Esa-Pekka Salonen on Beethoven:
Excellent informative clips about the impact of Beethoven’s Symphonies.. After watching, I could almost feel how hard it is to be a musician in a major orchestra.
He seems to be saying that they, the classical crowd, have to change with the times. Brings to mind the ’fusion’ and ’free’ folks in Jazz. There seems to be more recordings of Eastern European music in the magazines these days. Any connection? Something different?
My 7th copy of Beethoven’s 9 symphonies, Riccardo Chailly - Gewandhaus, is en route from England. Probably by tramp steamer.
Thanks for the great clips. I will have to buy something by Salonen. A guy this smart could not possibly be a noise maker.
Cheers
I just looked, and found I have something by him. He was involved with Wynton Marsalis' album, 'ALL RISE'. He conducted the L.A. Philharmonic.