Comments on: Schubert http://jonathanbiss.com/home/2009/10/14/schubert/ The Official Site of Jonathan Biss Tue, 07 Sep 2010 14:09:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: Stephen Smoliar http://jonathanbiss.com/home/2009/10/14/schubert/#comment-1076 Stephen Smoliar Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:50:36 +0000 http://jonathanbiss.com/home/2009/10/14/schubert/#comment-1076 Thanks to your agent, I had the good fortune to prepare a preview piece for this CD at the end of August (). I was particularly interested in it, since I had been pursuing the topic of the "virtual recital" on my site. Ironically, in writing my piece I was less interested in questions of subjective and social context (that often occupy me) and more in the extent to which D. 840 established a "base camp" for D. 959 (having taken Mount Fuji as a metaphor for dealing with Schubert's "heavenly length"). I have no idea whether or not my thoughts hold any water in your book, but I figured that, at the very least, I should make the URL available to you and your readers! Thanks to your agent, I had the good fortune to prepare a preview piece for this CD at the end of August (). I was particularly interested in it, since I had been pursuing the topic of the “virtual recital” on my site. Ironically, in writing my piece I was less interested in questions of subjective and social context (that often occupy me) and more in the extent to which D. 840 established a “base camp” for D. 959 (having taken Mount Fuji as a metaphor for dealing with Schubert’s “heavenly length”). I have no idea whether or not my thoughts hold any water in your book, but I figured that, at the very least, I should make the URL available to you and your readers!

]]> By: Stephen Smoliar http://jonathanbiss.com/home/2009/10/14/schubert/#comment-1077 Stephen Smoliar Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:53:54 +0000 http://jonathanbiss.com/home/2009/10/14/schubert/#comment-1077 I see that the URL I inserted in my comment was filtered by your blog software. The hyperlink on my name for this comment (but not the previous one, which got garbled) points to my home page. From there one can click on the "keyboard music" topic. The piece about the Wigmore CD should be on the first page of results! I see that the URL I inserted in my comment was filtered by your blog software. The hyperlink on my name for this comment (but not the previous one, which got garbled) points to my home page. From there one can click on the “keyboard music” topic. The piece about the Wigmore CD should be on the first page of results!

]]> By: Jonathan http://jonathanbiss.com/home/2009/10/14/schubert/#comment-1078 Jonathan Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:35:26 +0000 http://jonathanbiss.com/home/2009/10/14/schubert/#comment-1078 Thanks, Stephen. The "climbing a mountain" metaphor is one I've often used myself, when talking about the A Major. I absolutely love the C Major on its own merits, and thus don't tend to think of it as preparatory. But I don't want to split hairs - I'm delighted you've been listening to Schubert (generally, and the CD, specifically) and that you're writing about it with such passion. Thanks, Stephen. The “climbing a mountain” metaphor is one I’ve often used myself, when talking about the A Major. I absolutely love the C Major on its own merits, and thus don’t tend to think of it as preparatory. But I don’t want to split hairs - I’m delighted you’ve been listening to Schubert (generally, and the CD, specifically) and that you’re writing about it with such passion.

]]> By: Jesse http://jonathanbiss.com/home/2009/10/14/schubert/#comment-1089 Jesse Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:35:03 +0000 http://jonathanbiss.com/home/2009/10/14/schubert/#comment-1089 Thank you for reviving my interest and love for Schubert's music :) Thank you for reviving my interest and love for Schubert’s music :)

]]> By: Adam Jaffe http://jonathanbiss.com/home/2009/10/14/schubert/#comment-1093 Adam Jaffe Tue, 19 Jan 2010 05:34:05 +0000 http://jonathanbiss.com/home/2009/10/14/schubert/#comment-1093 You write some very interesting posts--I hope you get back to updating the blog more often. I'm looking forward to seeing you playing Brahms 2nd in Pittsburgh in a few weeks. You write some very interesting posts–I hope you get back to updating the blog more often.
I’m looking forward to seeing you playing Brahms 2nd in Pittsburgh in a few weeks.

]]> By: Robert Troeger http://jonathanbiss.com/home/2009/10/14/schubert/#comment-1107 Robert Troeger Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:43:56 +0000 http://jonathanbiss.com/home/2009/10/14/schubert/#comment-1107 I am thankful for the attention you bringing to Schubert's great works; his contributions are all too easily overlooked by the musical community. Like Mr. Jaffe above I too looked forward to your Brahms, and may I say it far exceeded every expectation I had for it. The slow movement was particularly memorable. Thank you for programming this work. It seems to be set aside these days (or am I imagining this) in favor of shorter, more recognizable concerti. I would like to read your comments sometime on the nature of programming in our present day. Also, what has become of the piano recital? As a youthful artist you are certainly an ambassador for classical music everywhere you go. What are your perceptions of public awareness of classical music in general as you tour the US? In a day when the mainstream media treat serious music, opera, etc. like the plague, what if anything do you think can be done to reinvigorate and reintroduce a sensitivity to and popular appreciation of our great western tradition? I am thankful for the attention you bringing to Schubert’s great works; his contributions are all too easily overlooked by the musical community.

Like Mr. Jaffe above I too looked forward to your Brahms, and may I say it far exceeded every expectation I had for it. The slow movement was particularly memorable. Thank you for programming this work. It seems to be set aside these days (or am I imagining this) in favor of shorter, more recognizable concerti. I would like to read your comments sometime on the nature of programming in our present day. Also, what has become of the piano recital? As a youthful artist you are certainly an ambassador for classical music everywhere you go. What are your perceptions of public awareness of classical music in general as you tour the US? In a day when the mainstream media treat serious music, opera, etc. like the plague, what if anything do you think can be done to reinvigorate and reintroduce a sensitivity to and popular appreciation of our great western tradition?

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