When pianist Rudolf Buchbinder sat down for rehearsals with the Philadelphia Orchestra Tuesday, he brought with him a special message. Buchbinder said he spoke with Wolfgang Sawallisch on Easter Sunday, and Sawallisch asked him to extend his greetings to the musicians. The elegant Buchbinder plays Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4 with the Philadelphians Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
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Sawallisch Sends Greetings
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Nice message. Given Maestro Sawallisch's health, can he travel at all outside his home? Obviously from your article around his birthday in 2006, he couldn't fly. But I got the impression that he couldn't even take the train to hear concerts in Munich.
Posted by Geo. | March 26, 2008 12:05 AM
Posted on March 26, 2008 00:05
I don't think I'll ever forget the great string of concerts Sawallisch led here in the winter-spring of 2001. I think his working relationship with the Orchestra peaked around then. They gave performances of Brahms 4th, Bruckner's 4th and Beethoven's Eroica that just couldn't have been much better, all within a few months of each other. Those were the days!
Posted by Anonymous | March 26, 2008 11:17 AM
Posted on March 26, 2008 11:17
Your review of "Pictures" was right on the mark. One of the large disappointments was the horns doubling what normally is the tenor tuba solo in Bydlo. Instead of the impression of a single ox cart I was left with the impression of something akin to "Wagon Train". It is a shame, Carol Jantsch's sound was wonderful and I would have liked to have heard her approach on the slightly larger instrument, all by itself.
Posted by Mark | March 30, 2008 9:36 AM
Posted on March 30, 2008 09:36
Dutoit is leading Pictures as part of the first program of next season in late September, so you won't have that long to wait to get your chance to hear her play that section on her own.
Posted by Barry | March 30, 2008 10:28 PM
Posted on March 30, 2008 22:28