Gilbert Chang wrote:
>Actually I quite like Mehta. I think his recording of Beethoven's 9th
>symphony with the NYPO is brilliant. I'd like to know why you don't like
>him very much. Is it because of his flamboyant gestures?
I don't like his Brahms Symphonies because they are boring beyond belief,
and I am a fan of Brahms and was once a huge Mehta fan!
But please DO NOT take my word for it. Do A-B tests movement to movement.
Listen to many different versions. I like Haitink, Barbirolli, and
Klemperer, and those are ALL different from each other. Mehta did not
make it to the Mimi Finals.
Mimi Ezust <[log in to unmask]>