tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post7876984859253711975..comments2024-03-15T21:51:30.609-07:00Comments on Iron Tongue of Midnight: Will He or Won't He?Lisa Hirschhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-58261940828723897502011-03-12T11:10:34.823-08:002011-03-12T11:10:34.823-08:00Henry, you might, just might, have me there, altho...Henry, you might, just might, have me there, although I see you <i>Violanta</i> (a great opera, I agree) and raise you Mendelssohn's Octet.<br /><br />Karajan, the finest conductor of the past 60 years? Well, them's fightin' words, in a world that includes Giulini, Kubelik, Kna, Haitink, Mackerras, Bernstein, Horenstein, Muti, Kertesz, Ancerl, Solti, and many many other greats.Lisa Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014924958428072675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-70872477392475253902011-03-12T10:55:18.878-08:002011-03-12T10:55:18.878-08:00"A Midsummer Night's Dream. The overture ..."A Midsummer Night's Dream. The overture is the best piece of music ever written by a 17-year-old"<br /> <br />********<br /> <br />No question about it.<br /> <br />As an aside: It is totally inexplicable that Herbert von Karajan -- the finest conductor of the past 60 years -- never recorded it. <br /> <br />He did a great box set recording of all the symphonies and the 'Hebrides' overture (twice) in the early 1970's with Deutsche Grammophone but never 'Midsummer'.<br /> <br />A weird gap in a great man's discography...<br /><br />(Sigh)The Wistful Pelleastrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01391989065502028363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8957911.post-72805376779211301282011-03-11T20:29:56.980-08:002011-03-11T20:29:56.980-08:00The overture is the best piece of music ever writt...<i>The overture is the best piece of music ever written by a 17-year-old</i><br /><br />No, Korngold writing <i>Der Ring des Polykrates</i> and the awesome <i>Violanta</i> before he was 18 is more impressive than a mere overture! :-)Henry Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15871451112170286316noreply@blogger.com