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I never was a huge fun of it. It is an OK symphony and my Barbirolli’s play with London pretty much was all that was enough for me. Today my FM again broke my virginity…

Herbert Blomstedt took James Levine’s place to lead today BSO. The Egmont’ Overture was so-so, kind of lazy ass play.

The Bruch’ Violin Concerto No. 1 with Joshua Bell was wonderful - like anything else Joshua Bell plays. Unfortunately the WGBH did something with signal or with microphones that lead to broadcast some of the sections of orchestra in opposite phase between the channels. I was walking around my playback the whole Egmont and the beginning of Bruch, having no idea what is happening with BSO imaging until I concluded that it was not me. Here is where the glory of WGBH comes to the place. With any other station in Boston they will claim innocents or even hardly understand what the problem is. Not with WGBH! I called to their chief-engineers (it turned out to be his home number!!!) and in 5 seconds he asked me if I have gaps in center image he is really the right person at the right place. He said that he will fix it… and the second past of the concert the problem was gone. How do not respect those people. It is a far cry from the idiot from WHRB who advised me to “move a few feet to right on my couch”.

Then it was Dvorak’ Symphony No. 8, everything besides the few last bars it was a perfect plays… for 20th orchestra in USA. I do not know – might be humid affect them but it was very lethargic.

Then the WGBH to fill the time broadcasted the live-to-tape play of Herbert Blomstedt lead the semi-teenagers staffed Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra, recorded a few days before, live on June 29, 2009. That was completely different play and it was absolutely wonderful – blissful, energetic and with willingness and vigor. The Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra with Sibelius’ Second was truly heads and shoulders better then anything BSO did this season so far.

Next week James Levine immerge from his witness protection program, let see where BSO will find itself.

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