tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371351138596055444.post529445389751745675..comments2024-01-20T23:55:26.269-08:00Comments on The Detritus Review: Friday Quickie: Stravinsky best used to remove lingering flavors, avoid heartburn and promote good digestionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371351138596055444.post-556680471996683292010-07-05T16:52:11.416-07:002010-07-05T16:52:11.416-07:00A good point, Danny. It's not a bad review at...A good point, Danny. It's not a bad review at all, just incredibly curious. It's also a rather short review, which I know will sometimes call for arguments and opinions that aren't fully supported. But like AnthonyS points out, it's not clear that he's just talking about this one piece, but says that Stravinsky's music, like that of Mannheim composers, is "easy to forget". That's quite the statement, especially when taking on probably one of the three or four most prominent composers of the 20th c., and not say, a Howard Hanson or even Elgar level composer.Gustavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05316458340368681169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371351138596055444.post-70905922888034800022010-07-05T12:18:06.075-07:002010-07-05T12:18:06.075-07:00For what it's worth, I really liked that revie...For what it's worth, I really liked that review, but admittedly, I hate Stravinsky. Calling Dumbarton Oaks forgettable wouldn't be a bad description if it weren't wishful thinking...Dannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07294716220776027168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371351138596055444.post-53254707403234570582010-07-03T18:09:42.647-07:002010-07-03T18:09:42.647-07:00As someone who will program concerts in the future...As someone who will program concerts in the future, it's really important for me to know that what I've learned about consistency, balance, playability, and all that crap that goes into programming is more easily reduced to two words: forgettable and unforgettable. Whew.<br /><br />Didn't Mozart tend to copy himself writing all those concerti? It probably wasn't out of financial necessity or anything; likely he just forgot...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371351138596055444.post-40265971691393061422010-07-03T15:18:47.172-07:002010-07-03T15:18:47.172-07:00Excellent points, AnthonyS. It's hard to tell...Excellent points, AnthonyS. It's hard to tell from the context whether the critic is referencing just this particular piece or all of Stravinsky's output as forgettable.<br /><br />But I suppose we can give the author the benefit of the doubt that he just finds Dumbarton Oaks forgettable. But I'm quite confused by this idea that his music (or this piece) was commercially successful. Compared to what?Gustavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05316458340368681169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371351138596055444.post-84436074740543360232010-07-03T14:03:57.998-07:002010-07-03T14:03:57.998-07:00Well, hmmmm. Stravinsky wrote a lot of music, som...Well, hmmmm. Stravinsky wrote a lot of music, some of which I suppose is forgettable; but I would hardly put Dumbarton Oaks in that category. Plus, I'm a little uncomfortable with the term. Is something forgettable just because it isn't played enough to be part of the canon? Is it not part of the canon because it is forgettable? Kind of a chicken and the egg thing, and the whole legitimation process that happens in the orchestral canon. In any event, I'm not sure why (since he offers no real explanation) Dumbarton Oaks is, in his esteemed opinion, forgettable.AnthonyShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13162009600236566716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371351138596055444.post-75087107336609226772010-07-02T20:50:43.327-07:002010-07-02T20:50:43.327-07:00Santastic.Santastic.Sator Arepohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00006808744513156317noreply@blogger.com