Sad news – Carlos Villa, appointed leader of the New Philharmonia Orchestra in 1967, has died at age 80.
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Ah yes, Klemperer’s favourite leader in his last years. A fine player. I bought his Beethoven Kreutzer and Spring sonatas with Gwenneth Pryor on Classics for Pleasure…which has never appeared on CD…? Another soundtrack to my teens!
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