Andrew Patner

I love the Chicago Symphony but I never read the Chicago Sun Times so hadn't seen these reviews or interviews before. I often don't like reading reviews because they are so verbose. But this book did a few things for me. It confirmed my thoughts on Barenboim, Boulez and Haitink and changed my thoughts on Muti. I now like Muti more than I did before.

The books sometimes did get tedious in reading the reviews and interviews and some very technical musical ideas. Overall, I'm glad I read this.… (mehr)