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Sunday, February 20, 2005
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Peter and I just got in from the David Krakauer performance. It was an absolutely kick ass concert. The program ran the gamut from Brahms to electrified klezmer. I adored Messian's Abyss of the Birds (composed while Messian was in a German concentration camp in WWII) - ethereal and arresting. Steve Reich's New York Counterpoint was so cool - and so great musically. Here's the program blurb:
Counterpoint, written in 1985, is a uniquely demanding work using only instrumental sounds for nine B-flat clarinets and 3 bass clarinets, usually performed with an existing tape of the tutti clarinets against which the solo part is played.
The last 30 minutes of the concert was devoted to klezmer. Suped up, incredible klezmer. As Peter said, "It's not your Aunt Sadie's klezmer". Krakauer's klezmer band is stunning - incredible musicianship.
I want to create a playlist of this concert. In exactly the order it was played.
Best concert of the year. Hands down.
6:04:16 PM 
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