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OTHER musical figures passed away this summer. Among them was Jonel Perlea, an ill-fated man whose promise as a conductor was never fulfilled. A dedicated teacher and inspired conductor, the fates seemed to conspire against his ever achieving the success which he deserved...
...Perlea's career was marred...
...Perlea, Szell, Barbirolli-all dead. Each of them leaves something of himself in his recordings, in the orchestra he led, in the students he taught, but there is no doubt that the world of conducting has been robbed of some of its finest people. Who will take their places? At the moment, it is hard to tell. Most of the men taking over major orchestras today are young, perhaps too young to command the positions they hold. Pierre Boulez has reached the stage where he is ready to take over the New York Philharmonic, but Michael Tilson Thomas is, alas...
...grim week for the world of music. On Wednesday, news came of the death of British Conductor Sir John Barbirolli, 70, whose early failure with the New York Philharmonic had long been erased by his direction of the Hallé orchestra (see MILESTONES). The same day, Conductor Jonel Perlea, 69, died in New York, ending a career whose flickering brilliance had been dimmed by war and a succession of illnesses. Then came perhaps the saddest word of all. George Szell, 73, had died in Cleveland, victim of fever, bone cancer and heart attack...
Although his English has not yet advanced much beyond "O.K.," Perlea speaks four other languages and has no trouble at all talking to the Met musicians. "The strings and woodwinds-German: the brass-Italian: and what's left -French." He is enthusiastic about the quality of the orchestra, says it would take La Scala's orchestra six rehearsals to accomplish what the Met's can do in two. As for the rest: "Every opera performance is a compromise. If you can accomplish 15% of what you intend, you are all right; if you accomplish...