I’ll bet Joshua Kosman is just tickled by Michael Tilson Thomas’ deliciously alliterative name, because every time the opportunity arises his prose becomes chock full of wily word play.
Leave it to Michael Tilson Thomas to inject a few welcome shadows into the bubbly breathlessness of the San Francisco Symphony's opening gala.
And...
...subversive stealth...
And...
...ribbons and bonbons...
And, heck, why not pour it on, since Lang Lang is in the house?
...giddy triviality...
And this one, which may or may not have been intentional...
... fondness for garish display largely under control, producing an athletic yet sensitive account of the concerto...
Nevertheless:
Data Table 1. Well done, sir. Well done.
Sheesh! Have we at the Detritus changed our tune of late?
Of course not. But we like to give props, now and then. So don't worry, in short order we will be back to unapologetically subjecting you to the usual tripe of everyday music critiquery!
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I think we should proclaim this Joshua Kosman Appreciation Week or something.
Does the dating of 9/11 on the certificate have some sort of special meaning?
Yeah, it means it was made on the 11th day of the 9th month during an arbitrary calendar that some religious dude came up with centuries ago, and for some reason that I cannot fathom is still in use today.
Why? Did you have something else in mind?
Nope, just checking in to make sure that Pope approved of this dating scheme and not some Mayan or Chinese religious dude.
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