Comments on: Carter Flute Concerto with Principal Flutist Rowe Brings BSO Crowd to its Feet http://classical-scene.com/2010/02/05/carter-flute-concerto-with-principal-flutist-rowe-brings-bso-crowd-to-its-feet/ a virtual journal and blog of the classical music scene in Boston Sat, 31 Jul 2010 09:55:37 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Dave Saucier http://classical-scene.com/2010/02/05/carter-flute-concerto-with-principal-flutist-rowe-brings-bso-crowd-to-its-feet/comment-page-1/#comment-1592 Dave Saucier Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:36:51 +0000 http://classical-scene.com/?p=2638#comment-1592 How many readers are aware that there was no Saturday performance of this BSO program because Maestro Levine, following a three month convalescence, was conducting Simon Boccanegra at the MET? On both Tuesday night and Saturday afternoon he commuted to New York, leaving very little rehearsal time for the BSO. Would Munch, Leinsdorf, Ozawa, or any guest conductor, have interrupted a week of subscription concerts twice in order to conduct elsewhere? How many readers are aware that there was no Saturday performance of this BSO program because Maestro Levine, following a three month convalescence, was conducting Simon Boccanegra at the MET? On both Tuesday night and Saturday afternoon he commuted to New York, leaving very little rehearsal time for the BSO.
Would Munch, Leinsdorf, Ozawa, or any guest conductor, have interrupted a week of subscription concerts twice in order to conduct elsewhere?

]]> By: Aaron http://classical-scene.com/2010/02/05/carter-flute-concerto-with-principal-flutist-rowe-brings-bso-crowd-to-its-feet/comment-page-1/#comment-1556 Aaron Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:59:07 +0000 http://classical-scene.com/?p=2638#comment-1556 Well, as a representative of the "under 30" crowd, I wish I had left at intermission, and spared myself such an uninspired reading of Brahms. Wooden, directionless phrasing, poor balance (please, PLEASE give me some inner voices for Brahms!). Maybe my seat off to the far left gave me a distorted perspective. Bravo to the winds, though, and to Levine & co. for absolutely stunning Schubert. And thank God for Elliott Carter. Incredible music. Well, as a representative of the “under 30″ crowd, I wish I had left at intermission, and spared myself such an uninspired reading of Brahms. Wooden, directionless phrasing, poor balance (please, PLEASE give me some inner voices for Brahms!). Maybe my seat off to the far left gave me a distorted perspective. Bravo to the winds, though, and to Levine & co. for absolutely stunning Schubert.

And thank God for Elliott Carter. Incredible music.

]]> By: Bill http://classical-scene.com/2010/02/05/carter-flute-concerto-with-principal-flutist-rowe-brings-bso-crowd-to-its-feet/comment-page-1/#comment-1545 Bill Sun, 07 Feb 2010 14:26:17 +0000 http://classical-scene.com/?p=2638#comment-1545 Hmmm. I didn't notice much of an exodus at intermission by any age group. The house seemed just as full for the second half as seen from my perch in the second balcony on Thursday night. Hmmm. I didn’t notice much of an exodus at intermission by any age group. The house seemed just as full for the second half as seen from my perch in the second balcony on Thursday night.

]]> By: Bill Joplin http://classical-scene.com/2010/02/05/carter-flute-concerto-with-principal-flutist-rowe-brings-bso-crowd-to-its-feet/comment-page-1/#comment-1544 Bill Joplin Sun, 07 Feb 2010 01:45:50 +0000 http://classical-scene.com/?p=2638#comment-1544 Having gotten resigned to WGBH's termination of the Friday afternoon BSO broadcasts, I made sure to tune into the broadcast of this beautiful work tonight, only to discover that there was no performance. So much for assurances from the goons who have taken over WGBH that we will get to hear the BSO plenty without the Friday broadcasts. Such disrespect for a composer who should be treasured! There is a performance online, in great sound and video, by Emmanuel Pahud with the Berlin Philharmonic conducted by Daniel Barenboim, but it's only a three-minute snippet. That's three more minutes than WGBH gave us, though. Having gotten resigned to WGBH’s termination of the Friday afternoon BSO broadcasts, I made sure to tune into the broadcast of this beautiful work tonight, only to discover that there was no performance. So much for assurances from the goons who have taken over WGBH that we will get to hear the BSO plenty without the Friday broadcasts. Such disrespect for a composer who should be treasured! There is a performance online, in great sound and video, by Emmanuel Pahud with the Berlin Philharmonic conducted by Daniel Barenboim, but it’s only a three-minute snippet. That’s three more minutes than WGBH gave us, though.

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