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Re: Considered opinions on Zubin Mehta.....past/present/future? [with an article to help]

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Posted by Brian Cheney on November 15, 2002 at 20:43:41

In Reply to: Considered opinions on Zubin Mehta.....past/present/future? [with an article to help] posted by High-end Dreamer on November 15, 2002 at 15:40:52:

When I heard Mehta live with the LAPO in the mid sixties I remember enjoying the performances. He was building an orchestra and the standard repertoire was new to him.

Mehta faded fast, however. He got a lot of criticism in LA, much of which I agreed with. "Cheap", "Shallow" and "Clueless" were terms which cropped up in the LA Times. The orchestra building stopped short; one wag insisted Mehta had turned a third-rate band into a second-rate band.

I have heard numerous Mehta performances of his usual programs all of which supported the "Shallow" and "Clueless" evaluations. He seems to lack any concept of the music at all, and his orchestras sound raw and wayward, with poor ensemble.

Just my humble opine, but it's safe to say the novice could avoid Mehta's work completely and miss nothing.

Big B

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