Tag Archives: Carnegie Hall
The Last Fantastique?
In the field of symphonic music, Japan and Venezuela share many things. In a huge collective effort, Japan built a self-sufficient symphonic universe, filling the privileged space of great concert music in the modern cities that were rebuilt after the … Continue reading
Posted in Musical thoughts from Venezuela
Tagged Berlioz, Carnegie Hall, Japan, music, Saito Kinen Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa, Takemitsu, venezuela
The New Man
After several generations of revolution, the Soviet Union had perfected the New Man: a functionary capable of sacrificing his moral principles, groveling in hierarchical pyramids to carry out the orders of a psychopathic tyrant who continued to massacre people from … Continue reading
Posted in Musical thoughts from Venezuela
Tagged Carnegie Hall, composer, Gidon Kremer, Kremerata, Latin America, music, Paul Desenne, Shostakovich, Soviet, venezuela
