Monday, January 24, 2011

Some Proms Thoughts

- Edward Gardiner should stick to British music.

- Arvo Part is still the musical antichrist.

- Mikhail Pletnev is a much more interesting conductor than Andrey Boreyko, shame about the whole pederasty thing.

- Great conductors used to know to wait until their 40's to tackle Beethoven. Apparently Yannick Neszet-Seguin didn't get the memo.

- Turnage + Beyonce = Good shit.

- Osmo Vanska + Bruckner = Great idea. Vanska + Bruckner - Minnesota Orchestra = Less Good. Somebody give this guy a better orchestra.

- Osmo Vanska + Beethoven = always good idea.

- Czech Philharmonic + Czech Music = Best idea ever. Make it happen every year.

- I still don't get Bohuslav Martinu. MORE JANACEK PLEASE!

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