Elliott Carter, 1908-2012

[springrite]

Thanks! There will be a Carter birthday celebration party in Beijing. I hope to recruit more people by then!

[karlhenning]

My fiancee likes Carter, and by that time, she'll be my wife!

Maria really enjoyed the Horn Concerto, which is a great advance from before;  she didn't care for the Symphonia when we heard that, but two mitigating considerations there are (a) it was her first experience of Carter, and (b) that was a lot of Carter for an initial hearing.  I think the interval of time, the fact that his soundworld was no longer a complete novelty to her ears, &c. . . . I was really pleased that she enjoyed the piece as much as I did.

[bhodges]

Joe and Karl, thanks so much for all the comments on the performance.  Sounds like another late Carter work that we'll be wanting to get to know, and I hope a recording will follow soon. 

--Bruce

[greg]

11 December 2008

so close to mine.....

Thanks! There will be a Carter birthday celebration party in Beijing. I hope to recruit more people by then!
i'd love to come! Especially after seeing a travel video on Beijing, I've really wanted to go there 

who else is going?......

[springrite]

I know at least 3 other people will be there, namely, Mr. Liu who was the chief editor of a classical music magazine in China (was editor-in-chief of Grammophone China edition, now of a different one, maybe BBC Music?), Mr. Ouyang who was one of the people responsible for bringing about the historical Turandot performance on location in the Forbidden City, and our very own squarez, who is now back in Beijing. I am sure we can get a few other people from the classical music publications (a couple of them I know are into 20th century music -- Gubaidulina, Ligeti and Eotvos seems to be favorites) and from the Chinese Philharmonic and Beijing Philharmonic, many of the members I know from way back but have yet to contact them after my return.

[karlhenning]

Unfortunately a bit blurry (not that I knew that at the time, since my reading glasses were out of commission), but you must trust me that this is a shot of Elliott Carter in the aisle of Symphony Hall at the intermission of Saturday night's concert.

[bhodges]

Great!  Nice spontaneous shot.

--Bruce

[Joe Barron]

Unfortunately a bit blurry (not that I knew that at the time, since my reading glasses were out of commission), but you must trust me that this is a shot of Elliott Carter in the aisle of Symphony Hall at the intermission of Saturday night's concert.

Other such images have been offered as proof that Mr. Carter has been spotted at 7-Elevens near Vegas.

[karlhenning]

Drat! Caught out, again.

[karlhenning]

Well, this page seems to load via Firefox and not via Internet Explorer, but . . . .

Levine conducts Carter premiere, Haydn & Mahler

[Joe Barron]

Wow. I was going to say, "This guy says everything you said the other night, Karl." And then I looked at the byline ...

"Lissome and beguiling"! Love it.

[Lethevich]

Unfortunately a bit blurry (not that I knew that at the time, since my reading glasses were out of commission), but you must trust me that this is a shot of Elliott Carter in the aisle of Symphony Hall at the intermission of Saturday night's concert.

As blurry as it may be, the Wikipedia article for Carter still lacks a photo... hint hint...

[bhodges]

Well, this page seems to load via Firefox and not via Internet Explorer, but . . . .

Levine conducts Carter premiere, Haydn & Mahler

Congratulations, Karl, on a very well-written review.  Nice details!  I like the bit about watching Carter listening to the Mahler.

--Bruce

[springrite]

Well, this page seems to load via Firefox and not via Internet Explorer, but . . . .

Levine conducts Carter premiere, Haydn & Mahler

Excellent review, Karl! I almost feel like I was there (and wish I was)!

Spent the day listening to lots of Carter. Such joy to listen to them!

[Joe Barron]

New Yorkers, mark your calendars:

Elliott Carter: Clarinet Quintet (2007) 15' for clarinet and string quartet

World Premiere
29/04/2008
Peter Jay Sharp Theater, Juilliard School, New York, NY
Charles Neidich, clarinet / Juilliard String Quartet

From the Boosey Web site.

I can't miss this. April 29th is a Tuesday, but I will be there.

[bhodges]

Oh great, thanks for that news, Joe!  Not too shabby performers there, either. 

--Bruce

[karlhenning]

I'll have to check to see when Holy Week is;  that would be exactly the sort of occasion to make a trip Nieuw Amsterdamward!

[Joe Barron]

I'll have to check to see when Holy Week is;  that would be exactly the sort of occasion to make a trip Nieuw Amsterdamward!

Karl, according to my calendar, Easter is early next year — March 23! Must be a full moon right at the equinox. The concert is a full month later. 

[karlhenning]

That's looking good right away.

[Joe Barron]

That's looking good right away.

Oh, I see. You can't make it during Holy Week. I forgot about the church gig.

BTW, I've been re-reading the earlier pages on this thread. There's a lot of knowledge, good will and wit floating around in here. It's a nice place to hang out. Thanks to all the posters.