Homo_cosmosicus explains the moon hoax to all

[Tensor]

We've gone horribly off topic here. Perhaps one should start a thread in Babbling about theatre?

Now there's an idea. I've been so danged busy with our show, I just now got through this thread (my first night off in a week) and feel like I missed all the fun. At least, I got all the construction part of the set done today. I get to start painting tomorrow. We have our tech rehearsal in the afternoon a week from Saturday(and our first full dress later that night). I'm going to try and get some pictures posted, once the set is done and the lighting designer gets done doing his thing.

[Maksutov]

Jay, I have lived all my life in anticipation of seeing you use that sentence. My life is complete now. Thank you.

Now that you know who you are,
what do you want to be?
(other than a rich man, that is...)

The great thing is the FSD pre-answers the main question in The Meaning of Life: Where is that fish?

Spitfire, I am now too lazy to dig out my copy of Completely Mad, which gives much detail on that particular case (stupid heat), so I'm just going to concede for now.

That look anything like this?

Maybe I 'll look it up after the sun goes down. (Stupid sun.)

Or when the Earth rotates enough so that the Sun appears to be under your local horizon. Meanwhile I'll save you the trouble and try not to interrupt your well-deserved rest and relief from the heat, as soon I get out my reading mirror.

[SpitfireIX]

Then I wonder what the Beckett estate must have thought of a little sequel written to it in The Windmill, a literary magazine published at the University of Oklahoma many years ago. The gist of it was something like this:

[The stage is empty. Godot enters.]
Godot: Hello!! Sorry I'm late! Hey, where is everybody?

This would likely qualify as a parody of the original, and thus be considered fair use.

[Maksutov]

This would likely qualify as a parody of the original, and thus be considered fair use.

According to the parody I'm reading in DAM (eibezrtop) yletelpmoc, todoG rof gnitiaW yllautca si eltit eht.

Anagrammatically, darn that Dogot!

[SpitfireIX]

The "introduction" is Mahler, Symphonie No.9, IV. Adagio. Sehr langsam und noch zurückhaltend. This is one of the most glorious pieces of music ever written.

Now you've piqued my interest and I'll have to listen to it. The only Mahler I've ever had on CD is his 2nd (Resurrection)--the version conducted by publisher Gilbert Kaplan.

Of course her mother Alma had quite a career after Gustav died. As Tom Lehrer documented, altars have rarely been that wet.

And according to the Tomfoolery songbook, which is somewhere in my parents' garage, everything in the song is accurate.

When "riddle" is mentioned for the last time, it's then my ashes are to be added to the boreal ecosystem of the summit of Mt. Blue, The State of Maine.

And so my journey will end.

Sounds a lot better than a boring old cemetery.

I should probably update my funeral plans, as they're rather out of date, now that I think about it. They involve several people with whom I don't really associate any more, and they're a bit sketchy (drafted about seven years ago, the night before I had my gallbladder removed, "just in case"). I also need to update my will, but I'm waiting on that to see whether or not my former girlfriend and I get back together. That cliche from Murphy Brown (and any number of funeral home advertisements) really is true, I've found. Once you have things like that taken care of, you can get on with living, because you don't need to worry about them.

I guess to paraphrase Stravinsky (who lifted a seven-beat passage from Mahler's 8th to use in Le Sacre)...

I had to throw this in--a former co-worker of mine is quite a connoisseur of classical music. One day he told me that he'd recently attended a performance of Rite of Spring. I asked him, "Did you rip your chair loose from the floor and throw it at the stage?"

[Gillianren]

That look anything like this?

Something like, yes. It was released not long after Christmas, so what I actually got as a present that year was a little slip of paper saying that my mom had a copy preordered at Vroman's Bookstore. My mom's fun like that.

Or when the Earth rotates enough so that the Sun appears to be under your local horizon. Meanwhile I'll save you the trouble and try not to interrupt your well-deserved rest and relief from the heat, as soon I get out my reading mirror.

