In Reply to: Nobody likes his version of "Appalachian Spring"? posted by jimbill on July 23, 2012 at 12:51:27:
Save for his own compositions......
Aside from being a showman on stage, his readings of the masterworks have almost always struck me as lacking in depth, nuance, and understanding of the composer......
(I have the same complaint about Carlos Kleiber, by the way.)
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Follow Ups
- I Don't Like His Version of a Lot of Things......... - Todd Krieger 10:56:30 07/24/12 (3)
- That's why they make chocolate and vanilla. - jimbill 12:24:31 07/24/12 (2)
- Well he sure isn't vanilla, and thank God for that..... - Chuck Y 13:34:46 07/24/12 (0)
- RE: That's why they make chocolate and vanilla. - ahendler 12:41:42 07/24/12 (0)