In Reply to: RE: Gramophone's Hall of Fame posted by Brian Cheney on April 12, 2012 at 13:12:59:
Very true, Brian. I like physical halls of fame that are interesting, educational and fun to visit, but a simple list of names? No.
And in addition to the pro-Brit bias, how about the anti-French bias? No French names other than Boulez? As great a composer as he is (at least IMO, I know that's a controversial statement), would you rank him as a conductor that far ahead of Pierre Monteux?
You rightly mention instrumentalists Pierre Fournier and Marcel Tabuteau. Jean-Pierre Rampal might belong in the list, too, and the Belgian Arthur Grumiaux. And you certainly could have mentioned some French singers like Crespin and Souzay.
I guess we need to read the list in Diapason to get some balance. ;)
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Follow Ups
- "Worse than useless" - rbolaw 13:34:05 04/12/12 (2)
- Click the links. - Mali 14:30:01 04/12/12 (1)
- OK, but it still ain't Cooperstown. ;) nt - rbolaw 19:03:07 04/12/12 (0)