"I felt like the work would still be there, but the big ballet recital or Little League game wouldn't be," she said.
Though an acoustical marvel, Carnegie Hall is too big for a song recital.
Still, the three stablemates managed to see off some plausible candidates from other yards, and it may well be that the extra distance and a bigger field will prompt Recital to finish his race in more convincing fashion at Epsom.
This New York recital was a big step, which is the whole idea of the On Wings of Song series.
If the Met seems like a big space for a song recital, Mr. Kaufmann's voice should have no problem filling it.
He could easily conduct his career as everyone else does -- and as he did until recently -- playing recitals and the big concertos, and recording the cello repertory over and over.
This biography is much more than a fan's adoring recital of Marciano's big fights.
In principle, the Isaac Stern Auditorium, with its 2,800 seats, is too big for a violin and piano recital.
The new winner has the pick of 100 prestigious engagements in 25 countries, including worldwide orchestral concert and recital appearances with the big four London orchestras.
