[78-L] Mutter 1, Gershwin 0

[David Lennick]

So is Jascha Heifetz, whose arrangement that was. Anne-Sophie Mutter is a 
renowned violinist, for no reason I have ever been able to fathom. 30 years ago 
she debuted as a protege of Herbie von Hobnail, playing the Beethoven Concerto 
as if it were a series of Nazi marches. She has not done anything in the 
intervening years to prove herself worthy of acclaim, but we've been mired in 
mediocrity in other classical areas as well, with so-called wise people 
praising operatic screamers like Ben Heppner and Renee Fleming, soporific 
guitarists like Sharon Isbin (prizewinners, yet), pretentious pretenders like 
Nigel Kennedy (who decided he didn't need a first name)..I feel sorry for Andre 
Previn, who once had a reputation, but he happens to be married to this woman.

dl

On 10/1/2011 3:07 PM, simmonssomer wrote:
> Stuff Smith is having a conniption in his grave.
>
> Al S.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Lennick"<dlennick at sympatico.ca>
> To: "78L"<78-L at 78online.com>
> Sent: Saturday, October 01, 2011 2:02 PM
> Subject: [78-L] Mutter 1, Gershwin 0
>
>
>> We've been having a lot of fun eviscerating this over at the Toast of New
>> York
>> list, but for those who were lucky enough to miss this on Letterman last
>> night,
>> why should you miss out on the misery?
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kMbdGCFkpo
>>
>> Bru-tal.
>>
>> dl