R.I.P Michael Gielen

[Roland Flessner]

Apropos of the recently updated thread on Michael Gielen, note that he died a couple weeks ago, at 91:

https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/articles/2533--obituary-michael-gielen-1927-2019

[barryguerrero]

Yep, another good one bites the dust.

[Prospero]

I know that the young conductors have their growing contemorry vision of Mahler that we try to benefit from. but ,as we all know, these are deep waters. think of the opening of the the 7th.

Gielen is important but now gone. We have whoever our most cherished past figures that we know. Not everything is immediate impetus. We still have Haitink, and Thomas, and Chailley, experience in life and music must be acknowledged.

And strangely Adam Fischer now emerges as an important rich voice, little known to us before a couple of years ago.


New impulses and experienced reflection are both needed.

[Roland Flessner]

I was privileged to hear two Gielen-led concerts here in Chicago, one featuring M6 and the other, Schoenberg's "Pelleas und Melisande." Both were excellent. His M6 recording, despite slight problems with SQ, is among my favorites.

[barryguerrero]

Thumbs up!