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Post by julesd68 on May 7, 2024 13:15:25 GMT
"I don't dislike him ...
I dislike his recordings because they suck."
< Klaus Makela and the Cult of the Ken Doll. >
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Post by MartinT on May 7, 2024 13:53:14 GMT
He's wonderfully scathing when he wants to be.
All I know is that Wang is a performer of acknowledged enormous talent. Makela... isn't.
Perhaps she broke up with him because his recordings suck?
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Post by julesd68 on May 7, 2024 14:17:28 GMT
Lol.
It will be difficult for him to sustain these top level orchestral appointments without a recording career to match.
But he's still a very young guy who has charisma on the podium - I've seen him on Arte TV with the Orchestre de Paris and enjoyed the performance. Time will tell!
And we get to see his Rite of Spring later this year, the live performances of which have been very well received from what I have read.
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Post by MartinT on May 7, 2024 15:32:57 GMT
Let's hope. I adore the Rite and hope he doesn't muck it up. Then I get to tell Ruth how good it was  |
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Post by julesd68 on Jun 2, 2024 13:22:30 GMT
DH on the Roth sexting scandal and talking a lot of sense on this sorry affair.
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Post by MartinT on Jun 2, 2024 18:16:50 GMT
He explains it well, a tricky situation.
Roth is another maestro elevated to demigod status. The system is at fault.
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Post by julesd68 on Nov 14, 2024 15:07:24 GMT
One for Martin in anticipation of the Festival Hall concert.
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Post by MartinT on Nov 14, 2024 15:41:39 GMT
Interesting. I've not listened to the Barshai and will do so soon.
Hurwitz then names my favourite recording, the Haitink with the Concertgebouw, simply magnificent (or shockingly fabulous, as he says).
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Post by Slinger on Nov 14, 2024 15:57:46 GMT
I picked up Barshai's Mahler 5 & 10 on a recommendation, and was well rewarded. Even better, they are twinned on a 2CD set released on the budget "Brilliant Classics" label. The mastering engineer for both was Bernie Grundman, so quality is assured. |
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