Bob Yoon ([log in to unmask]) wrote:

>>I'm not a Mehta fan, but I've heard many of his recordings and seen him in
>>concert in Israel and in New York.  He made his fame by taking on mediocre
>>orchestras and turning them into world class ensembles.

And Deryk Barker responded:

>Ah, like the LAPO and the NYPO you mean.

Question.  How good was the LAPO when Mehta took it over? I was under the
impression it was less than first rank and got much better under Mehta, but
from 3000 miles away, I have no idea.  I have heard very few, if any, of
their pre-Mehta recordings.

Roger Hecht