It takes time to get adjusted and it takes some time to get results. Once you get over the top, it keeps rolling. Santora rolls into his second concert of the CCO's 2000-2001 season this weekend by conducting a varied set of works. It's a very eclectic program, four extremely different pieces, not only different styles and different times and different geographical areas, but also different configurations of the orchestra. It's a classic, a masterpiece, quite often played.
People love it.
It's a wonderful piece with a great structure to it. It starts with a great first movement, and there's a strong second movement. It keeps getting better and better towards the end. The last movement is so incredibly brilliant, so elegant and sparkly, but in a very elegant way. It's one of those absolutely perfect compositions.