Steven Martin wrote:
>Yesterday I was in my car driving towards a movie theatre to see Star
>Wars for the second time while my wife is out of town, when I heard
>some wonderful baroque music on the radio. ... I was surprised to
>find out that I had been listening to the NYPO conducted by .....wait
>for it....Pierre Boulez.
>
>I forget what the actual piece was but does anybody know if this might
>be a recording that is currently not OOP. ...
IIRC, Boulez and the New Yorkers had a performance of Handel's Water Music
on Columbia way back when. I'm sure a search via one of the CD retailers
linked through Classical Net (shameless plug) might show if it has been
reissued as a Sony CD. I don't have the recording myself, so I can't
comment on the performance, but will take your word for it:-)
But don't be too shocked at the idea....Boulez even had even conducted
some Baroque recordings available on Nonesuch back in the LP heydays of
that label.
Bill H.