Roger Hecht writes:

>Better a lot of people than Jimmy "The Hut".  (Fabulous nickname.
>Congratulations.) Just heard a rather dull Mahler 3 from Jimmy, though
>two caveats.  1) I heard it over the radio, and 2) I'm told the previous
>night's was better.  What I heard was the Friday matinee.

I attended the Saturday evening performance of the Mahler Third and
found it anything but dull.  I also fail to see what is so fabulous about
Schwartz's' nicknane for Levine, "jimmy the Hut".  In truth Levine does
not cut a graceful figure on the podium, but what does that have to do
with his conducting abilities?  Steve has a low opinion of these- I think
that he wildly overstates his case.

Bernard Chasan

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