notes from the 1920s in the NYT

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robcat2075
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by robcat2075 »

Items found while finding something else...

Re-shoeing Schumann...
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That sounds like quite an overhaul.

Strouble for Stravinsky.

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I recall one of my college lecturers claiming Stravinsky paid for these disruptions. :D

Time was when people actually raced to hear new music...
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I suppose there was a lot of forgotten music over the dam in those concerts but it would have been cool to be there to hear it.
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by sf105 »

I once saw a couple leaving a performance of the Rite by the NY Phil in the 1980's (!) But maybe they didn't like Mehta's conducting...

Also sat next to someone who left a controversial production of Guilliermo Tell at Covent Garden half-way through the overture. At that point, just give the ticket to a student.
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by Doubler »

One man's music is another man's ear pollution.
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by robcat2075 »

This policy pays "$1000 a week" for the loss of a finger. Until it grows back, I guess.

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[quote="sf105"]I once saw a couple leaving a performance of the Rite by the NY Phil in the 1980's (!) But maybe they didn't like Mehta's conducting...[/quote]

When I see someone leaving a classical concert early I usually think... bladder trouble!

But I recall a Dallas Symphony concert that had a newly commissioned work on the first half and overhearing an elderly woman a row in front of me saying to her friend, "If the second half isn't any better, you can find me... AT THE BAR!"
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by harrisonreed »

Better than the current state of affairs. What's new now is... Already tired and old more often than not...