Many Happy Returns to Christoph von Dohnányi, 91 today.
Categories
- Anderson's Archive (24)
- Back Catalogue Reviews (1)
- BBC Proms 2020 (38)
- BBC Proms 2021 (51)
- BBC Proms 2022 (97)
- BBC Proms 2023 (106)
- Christmas Collections 2021 … and into 2022 (6)
- Christmas Crackers 2020 and then for all seasons (4)
- Comedy (76)
- Concert Reviews (557)
- Digital-only Releases (2)
- Enescu Festival 2023 (32)
- Guest Contributors (287)
- Insights (78)
- Light Music Gems (22)
- News (4,881)
- Opera Reviews (37)
- Outstanding [category w.e.f. January 2021] (345)
- Ramblings (377)
- Record of the Month [category w.e.f. July 2021] (24)
- Recording Reviews (433)
- Recording Soundbites (16)
- Uncategorized (9)
- Unexpected (50)
- Videos (1,740)
- Vinyl (19)
I met this fine conductor after a Philharmonia rehearsal at the RFH for a chat many years ago.
He had just played through Leonora 3 so I asked him what he thought. He replied
“You know they think they know how to play Beethoven but they don’t.”
I did not explore this further but still reflect on it today.