Lorin Maazel 1930-2014

[MickyD]

I remember he was also a good sport when doing the New Year's Concert in Vienna, entering into the fun.

[EdgeleyRob]

Very sad news.
Another who seemed as if he would be around forever.
Gorgeous Mahler 4 of course.

RIP.

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

I remember he was also a good sport when doing the New Year's Concert in Vienna, entering into the fun.

Wasn't he the first one to conduct aftet the retirement of Willie Boskovsky?

[bluestateprommer]

Wasn't he the first one to conduct aftet the retirement of Willie Boskovsky?

Yes, from 1980 (right after Boskovsky) to 1986, then subsequently 1994, 1999, and 2005.

[Barbirollians]

Was he not due to conduct it again next year ?

Some autopilot performances of his , including that Bruckner last year, did not appeal but he could turn out wonderful stuff.

[Petrushka]

Was he not due to conduct it again next year ?

Some autopilot performances of his , including that Bruckner last year, did not appeal but he could turn out wonderful stuff.

No, Zubin Mehta is scheduled for the 2015 New Year's Day Concert.

[pastoralguy]

Goodness, what a shock. I must dig out the mini-disc of his opera '1984'.

RIP, maestro.

[richardfinegold]

Oh crumbs... that's very sad. Didn't always agree with his music-making, especially later on, but at its best, his work was intoxicating and spectacular: the classic complete Prokofiev Romeo & Juliet in Cleveland was an early lynch-pin of my collection. And some of his Mahler, even Wagner... I have an old VHS of an incendiary Mahler 8 at the Proms - magnificent stuff.

RIP Maestro and thank you

Agreed. That is a shock.

[gurnemanz]

He seemed to be fit to the end, keeping going with his music-making. I'm glad we saw him one more time a couple of years ago - Mahler 8 at RFH.

[cloughie]

RIP Lorin - I hope all those who have said unkind words about him on these boards will now learn to enjoy his large 60+ year recorded legacy. I also hope there will be commercial recordings of his late expansive Richard Strauss.

[Pulcinella]

The Ravel piano concertos (with Collard) are pretty special too; they won the 1980 Gramophone Award, according to the blurb on the CD liner.

PS: Just spotted mention of this in message 10!

[BBMmk2]

A great sadness has come gain. So soon after Abbado as well! I have some Maazel recordings but I never have bought any of his recordings, especially later on in his life. apart from John Adams's On the Transmigration of Souls. Which I will play today!

RIP

[Barbirollians]

RIP Lorin - I hope all those who have said unkind words about him on these boards will now learn to enjoy his large 60+ year recorded legacy. I also hope there will be commercial recordings of his late expansive Richard Strauss.

There are plenty to enjoy but we cannot all suspend critical judgment simply on the basis that conductors, like all of us, are mortal surely ?

[Pulcinella]

... apart from John Adams's On the Transmigration of Souls, which I will play today!

RIP

A fitting tribute, bbm (hope you don't mind edited quote!); I had forgotten this, but shall do likewise.

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

There are plenty to enjoy but we cannot all suspend critical judgment simply on the basis that conductors, like all of us, are mortal surely ?

True, but at this time we can focus on the positive.