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In Reply to: Re: Mstislav Rostropovich... posted by tlyyra on April 27, 2007 at 20:09:35:
Bernard Haitink, Kurt Masur, Lorin Maazel, Seiji Ozawa and Zubin Mehta in your lineage?
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Nowhere, they cannot really be spoken of in the same sentence. And Maazel isn't to be spoken in the same sentence as Haitink, Masur, and Ozawa. Ozawa is the most interesting of them as a musical mind, albeit very erratic. I've heard some horrendous Bach from him but also some distinguished Mahler, Messiaen, and Takemitsu. And his Sibelius/Tchaikovsky disc with Mullova must be one of the most successful ones out there (not least thanks to Mullova, of course, who is such a good champion of even this kind of material). Mehta and Masur I only know from their New York days so I'm not really able to say much that hasn't been said many times before.But in the earlier context one should have absolutely mentioned also the late great Oleg Kagan, who is barely remembered today. What a musician. And maybe Natalia Gutman, who so very thankfully just released a recording of Schumann cello concerto with Abbado.
And Boulez would deserve a separate treatment altogether.
But maybe you would differ.
I think that Fischer Dieskau still sings a bit, right? I have irreplaceable discography of his LP's of German lieder in my family's home, excellent or better condition.
He's already retired from singing, but has been doing some recital roles (for record and on stage). You are lucky to have that lieder collection at home - priceless examples of the greatest Lied singing of the last century (and this one, so far).
Kagan, the greatest of Soviet/Russian violinists of the post-Oistrakh era, was a true and complete artist very much in the same vein as Richter (he died tragically in 1990). For a number of reason most of his recordings are only available through the priceless Live Classics "Kagan Edition" imprint and mostly in Europe, I'd guess, and given that they are rather unofficial tapings derived from intimate occasions at off-the-beaten-path venues, the sound quality is never flattering. Just prior to his death he recorded one of the most moving and perfect performances of the Bach sonatas and partitas, which came out on Erato and is today reissued on one of those superbudget Warner Elatus twofers.Gutman, the master cellist of our era, was his wife and is thankfully still recording today.
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