Sounds from this as if Stormin' Norman broke it to the French media 
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"...the isle is full of noises,
Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not.
Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments
Will hum about mine ears, and sometime voices..."
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Mediocrity is everywhere...
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Don't agree. If you've been an assistant to Abbado you're unlikely to be mediocre. I think he's extremely talented and I'd have been delighted if he had been Nelsons' successor at the CBSO.Originally posted by pastoralguy View PostMediocrity is everywhere...
I'm particularly impressed by his often brilliant partnerships with even the mightiest of soloists - IMO one of the best in the business. An exciting appointment - the O de P is often sounding great these days.Comment
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Why don't you all have your own way and stop the needless sniping on this forum?Originally posted by pastoralguy View Post
I'm getting fed up with it.
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Originally posted by Hornspieler View PostWhy don't you all have your own way and stop the needless sniping on this forum?
I'm getting fed up with it.
HS
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Yes, in some quite impressive places, actually: Vienna, Berlin, Leipzig, Amsterdam … However, judging by Noman's blog, he does appear to divide opinion. The other quote Caliban gave described his performance with the Paris lot as a 'concert triomphal'. I don't imagine it was just the march from Aida …Originally posted by pastoralguy View PostIt isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world.Comment
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Perhaps I should have given rational for my comment.
I've heard him three times with the LSO and each time was disappointing. The first occasion in Bruckner's sixth symphony, where, imho, he managed to make the orchestra sound very second rate. The brass were encour aged to play as loudly as possible, the timpanist sounded as if he had foresaken sticks for a couple of half bricks, and Harding appeared to be more concerned with striking poses than bringing players in. (He waved at the 'cellos at one point, causing the principles to raise his shoulders in the time honoured 'not yet guys - just follow me). In all fairness, he conduct a good Bartok second concerto with Lang Lang.
The other two concerts were works where he simply skimmed over the top.
However, for me, his greatest crime was the Dvorak 'cello concerto with Isserlis where the result sounded as if he hadn't bothered to open the score before the sessions.
Now I admit this is only my opinion but I feel my opinions are just as valid as anyone else's here.Comment
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Originally posted by Hornspieler View PostWhy don't you all have your own way and stop the needless sniping on this forum?
I'm getting fed up with it.
HS
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I trust your opinions Mr Pastoralguy. No venom in your postings either.Comment
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Ok, but I can only comment on MY personal response to the recording. And the Dvorak 'cello concerto is nothing if not a personal work...Originally posted by jayne lee wilson View Post
(And since when did we always agree with critics...?)Comment
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He strikes me as inconsistent . His accompaniment to the Pires Beethoven 3 and 4 for example is much more involved and interesting than the Dvorak Cello Concerto where I was just as disappointed as PG . Play the Wallfisch/Mackerras to see how it should be conducted !Comment
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The critical consensus was pretty positive...!Originally posted by pastoralguy View PostOk, but I can only comment on MY personal response to the recording. And the Dvorak 'cello concerto is nothing if not a personal work...
(And since when did we always agree with critics...?)
http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/r/Hyperion/CDA67917 - click on "reviews"...
I would just prefer some musical comments, rather than "didn't bother to look at the score" etc.... or at least, respect the commitment of the artists to the recording of such unusual material.... they'd scarcely bother to do that without close study.Comment
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IOk. I'll do it tomorrow. It's a bit late tonight.Originally posted by jayne lee wilson View PostThe critical consensus was pretty positive...!
http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/r/Hyperion/CDA67917 - click on "reviews"...
I would just prefer some musical comments, rather than "didn't bother to look at the score" etc.... or at least, respect the commitment of the artists to the recording of such unusual material.... they'd scarcely bother to do that without close study.Comment
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