In Reply to: Franz Welser-Moest posted by Brian Cheney on February 1, 2007 at 19:23:42:
I heard Barenboim work his way through book one of The Well Tempered Clavier at Carnegie Hall last Saturday. He's another musician whose popularity must remain one of the great imponderables. His tempos wandered aimlessly, driven by the inspiration of some obscure muse whose reasons appealed to neither the heart or mind. An absolutely pointless exercise, as far as I'm concerned. I was there because it was a part of my subscription series. Why the rest of the sold-out audience showed up, I have no idea.
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- Can't comment on Franz Welser-Moest, but... - Paul_A 19:43:41 02/01/07 (3)
- Alas, this sounds all too true. nt - clarkjohnsen 11:59:05 02/02/07 (0)
- Barenboim was a great musician... - bigi 23:47:29 02/01/07 (1)
- What were they thinking in the Windy City? - Harmonia 20:41:23 02/07/07 (0)