Donald Satz ([log in to unmask]) wrote:

>...  Previn is "famous" largely based on his non-classical connections
>including Hollywood and a failed marriage to Mia Farrow.

And don't forget the woman whom he left for Mia: singer-songwriter
Dory Previn. (Whatever happened to her?)

>...  Definitely overrated when it comes to classical music.  But, maybe
>he's a great jazz musician.  Whatever he is, he's not much to me.

Well his "jazz" CD with Kiri was hideous, but that's maybe more her fault
than his.

As top his classical recordings: his RVW cycle is very good, his Elgar
is not bad and his Walton 1 (1966 LSO) has yet to be surpassed.  His
Turangalila and DSCH 8 are not to be sneezed at either.

Actually I think he's a pretty damned fine conductor - but nobody seems
to want to record him.  Yet Ozawa......

Deryk Barker
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