Re: [Hornlist] New York Phil Opening Night, R rated review, D minor Dvorak

2007-09-19 Thread Daniel Canarutto
Is there too loud playing by the brass section in this symphony? NO. They absolutely destroyed and dominated this piece. This kind of statement puzzles me. I find it quite objectionable. But I may have misunderstood the American way of expressing certain feelings. Please, what does R rated

Re: [Hornlist] New York Phil Opening Night, R rated review, D minor Dvorak

2007-09-19 Thread James Wester
R rated review means that there is content that is not appropriate for younger audiences. ie He was going to use language that you wouldn't want to young child to read. The other statement you quoted, he is trying to say they were great. They were loud and over balanced the rest of the

Re: [Hornlist] BSO- Horn concerto premier

2007-09-19 Thread Margaret Dikel
At 10:47 PM 9/18/2007 -0400, you wrote: My son and I are planning to drive up to Boston to hear James Somerville premier the new concerto for horn and orchestra written by Elliot Carter. I was wondering if anyone familiar with Boston Symphony Hall can recommend what is the best seating. Here

Re: [Hornlist] New York Phil Opening Night, R rated review, D minor Dvorak

2007-09-19 Thread rob schmidtke
I thought the whole orchestra sounded fantastic. The brass were especially phenomenal. Alan Baer the tuba player was incredible. The trombone section was great as usual. The horns were superb. Mr. Myers has the ability to play the most controlled pianos, and fire in the whole fortissimo, truly

Re: [Hornlist] Berlin Horn Opera CD impressions

2007-09-19 Thread Wendell L Exline
Yes, the Berlin Horn's CD is spectacular. They were also spectacular in their live performance at the IHS meet in La Chaux-de-Fonds in July. I wish everyone could have been there. Pete X- ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set options

[Hornlist] New York Phil Opening Night, R rated review, D minor Dvorak

2007-09-19 Thread Howard Sanner
R rated comes from the motion picture rating system used in the U.S. The criteria for each rating can be read at: http://www.mpaa.org/FlmRat_Ratings.asp There is at least some debate in the U.S. about how useful these ratings are. There is also some feeling that much of the public

Re: [Hornlist] New York Phil Opening Night, R rated review, D minor Dvorak

2007-09-19 Thread Paul Rincon
Is there too loud playing by the brass section in this symphony? NO. They absolutely destroyed and dominated this piece. Yep. Sounds like the NY Philharmonic from your description... Paul Rincon ___ post: horn@music.memphis.edu unsubscribe or set

RE: [Hornlist] New York Phil Opening Night, R rated review, D minor Dvorak

2007-09-19 Thread Steve Freides
-Original Message- From: Howard Sanner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 1:23 PM To: horn@music.memphis.edu Subject: [Hornlist] New York Phil Opening Night, R rated review,D minor Dvorak R rated comes from the motion picture rating system used in

[Hornlist] BSO- Horn concerto premier

2007-09-19 Thread Ralph Mazza
date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 08:49:37 -0400 from: Margaret Dikel [EMAIL PROTECTED] subject: Re: [Hornlist] BSO- Horn concerto premier Luke Zyla wrote: I was wondering if anyone familiar with Boston Symphony Hall can recommend what is the best seating. Here is the link to the seating chart: To

RE: [Hornlist] New York Phil Opening Night, R rated review, D minor Dvorak

2007-09-19 Thread sheldon kirshner
I did not hear it live, but I thought there were certain passages that seemed to be suddenly over miked or boosted by the engineers. (not actual) Otherwise, the balance I thought was pretty good. Shel -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Hornlist] New York Phil Opening Night, R rated review, D minor Dvorak

2007-09-19 Thread G
Or Chicago under Solti... Gary --- Paul Rincon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there too loud playing by the brass section in this symphony? NO. They absolutely destroyed and dominated this piece. Yep. Sounds like the NY Philharmonic from your description... Paul Rincon