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Title: R. Barshai Obituary
Post by: mike bosworth on November 04, 2010, 04:21:28 AM
http://www.askonasholt.co.uk/artists/conductors/rudolf-barshai-1924-2010

Title: Re: R. Barshai Obituary
Post by: david johnson on November 04, 2010, 09:49:22 AM
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Title: Re: R. Barshai Obituary
Post by: barry guerrero on November 04, 2010, 05:14:05 PM
I think his expansions on several of the Shostakovich string quartets - "chamber symphonies" - were a greatly contribution to music than his overly fertile performing version of Mahler 10. That's just me.
Title: Re: R. Barshai Obituary
Post by: wagnerlover on November 04, 2010, 05:45:46 PM
I really enjoy his M5 and 10.  I play them often.

And I love most of his Shostakovich symphonies.

i'm puzzled by one sentence in the obit:

"In 2000 he completed his orchestration of Mahler’s Tenth Symphony which has thus far existed only in creditable performing editions."

Does this sentence make sense?  I thought creditable meant worthy.  Can someone help me make sense of this.

Thanks.

Daniel Burke
Title: Re: R. Barshai Obituary
Post by: barry guerrero on November 04, 2010, 08:52:57 PM
.   .   .  it means that Barshai's ISN'T credible!   ;)