tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19360670.post7255290269888829594..comments2024-03-25T03:20:57.659-04:00Comments on My Daily Struggles: A Sister from the Projects Sings StraussMy Daily Struggleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12785498459884222234noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19360670.post-88389284681744642392010-09-06T13:53:20.960-04:002010-09-06T13:53:20.960-04:00Hugo Hofmann von Hofmannsthal, who wrote the libre...Hugo Hofmann von Hofmannsthal, who wrote the libretto to Der Rosenkavalier, was half-Jewish.<br /><br />Strauss and Hofmann were a power house.<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_von_HofmannsthalMy Daily Struggleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12785498459884222234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19360670.post-56456904794823713272010-09-06T13:45:34.142-04:002010-09-06T13:45:34.142-04:00In March 1968, when I was in the 9th grade, my hig...In March 1968, when I was in the 9th grade, my high school orchestra performed both these excerpts under maestro Sidney Rothstein. I played 2d violin. Rothstein should put the performance on YouTube.<br /><br />I guess you could say that what you don't know is that you'll be 14 for the rest of your life.My Daily Struggleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12785498459884222234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19360670.post-60572389183238474262010-09-05T22:46:16.698-04:002010-09-05T22:46:16.698-04:00Bernstein is conducting. Note the very slow tempos...Bernstein is conducting. Note the very slow tempos. Some music he conducted very slowly -- Tristan Prelude and Liebestod, The Beethoven 7th (in his last concert), the Strauss trio here. This is from 1968 in Vienna.My Daily Struggleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12785498459884222234noreply@blogger.com