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nanabush

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I'm going to the NAC to see the Toronto Symphony Orchestra play Rachmaninoff's fourth piano concerto and Mahler's symphony 5 in C sharp minor. I havn't heard either of these, how do you guys find them?

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Re: This wednesday

Reply #1 on: November 15, 2005, 02:57:09 AM

The Mahler is fantastic and contains the absolutely gorgeous Adagietto, which may be one of the most beautiful slow movements ever written.

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Re: This wednesday

Reply #2 on: November 15, 2005, 04:12:35 AM

The Rach concerto is excellent. Highly underrated.

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Re: This wednesday

Reply #3 on: November 15, 2005, 06:32:59 AM

Mahler 5 is a great masterpiece. I don't like the Rach 4, though.

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Re: This wednesday

Reply #4 on: November 17, 2005, 11:49:05 AM

So, how was the concert?

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Re: This wednesday

Reply #5 on: November 17, 2005, 12:46:24 PM

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nanabush

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Re: This wednesday

Reply #6 on: November 17, 2005, 10:01:57 PM

It was excellent, only thing was Borezovsky was sick, so a pianist named Stewart Goodyear filled in. He was incredible. The program was changed from the 4th concerto to Rhapsody on a theme by Paginini... It was absolutely amazing, and he played an encore by Gershwin I forget what it was called though... The mahler was amazing too, each movement was amazing. I liked the intro with the C#C#C#C#, C#C#C#C#, C#C#C#E..etc

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