Right now, the Earth has rotated so that the Sun is blazing directly into my bedroom window. Ecch.

[Maksutov]

If a participant, which beast were you, Palin or Cleese?

That presumes a level of organization that wasn't really there. It was just ... silly.

The opening number of Beauty and the Beast is a predictable "establishment" scene with a number of villagers whose props indicate their trade -- the fishmonger, the hatter, the bookseller, etc. The fishmonger started it. It escalated to several in the ensemble piling corspelike onto the bookseller's barrow, whereupon he made his entrance shouting, "Bring out your dead!" It's enough to make the director start drinking out of a paper bag.

Who has the role of the fishmonger? Anyone we know?

[Maksutov]

The "introduction" is Mahler, Symphonie No.9, IV. Adagio. Sehr langsam und noch zurückhaltend. This is one of the most glorious pieces of music ever written.

Now you've piqued my interest and I'll have to listen to it.

I recommend the Walter 1961 recording of the 9th for first listening to the Adagio. Although Walter's performance comes in at just 21:04 (some performances stretch this music out to a half hour), it has a certain ethereal quality to it that is unique. Of course Walter knew Mahler and introduced this work to the world. Might be some identification and ownership there.

For the entire 9th, if you don't mind the sound of a 1930s recording, then Walter's earlier version with the Wiener Philharmoniker is a remarkable document. This performance occurred just before the Anschluss, on January 16, 1938. For many of the musicians this would be their last performance in Austria, until well after the war. Many wound up fleeing for their lives, since they were Jewish, including Walter. Some didn't make it. There is a sense of passion and urgency to this performance that is also quite unique. The Adagio lasts only 18:07, as though the performers wanted to avoid becoming "esterbend" themselves.

BTW, when I was a freshman at college, the school library had the original 78 RPM version of this. I forget how many disks were in there, but lugging it back and forth between the dorm and the library made for an excellent workout.



BTW, if you can't find these recordings, send me a PM.

The only Mahler I've ever had on CD is his 2nd (Resurrection)--the version conducted by publisher Gilbert Kaplan.

Do you have the one from 1988 (top) or the one from 2003 (bottom)?



For an amateur conductor he does a heck of a job with such a complex score. He just holds back in a few spots where a professional conductor would "let things rip". Less so on the 2003 album, however, where the debut jitters appear to have gone away.

I've conducted orchestras, chamber ensembles, and choruses in various works, including a few of my own. But I'd give an arm and a leg for the opportunity to conduct the Mahler Ninth. Just give me a wheelchair up on the podium.

Of course her mother Alma had quite a career after Gustav died. As Tom Lehrer documented, altars have rarely been that wet.

And according to the Tomfoolery songbook, which is somewhere in my parents' garage, everything in the song is accurate.

Yup. That's one of the great things about Tom Lehrer. He does parody, satire, and lampoon while keeping his factual ducks in a row. The New Math song is another good example.

When "riddle" is mentioned for the last time, it's then my ashes are to be added to the boreal ecosystem of the summit of Mt. Blue, The State of Maine.

And so my journey will end.

Sounds a lot better than a boring old cemetery.

I'm hoping some of the spruces up there will find me nutritious.

I should probably update my funeral plans, as they're rather out of date, now that I think about it. They involve several people with whom I don't really associate any more, and they're a bit sketchy (drafted about seven years ago, the night before I had my gallbladder removed, "just in case"). I also need to update my will, but I'm waiting on that to see whether or not my former girlfriend and I get back together. That cliche from Murphy Brown (and any number of funeral home advertisements) really is true, I've found. Once you have things like that taken care of, you can get on with living, because you don't need to worry about them.

Right on. Glad you got through the gall bladder surgery OK. One good thing when I had part of my large intestine removed at 2 1/2 was they also cut out the appendix. Back in the pre-cell phone days it was great to go on long hikes/climbs for days knowing appendicitis wouldn't be a problem.

