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- From: gtaylor@vme.heurikon.com (Gregory Taylor)
- Newsgroups: rec.music.classical
- Subject: Re: Steve Reich's "Different Trains"
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- Date: 23 Nov 92 19:22:54 GMT
- References: <1992Nov22.011743.9194@math.ucla.edu> <Mf43njq00WBLE4IFcC@andrew.cmu.edu> <1992Nov23.111250.1831@guvax.acc.georgetown.edu>
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- Reply-To: gtaylor@vme.heurikon.com (Gregory Taylor)
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- while I *do* rather like the piece (but will here admit that "Tehillim"
- retains the first chair in the Reich section of my heart *because I can
- hum it*....ha-shem-ay-em-mi-sha-vey-em-ka-vod-Kale (mmmm. Boerekool for
- dinner tonight :-) ), I've also had somewhat of the misfortune of
- having heard both it and "Electric Counterpoint" live. Compared to the
- precise balancing of the tapes, the live/tape balance really ruined the
- piece for me. I wonder if any of the rest of you have had a similar
- experience like this (your first encounter was mediated through the
- recording, *then* the live version disappointed you). I'm also interested
- in stuff that worked *better* live (I sat through a performance of Kaaija
- Saariaho's "Io" in the Netherlands in...ah....1989 that was *really*
- exciting. The recording (on Finlandia), while perfectly fine, just does
- not pack the wallop of the live performance).
-
- Regards,
- Gregory
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