In Reply to: Barenboim was a great musician... posted by bigi on February 1, 2007 at 23:47:29:
I agree.Other than he's a Really Big Name?
The younger Barenboim was something to behold. Even his conducting was more interesting back then.
But his conducting has been singularly uninspiring for some time now. I have been sorely disappointed everytime I've heard him conduct in Chicago - and that's a great band.
Orchestra search committees are mysterious things. Our local wise men in Indianapolis passed on Marin ALsop (who wanted the job badly, I know not why) to saddle us with the numbingly mediocre Mario Venzaga.
Oh well. Things worked out for Alsop. Not so much for us :-(
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- What were they thinking in the Windy City? - Harmonia 20:41:23 02/07/07 (0)