I guess to paraphrase Stravinsky (who lifted a seven-beat passage from Mahler's 8th to use in Le Sacre)...

I had to throw this in--a former co-worker of mine is quite a connoisseur of classical music. One day he told me that he'd recently attended a performance of Rite of Spring. I asked him, "Did you rip your chair loose from the floor and throw it at the stage?"

LOL! That's a really good one! Nothing like a good old Parisian premier riot to put some kick in the performers and the audience.

Reminds me of when Ives was attending a 1931 concert premiering Ruggles' Men and Mountains, for which Ives had footed a lot of the bill. When people in the audience started booing and hissing, then walking out, Ives cornered one of the protesters and said,

Stop being such a [G-D] sissy! Why can't you stand up before fine strong music like this and use your ears like a man?

[Gillianren]

I've conducted orchestras, chamber ensembles, and choruses in various works, including a few of my own. But I'd give an arm and a leg for the opportunity to conduct the Mahler Ninth. Just give me a wheelchair up on the podium.

I should think it'd also be difficult to really conduct to the effect you want with only one arm.

[Maksutov]

I should think it'd also be difficult to really conduct to the effect you want with only one arm.

OK, I see you one more leg and raise you two arms.

[SpitfireIX]

I recommend the Walter 1961 recording of the 9th for first listening to the Adagio. Although Walter's performance comes in at just 21:04 (some performances stretch this music out to a half hour), it has a certain ethereal quality to it that is unique. Of course Walter knew Mahler and introduced this work to the world. Might be some identification and ownership there.

Thank you. Unfortunately I don't have a real sound system available at the moment; as my home-theater stuff is packed up somewhere in my parents' basement. When I moved back in with them (an unfortunate necessity when one decides to effectively start over full-time in college), I tried to convince them to let me replace one of their TVs with my set-up, but they wouldn't go for it. At the moment my "entertainment center" consists of my computer, which has a passable, but not home-theater quality, sound system. I'll have to see if I can find this recording somewhere.

For the entire 9th, if you don't mind the sound of a 1930s recording, then Walter's earlier version with the Wiener Philharmoniker is a remarkable document. This performance occurred just before the Anschluss, on January 16, 1938. For many of the musicians this would be their last performance in Austria, until well after the war. Many wound up fleeing for their lives, since they were Jewish, including Walter. Some didn't make it. There is a sense of passion and urgency to this performance that is also quite unique. The Adagio lasts only 18:07, as though the performers wanted to avoid becoming "esterbend" themselves.

This sounds like it would be worth having for its historical significance, even if the recording quality isn't the greatest.

Do you have the one from 1988 (top) or the one from 2003 (bottom)?

I had the MCA recording. I read an article about Kaplan somewhere (possibly CD Review), was intrigued, and decided to buy the CD. I listened to it a few times, but when I was forced to cull my CD collection to fit the available space, it didn't make the cut, especially being in an old double-wide jewel box. Seems just as well, though, as from what you say, the DG recording might be the better one. I'll have to check it out at some point (when I have a real sound system again). About half of my current classical collection is Beethoven; Mozart is a distant second.

Yup. That's one of the great things about Tom Lehrer. He does parody, satire, and lampoon while keeping his factual ducks in a row. The New Math song is another good example.

I think "MLF Lullaby" is probably my favorite of his. "MLF will scare Brezhnev/I hope he is half as scared as I"

I am somewhat partial to "I Hold Your Hand in Mine," though, because of the somewhat freaked-out reaction of one of my roomates to it.

I'm hoping some of the spruces up there will find me nutritious.



Glad you got through the gall bladder surgery OK.

