tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post2150441493259853725..comments2024-03-17T12:16:42.048-07:00Comments on Civic Center: The Eroica Trio at The San Francisco SymphonyCivic Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12362422142667230626noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-87302701497419386292007-03-11T22:18:00.000-07:002007-03-11T22:18:00.000-07:00The Eroica's cellist is BUFF. I went last night, w...The Eroica's cellist is BUFF. I went last night, with <A HREF="http://www.thestandingroom.com/" REL="nofollow">The Standing Room</A>, and we sat in the side terrace seats, so we could tell.<BR/><BR/>That said, man, I wish it had been an all-Ades concert.Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-72990170268715590082007-03-11T17:32:00.000-07:002007-03-11T17:32:00.000-07:00Nice post about this concert. I finally got around...Nice post about this concert. I finally got around to going to the concert last night. I completely agree with your sentiments on the Beethoven Triple -- somehow, it has always seemed to me that this piece (especially the first movement) has an excessively expansive structure, given its thematic material, which is sometimes downright plain. I've never really enjoyed listening to this piece much on recordings, and so I figured that if I had any chance in the world at enjoying the Triple, it would be in a live performance. As you said, the Eroica Trio played enthusiastically, and I felt myself engaging with this piece in a way that I hadn't prior to this performance. The Triple will never be my favorite piece of music, but I think that I look on it a bit more favorably now than before.<BR/><BR/>The Ades was a delight. As for the Jupiter -- it's a fantastic piece of music, but for me, there was nothing particularly mind-blowing about this performance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com