Comments on: Mahler 4 on my desk http://kennethwoods.net/blog1/2007/08/20/mahler-4-on-my-desk/ Music, opinion, life as a performing musician Thu, 24 May 2012 07:43:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Daniel http://kennethwoods.net/blog1/2007/08/20/mahler-4-on-my-desk/comment-page-1/#comment-81137 Daniel Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:56:01 +0000 http://kennethwoods.net/blog1/2007/08/20/mahler-4-on-my-desk/#comment-81137 I enjoyed it. I was thinking about similar things...how for a moment or two (really seconds), it sounds as if it could be Haydn. At the same time, what is it about those few seconds that makes it Haydn-esque? It is a very, very interesting symphony. I enjoyed it.
I was thinking about similar things…how for a moment or two (really seconds), it sounds as if it could be Haydn. At the same time, what is it about those few seconds that makes it Haydn-esque? It is a very, very interesting symphony.

]]> By: Kenneth Woods http://kennethwoods.net/blog1/2007/08/20/mahler-4-on-my-desk/comment-page-1/#comment-15388 Kenneth Woods Tue, 21 Aug 2007 09:12:45 +0000 http://kennethwoods.net/blog1/2007/08/20/mahler-4-on-my-desk/#comment-15388 Hi John Thanks for the note- I appreciate your interest. I'm sorry if the post disappointed you, but it was just a blog post trying to capture my experience of glancing at a score before I've had my coffee. Since I'm conducting the piece in a few weeks, I'm pretty sure there will be plenty more of substance to come about the piece. Cheers Ken Hi John

Thanks for the note- I appreciate your interest.

I’m sorry if the post disappointed you, but it was just a blog post trying to capture my experience of glancing at a score before I’ve had my coffee. Since I’m conducting the piece in a few weeks, I’m pretty sure there will be plenty more of substance to come about the piece.

Cheers
Ken

]]> By: John http://kennethwoods.net/blog1/2007/08/20/mahler-4-on-my-desk/comment-page-1/#comment-15370 John Tue, 21 Aug 2007 05:34:24 +0000 http://kennethwoods.net/blog1/2007/08/20/mahler-4-on-my-desk/#comment-15370 This essay would have been more useful if you could have told us *what* was complex yet seemingly simple about the work/score, instead of repeating that as with haydn, simplicity is serious business. this essay has zero content, and it could have been fascinating. This essay would have been more useful if you could have told us *what* was complex yet seemingly simple about the work/score, instead of repeating that as with haydn, simplicity is serious business. this essay has zero content, and it could have been fascinating.

]]> By: Roni http://kennethwoods.net/blog1/2007/08/20/mahler-4-on-my-desk/comment-page-1/#comment-15355 Roni Tue, 21 Aug 2007 01:59:53 +0000 http://kennethwoods.net/blog1/2007/08/20/mahler-4-on-my-desk/#comment-15355 > "Simple is never simple" That is probably why such geniuses as Gesualdo, Buxtehude, Handel, Mozart, Schubert – to name a few – are way underestimated, especially comparing to others. That is probably also the reason why Bach, Beethoven, Schumann, Wagner, Tchaikovsky – and the rest of the pack – are so overestimated. > “Simple is never simple”

That is probably why such geniuses as Gesualdo, Buxtehude, Handel, Mozart, Schubert – to name a few – are way underestimated, especially comparing to others.

That is probably also the reason why Bach, Beethoven, Schumann, Wagner, Tchaikovsky – and the rest of the pack – are so overestimated.

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