Thanks. I developed a gallblader condition due to rapid weight loss. I found out later there's a medication that helps prevent that, but no one at the weight-loss program thought to tell me. I considered postponing the surgery until I'd lost more weight, as that was a risk factor, but I decided just to get it over with. I had a feeling something bad might happen, as I have asthma (an additional risk factor), which is one reason I was particularly diligent about putting my affairs in order, but it turned out okay. I did have an asthma attack during the surgery, but the anesthesiologist injected one of my inhaled medications directly into the gas stream to relieve it. It was funny, though, when I began to regain consciousness after the surgery, the first thing I heard was my parents talking about caskets. I thought, "Uh-oh--this doesn't sound too good." But it was just because they'd noticed that the gurney on which I was lying had been manufactured by Batesville Casket Co.

Another somewhat humorous incident occurred when I first had to go to the ER a couple of weeks earlier. While I was waiting to be seen, someone came by my room to admit me and get my insurance information. The last question she asked me was, "Do you have a living will?"

I asked her, "So, do a lot of people say, '<gasp> Does that mean I'm going to die!?!' when you ask that?"

She replied, in a very exasperated tone, "Yes."

LOL! That's a really good one! Nothing like a good old Parisian premier riot to put some kick in the performers and the audience.

I forgot to add that although he got the joke, my coworker was not amused.

By the way, Maksutov, I want to take this opportunity to apologize for my part in our argument last year about Penn and Teller and their views on Christianity. I wanted to do it sooner, but I hadn't really been participating here for a while (too busy with school, plus not a lot happening on the moon-hoax front), and when I did start participating again regularly (now that other conspiracy theories are being discussed, and I'm almost halfway to an engineering degree, I feel I have a lot more to contribute), last March, you didn't seem to be posting in this forum very much.

In any case, I apologize. Obviously matters of faith (or lack of faith) are very personal and private issues, and I generally try not to begrudge anyone his own views, but of course that can be difficult for everyone at times. As Jay pointed out, P&T are who they are--take them or leave them. I do have to say, though, that I'm not sure Penn's calling Eric Hufschmid an [expletive deleted], even though he is an [expletive deleted] wasn't somewhat counterproductive, as he's now using that in his new video to claim persecution.

[Maksutov]

I recommend the Walter 1961 recording of the 9th for first listening to the Adagio. Although Walter's performance comes in at just 21:04 (some performances stretch this music out to a half hour), it has a certain ethereal quality to it that is unique. Of course Walter knew Mahler and introduced this work to the world. Might be some identification and ownership there.

Thank you. Unfortunately I don't have a real sound system available at the moment; as my home-theater stuff is packed up somewhere in my parents' basement. When I moved back in with them (an unfortunate necessity when one decides to effectively start over full-time in college), I tried to convince them to let me replace one of their TVs with my set-up, but they wouldn't go for it. At the moment my "entertainment center" consists of my computer, which has a passable, but not home-theater quality, sound system. I'll have to see if I can find this recording somewhere.

Too bad they didn't accept that offer. Of well, eventually. AIM, if you can't find it PM me.

For the entire 9th, if you don't mind the sound of a 1930s recording, then Walter's earlier version with the Wiener Philharmoniker is a remarkable document. This performance occurred just before the Anschluss, on January 16, 1938. For many of the musicians this would be their last performance in Austria, until well after the war. Many wound up fleeing for their lives, since they were Jewish, including Walter. Some didn't make it. There is a sense of passion and urgency to this performance that is also quite unique. The Adagio lasts only 18:07, as though the performers wanted to avoid becoming "esterbend" themselves.

This sounds like it would be worth having for its historical significance, even if the recording quality isn't the greatest.

When I think of all those 78s, it amazing to have the same recording on a single CD.

Do you have the one from 1988 (top) or the one from 2003 (bottom)?

I had the MCA recording. I read an article about Kaplan somewhere (possibly CD Review), was intrigued, and decided to buy the CD. I listened to it a few times, but when I was forced to cull my CD collection to fit the available space, it didn't make the cut, especially being in an old double-wide jewel box. Seems just as well, though, as from what you say, the DG recording might be the better one. I'll have to check it out at some point (when I have a real sound system again).

The DGG from 2003 is one of those double CD, single-case width boxes.

