I have to say I have found FW-M underwhelming, yet again. He has little charisma that is discernible, and his technique is hardly very inspired or fluid. It may well be that he is a very fine musician - but I cannot help wondering why the net isn't cast wider for the conductors' roster for these concerts. What about Christian Thielemann, John Eliot Gardiner (I remember a very fine recording of the Merry Widow he did with the VPO), Semyon Bychkov? The latter might get his metronome out, but it could be interesting... Pretre's concerts were rather good, even though he is not a 'great' conductor. The music sparkled and danced as it should. Compare today's account of the Music of the Spheres with Kleiber's in 1992 and Karajan's in 1987 - probably both on YouTube - and you will see the quality chasm yawning open before you!
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Originally posted by Prommer View PostI have to say I have found FW-M underwhelming, yet again. He has little charisma that is discernible, and his technique is hardly very inspired or fluid. It may well be that he is a very fine musician - but I cannot help wondering why the net isn't cast wider for the conductors' roster for these concerts. What about Christian Thielemann, John Eliot Gardiner (I remember a very fine recording of the Merry Widow he did with the VPO), Semyon Bychkov? The latter might get his metronome out, but it could be interesting... Pretre's concerts were rather good, even though he is not a 'great' conductor. The music sparkled and danced as it should. Compare today's account of the Music of the Spheres with Kleiber's in 1992 and Karajan's in 1987 - probably both on YouTube - and you will see the quality chasm yawning open before you!
Other conductors? JEG (please no) fell out with the VPO, I think. My own choice would be Manfred Honeck, a former player with the VPO, now Music Director at the Pittsburgh SO. They played Strauss encores after their 2011 Prom and they were terrific."The sound is the handwriting of the conductor" - Bernard Haitink
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Originally posted by Richard Tarleton View PostI 'm pretty sure I spotted Julie Andrews in the audience. If Petroc name-checked her I missed it.
Wot no Roger Moore this year? Angela Merkel , another sometime visitor, busy sorting out the Euro crisis?"The sound is the handwriting of the conductor" - Bernard Haitink
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Originally posted by Richard Tarleton View PostI 'm pretty sure I spotted Julie Andrews in the audience. If Petroc name-checked her I missed it.Our chief weapon is surprise...surprise and fear...fear and surprise.... Our two weapons are fear and surprise...and ruthless efficiency....
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