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RE: Questions For You

Posted by pbarach (A) on September 16, 2021 at 04:57:09

In Reply to: Questions For You posted by Ferrous Oxide on September 15, 2021 at 21:13:56:

Todd has never heard the Cleveland Orchestra in person since before Severance Hall was renovated during the Dohnanyi era. He apparently bases his opinions on radio broadcasts, a few YouTube clips, and and a couple of bad recordings released early in the FWM period (Beethoven 9 badly recorded, a Wagner disc).

I've been attending Cleveland Orchestra concerts at Severance (and Blossom) since 1976, so I have heard them play in all of the (post-Szell) eras. YES, it is definitely worth the drive here to Cleveland to hear them at Severance Hall. The orchestra's sound has changed during the last few years to be slightly more mellow, but its precision and the way its players listen to each other has not. FWM has become a much more energetic conductor since he's been here.

Todd continually complains about some of the principal woodwind players. I don't hear what he hears. These are wonderful musicians with personality and great tone. And I think the string section has been in excellent condition as long as I've heard the orchestra.

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