About half of my current classical collection is Beethoven; Mozart is a distant second.

Big Ludwig van fan, eh? Can't blame you, wrote some wonderful stuff. Big fan of the piano sonatas here, especially since I used to be able to play them.

Yup. That's one of the great things about Tom Lehrer. He does parody, satire, and lampoon while keeping his factual ducks in a row. The New Math song is another good example.

I think "MLF Lullaby" is probably my favorite of his. "MLF will scare Brezhnev/I hope he is half as scared as I"...

"And one the fingers on the button will German..."

I am somewhat partial to "I Hold Your Hand in Mine," though, because of the somewhat freaked-out reaction of one of my roomates to it.

My joy would be complete, dear,
If you were only here,
But still I keep your hand
As a precious souvenir.

Gotta love it!

I'm hoping some of the spruces up there will find me nutritious.


Glad you got through the gall bladder surgery OK.

Thanks. I developed a gallblader condition due to rapid weight loss. I found out later there's a medication that helps prevent that, but no one at the weight-loss program thought to tell me. I considered postponing the surgery until I'd lost more weight, as that was a risk factor, but I decided just to get it over with. I had a feeling something bad might happen, as I have asthma (an additional risk factor), which is one reason I was particularly diligent about putting my affairs in order, but it turned out okay. I did have an asthma attack during the surgery, but the anesthesiologist injected one of my inhaled medications directly into the gas stream to relieve it. It was funny, though, when I began to regain consciousness after the surgery, the first thing I heard was my parents talking about caskets. I thought, "Uh-oh--this doesn't sound too good." But it was just because they'd noticed that the gurney on which I was lying had been manufactured by Batesville Casket Co.

Another somewhat humorous incident occurred when I first had to go to the ER a couple of weeks earlier. While I was waiting to be seen, someone came by my room to admit me and get my insurance information. The last question she asked me was, "Do you have a living will?"

I asked her, "So, do a lot of people say, '<gasp> Does that mean I'm going to die!?!' when you ask that?"

She replied, in a very exasperated tone, "Yes."

Nothing like that good ol' graveyard humor!

LOL! That's a really good one! Nothing like a good old Parisian premier riot to put some kick in the performers and the audience.

I forgot to add that although he got the joke, my coworker was not amused...

Just what classical music needs, another enthusiast with no sense of humor. He probably thinks Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche is a tragedy.

By the way, Maksutov, I want to take this opportunity to apologize for my part in our argument last year about Penn and Teller and their views on Christianity. I wanted to do it sooner, but I hadn't really been participating here for a while (too busy with school, plus not a lot happening on the moon-hoax front), and when I did start participating again regularly (now that other conspiracy theories are being discussed, and I'm almost halfway to an engineering degree, I feel I have a lot more to contribute), last March, you didn't seem to be posting in this forum very much.

In any case, I apologize. Obviously matters of faith (or lack of faith) are very personal and private issues, and I generally try not to begrudge anyone his own views, but of course that can be difficult for everyone at times. As Jay pointed out, P&T are who they are--take them or leave them. I do have to say, though, that I'm not sure Penn's calling Eric Hufschmid an [expletive deleted], even though he is an [expletive deleted] wasn't somewhat counterproductive, as he's now using that in his new video to claim persecution.

If not that I'm sure he'd find something else to use in its place. Those guys are good at that, if nothing else.

I'll alway defend the right of anyone to have their beliefs. That doesn't mean I'll necessarily think their beliefs are right. I guess one reason I like Penn's (and Teller's visual) approach is, well, remember the old saw about don't use a sledgehammer to swat a mosquito? Its counterpart is rarely heard, i.e., don't use a flyswatter to stop a charging rhinoceros. Penn makes sure he doesn't the latter.

Hey no problem, apology not even necessary, but thanks nevertheless. I apologize for any grief or ire I might have caused. Rarely if ever my intent.

OK, back to Bach, et al!

