by Kenneth Woods | Mar 26, 2011 | A view from the podium, Lists
Part three of our survey of the real 20 greatest conductors of all time is now ready. Part one is here, part two is here. We hope that you will appreciate the many careful minutes of preparation and consideration that went into this list, and the dozens of...
by Kenneth Woods | Mar 25, 2011 | A view from the podium, Lists
Welcome back! We hope you are enjoying our survey of the real 20 greatest conductors of all time- you can read part one here. On to numbers 6-10. Who are your favorites? Do share your comments. Remember, all rankings are potentially arbitrary and or perverse. 6 ....
by Kenneth Woods | Mar 25, 2011 | A view from the podium, Lists
The current issue of BBC Music Magazine has a featured list of the “20 Greatest Conductors of All Time,” including one fantastic misprint in the press release version of the list now circulating- “Terenc” rather than “Ferenc” Fricsay 1. Carlos Kleiber (1930-2004)...
by Kenneth Woods | Mar 21, 2011 | A view from the podium
Perfection It’s a powerful word. Can it apply to music? Should it? Even when it does, is it the point? Is perfect music inherently better music? I don’t think a performance can be perfect. Technically flawless- yes. Magical- yes. Perfect? No. All too often, the price...
by Kenneth Woods | Mar 15, 2011 | A view from the podium
Conductor Yakov Kreizberg has died at the unfathomable age of just 51 after a long illness. There are details on Norman Lebrecht’s blog and from his agent here. Here is an excerpt of her letter announcing his passing: It is with deep sorrow that we must announce...
by Kenneth Woods | Mar 15, 2011 | A view from the podium
Composer Aldo Clementi passed away last week at the age of 85. There have been nice tributes at The Rambler , Ravishdears and Boulezian. I came into professional contact with his music only once- we recorded two of his early works, Ideogrammi I and Ideogrammi II, with...
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