A Killer Night at the CSO
After Thursday’s rehearsal I had great expectations for a great CSO concert
Saturday night. I was definitely granted what I wished.
The concert proceeded in reverse order from the rehearsal: Boulez, Bartok
& Stravinsky.
As I said in my previous blog, the Boulez Livre pour cordes is as old as I am,
but seems so new.
And unlike the rehearsal of Bartok’s Concerto for two Pianos, Percussion
and Orchestra, Katinka and her stand-mate’s music stand didn’t telescope down
to the two-foot level and Cynthia Yeh and the Maestro reconciled a discrepancy
between the percussion sheet music and conductor’s score.
The Firebird was magical as it was intended. To hear the full orchestra bring
it to a close is one of those experiences that makes life worth living.
–
Bruce
