In Reply to: RE: I'm fascinated that your wife likes Bruckner posted by Todd Krieger on July 6, 2012 at 22:39:38:
I remember one thing that so impressed me when I saw Celibidache and the Munich Philharmonic do Bruckner's Fourth live (Celibidache's notorious 80-minute Bruckner Fourth!), was that he had somehow mesmerized the players in the orchestra so that they were all pulling in the same interpretive direction at once. IOW, they knew the goals of the interpretation and how their individual contributions fit in and contributed to the overall success and emotional effect of the performance. I've never had this sensation so overwhelmingly in any other live performance I've attended. I also remember Celibidache's reported comments during the rehearsals at Davies Hall for this performance: at the end of the rehearsal, he told the players to look around the hall and then commented, "Anyone who would build a hall like this doesn't care very much about music!" ;-)
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- Nice write-up, Todd! - Chris from Lafayette 09:25:27 07/07/12 (0)