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Tony Watson
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« on: 23:15:25, 31-08-2007 »
A rather measured account of Mahler's 1st tonight, I thought, although I liked the playing of the horns and the flute.

As for the Musgrave, new works are always hard to judge but I wonder how much appeal a work that is effectively a concerto for oboe and percussion will have. But then I'm not that keen on percussion concertos anyway.
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eruanto
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« Reply #1 on: 23:21:08, 31-08-2007 »
I rather enjoyed the work of my namesake (no relation, though!) tonight. A mention for the stage hands during the interval is due, methinks.



The Mahler, I'm afraid, was the most boring Gustav I have ever heard. The first two movements were both so ponderous, and because of that the ending just felt all false and empty. I politely withheld my applause and left it to the screaming fangirls....
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Tony Watson
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« Reply #2 on: 23:34:11, 31-08-2007 »
Yes, there did seem to be some Belohlavek groupies in tonight.

Any work that is played in such a way as to be measured, as I put it, or ponderous, as eru put it, suffers, but Mahler 1 especially, as each movement has quiet, slower middle sections.
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« Reply #3 on: 23:42:56, 31-08-2007 »
Dragged out, was the phrase that slowly stole into my mind. I wondered whether he felt he had to try and stretch the concert out to its duration indicated in the Radio 3 schedule. Fortunately, if that was the aim, he still failed. The Musgrave was sort of innocuous. Good oboe playing though. Definitely good roadie work with all that kitchen equipment during the interval.
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