alocispepraluger102 Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 (edited) http://www.gramophone.co.uk/newsMainTempla...newssectionID=1 good bye to a remarkable musician. will miss your mozart. Edited December 2, 2007 by alocispepraluger102 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HolyStitt Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 Thank you for the heads up! I have been on the fence about seeing him perform in March with Osmo Vänskä and the Minnesota Orchestra. Hearing the info prompted me to see if there were tickets, which I broke down and bought because they were on sale for $45. The program has Webern Passacaglia, Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3, and Shostakovich Symphony No. 6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 His name is spelled Brendel, and he will retire at the end of next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcy62 Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 I saw him with the Berliner Philarmoniker conducted by Abbado at the Royal Albert Hall, many many years ago. I forgot the program, but a great performance. The same year I got the Ninth of Beethoven played by London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Tennstedt. Curiosly the young Brendel on picture looked like my father, an impressive likeness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alocispepraluger102 Posted December 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 His name is spelled Brendel, and he will retire at the end of next year. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bright Moments Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 i recommend this: (jim - please move this topic to the classical forum) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alocispepraluger102 Posted December 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 actually, it's spelt Bren-dull... nice programming by Osmo, however (really)... no o-ffense to al-o© but Brendel has been clogging the racks with his overwhelming brand-name dullardness for waaaaaaaaaay too long & at best he should have retired 20 goddamn years ago. goodbye & good riddance (for unforgivable crimes against Schubert, among others) from the classical desk, edc i understand, edc. that needed said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bright Moments Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 actually, it's spelt Bren-dull... nice programming by Osmo, however (really)... no o-ffense to al-o© but Brendel has been clogging the racks with his overwhelming brand-name dullardness for waaaaaaaaaay too long & at best he should have retired 20 goddamn years ago. goodbye & good riddance (for unforgivable crimes against Schubert, among others) from the classical desk, edc ouch!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcy62 Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 Clem, I understand your points, though I am not an expert of classical music at all. It just happen that I am reading a Lester Bangs' book, and I remember your post about Bangs e Astral Week. You said F*** Lester, but both of you share the very same attitude towards music business, no offense, obviously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcy62 Posted December 12, 2007 Report Share Posted December 12, 2007 Clem, I am a MOTORbiker, so I am a serious follower of MOTORbike's racing. I quitted following bike racing because of doping scandals many years ago, after Pantani's story. Never heard of Dario Pegoretti. Anyway I think I got your points, from all your posts I read in the years I desume that: 1) nobody is great on all composers/works 2) somebody is somewhat corrupted by the label's star system and quit to explore/advance, tho some of his/her early performances could be notable/worthing to discover/rediscover 3) somebody achieved a deep view ageing, like a great red wine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mandrill Posted January 5, 2008 Report Share Posted January 5, 2008 Brendel, Perahia, Uchida &, in America (tho' to lesser degree bc he came along later), Richard Goode are all BRANDS. BRANDS. BRANDS. everyone you hear about them-- & ya'll DO hear a lot, relatively speaking-- need to considered through that BUSINESS filter. that said, there are plenty of terrific musicians who did & do record for non- DG, Sony, Decca, Philips (none of which exist as they did anymore anyway) so... tho' it's harder to find their cds, it's almost always worth the extra effort. from the classical desk, edc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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