Nov 12th, The Cristosoverwhelms. but humans do too.

Hey there
I heard about Ed Bradley's passing and saw a few pieces
about him, but it was Bob Schieffer's comment that rang true.
(Bob is the Anchor Jean Bratman worked with at CBS) He said that not only was Ed briiliant,
dignified, a great interviewer etc. but that he was the coolest man
he ever knew!
I am going over to Eric Lehningers again today, after spening a couple of hours there
yesterday while he and Ira talked about the misunderstood and misinterpreted
original metronone, and how that misinterpretation lead to playing Classical
music at tempos that the old composer never dreamt of. Also they spent a long
time on how an orchestra should interpret a staccato marking over the note, or
underneath the slur. At the end I played my Idoru Piano Trio, And Eric really loved
it, he literally freaked out and said this was the best piece of modern chamber music
he has ever heard, don't worry I'm taking his comment with a grain of salt.
He wants his trio to play it. And by the way his trio is magnificent. I heard their
recording of the Schubert B maj. and it was so moving and powerful, a complete
understanding of the feeling intended, to me it was a revelation. His "Brasilia Trio"
has been together for 30 years. These are the level of musicians I could only hope
for in my wildest imaginings'. At the level of Sharon and Jamies Laredo's trio in the US.

Also I was treated royally over at Mariana Salle's house. I met Marcelo her brother the cellist,
and Lucia the Pianist we went over the parts, they all had great comments and we corrected
little errors. Dinner was prepared by Gael, Mariana's husband who is French and can really cook
well. He is also a Bass player in one of the 3 Orchestras here in Rio. They were warm and kind
and made me feel welcom