| Derek,
One of the pleasures of orchestral playing is getting repeated shots at repertoire, especially in your situation with your illness, etc.. The danger, naturally, comes from the number of repetitions. The Rotterdam toured Mahler #5 in the US and Asia once (Mike Sachs, if he's ghosting, will remember. He came to one in Houston). After 20 performances (not counting subscriptions and TV at home) I was glad to put it to rest.
Still resting,
EC |