Dixon Hill 4,229 Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 We lost one of the greats today. Maazel's tenure with the NYP was an immensely integral part of my musical "coming of age", and I was there from his first night in 2002 to the sublime last notes of his Mahler 8 farewell concert in 2009. He lives on in his recordings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karelm 2,355 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Maazel was a tremendous force in music and will be missed. I'm happy to have seen him perform recently and he was full of energy and life. And by the way, the final redemption of Faust makes a fitting tribute. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Score 557 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 It's indeed very sad. A real, great master. My first contact with him was via his recording of Romeo and Juliet, by Prokofiev. A masterpiece played to perfection. He has left an incredible amount of fine recordings of classical music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Andrade 964 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Very sad news.Fortunately he will live on in the many great recordings I have conducted by him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,229 Posted July 14, 2014 Author Share Posted July 14, 2014 And by the way, the final redemption of Faust makes a fitting tribute. RIP.Indeed. There is no other moment in music, yet, that brings me that near to pure ecstasy. It's a glimpse of the divine. His last night at the NYP leading that piece was the most powerful experience I've ever had inside the concert hall, and one of the most outside of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 5,520 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Maazel was musical director of the Vienna State Opera for a few years in the early 80s, though I was too young to listen to opera back then. I don't have many recordings by him - I mostly remember once buying a horrid version of Dvorak's Slavonic Dances he did. I have some Mahler though; my father was a big fan of Maazel's Mahler, I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Wasn't someone I ever gravitated towards when I purchased recordings, but sad news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karelm 2,355 Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 He did an Op-Ed in the NY Times in the 1980's that I am trying to find if anyone stumbles across it, please post it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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