In Reply to: "The personality is in the music" posted by rbolaw on January 7, 2017 at 19:33:22:
Yes, a top orch. could play Dvorak without Neumann too. That doesn't make Kertesz bland, lame or lacking a "point of view". Not doing anything radical to a score doesn't equate to copping a standardized interpretation lacking emotion, color, texture, appropriate tempos, dynamic contrast, balance.To each his own, but I don't hear anything missing in Kertesz's Dvorak, and plenty to enjoy. I'm no Dvorak maven, but I haven't heard other versions I like better, including Czech conductors.
Edits: 01/07/17
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- RE: "The personality is in the music" - Rick W 21:52:57 01/07/17 (24)
- I'm a Kertesz fan - rbolaw 07:59:03 01/08/17 (6)
- There's a bit of arrogance when someone claims to follow your (and Rick's) last statement - Chris from Lafayette 09:33:44 01/08/17 (4)
- RE: There's a bit of arrogance when someone claims to follow your (and Rick's) last statement - Rick W 12:37:53 01/08/17 (0)
- Well, no arrogance intended, rather respect - rbolaw 12:24:33 01/08/17 (1)
- My bad - I tried to word that last subject line carefully - didn't mean you or Rick were being arrogant - Chris from Lafayette 16:36:48 01/08/17 (0)
- RE: There's a bit of arrogance when someone claims to follow your (and Rick's) last statement - Ivan303 10:02:27 01/08/17 (0)
- If you like Kertesz and Dvorak, this box set is worth a look... - Ivan303 08:53:47 01/08/17 (0)
- The point is not that an orchestra couldn't play without a conductor in charge - Chris from Lafayette 00:34:25 01/08/17 (16)
- Kind of a general response. - Rick W 09:04:28 01/08/17 (15)
- RE: Kind of a general response. - Old Listener 10:54:57 01/08/17 (10)
- I see a list like yours, and I think. . . - Chris from Lafayette 16:53:43 01/08/17 (9)
- RE: I see a list like yours, and I think. . . - Old Listener 08:41:50 01/09/17 (7)
- Excellent idea - Chris from Lafayette 01:10:32 01/10/17 (6)
- RE: Excellent idea - Old Listener 23:25:08 01/10/17 (2)
- RE: Excellent idea - Chris from Lafayette 01:12:19 01/11/17 (1)
- RE: Excellent idea - Old Listener 07:17:20 01/11/17 (0)
- RE: Excellent idea - johngladneyproffitt 11:14:40 01/10/17 (2)
- Excelent recording.... - Ivan303 16:12:59 01/10/17 (0)
- Yes - Thanks, John - I haven't gotten around to that Bosch cycle yet - Chris from Lafayette 12:11:34 01/10/17 (0)
- RE: " but music making just didn't stop in the 70's" - Ivan303 20:47:44 01/08/17 (0)
- Rick - I don't disagree with your post, but see my post above ("There's a bit of arrogance. . . ") - Chris from Lafayette 09:44:25 01/08/17 (3)
- Part of it us one's upbringing. - rbolaw 14:35:22 01/08/17 (2)
- Understood - no problem with that [nt] - Chris from Lafayette 16:38:09 01/08/17 (1)
- But having said all that - rbolaw 18:40:58 01/08/17 (0)