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In Reply to: RE: RIP Lorin Maazel posted by pbarach on July 13, 2014 at 10:57:03
Maazel conducted the first symphonic concert I ever attended live - early in 71 with the SFS, Beethoven's Consecration of the House, Sibelius 5th symphony, Ravel's La Valse, and Bartok's Two Pictures for Orchestra. Later, while he was Music Director in Vienna, I attended a ballet evening at the Staatsoper where he conducted Daphnis & Chloe and Firebird - a wonderful evening. I agree with jdaniels that there aren't that many top list recording by him - I don't think he lived up to his early promise. Culshaw, for example, described him as a brilliant young conductor in his autobiography. Still - a shock.
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In watching videos from the past two years, he appeared to be in decent health... He will be missed.
He really looked young for his age......
The Prokofiev Romeo & Juliet - yes there are others that many prefer, but I like this one.
Surely an entry from his 60s Sibelius cycle with the VPO. Richard Kaplan in Fanfare, picked his recording of the 3rd as his desert island choice.
Most likely the Ravel noted by jdaniels.
The man made a LOT of recordings....somebody was buying them!
and the rest of that cycle, too.
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