tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post7433994349906584303..comments2024-03-17T12:16:42.048-07:00Comments on Civic Center: A Germanic Bludgeoning at the SymphonyCivic Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12362422142667230626noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-67246313961061307892010-05-05T14:58:00.104-07:002010-05-05T14:58:00.104-07:00Dear Gavin: It wasn't the work that felt unrel...Dear Gavin: It wasn't the work that felt unrelenting so much as Eschenbach's conducting. And I envy you London's classical music scene, probably the best in the world.Civic Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12362422142667230626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-2283580660915221642010-05-05T13:24:31.923-07:002010-05-05T13:24:31.923-07:00The Zemlinsky is a huge work... but I don't fi...The Zemlinsky is a huge work... but I don't find it unrelenting (no more so than the opening of Das Lied von der Erde). That final movement is so pacific and beautiful. Great to hear that you've had it recently in San Fran. London is being treated to the second performance in 3 years next season (with Jurowski and the LPO... previously we had Salonen and the Philharmonia).Gavin Plumleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08367649538228383713noreply@blogger.com