tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4694648216849750621.post2158629365600576074..comments2014-03-20T08:46:50.352-07:00Comments on SHORSHIYUT:<br>Deep-rootedness: Mid-morning thoughts on listening to Mahler's 4th SymphonyLiz Schwartzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04049759360826709321noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4694648216849750621.post-85432338619616029202009-03-18T11:55:00.000-07:002009-03-18T11:55:00.000-07:00I don't feel like a Philistine for not "getting" R...I don't feel like a Philistine for not "getting" Rothko's paintings. In fact, I don't feel like a Philistine for MOST of what goes on in my head. And I don't consider myself all that, um, advanced.<BR/><BR/>On the plus side, I actually like a great deal of what Mahler wrote; it's just that I can't sit still long enough to enjoy it in one fell swoop. Listening to it in bits and pieces seems to work for me.<BR/><BR/>Incidentally, this is one of the coolest posts I've read here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4694648216849750621.post-54601742393805668982009-03-18T11:14:00.000-07:002009-03-18T11:14:00.000-07:00Surprise: Mahler 1 and 4 are faves, as well as a ...Surprise: Mahler 1 and 4 are faves, as well as a couple of other selections (i.e. that adagio theme they used in the 'Death in Venice' movie).<BR/><BR/>Grilled asparagus with balsamic vinegar - mmmmmmmmmmmmmm.Barry in Portlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01563401367244981009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4694648216849750621.post-38335960610349202232009-03-18T11:08:00.000-07:002009-03-18T11:08:00.000-07:00What a great post! I do believe that children dre...What a great post! I do believe that children dreamed of asparagus and apples and pears once upon a time before high fructose corn syrup was invented!morahthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03034305677757446973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4694648216849750621.post-85850538167854831852009-03-18T10:30:00.000-07:002009-03-18T10:30:00.000-07:00Funny, I thought you hated Mahler...As for asparag...Funny, I thought you hated Mahler...<BR/><BR/>As for asparagus, I confess to garden envy when I read that you had put in an asparagus bed. Hope to do that myself someday...Liz Schwartzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04049759360826709321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4694648216849750621.post-68362269623035299492009-03-18T10:22:00.000-07:002009-03-18T10:22:00.000-07:00Mahler's 4th is one of my all-time favorites, but,...Mahler's 4th is one of my all-time favorites, but, I confess, I never thought about gardening when listening to the final movement.<BR/><BR/>From now on, though, asparagus will never be far from my mind, when I think about Heaven.<BR/><BR/>Is it lunch-time yet?Barry in Portlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01563401367244981009noreply@blogger.com