Monday, May 05, 2008

I get excited about the most trivial things.

I see in the news today that Riccardo Muti has accepted the maestro position at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. He's a scintillating conductor and the Chicago has lacked a leader like him since Sir Georg Solti left (Daniel Barenboim wasn't that good, in my opinion). This is great news for American music lovers to see Mr. Muti back as a maestro, something he hasn't done in the USA since 1992. It's a thrill to see a great orchestra that needs a great leader get one.

CDs listened to today:
  • Franz Schubert: Piano Quintet In A, "The Trout"
  • Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 2
  • Various Artists: Totally 80s, disk 2
  • Kenny Wheeler: Music For Large & Small Ensembles
  • Test Icicles: For Screening Purposes Only
  • Deerhoof: The Runners Four
  • Emma Lou Diemer: Concerto in One Movement for Piano

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