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September 1, 2012
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First of all, let me tell you that I am not a musician in the proper sense. By this I mean that I am not a player (though sometimes I struggle with my double-bass…) but a listener.
(And for the record, I think that we, the listeners, are as important for the music as the players themselves, because ... more |
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February 25, 2011
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I begun listening to Beethoven's music when I was very young. The first music that I almost remember by heart is the Pastoral. So, for me, this set of Symphonies, the greatest ever composed, is indispensable; and should I have enough money, I would probably acquire all the possible editions. But, ... more |
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February 22, 2011
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Sometimes Mr. Hurwitz at Classics Today loves Sir Roger Norrington approach, as in Beethoven’s Symphonies and “The Planets” for example, but, for the most, he always considers Norrington a dull (to be polite…) conductor. Not to tell anything about Sir Roger claims of the playing senza vibrato, “pure ... more |
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December 28, 2010
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I have heard this version of the great Sibelius' Symphonic Cycle, and I feel rather dissapointed with it. Between a beautiful rendition of the Third and a quite dull Seventh, lie five middle on the road readings of the other five.
It happens that, the first time Järvi did the full Cycle for BIS, the ... more |
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