tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post4697471620427346884..comments2024-03-27T16:48:21.039-05:00Comments on Wuthering <br>Expectations: It was so dreadfully cold - the puzzling Little Match Girl PassionAmateur Reader (Tom)http://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-5977329733273613822011-10-31T16:38:37.791-05:002011-10-31T16:38:37.791-05:00Emily, Halloween stories are not supposed to be so...Emily, Halloween stories are not supposed to be so sad, are they? So bone-chillingly sad.<br /><br />If you have any taste for this type of choral music, you should enjoy this oratorio, a lot maybe. I'm just not sure the concept has much meaning. It successfully <i>simulates</i> meaning, though.<br /><br />It won the Pulitzer prize for composition! I forgot to mention that, and have no idea what that means.<br /><br />Thanks, Julia, for the <a href="http://www.online-literature.com/dostoevsky/3369/" rel="nofollow">link to the Dostoevsky story</a>. I had never heard of it - it's more or less a rewrite or expansion of Andersen. "It is the Christmas tree at Jesus's."Amateur Reader (Tom)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13675275555757408496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-37999243555112589172011-10-31T15:48:12.501-05:002011-10-31T15:48:12.501-05:00I didn't know anything about minimalist music,...I didn't know anything about minimalist music, so thanks for the little performances. I might like to hear the whole thing some time, like you just enjoying the singing. Andersen's story reminds me of Dostoevsky's "The Little Orphan," http://www.online-literature.com/dostoevsky/3369/an. Must have been a popular 19th century theme.Juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00305348683809503209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3383938214852108244.post-76599846324627691492011-10-31T11:17:05.865-05:002011-10-31T11:17:05.865-05:00I think it's very seasonally appropriate. And...I think it's very seasonally appropriate. Andersen's theology is warped enough to creep me out any day of the week.<br /><br />That said, Lang's project sounds interesting. I'm generally a fan of minimalist choral pieces.Emilyhttp://www.eveningallafternoon.comnoreply@blogger.com