tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373774966243326009.post7506315595632811365..comments2024-02-20T22:23:29.588-08:00Comments on Northwest Reverb: Bob Priest's letter regarding Elliott Carter in New York TimesJames Bashhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02313639615830815219noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373774966243326009.post-84116522266165677992007-12-26T10:47:00.000-08:002007-12-26T10:47:00.000-08:00The Third Quartet is an amazing piece to hear live...The Third Quartet is an amazing piece to hear live. I once sat in the second row during a performance in Washington DC by the Juilliard Quartet, so close that I could see the strings vibrating on Joel Kronick's cello. And I was jazzed for days afterward. Someone I knew was in the audience and said something disparaging about the piece during intermision, but I was in far too good a mood to argue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373774966243326009.post-16081736560904494482007-12-25T20:58:00.000-08:002007-12-25T20:58:00.000-08:00I haven't gotten Bob to register properly, but he ...I haven't gotten Bob to register properly, but he has sent me a response that he would like me to publish. It follows straightaway:<BR/><BR/>An excellent response. Being honestly moved by a composer's actual music is the ultimate compliment. Actually, I'd love to have a close-up & personal experience with Carter's 3rd Quartet some day. Sitting a few bow hairs away from the Arditti Quartet slamminJames Bashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02313639615830815219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373774966243326009.post-41089119874636501612007-12-25T09:04:00.000-08:002007-12-25T09:04:00.000-08:00A thoughtful letter, and it makes the needed if ob...A thoughtful letter, and it makes the needed if obvious point that Mr. Carter's music can indeed be difficult to listen to. But another equally important point is that Carter has admirers who dig his music as pure sound. I know, since I'm one of them. Unlike Bob, I'm not qualified to judge the craftsmanship of the scores. But, also unlike Bob, I have come to love Carter's music simply by Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3373774966243326009.post-85177561643476390212007-12-25T08:39:00.000-08:002007-12-25T08:39:00.000-08:00A thoughtful and respectful letter that raises an ...A thoughtful and respectful letter that raises an important point: One may not like Mr. Carter's music despite years of grappling with it. Yes, it's tough. The only response I can make is that my reactions are different. I'm not trained well enough as a musician to judge the craftsmanship of Mr. Carter's scores. I simply dig the sound. Carter affords the most powerful aural experiences of any Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com