tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371351138596055444.post1271851807253367900..comments2024-01-20T23:55:26.269-08:00Comments on The Detritus Review: Friday Quickie: Performance took the miraculousness to a new levelUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371351138596055444.post-12004826453623887572011-03-11T16:34:04.676-08:002011-03-11T16:34:04.676-08:00A very good point, Tod. Rereading that part of th...A very good point, Tod. Rereading that part of the review, I can see that is probably what the reviewer intended. However, the word novelty still strikes me as derogatory, even if describing underperformed, new or rare repertoire. I do accept, though, that is probably just my own feeling. Your point is well-taken, sir.<br /><br />On another note, you are right about the Copland symphony. I find it surprising that the Short Symphony has received so few performances. Checking the League of American Orcehstra repetoire reports from 2006 to 2009 (3 full seasons), the Short Symphony received only 1 performance (by the SF Symphony). For shame...it's a great piece. Btw, Lollapalooza had 2 performances in that same stretch.<br /><br />Thanks so much for the keeping us honest and for the clarification, as well as for the kind words.Gustavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05316458340368681169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371351138596055444.post-55896830350436780462011-03-11T09:17:09.350-08:002011-03-11T09:17:09.350-08:00First let me say that I love your work. And the re...First let me say that I love your work. And the reason I love it is that clearly, to you, words count, and have meanings that are not arbitrary, or made up on the spot. I especially enjoy the way you take what have become standard usages, but are really lazy ways of saying nothing, or very little, and poking a particular kind of fun at them. (In this review "offering an account" led you to some nice riffs.)<br /><br />But...since words do count, I am going to take you to task for your objection to referring to a performance of Copland's "Short Symphony" as a "novelty". First, let me point out that the reviewer didn't say the piece <i>was</i> a novelty, but rather referred to "the novelty of hearing" this work. The primary definitions of "novelty" are concerned with newness, recentness of origin or of introduction. As a classical music listener for going on 50 years, and as a professional performer of classical music, I have never heard, let alone played, this work. To me, a performance of it would definitely qualify as novel, hence the experience would contain novelty. Just sayin'....keep up the great work!<br /><br />Tod BrodyTod Brodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11243236229508341665noreply@blogger.com