‘I think my best characteristic is stubbornness…’ – perhaps not the kindest quotation to lead with in the booklet essay, but it’s a penetrating insight from Kurt Masur. He had to be stubborn (Warner Classics 9029661155; 70 CDs). There’s strength and depth and mellow maturity to the sound in almost everything here that speaks powerfully of Masur’s reputation for hard work, intense rehearsal and that stubborn refusal to take the path of least resistance.
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Jun 14, 2022
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