Ned Rorem in New York City - between 23 May, 1973 and 10 June, 1973

from The Nantucket Diary of Ned Rorem 1973-1985, page 17:

Friendship for Eugene Istomin led me to hear his Trio play the sort of program (all Brahms) I rarely attend. That they should begin an hour late (because, as it turned out, Isaac Stern had overslept) and then perform routinely (except for Eugene's cohering excellence) didn't lighten matters, particularly since during the wait a couple in my overcrowded loge were necking with a sound like the squashing of hot peanut butter in armpits. Despicable public shows of love!

cite as

Ned Rorem, The Nantucket Diary of Ned Rorem 1973-1985, volume 2 (San Francisco, 1987), p. 17. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1433337754800 accessed: 3 November, 2024

location of experience: New York City

Listeners

Ned Rorem
Critic, essayist, Composer, Diarist […]
1923-

Experience Information

Date/Time between 23 May, 1973 and 10 June, 1973
Medium live
Listening Environment in the company of others, indoors, in public

Notes

An all Brahms program, pieces not identified.


Originally submitted by pashworth on Wed, 03 Jun 2015 14:22:34 +0100
Approved on Wed, 13 Jan 2016 09:35:27 +0000