tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371351138596055444.post5610697472295248045..comments2024-01-20T23:55:26.269-08:00Comments on The Detritus Review: Symphony/Composer Bravely Condemns EvilUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371351138596055444.post-28527961722374125192010-07-27T20:32:40.071-07:002010-07-27T20:32:40.071-07:00Danny: Yes. That is awesome.
Anthony: Yes, I&#...Danny: Yes. That is awesome.<br /><br />Anthony: Yes, I'm skeptical, too. If the recap is extra-triumphant, say, can't we read that more than one way? Literally or ironically, for starters.Sator Arepohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00006808744513156317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371351138596055444.post-66795129616200504462010-07-27T08:52:33.162-07:002010-07-27T08:52:33.162-07:00Things like this I always seem to meet with some s...Things like this I always seem to meet with some suspicion; I'm not sure by what means the conductor's assumptions about Shostakovich's extra-musical political intentions would be obviated. <br /><br />"Cellos, less vibrato at Letter E; too much vibrato and we are clearly ONLY condemning fascism and not all totalitarianism".<br /><br />I mean, too much vibrato can be oppressive, but you get my point. I think it's hard to locate the extra-musical in purely musical decisions for the most part. I guess it's not impossible, I'm just really skeptical.AnthonyShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13162009600236566716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371351138596055444.post-52811258875920802102010-07-26T20:40:18.493-07:002010-07-26T20:40:18.493-07:00My favorite part of the article is the phrasing of...My favorite part of the article is the phrasing of "the piece occupied the entire second half of the program," just like Stalin occupied all of Eastern Europe after the war.Dannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07294716220776027168noreply@blogger.com