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Topic: Barenboim in Met recital (Read 1489 times)

cmg

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Barenboim in Met recital

on: December 16, 2008, 04:09:44 PM

First pianist since Horowitz to play there.

Here's the NY Times Review. (The reviewer loves everybody, so take this at face value.)

https://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/16/arts/music/16bare.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&emc=eta1&adxnnlx=1229443541-iZc27J9KcQTrR4R0N8a70A

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arensky

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Re: Barenboim in Met recital

Reply #1 on: December 16, 2008, 04:48:37 PM

Quote from: cmg on December 16, 2008, 04:09:44 PM

Here's the NY Times Review. (The reviewer loves everybody, so take this at face value.)

He didn't love everyone in Boston, that's for sure; he savaged several artists. One headline read ".......'s talent doesn't match her ambitions". And that was the nice part. He also reviewed an original musical, of which I was the musical director. Fortunately he complimented the stage director and I, saying we had "done skillful work" before lecturing the composer/lyricist and playwright on his shortcomings.

Perhaps being the Chief Scribe of NYC has made him indulgent. Or maybe the recital was very good.

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