https://soiveheard.com/2009/04/music-for-twelve/ Mon, 12 Jul 2010 17:01:17 +0000 hourly 1 https://soiveheard.com/2009/04/music-for-twelve/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 07:34:27 +0000 https://soiveheard.com/?p=3025#comment-29 Yes, Alan, of course it is my opinion. What else can i express in my comment other than my opinion? In this case, however, my highly positive opinion of Joshua’s playing is shared by virtually all of the LA Phil string players that i had a chance to talk to about it during this past weekend. And believe me, most of them were not at all among Mr. Bell’s fans just a few short years ago. But most of us think that his playing has been getting better lately and in the Lalo he was absolutely outstanding.
Your opinion is different and there is nothing wrong with that, but frankly i find it odd that a person who can write so eloquently about music, suddenly can’t find words to explain what it is exactly that you don’t like in Joshua’s playing. Whatever that is, not mentioning his name while reviewing his performance seems truly objectionable to me, as if his performance was so bad that he should be ashamed of it. It most definitely was not.
And all this is nothing but just my humble opinion.

]]> https://soiveheard.com/2009/04/music-for-twelve/comment-page-1/#comment-28 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 22:05:27 +0000 https://soiveheard.com/?p=3025#comment-28 Your opinion, Mark, not mine; Joshua just doesn’t ring it for me.

]]> https://soiveheard.com/2009/04/music-for-twelve/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:28:28 +0000 https://soiveheard.com/?p=3025#comment-27 The name of the violinist who was “engaged to further the evening’s entertainment” with the LA Phil last week is Joshua Bell and his playing in the Lalo’s five-movement concerto was absolutely brilliant – certainly more than good enough to deserve the inclusion of his name in the review.

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