674. How Does a Composer Feel After the World Premiere?
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The secret. The very symbol secret. At the end of March, the composer David Lang debuted a modern piece of music set to a 250-year-old book, Adam Smith's The wealth of nations. We establish that.
We establish that. It had four sold-out performances by the New York Philharmonic conducted by Gustavo Dudemel. Last week on the show we heard from Lange about the origins of the piece and we sat in on a few rehearsals. We also attended one of the performances.
Afterward, we spoke with some audience members in the lobby. I'm here on a band trip. And this was one of the activities. So yeah, I really like all of the crescendos and how it was all building up to like a really big moment at the end. I think it actually speaks to what is most beautiful about humans, that we feel better when we help others.
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