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James Conlon

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#1 ·
What do you think about James Conlon? I don't like him, because he does a lot of unnecessary movements...
 
#3 · (Edited)
I can't comment on his conducting idiosyncrasies but as he is a champion of Alexander Zemlinsky's work he will always have an admirer in me.
 
#11 ·
The symphonies are solid but too Brahmsian to reveal any real individuality. Thankfully he got them out the way so the real goodies could emerge later.
 
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I've been to the LA Opera several times when Conlon is in the pit - extremely fine Zemlinsky "The Drawf" and fantastic Rosenkavalier. Excellent musician and conductor who for some reason hasn't risen to the top. Maybe he doesn't want to. He reminds me of Erich Leinsdorf in a way: fine opera conductor, but maybe not so much on the concert stage. And more concerned about playing what the composer wrote that inserting himself into the music. Excellent Liszt Faust Symphony on Erato,btw.
 
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