tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22361479.post6952521371686732609..comments2024-03-16T06:23:29.917-07:00Comments on The Reverberate Hills; or The Apotheosis of the Narwhal: Home and the World with Esa-Pekka SalonenPatrick J. Vazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09279528648512493917noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22361479.post-25593186315071458632012-12-21T19:59:45.653-08:002012-12-21T19:59:45.653-08:00That is a funny line about the Finnish introvert. ...That is a funny line about the Finnish introvert. I'd heard it before but I'm trying to remember where -- possibly from Salonen in an interview at some point. His music is well worth checking out. His latest CD features his violin concerto -- I have the CD but haven't listened to it yet, but I heard the concerto at the Symphony a year ago.Patrick J. Vazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09279528648512493917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22361479.post-40092003007682081502012-12-21T06:03:05.112-08:002012-12-21T06:03:05.112-08:00Very interesting! I read an interview with him a f...Very interesting! I read an interview with him a few years ago, and he talked about cultural introversion, giving this example: A Finnish introvert looks at his shoes when he talks to you; a Finnish extrovert looks at your shoes. I think of this when I listen to him conduct, but I'm not sure I've ever heard the pieces he's composed, as you describe. <b>Shushu</b>https://www.blogger.com/profile/06883124489703202706noreply@blogger.com