Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/10/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Oct 8, 2007, at 5:15 PM, Jeffery Smith wrote: > Actually, the Fournier/Szell Dvorak is the only version of it that I > can stand. I'm glad that it's still available. George Szell, a great conductor, but one always in tight control and not overdoing the emotion...let the music speak for itself... true of the three pieces mentionned here with Szell's name attached... Mahler S 4, Sibelius S 2, and the Dvorak Cello Concerto, all wonderful and brilliantly controlled and noble !! performances... I heard Szell conduct live, when I lived in Cleveland... my 2 cents, Steve > > On 10/8/07, Joseph <joelct@singnet.com.sg> wrote: >> Sonny >> >> Totally agree - my mentioning of Pierre Fournier was to showcase >> my respect >> for >> cellists and the beautiful music they coaxed out of that bulky and >> humongus >> instrument! >> >> It was a compliment - really >> >> Joseph > .-- > Jeffery L. Smith > New Orleans, LA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information