http://www.saturdaymatineeblog.com/2009/07/san-francisco-symphonys-my-classic-russian-composers/ Thoughts on theater in the Bay Area Thu, 22 Jul 2010 23:09:26 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.saturdaymatineeblog.com/2009/07/san-francisco-symphonys-my-classic-russian-composers/comment-page-1/#comment-1409 jolene Wed, 29 Jul 2009 06:30:15 +0000 http://www.saturdaymatineeblog.com/?p=2315#comment-1409 Hi J, I too was waiting to be swept up in the Rachmaninoff piano concerto. It was very different from how I usually hear it, which is ok, but unfortunately I didn't find it very convincing. Others will probably disagree, but that's ok. Clearly he's talented and a superstar. I'm eager to see him perform again. Thanks for commenting! Hi J, I too was waiting to be swept up in the Rachmaninoff piano concerto. It was very different from how I usually hear it, which is ok, but unfortunately I didn’t find it very convincing. Others will probably disagree, but that’s ok. Clearly he’s talented and a superstar. I’m eager to see him perform again. Thanks for commenting!

]]> http://www.saturdaymatineeblog.com/2009/07/san-francisco-symphonys-my-classic-russian-composers/comment-page-1/#comment-1408 JB Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:25:44 +0000 http://www.saturdaymatineeblog.com/?p=2315#comment-1408 I thought opening with A Night on Bald Mountain was a wise choice, and I, for one, enjoyed the heck out of it. It provided the so called "newbies" with a familiar jumping off point (who hasn't seen Fantasia?) and maybe gave the regulars a chance to appreciate a different rendition of a beloved classic. I too was not very impressed with the second piece. It was nearly as frustrating as watching a star athlete have an average game, not really rising above the rest of the team. I found myself continually waiting for the piano to break through the crowd and strut it's stuff. I thought opening with A Night on Bald Mountain was a wise choice, and I, for one, enjoyed the heck out of it. It provided the so called “newbies” with a familiar jumping off point (who hasn’t seen Fantasia?) and maybe gave the regulars a chance to appreciate a different rendition of a beloved classic. I too was not very impressed with the second piece. It was nearly as frustrating as watching a star athlete have an average game, not really rising above the rest of the team. I found myself continually waiting for the piano to break through the crowd and strut it’s stuff.

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