cromulentinnoc3nce (August 14, 2008 at 3:42 am)

Genius.

foerster (August 4, 2008 at 11:26 pm)

when Mozart will come back, he only cold say that interpretation on his music is "superficial aesthetics".

thelightisahead (August 1, 2008 at 4:46 pm)

Yup, you got it. And the way he makes the changes is always satisfying too!

Nachtmarchen (July 31, 2008 at 4:23 pm)

I for once appreciate Harnoncourt's modesty in that he respects the wishes and instructions of the composers, it takes quite some insolence to think you know better than Mozart or Beethoven, but that hardly stopped the shallow Karajan from butchering their music through overstaffing, too high tempi and over-romanticization. One of the most destructive influences on music in the last century, the first major conductor to put superficial aesthetics and showmanship before the music itself.

Nachtmarchen (July 31, 2008 at 4:14 pm)

Not to mention how Mozart toys with your expectations, and in such subtle, ingenious ways that you don't even pick up consciously unless you listen to the piece multiple times - after repeating a phrase 2 or 3 times over the course of a piece and you know it he'll suddenly chop it off and go somewhere else, the first symphony where I really noticed this was the first movement of the 38th.

kitchenfiddle (July 16, 2008 at 6:26 pm)

How much would you spend to hear No. 42? - One ear?

thelightisahead (June 10, 2008 at 11:30 am)

Mm definitely. When you listen to Mozart's music particuarly, you can hear him hint back to former phrases etc. so many times and in various ways. When I write music, I don't do such things with such facility because I don't have a strong musical memory (whereas his was amazing) so I don't always think to do such hints and references, and keep a unity of structure etc. I dunno, it's all so complex, but Moz and Beet had it all in hand! Lucky boys lol

Cyhor (May 26, 2008 at 6:19 am)

many thanks for uploading thisit was a wonder concert

ottokees (April 20, 2008 at 6:56 pm)

This is a wonderful performance. Cheers, ~Sergio.

thelightisahead (March 25, 2008 at 2:04 pm)

Actually in retrospect I think my last comment is ridiculous. He just had a coincidentally high number of musical gifts in one - compositional imaignation, amazingly sensitive hearing (apparently could hear and recall the next day differences of an 8th of a tone), great musical memory, excellent orchestration, prodigious paino playing ability - and with all these gifts in tow, he was a master of music. This music cannot die!