Posted by Chuck Jackson on May 22, 2001 at 08:48:43:
In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: San Francisco Youth Orchestra Concert posted by Richard on May 21, 2001 at 22:16:04:
I find Fried's Mahler 2 to be quite interesting. Given the instruments of the day and the orchestra it was quite well done. If I am not mistaken, the Orchestra was the Berlin Opera Orchestra, whose members were either VERY young,i.e.; in training or very old, i.e.; put out to pasture. Given those facts, they were quite good, especially the horns. Fried's Beethoven 9 with the same group is also a good outing. Fried was not the most inspired of conductors, but his troops followed him well. AND they did it on one take.