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- From: curtis@sun1.aer.com (Curtis Heisey)
- Subject: Re: Ozawa
- In-Reply-To: rlk@underprize.think.com's message of 23 Dec 92 09:53:22
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- Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 20:10:26 GMT
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- In article <RLK.92Dec23095322@underprize.think.com> rlk@underprize.think.com (Robert Krawitz) writes:
- <Ozawa bashing deleted>
-
- Quite honestly, I haven't figured this one out.
-
- Okay, some specific examples of how Ozawa conducting lacks.
-
- My basic complaint is that the BSO plays very unevenly under Ozawa's
- hand, i.e. strings come in at different times, the brass doesn't sound
- cohesive or confident, and the like. The exception is the string bass
- section which plays extremely cohesively, like a single unit. Many of
- the individual players are exceptional, as witnessed in solo passages,
- but the players as a whole ensemble often play raggedly. I don't think
- that this is a matter of taste, nor a BSO problem, because these
- technical playing issues often dissappear with guest conductors
- (For example, The Brahams under Haitink sounded very cohesive).
-
- My taste-related complaint is that Ozawa is just plain dull,
- especially in the Baroque/Early Classical repertoire, which too often
- sounds like a grind through of the notes.
-
- I do think that Ozawa does a good job with the contemporary repertoire,
- such as Saxton's *The Creation*. I must admit that I've only heard Ozawa
- when he leads the BSO, and I haven't heard the BSO on tour with Ozawa, so I
- can't judge Ozawa in his entirety as a conductor.
-
- But ... Zinman's Boston SO Mahler First had more life, Rattle's Mahler Seventh
- burned the house down, Maacal's someting-or-another exhibited more spontaneity,
- and Lutoslawski with his own works showed more sensitivity than Ozawa.
-
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- Curt Heisey curtis@aer.com
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