It is presumably an adequacy condition on the interpretation of the work of any systematic philosopher that the work be interpreted in light of the central tenets of that philosopher's system.
"The goal of HarperCollins is to publish the works of C. S. Lewis to the broadest possible audience and leave any interpretation of the works to the reader".
This approach obviously has its merits but the downside is that imposes an interpretation of the works which disregards their complexity.
In a finely tuned partnership, Mr. Finckel and Ms. Wu offered a striking interpretation of the work, vigorous in the dramatic Scherzo and deeply expressive in the brief Adagio.
The Moscow String Quartet, which last performed in New York a decade ago, offered a glowing interpretation of the work on Sunday afternoon in the Frick Collection's intimate music room.
I hadn't looked at Eugene O'Neill's 1922 play, "The Hairy Ape," in many years before I picked it up again recently, on the occasion of Richard Jones's interpretation of the work for the Park Avenue Armory (March 25-April 22).
While it didn't prove to be a "Jupiter" for the ages, Mr. Langrée led a dynamic interpretation of the work, the counterpoint clean and vigorous in the finale and the orchestra engaged and committed in the earlier movements.
Their interpretation of the work was more than authoritative: It was much stronger and clearer than the original recording (a double album, issued in 1994) and performance (as documented on a DVD released last year).
