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Bernard Chasan:
>The discussions under the subject title of this note are downright
>surrealistic because they are generally not about Levine at all, but
>rather about Munch and others. Levine is dismissed from consideration,
>and generally disapproved for musical reasons which "everybody" knows.
>I need enlightenment. Why the negativity?
I can tell you my reasons, and, if anything, I was predisposed to like
Levine's music-making, since he studied with one of my favorite conductors,
George Szell. However, I've never heard a recording of his (my only
experience with Levine) that wasn't plodding, pokey, dull, and only
minimally capable. His Wagner to me lacks drama. His Mahler lacks
forward drive. I have no idea why he gets the gigs he gets.
Steve Schwartz
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