William, I have to throw in my two cents on this: Defunding NPR is a little harsh don't you think?
Anytime anybody in the country is willing to broadcast Mahler 7, or the Chicago Symphony, or Boulez conducting anything, its a victory as far as I'm concerned. There is so much out there and I work in the world where "Glee" is considered the single most important cultural accomplishment of the decade (don't get me wrong, I'm really glad that its there, it has inspired many students to get involved with music). Chris >>> William Gross <[email protected]> 10/28/2010 10:50 AM >>> The performance was great, the broadcast was a good reson to defund NPR. The voice over guy said the 1st movment would begin with a "horn" solo. In the world of popular music "horn'" has taken on the meaning of any wind isntrument. You would expect an announcer doing the Chicago Symphony to be able to destiguish and point out the difference between the Tenor Horn used and French Horn. Second movement - not sure but think it began with extended horn work. It sounded like one or perhaps two horns or horn and tenorhorn. No one else playing the camera stayed on Boulez the until other instruments were added. Great music - bad television. On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 2:29 PM, John Edwin Mason <[email protected]>wrote: > Pardon the double post, folks, but those of you in the US will probably > want to be reminded that tonight's Great Performances program on PBS > features Pierre Boulez conducting the Chicago Symphony in Mahler 7. > > Check you local listings: > > > http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/episodes/chicago-symphony-orchestra-pierre-boulez-conducts-mahler%E2%80%99s-7th/preview-the-concert/1035/ > > http://tinyurl.com/2azstyd > > --John > > ****************************** > John Edwin Mason, Photography: > http://www.JohnEdwinMason.com <http://www.johnedwinmason.com/> > Charlottesville and Cape Town > > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/bgross%40airmail.net > _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/cwilhjelm%40pascack.k12.nj.us _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
