tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371351138596055444.post7400892853645702429..comments2024-01-20T23:55:26.269-08:00Comments on The Detritus Review: Poop is Always BrownUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371351138596055444.post-7323374604145581792008-06-04T00:31:00.000-07:002008-06-04T00:31:00.000-07:00and held "to" high standards. (i) wish we had edit...and held "to" high standards. (i) wish we had editors. Real ones.Empiricushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11629835829400843701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371351138596055444.post-2106624120221279592008-06-04T00:30:00.000-07:002008-06-04T00:30:00.000-07:00A's, not A'dA's, not A'dEmpiricushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11629835829400843701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371351138596055444.post-41282724420113647192008-06-04T00:29:00.000-07:002008-06-04T00:29:00.000-07:00Hey Aaron! I've got A'd tix for the upcoming Yanks...Hey Aaron! I've got A'd tix for the upcoming Yanks series. Oakland is da bomb...(wink)? But most importantly, critics should be held high standards, like musicians and composers.Empiricushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11629835829400843701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371351138596055444.post-52694478297641447682008-04-23T06:24:00.000-07:002008-04-23T06:24:00.000-07:00Isn't part of the problem that he starts by saying...Isn't part of the problem that he starts by saying that her performance "had everything one loves in great Mozart playing" - and then spends a lot of time showing that, in fact, there were a number of things that she didn't do that she could have done that would have made the performance better? <BR/><BR/>I don't know whether he came to the performance with preconceptions about what the performance should be, but I don't think he did himself any favors by undercutting his thesis with the rest of his review of the performance.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16371363571092946834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371351138596055444.post-13414949742685646272008-04-22T17:17:00.000-07:002008-04-22T17:17:00.000-07:00That random video link was fun...to look at. Heh....That random video link was fun...to look at. Heh.Sator Arepohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00006808744513156317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371351138596055444.post-16149570865605505452008-04-22T14:36:00.000-07:002008-04-22T14:36:00.000-07:00Ha! Das ist nicht schlecht, indeed. Ich werde unte...Ha! Das ist nicht schlecht, indeed. Ich werde unterhalten.<BR/><BR/><BR/>(BTW, I half-heartedly apologize to anyone who actually knows something about the german language.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371351138596055444.post-80108056284714483022008-04-22T14:28:00.000-07:002008-04-22T14:28:00.000-07:00You're right. What he says would be fair, if put i...You're right. What he says would be fair, if put in another context, or at least qualified in some way.<BR/><BR/>However, I maintain that he, in fact, did have a preconceived bias, because he makes frequent use of the indefinite pronoun "one" (e.g., "one wished," "everything one loves"), a generalization, instead of the definite "I." I mean, is one really supposed to artfully underline harmonies with rubato? Is that unique to Scarlatti? From where did he pluck that road apple, if not from preconceived notions?<BR/><BR/>Either way, I'm nitpicky; so good work! But, the article is still a piece of poo on a hot grill.<BR/><BR/>By the way you might all enjoy this, from Soho the Dog, especially you Gustav.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://bp1.blogger.com/_YthztMsYjr4/SA0aC82vyVI/AAAAAAAAAnU/8cU77JFMMqc/s1600-h/straussandmahler4a.jpg" REL="nofollow">Strauss and Mahler</A>Empiricushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11629835829400843701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371351138596055444.post-32053341296498220172008-04-22T13:39:00.000-07:002008-04-22T13:39:00.000-07:00An interesting post, Empiricus. You bring up some...An interesting post, Empiricus. You bring up some good points about effective criticism of the performance of well-known canonic works. It seems to me that you are accusing David Perkins of prejudging the performance, or at least, coming in with preconceived notions about how he prefers these works to be played. Perhaps. <BR/><BR/>However, I think you can read these critiques as judging the performance (not pre-judging). He does have the benefit of having just heard the recital, and I certainly think that upon hearing a performance of a work saying, "she did not vary the color or emphasis with each return of the main subject" seems like an appropriate, even fair response. Regardless of whether or not he is was familiar with the piece, noting that a performace sounded repetitive sounds like a valid criticism (although, I still accept your point that me may have been close-minded to other approaches). <BR/><BR/>If he had added the phrase "having heard her interpretation of the Mozart I noticed that...(his line)," I think that his statement can be understood in the context of what he enjoys in the work (or in performance), something that should be fair game in a review.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com