http://www.midnighteast.com/mag/?p=2657 an insider's perspective on Israeli culture Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:05:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.midnighteast.com/mag/?p=2657&cpage=1#comment-1840 Harold Jacobs Sun, 03 Jan 2010 08:03:35 +0000 http://www.midnighteast.com/mag/?p=2657#comment-1840 Last night's performance of the Mark Morris ensemble was simply enthralling. As someone who enjoys classical music but shies away from dance, I can only say that I had a life-changing experience when I witnessed Mark's interpretation of Beethoven, Bartok, and Schumann. Being familiar with the the first and last works added a special edge to the encounter like when watching a superb conductor take a beloved work into new territory. It brought tears to my eyes which hampered my binocular vision (used only on solo movements or close duets). But the most amazing work was the Bartok because I have never really enjoyed the genre until now where I felt like a double virgin witnessing such ultimate creativity of almost abstract perfectly matched music, movement, design, and symmetry. Words cannot even closely convey or express the what happened. Wish I could see the Mozart rendition tonight. Anyone got a spare ticket? Last night’s performance of the Mark Morris ensemble was simply enthralling. As someone who enjoys classical music but shies away from dance, I can only say that I had a life-changing experience when I witnessed Mark’s interpretation of Beethoven, Bartok, and Schumann. Being familiar with the the first and last works added a special edge to the encounter like when watching a superb conductor take a beloved work into new territory. It brought tears to my eyes which hampered my binocular vision (used only on solo movements or close duets). But the most amazing work was the Bartok because I have never really enjoyed the genre until now where I felt like a double virgin witnessing such ultimate creativity of almost abstract perfectly matched music, movement, design, and symmetry. Words cannot even closely convey or express the what happened. Wish I could see the Mozart rendition tonight. Anyone got a spare ticket?

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