[Eta C]

Mak, Spitfire IX. As a fairly recent (about 5 years ago) discoverer of Mahler and his symphonies I have to chime in. I've been a long-time fan of orchestral music of all types, but I'm amazed that it took me this long to appreciate Mahler. I have several recordings of most of his symphonies. Although I have Kaplan's recording of the second the first I acquired (and still my favorite) is the Vienna Phil under Mehta.

I've also picked up several of the recordings by Pierre Boulez. They are with different orchestras, but many have been well received. His 9th is up there IMO as is his version of Das Lied von der Erde (I also like Klemperer's version with the New Philharmonia and Krista Ludwig as the alto soloist). If you haven't heard this piece yet, Spitifire, you must. At the moment it's the piece I want to hear before I die (not that I plan to soon).

Mak, I'll defer to your longer expertise with Mahler. What's your opinion of the SFO cycle with Tilson-Thomas that's currently coming out? I've bought all of them so far and have been reasonably pleased. Some better than others, of course. One dissapointment is that they don't seem to have Das Lied on the schedule.

P.S. HC, we're still waiting for that "conclusive" evidence that Apollo was faked.

[Frog march]

Homo_cosmosicus explains the moon hoax to all

the sureal thread.

[01101001]

the sureal thread.

Oh, I love Dalí!

[Maksutov]

Hi Eta C,

Mak, Spitfire IX. As a fairly recent (about 5 years ago) discoverer of Mahler and his symphonies I have to chime in. I've been a long-time fan of orchestral music of all types, but I'm amazed that it took me this long to appreciate Mahler. I have several recordings of most of his symphonies. Although I have Kaplan's recording of the second the first I acquired (and still my favorite) is the Vienna Phil under Mehta.

That's the one that was issued on the London Legends series? If so, that's the one I have. Mehta (AKA "Zubie Baby") has a way with the choral Mahler symphonies.

I was overwhelmed by Mahler's 9th back in 1962 (Walter/CSO). Been a certified (some would say "certifiable") Mahlerite ever since. So that's been 44 years. Mahler comes to some early, others late, and never to the poor unfortunates.

I've also picked up several of the recordings by Pierre Boulez. They are with different orchestras, but many have been well received. His 9th is up there IMO as is his version of Das Lied von der Erde (I also like Klemperer's version with the New Philharmonia and Krista Ludwig as the alto soloist). If you haven't heard this piece yet, Spitifire, you must. At the moment it's the piece I want to hear before I die (not that I plan to soon).

Boulez's "cool" approach works in many of the later symphonies. There some places where there is a lack of compatibility in the earlier symphonies, such in part of the Fourth where the instruction is wild!, and the Third where the instruction for the orchestra is grob!

There is something special about Ludwig's voice that fits the music so well. Plus she was a lot younger when she made that recording, so it was a nice plus to see the singer was a gorgeous woman too. Trying to remember when I first fell in love with Christa, might been a performance of Die Frau ohne Schatten, by Strauss, where she had the role of the dyer's wife. What a range her voice had!

Mak, I'll defer to your longer expertise with Mahler. What's your opinion of the SFO cycle with Tilson-Thomas that's currently coming out? I've bought all of them so far and have been reasonably pleased. Some better than others, of course.[agreed]

Some are surprising mature performances, others indicate that he will be better the second time through, when he's older. I really like his performance of the Seventh. Being from a theater family, he really knew how to get into what the Finale was all about. The Sixth is darn good, perhaps because of the unfortunate sense of occasion that had to be on everyone's minds.

One dissapointment is that they don't seem to have Das Lied on the schedule.

Well, since he's done Das klagende Lied, he's bound to do Das Lied. BTW, concerning Das klagende Lied, this is an amazing work, and even more so considering Mahler wrote it when he was 18. My favorite recording is by Boulez, the first made of the three part work. For various reasons not having to do with the music, Mahler suppressed the first part, Waldm&#228;rchen, later in his life.

