tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22361479.post6122767360522145258..comments2024-03-16T06:23:29.917-07:00Comments on The Reverberate Hills; or The Apotheosis of the Narwhal: Scandalize My NamePatrick J. Vazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279528648512493917noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22361479.post-40852465425373774902009-04-20T18:07:00.000-07:002009-04-20T18:07:00.000-07:00"Is there any essential difference between the Mat..."Is there any essential difference between the Matthew Passion and, say, Die Fledermaus?" Well, yes and no. They're both in German and they both tell a story and they are both interminable in bad performances, but other than that...<br /><br />Your essay reminds me of an old professor friend Jack Murray giving me a birthday gift years ago of an LP of Pergolesis's "Stabat Mater," complete with sad Italian Renaissance cover art of Mary standing by Jesus on the cross. As I opened up the gift wrapping, he said, "Oh, don't worry. It's an 'up' Stabat Mater." I can't hear the thing to this day without laughing.Civic Centerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12362422142667230626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22361479.post-84083194566210628912009-04-20T08:05:00.000-07:002009-04-20T08:05:00.000-07:00Well, no, but I find that obnoxious as well.Well, no, but I find that obnoxious as well.Patrick J. Vazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09279528648512493917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22361479.post-43876122777150888192009-04-20T05:07:00.000-07:002009-04-20T05:07:00.000-07:00Is this like talking on your cell phone at a baseb...Is this like talking on your cell phone at a baseball game during the national anthem?Libby Fifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13532162740012986996noreply@blogger.com