Monday, February 20, 2012

Karajan

I have the same problem with Karajan as a musician that many others do: he thought all rough edges need to be sanded down to something smooth. But damn his Berlin Philharmonic was great.

Sunday, February 5, 2012

Pollini as a young man

Playing the Emperor with Abbado in 1967.  Best left hand in the east, west, or anywhere else.