BTW, I just checked my CD database, and my Mahler CD count is up to 358. Then there are the DVDs, videotapes, cassettes, reel-to-reel tapes, LPs, and 78s. Plus the scores: the Universal Editions, the Dover editions, and I'm working on the Critical Editions (those are not cheap).

P.S. HC, we're still waiting for that "conclusive" evidence that Apollo was faked.

HC, HC, let's see...obviously an organic molecule, in fact I believe one of its incarnations is cyano-something-or-other, but...oh yeah, the fellow who hasn't yet met a conspiracy theory he didn't like.

[Celestial Mechanic]

Oh, I love Dalí!

I feel the room swayin', and the clocks meltin'
Like one of those ol' favorite paintin's from way back when...

[Nicolas]

*imagines a lightly grey toned Alien with big black facet eyes, and very thin legs and arms that are about 12 times as long as the rest of his body, walking on an otherwise deserted Mare, with a molten Stars&Stripes draped over a sack of wheat*

[Maksutov]

Happy birthday, Gustav Mahler! 146 years young today!








(something to post while waiting for the cosmic business trip to conclude, unless the NWO, etc., mess things up for those revealing the truth...)

[Tensor]

For those who care...... We have our tech rehearsal tomorrow. I'll try to get some pictures of the set posted either Sunday or Monday. Notice I said I'll try. The problem right now is trying to finish the set, while having to go through rehearsal. Like I said, tech tomorrow, then dress rehearsals through Tuesday. We open Wednesday.

[Celestial Mechanic]

Happy birthday, Gustav Mahler! 146 years young today! [Snip!]

I celebrated the anniversary by playing the Ninth. Someday I'm going to have to hold a Mahler "festival" in which I play through all my recordings over a span of days leading up to the big one. I've done this with Bruckner, Dvorak, and Sibelius. And it's hard to squeeze in the Dvorak (September 8) right after Bruckner (September 4)!

I wonder if homo_cosmicus listens to Mahler?

[Frog march]

no he listens to the moonhoax sonata.

[Maksutov]

I celebrated the anniversary by playing the Ninth. Someday I'm going to have to hold a Mahler "festival" in which I play through all my recordings over a span of days leading up to the big one. I've done this with Bruckner, Dvorak, and Sibelius. And it's hard to squeeze in the Dvorak (September 8) right after Bruckner (September 4)!

Man, the Dvor&#225;k nine four days right after the Bruckner nine (ten, eleven)! That's JIT for festivals! Ol' Sib goes by pretty fast with just seven short subjects.

I played the Mahler Fifth and Ninth. The Fifth was Lenny and the WPO. I recently referred a friend to my timed commentary on my Mahler website, and wanted to make sure it still held up OK. The Ninth was Lenny and the NYPO, recorded just after I heard him conduct it and the Ives Third at what was then Philharmonic Hall in NYC back in 1965. My first live Ninth.

I wonder if homo_cosmicus listens to Mahler?

Probably only as the result of hearing some of the music used for soundtracks accompanying The "History" Channel's woowoo "documentaries".

[Maksutov]

no he listens to the moonhoax sonata.

That's the one written by Sibrel van Barthoven, right? Opus 3,2,1,Oooof!

[Maksutov]

For those who care...... We have our tech rehearsal tomorrow. I'll try to get some pictures of the set posted either Sunday or Monday. Notice I said I'll try. The problem right now is trying to finish the set, while having to go through rehearsal. Like I said, tech tomorrow, then dress rehearsals through Tuesday. We open Wednesday.

Good luck, Tensor! Break a leg!

[Peter B]

Ah, Maksutov, thanks for the talk of Mahler. I have all his symphonies on CD or cassette, and enjoy listening to most of them. I was inspired by your comments to listen to the 9th symphony, and the final movement in particular. But I have to say I don't like it as much as the final movement of the 3rd symphony.

Anyway, on top of Mahler, I also enjoy my Bruckner and Sibelius symphonies, as well as a range of other composers...

Good listening, all!