tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8784798779972837102.post8504280819594575441..comments2024-03-28T13:09:38.543-06:00Comments on Larch Haven: One Note is Almost EnoughAaron E. Steelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07789462075611254929noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8784798779972837102.post-54291290283693967932015-05-03T23:55:36.081-06:002015-05-03T23:55:36.081-06:00Loving the unusual is a good phrase to describe th...Loving the unusual is a good phrase to describe the short piece of Kurtag's that we heard at the concert. A billiant move by Cohen to have us listen to it twice and to give some background on the piece. A casual listener might have thought they were listening to a new violin student practising. So it was good to hear it twice and to think about the deep depression that Kurtag felt at one time in his life, as well as the repressive regime he grew up in. I forget how much we are influence by our cultural beginnings.Arta Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07329194629476229822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8784798779972837102.post-83493003511954556842015-05-03T09:54:39.994-06:002015-05-03T09:54:39.994-06:00Your link to the essay about Kurtag (The Mind is a...Your link to the essay about Kurtag (The Mind is a Free Creature by Willson) led me to listen to "Duo Márta et György Kurtág, Bach / Kurtág" on youtube. What a privilege to sit by the window overlooking the Shuswap and listen to these musicians in their 8th decade of life. If you watch it, you will get to see exquisite close-ups of their hands and faces.<br /><br />I thought I would just take a quick listen, but 85 minutes later I am still wishing for "one more note". On youtube I am used to reading some odd things when my eyes stray to the comments section ... but those who love Kurtag appear to be a different breed of listeners making comments such as "the music ... makes me kneel down on the inside" and "interesting, intriguing and attractive music ... for those who love the unusual". <br /><br />I cannot fathom growing up in a place and time where the music of some composers was banned. In these times of ease of access to written, visual and auditory information, I feel blessed.Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16070996448836952163noreply@blogger.com