I liked the Mazzoli, I thought it was more than ear candy.
Jack
7 years ago
I agree with the article. For me Mazzoli’s emotion never feels quite believable. Often it feels like the tension evaporates too early, and we are left basking in some kind of undeserved feel-good-about ourselves-ness. But I wouldn’t describe it as ear candy. If it’s not interesting, it’s not candy for me.
[…] Missy Mazzoli‘s Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres), a work i explored previously following its performance at the 2017 Proms. Then i referred to its “shining vagueness”, but it’s interesting how, in this […]
I liked the Mazzoli, I thought it was more than ear candy.
I agree with the article. For me Mazzoli’s emotion never feels quite believable. Often it feels like the tension evaporates too early, and we are left basking in some kind of undeserved feel-good-about ourselves-ness. But I wouldn’t describe it as ear candy. If it’s not interesting, it’s not candy for me.
[…] Missy Mazzoli‘s Sinfonia (for Orbiting Spheres), a work i explored previously following its performance at the 2017 Proms. Then i referred to its “shining vagueness”, but it’s interesting how, in this […]