Mr Hardy
Certainly don't deny what you and others have said about these conductors of today, but one of the benefits
is that companies are now releasing recordings by those admired conductors of the past (Beecham, Klemperer,
Szell, Kletzki etc etc) and their orchestras at very reasonable prices, so not all bad.
However, I'm afraid what you described is simply a fact of modern public life - the gradual disappearence of
talented individuals to be replaced by technically proficient robots.
There is also the matter of design and presentation. Yesterday's review of Entartete Musik by Nick Barnard
and the appalling lack of documentation is a case in point. And in today's reviews there is a collection of
well-regarded guitar music by Heike Matthiesen who, for reasons known only to herself, happily agreed to
display herself on the cover looking more like she was auditioning for Page 3 than a respected musician.
But if that is how she sees herself...
As Jeffrey has said, do we really need another cycle of symphonies by X, Y or Z?? Most worthwhile works by
various composers have already been recorded superbly by real musicians, and in many cases they are classic
recordings with many regarded as being the definitive versions. Something we are thankful to be reminded of
occasionally by the eminent Mr Moore here on MW - especially in the matter of opera recordings.
regards
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