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Re: John Adams at the Barbican
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Mike Leghorn <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Mon, 4 Feb 2002 13:43:42 -0600
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Peter Wisse writes:

>...  Regarding concertos, it is the same story:  I have once heard
>The Scharwenka 4th pianoconcerto, (Hough), but if they feature a series
>on Romactic concertos, one hears Tschaikowski, but hardly ever the 2nd
>pianoconcerto, and one gets a fair share of those atrocious Beethovens.
>All this results in my never taking a subscription to a concert series
>any more.

Two comments:

1) Tchaikovsky's 2nd is hardly ever worth hearing.
2) Atrocious Beethovens?

Mike

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