[78-L] Bruckner and Sibelius

Don Cox doncox at enterprise.net
Thu Jul 12 09:18:26 PDT 2012


On 11/07/2012, David Lennick wrote:

> As I recall, Leonard Bernstein (a conductor and person I have MAJOR
> problems with, but once in a blue moon I agree with him) felt the same
> way I do about Bruckner and used similar scatalogical language.
> Sibelius just leaves me feeling depressed and angry.
> 
Both Bernstein and Toscanini left good recordings of Sibelius. Neither
performed any Bruckner. Toscanini performed no Mahler.

Bruno Walter performed and recorded both Bruckner and Mahler, but no
Sibelius. Beecham recorded Sibelius, but no Bruckner or Mahler.

It seems opinions vary.

> But hey, that's what makes horse races!
> 
> dl

Regards
-- 
Don Cox
doncox at enterprise.net



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