http://www.nobleviola.com/2009/07/02/maazel-on-conducting/ Life on the working end of the viola. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:01:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.nobleviola.com/2009/07/02/maazel-on-conducting/comment-page-1/#comment-13672 Charles Noble Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:20:04 +0000 http://www.nobleviola.com/wordpress/?p=2801#comment-13672 Triumph of technique over substance, perhaps? Triumph of technique over substance, perhaps?

]]> http://www.nobleviola.com/2009/07/02/maazel-on-conducting/comment-page-1/#comment-13670 Bob Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:35:08 +0000 http://www.nobleviola.com/wordpress/?p=2801#comment-13670 Why is it that Maazel's performances rarely make a lasting impression on me? Try as I might, I can't think of a single instance where his interpretation of a piece of music has deepened my understanding or appreciation of it. Why is it that Maazel’s performances rarely make a lasting impression on me? Try as I might, I can’t think of a single instance where his interpretation of a piece of music has deepened my understanding or appreciation of it.

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