I seem to remember a video (I believe it was the Young People's Concert "Who is Gustav Mahler" which others in the states can get from Netflix) where Lenny tells that story of "re-introducing" Mahler to the VPO. I believe when he mentioned Mahler to the orchestra he said their reply was "shite musik" Hans please correct my spelling.
By the way Hans, you did purposely understate LB's occasional jumping didn't you? Regards, Joe -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 9:50 AM To: The Horn List Subject: [Hornlist] Bernstein in Vienna Importance: High Looking for some knowledgeable comments on Lenard Bernstein and the VPO. Public TV in Dallas ran a program on Bernstein including his time as conductor of the VPO. According to the program when Bernstein tried to introduce Mahler to the VPO he met with a lot of resistance from its members and spent a lot of time convincing them it was music worthy of the VPO. Is that an accurate portrayal of the post WWII VPO? _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/joescarpelli%40earthlink.net _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
