That’s how I feel this morning.\u00c2\u00a0 If you’ve played Mahler’s Ninth twice the previous day, plus ridden the 9 miles to work and 9 miles back home before and after the rehearsal – it leads to a healthy sense of fatigue!<\/p>\n
The performance last night was memorable – this orchestra has truly come of age.\u00c2\u00a0 We’re finally realizing our untapped potential, and playing concerts of some of the most demanding music at a seriously high level.\u00c2\u00a0 It feels good.<\/p>\n
Now, let’s do it two more times, o.k.?<\/p>\n
If you haven’t yet had a chance to read my thumbnail sketches of the four movements that comprise the Ninth Symphony of Gustav Mahler, here’s a helpful set of links so you can do so.\u00c2\u00a0 I also hope that you make the trip down to Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall tonight or tomorrow night – it’s a concert that you’ll be glad you attended.<\/p>\n
That’s how I feel this morning.\u00c2\u00a0 If you’ve played Mahler’s Ninth twice the previous day, plus ridden the 9 miles to work and 9 miles back home before and after the rehearsal – it leads to a healthy sense of fatigue! The performance last night was memorable – this orchestra has truly come of age.\u00c2\u00a0 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":303,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[148,115,2],"tags":[813,3668],"class_list":["post-944","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-appreciations","category-music","category-the-orchestra-world","tag-gustav-mahler","tag-oregon-symphony"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pa8kC-fe","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7998,"url":"https:\/\/www.nobleviola.com\/wordpress\/2012\/10\/31\/angry-symphony-guy-strikes-again\/","url_meta":{"origin":944,"position":0},"title":"angry symphony guy strikes again","author":"Charles Noble","date":"October 31, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"From the Portland Mercury arts listings: OREGON SYMPHONY: MAHLER'S SIXTH (Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 1037 SW Broadway) Gustav Mahler was a much better human than I'll ever be. 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