Really, and that's...saying something? In this age of political correctness, it seems to me that we want Abbado to succeed because he was dying, much like the hoot-y Ferrier. Give me the Abbado of the LSO years.
"Karajanized 'monochromatism'...." If anyone wants to call out an internet classical forum newbie trying to sound "in the know," the above is exactly what one can expect him to say. Yes Dorothy, vonK took beautification (and knob twittling in the control room) a little too far in his late years, but that leaves 30+ years of otherwise remarkable results; a voluptuous yet crystal clear orchestral sound in Berlin that -- in my experience -- is unmatched. Then there is his Philharmonia era....
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