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Seiji Ozawa 1935-2024

108 points by chmaynard 3y ago

dsubburam 3y ago
The recording[1] he made with Leon Fleisher of Ravel's left-handed piano concerto is one of my favorites. Reading about their falling out at Tanglewood in the 90s, Ozawa appears to have been a decisive chief executive too[2]. [1] https://www.discogs.com/release/14527513-Ravel-Prokofiev-Britten-Leon-Fleisher-Boston-Symphony-Orchestra-Seiji-Ozawa-Piano-Concerto-For-The-L https://www.discogs.com/release/14527513-Ravel-Prokofiev-Bri... [2] https://www.southcoasttoday.com/story/lifestyle/1998/01/12/entangled-tanglewood/50583895007/ https://www.southcoasttoday.com/story/lifestyle/1998/01/12/e...
- onos 3y ago
  Can you comment on how Tanglewood has done since he made those changes, did it work out well?
hilbert42 3y ago
Sad news indeed, Seiji Ozawa was a great artist. His many excellent recording will keep our memories of him alive.
gh0zt 3y ago
I really enjoyed reading his conversations with Haruki Murakami [1]. [1] https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28092838 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28092838
Stratoscope 3y ago
One of the greats. Seiji will be missed, but we will always have his music. The Boston Classical Review naturally focuses on his time with the BSO, but before that he led the San Francisco Symphony from 1970-1976, right around the time I moved to the Bay Area. More from Associated Press via the Mercury News, with some cool photos: https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/02/09/seiji-ozawa-dies-at-88-renowned-japanese-conductor-led-symphonies-across-the-globe/ https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/02/09/seiji-ozawa-dies-at-8... Original AP article with more awesome photos: https://apnews.com/article/seiji-ozawa-conductor-dead-2357f6d9e24ed469f52e08be87ad745f https://apnews.com/article/seiji-ozawa-conductor-dead-2357f6...
KyleBrandt 3y ago
Here he was on "What's my line?", this is while he was young enough not to be a celebrity guest https://youtu.be/K8u6MoA7fv0?si=McDOrCqNad5zv2vM https://youtu.be/K8u6MoA7fv0?si=McDOrCqNad5zv2vM
toomuchtodo 3y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seiji_Ozawa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seiji_Ozawa
gregorysanders1 3y ago
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108 points by chmaynard 3y ago

The recording[1] he made with Leon Fleisher of Ravel's left-handed piano concerto is one of my favorites. Reading about their falling out at Tanglewood in the 90s, Ozawa appears to have been a decisive chief executive too[2]. [1] https://www.discogs.com/release/14527513-Ravel-Prokofiev-Britten-Leon-Fleisher-Boston-Symphony-Orchestra-Seiji-Ozawa-Piano-Concerto-For-The-L https://www.discogs.com/release/14527513-Ravel-Prokofiev-Bri... [2] https://www.southcoasttoday.com/story/lifestyle/1998/01/12/entangled-tanglewood/50583895007/ https://www.southcoasttoday.com/story/lifestyle/1998/01/12/e...

onos 3y ago
Can you comment on how Tanglewood has done since he made those changes, did it work out well?

hilbert42 3y ago

Sad news indeed, Seiji Ozawa was a great artist. His many excellent recording will keep our memories of him alive.

gh0zt 3y ago

I really enjoyed reading his conversations with Haruki Murakami [1]. [1] https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28092838 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28092838

Stratoscope 3y ago

One of the greats. Seiji will be missed, but we will always have his music. The Boston Classical Review naturally focuses on his time with the BSO, but before that he led the San Francisco Symphony from 1970-1976, right around the time I moved to the Bay Area. More from Associated Press via the Mercury News, with some cool photos: https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/02/09/seiji-ozawa-dies-at-88-renowned-japanese-conductor-led-symphonies-across-the-globe/ https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/02/09/seiji-ozawa-dies-at-8... Original AP article with more awesome photos: https://apnews.com/article/seiji-ozawa-conductor-dead-2357f6d9e24ed469f52e08be87ad745f https://apnews.com/article/seiji-ozawa-conductor-dead-2357f6...

KyleBrandt 3y ago

Here he was on "What's my line?", this is while he was young enough not to be a celebrity guest https://youtu.be/K8u6MoA7fv0?si=McDOrCqNad5zv2vM https://youtu.be/K8u6MoA7fv0?si=McDOrCqNad5zv2vM

toomuchtodo 3y ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seiji_Ozawa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seiji_Ozawa

gregorysanders1 3y ago

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