tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post3951363140262490192..comments2024-03-17T12:16:42.048-07:00Comments on Civic Center: Alan Gilbert at the San Francisco SymphonyCivic Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12362422142667230626noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-77143507494289053292008-04-03T11:13:00.000-07:002008-04-03T11:13:00.000-07:00Mark Ruffalo: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0749263/Mark Ruffalo: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0749263/Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-77396100283674844912008-04-03T11:10:00.000-07:002008-04-03T11:10:00.000-07:00I don't know who Ruffalo is, but I've noticed this...I don't know who Ruffalo is, but I've noticed this violinist too. I have my doubts. The Symphony's string section plays very uniformly these days, but he often seems out of sync. He sometimes runs out of bow before the rest of the section. He starts his tremolo after a long down-bow wind-up, then seems to be going half the speed of the rest of the section. I suppose I find his playing a bit distracting visually, & I'm not sure if this is a good thing or not.Axel Feldheimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12517904558156089265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-87891610064819027702008-03-31T22:44:00.000-07:002008-03-31T22:44:00.000-07:00I also like watching the Ruffalo look-alike!The Mo...I also like watching the Ruffalo look-alike!<BR/><BR/>The Mozart was dull, and after hearing Alan Gilbert in two Mozart and two Beethoven pieces in his 3 most recent appearances at SFS, I just don't want to hear him in much written between, say, 1780 and 1820. He's been excellent in 20th century music, and I'm guessing is good in 19th c. based on his Nielsen, which I liked a lot.<BR/><BR/>As for Stucky, I thought <I>Son et Lumiere</I> good but not anywhere near as good as the new <I>Radical Light</I>.Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-49912415315771247162008-03-31T21:19:00.000-07:002008-03-31T21:19:00.000-07:00Ooohhh, hello Mr. Blonde Violinist With Glasses in...Ooohhh, <I>hello</I> Mr. Blonde Violinist With Glasses in the third picture from the...erm....bottom.<BR/><BR/>Sorry, nothing more profound to add than that.Henry Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15871451112170286316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-30461526715784496822008-03-28T10:49:00.000-07:002008-03-28T10:49:00.000-07:00Dear Lisa: Sounds about right, though Kosman in th...Dear Lisa: Sounds about right, though Kosman in the Chronicle this morning claims it was because Mr. Goode wasn't in agreement with Mr. Gilbert. Whatever.Civic Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12362422142667230626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-3063773614992873402008-03-27T21:17:00.000-07:002008-03-27T21:17:00.000-07:00I heard Goode play a solo recital at Zellerbach in...I heard Goode play a solo recital at Zellerbach in the mid-90s sometime and remember thinking him pretty stop-and-go, without much of a sense of the large structures or line. Was the playing like that?Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-10797554352758758052008-03-27T18:07:00.000-07:002008-03-27T18:07:00.000-07:00Dear Lisa: Thanks for the confirmation since I bas...Dear Lisa: Thanks for the confirmation since I basically know diddly about pianists, but I do know a boring performance when I hear one. I don't think I'd ever heard Goode before so I had absolutely no preconceptions either. And the Neilsen symphony should be much more together by Saturday.Civic Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12362422142667230626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-56134581162046860002008-03-27T15:11:00.000-07:002008-03-27T15:11:00.000-07:00I'm glad there's someone who will believe me the n...I'm glad there's someone who will believe me the next time I say Goode is a dull and overrated pianist. I have tickets for Saturday night and plan to post about it.<BR/><BR/>That's a fine description of Nielsen. Really love his symphonies.Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.com