]
Out the door
Posted in Seattle, WA on June 23, 2008 | No Comments »
As James reported earlier, Paul Horsley, the Kansas City Star’s music critic was let go. The response from the community has been ferocious (by arts and entertainment standards). A formal protest is being organized by the ballet, symphony and opera; strongly worded comments have been posted.
Upcoming
Posted in Seattle, WA on June 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Next Friday, Julian Schwarz, cellist and son of SSO Maestro Gerard Schwarz, leads the South Lake Union Civic Orchestra in Paul Dukas’ Sorcerer’s Apprentice. At only 17 years old, Schwarz is a prolific musician and a talent with seemingly endless abilities. Christophe Chagnard isn’t ceding the entire evening over to Schwarz. [...]
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