Anonymous
Post 09/23/2024 16:50     Subject: Re:BSO with Yo Yo Ma last night
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Thank you, that does help me feel better about the experience. Still one of the cooler things I’ve done this year!


Clearly you have not done very many cool things this year. I saw Yo Yo Ma when he was at his peak.


Np, imagine being so small you felt the need to insult a person who took joy in seeing YoYo Ma this year.


Seriously.
What a dolt
NP
Anonymous
Post 09/23/2024 16:46     Subject: Re:BSO with Yo Yo Ma last night
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.
Anonymous
Post 09/23/2024 09:18     Subject: BSO with Yo Yo Ma last night
Since this is DC and not Boston, I doubt many of us were there.
Anonymous
Post 09/23/2024 07:25     Subject: Re:BSO with Yo Yo Ma last night
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Thank you, that does help me feel better about the experience. Still one of the cooler things I’ve done this year!


Clearly you have not done very many cool things this year. I saw Yo Yo Ma when he was at his peak.


Np, imagine being so small you felt the need to insult a person who took joy in seeing YoYo Ma this year.
Anonymous
Post 09/23/2024 06:45     Subject: BSO with Yo Yo Ma last night
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Which Shostakovich?


I wasn't there but I'm assuming his Cello Concerto No. 1.

The Shostakovich is incredibly difficult, so I wouldn't say Yo-Yo Ma's talent was "wasted" on it (now, if it had been Lalo...) but if you were looking for a lyrical, virtuosic piece to swoon over, Shostakovich isn't everybody's jam. Probably Dvorak, Elgar, Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations, or Haydn D Major would have suited better.


Bingo, it was Cello Concerto No. 1.

Can I ask, are you a musician? Or how do you know so much about Shostakovich?


Yes, violinist, though not professional. But reached a pretty high level and have childhood friends and friends of friends who are internationally known as violinists or cellists, so I follow the classical music world pretty closely. It's not some kind of huge failing to not have enjoyed the performance; everyone has their own tastes when it comes to classical. Shostakovich wrote those concertos specifically for Mstislav Rostropovich, one of the greatest cellists ever, so again I wouldn't call it a "waste of talent," but if you didn't care for it, then you didn't care for it. I can't stand the wonderful Jacqueline du Pre's interpretation of Haydn D Major because the tempo practically sits down--some people think that's blasphemous. Conversely, I like all those Corelli concerti grossi that many people find boring since they all sound similar. To each his own.


NP. This was cool to read so thanks! I know less than nothing about classical music but my kid somehow is a serious musician so I end up at a lot of concerts. Trying to educate my ear so it’s fun to read the POV of someone in that world.
Anonymous
Post 09/23/2024 06:27     Subject: Re:BSO with Yo Yo Ma last night
Anonymous wrote:Thank you, that does help me feel better about the experience. Still one of the cooler things I’ve done this year!


Clearly you have not done very many cool things this year. I saw Yo Yo Ma when he was at his peak.
Anonymous
Post 09/23/2024 05:30     Subject: Re:BSO with Yo Yo Ma last night
Thank you, that does help me feel better about the experience. Still one of the cooler things I’ve done this year!
Anonymous
Post 09/22/2024 23:40     Subject: BSO with Yo Yo Ma last night
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Which Shostakovich?


I wasn't there but I'm assuming his Cello Concerto No. 1.

The Shostakovich is incredibly difficult, so I wouldn't say Yo-Yo Ma's talent was "wasted" on it (now, if it had been Lalo...) but if you were looking for a lyrical, virtuosic piece to swoon over, Shostakovich isn't everybody's jam. Probably Dvorak, Elgar, Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations, or Haydn D Major would have suited better.


Bingo, it was Cello Concerto No. 1.

Can I ask, are you a musician? Or how do you know so much about Shostakovich?


Yes, violinist, though not professional. But reached a pretty high level and have childhood friends and friends of friends who are internationally known as violinists or cellists, so I follow the classical music world pretty closely. It's not some kind of huge failing to not have enjoyed the performance; everyone has their own tastes when it comes to classical. Shostakovich wrote those concertos specifically for Mstislav Rostropovich, one of the greatest cellists ever, so again I wouldn't call it a "waste of talent," but if you didn't care for it, then you didn't care for it. I can't stand the wonderful Jacqueline du Pre's interpretation of Haydn D Major because the tempo practically sits down--some people think that's blasphemous. Conversely, I like all those Corelli concerti grossi that many people find boring since they all sound similar. To each his own.
Anonymous
Post 09/22/2024 21:38     Subject: BSO with Yo Yo Ma last night
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Which Shostakovich?


I wasn't there but I'm assuming his Cello Concerto No. 1.

The Shostakovich is incredibly difficult, so I wouldn't say Yo-Yo Ma's talent was "wasted" on it (now, if it had been Lalo...) but if you were looking for a lyrical, virtuosic piece to swoon over, Shostakovich isn't everybody's jam. Probably Dvorak, Elgar, Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations, or Haydn D Major would have suited better.


Bingo, it was Cello Concerto No. 1.

Can I ask, are you a musician? Or how do you know so much about Shostakovich?
Anonymous
Post 09/22/2024 20:46     Subject: BSO with Yo Yo Ma last night
I’ve tried to like Shostakovich, but he’s so miserable I can’t get there. You can feel the misery in many Russian composers’ music. I like a bit of Prokofiev here and there though, he’s not quite as bad.
Anonymous
Post 09/22/2024 20:37     Subject: BSO with Yo Yo Ma last night
I saw YoYoMa a couple years ago and didn’t love the pieces played but liked seeing him and appreciated the talent.
Anonymous
Post 09/22/2024 19:51     Subject: BSO with Yo Yo Ma last night
Anonymous wrote:Which Shostakovich?


I wasn't there but I'm assuming his Cello Concerto No. 1.

The Shostakovich is incredibly difficult, so I wouldn't say Yo-Yo Ma's talent was "wasted" on it (now, if it had been Lalo...) but if you were looking for a lyrical, virtuosic piece to swoon over, Shostakovich isn't everybody's jam. Probably Dvorak, Elgar, Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations, or Haydn D Major would have suited better.
Anonymous
Post 09/22/2024 19:01     Subject: BSO with Yo Yo Ma last night
The older I get, the less I appreciate Shostakovich.
Anonymous
Post 09/22/2024 18:34     Subject: BSO with Yo Yo Ma last night
Which Shostakovich?
Anonymous
Post 09/22/2024 09:11     Subject: BSO with Yo Yo Ma last night
What did you think of the music selections? The musicians were fantastic, but it turns out I don’t like Shostakovich, even if I thought I did. Especially, I felt it was a waste of Yo Yo Ma’s talent. I am not a regular attender, and was hoping to swoon.