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...extraordinary man." The visionary gift of the creative artist originates in his acceptance (albeit unconsciously) of this force for which he expends his energies to the limit of his nature. This drive is common to an artist's creativity and work and a stateman's wickedness alike, to both Beethoven and Napoleon; it features an enormous confidence and a wisdom far beyond common...
...incongruous interlude, U.N. delegates gathered in their auditorium last week to celebrate the 17th United Nations Day. The program: Tchaikovsky and Beethoven, played by the touring Leningrad Philharmonic. Before the concert, a grim joke made the rounds, to the effect that the Leningrad orchestra had canceled and President Kennedy had sent in the U.S. Marine Band from Guantanamo. In the corridors, there was much self-conscious gallows humor. A diplomat would say, "See you tomorrow - if there is a tomorrow." Or "Uganda will be admitted to the U.N. Thursday-if there is a Thursday...
...boss of London's Philharmonia Orchestra, Klemperer is regarded as the master of the 19th century romantics -Beethoven, Brahms, Bruckner. Last week's concert demonstrated why. Seated on a high wooden chair, his right hand clenched in a fist, Klemperer led the Philadelphia through performances of Beethoven's Eroica and Pastoral symphonies that were wonders of clarity and searching detail. Under Klemperer, the familiar, voluptuous Philadelphia sound faded away; the orchestra sounded lean and meticulously responsive as it played at tempi more deliberate than any other conductor would dare use (the New York Times's Harold...
Reaching for Spirits. Keeping an iron grip on tempo and rhythm, Klemperer forged a reading so scrupulously attentive to the score that it amounted almost to an analysis of Beethoven's thought. When the old man hobbled from the stage with the help of his heavy cane, the audience had heard Beethoven illuminated as by no other living conductor...
...Beethoven: Fidelio (Mezzo-Soprano Christa Ludwig, Tenor Jon Vickers, Basses Gottlob Frick and Walter Berry; the Philharmonia Orchestra and Chorus, conducted by Otto Klemperer; Angel, 3 LPs). An easy-breathing, expansive performance notable for the clarity of its orchestral effects. There are more dramatic Fidelias but none with quite the same air of authority that Klemperer musters here. Mezzo Ludwig's singing is pure, true and warm; she creates a Leonora that is consistently moving and everywhere credible...