Listener reactions are a funny old thing, aren’t they? For me, the Fujikura was utterly spellbinding, the Hillier…a bit “meh”, to be honest, and it failed to hold my attention despite its comparative brevity. Other than that, I’m in total agreement with you about both concerts!
To be honest, Chris, i’m always a bit suspicious of responses to works that are very short, like this one. There’s a kind of ‘blink and you’ll miss it’ quality to them (!), so perhaps i’ll give the Fujikura another go some time. But i stand by my first impression! (plus, it’s not the only piece of his that’s made me react like that!)
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Listener reactions are a funny old thing, aren’t they? For me, the Fujikura was utterly spellbinding, the Hillier…a bit “meh”, to be honest, and it failed to hold my attention despite its comparative brevity. Other than that, I’m in total agreement with you about both concerts!
To be honest, Chris, i’m always a bit suspicious of responses to works that are very short, like this one. There’s a kind of ‘blink and you’ll miss it’ quality to them (!), so perhaps i’ll give the Fujikura another go some time. But i stand by my first impression! (plus, it’s not the only piece of his that’s made me react like that!)
Great to have you posting ‘live’from HCMF Simon. Are you there for duration? I arrive Thursday.
Hi Alan – yes, i’ll be around until the end. Thursday i’m not going to anything, but maybe see you from Friday?
Sure thing
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