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Post Subject: Re: Wilsons, EMM, Ozawa, Saint-Saens and...Posted by clarkjohnsen on: 10/3/2005
While in general I agree with Romy about Wilsons, I have once or twice heard them sound really, really good. On the other hand I have also heard them sound really, really miserable -- worse than anything. I'm not talking merely mediocre here, folks; I'm talking disaster.
As to the referenced concert, I was there too and agree the Corsaire Overture was the surprise standout of the evening. And while the Jeux was so-so, the Boef was jazz-band tight and rhythmically lively. But the Organ Symphony was pretty much as described, alas. I was privileged to hear Munch do it there in '66 and I remember even still the viscerality and excitement of it, although the band was not as competent in those days.
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