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The last week Ozawa returned in Boston after 6 years of thanks God escape from BSO. He played Olivier Messiaen "Trois Petites Liturgies de la Presence Divine" and Berlioz's "Symphonie Fantastique". I am not a highe Ozawa fun but I have to admit the BSO played Symphonie Fantastique rather fine. I also have to admit that I do not particularly care about the Symphonie Fantastique as the work – I never developed any worked feeling to this composition.

The Messiaen’s "… Presence Divine" I head for a first time and it was absolutely stunning. The BSO, the Ozawa, the women of the Tanglewood Festival Chorus it was absolutely wonderful. I love, I love, I love it! The first part of the concert was an absolute treat!

BTW, to be a bad boy… Talking with a local guy about the concert he told me a story that made me laugh very hard. When Takashi Asahina dies in 2001 a French newspaper published an obituary to the famed conductor. In this obituary they accidently used the picture of… Seiji Ozawa is of Takashi Asahina. I sorry to say it but I feel it is as funny as could be…. Here is Takashi Asahina and below is the obituary:

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