Initially, a polite dialogue unfolded between trumpet and percussion, whose glissandos and flourishes underpinned the gentle interjections from the balcony.
Volcker's achievement shines through this book almost despite Silber's attempts to underscore it: the editorial interjections from the author don't make him seem particularly reliable.
Despite what sounds like an awkward tape splice (however that may translate in digital recording), the central Scherzo is especially delightful, full of antic humor, with gooey slides from the strings and harrumphing interjections from the low winds.
During the 1966 British general election, the US new wave director Joseph Strick made a fascinating and highly recommended documentary called The Hecklers, which recorded uninvited interjections from the public at election events which he filmed from the back of the hall.
On Thursday night, the dinner included a lively conversation among media executives, punctuated by dissenting interjections from the audience, about the role of the news media, a topic that will be a continuing focus of debate as the new Trump administration takes and exercises power.
KABC talk radio host Dennis Prager effectively delivered the text with Schoenberg's score, which was neatly articulated by the orchestra, with interjections from a men's chorus.
The triumphant D Major Gloria includes a central B-flat Major setting of the "Qui tollis" begun by the bass soloist with chant-like interjections from the chorus.
The first two were virtually solo pieces, with only spare interjections from the other instrument, but the last was a rich dialogue.
Jonathan Lee's Who Is Mr Satoshi? (William Heinemann, £12.99) is, by contrast, told entirely from the perspective of one man, with occasional interjections from the authors of old letters he finds.
This terrific series has many strengths, not least the music – perfectly suited interjections from Nick Cave, from Radiohead – but one standout is the unflinching way in which it contrasts the worlds of power and money with the grubby, ripped fingernails of appalling violence necessary to achieve them.
