tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375151.post4823853932000768154..comments2023-09-24T06:33:26.443-04:00Comments on Phil's Occasional Musings: New York Philharmonic Opening Night Live BlogPhilCatelinethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09961683190124476565noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375151.post-79552223357253119562009-09-16T21:42:27.421-04:002009-09-16T21:42:27.421-04:00In any event, thanks for giving me a forum to vent...In any event, thanks for giving me a forum to vent in. Enjoy the season...Mort Guffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01907838488330714361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375151.post-618443760600950612009-09-16T21:40:42.096-04:002009-09-16T21:40:42.096-04:00I'll give you that the audio might be super co...I'll give you that the audio might be super compressed for the TV broadcast. But then again, I am used to hearing a lot more contrast under Maazel. Also, I may be spoiled in that my favorite recording of this piece is on period instruments at the hall where it was premiered.Mort Guffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01907838488330714361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375151.post-64682825131429899672009-09-16T21:36:59.328-04:002009-09-16T21:36:59.328-04:00Berlioz is supposed to be full of dynamic contrast...Berlioz is supposed to be full of dynamic contrast -- all of this is so syrupy. Wow, can the horns play any less in tune at the beginning of the 4th movement?Mort Guffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01907838488330714361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375151.post-59170310862311715912009-09-16T21:31:11.562-04:002009-09-16T21:31:11.562-04:00This new conductor is terrible. The orchestra is ...This new conductor is terrible. The orchestra is all over the place; not playing together, no unified interpretation, playing Berlioz like it's Rachmaninoff, so pro forma, just awful. The best part about this was the clarinet solo (my boy Mark Nuccio) in the third movement.Mort Guffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01907838488330714361noreply@blogger.com