Vale Sir Charles

Contratrombone64

Admiral of Fugues
I read with much sadness that the wonderful Sir Charles Mackerras died quite recently.

A conductor for whom I hold the highest of esteem really. Love his insight into music and loved working under his baton in the early 1980s when I played viola with the ABC Sinfonia (a now disbanded orchestra). I still remember the program: Brahm's 4th Symphony and Dvorak's New World Symphony. He was the most wonderful man. I had the pleasure of seeing him conduct the Sydney Symphony a couple of times and remember when he was their Chief Conductor, also in the early 1980s, he did a single concert where he presented the six symphonic poems that make up Ma Vlast (My Fatherland) of Bedrich Smetana, such an amazing experience.

Vale Sir Charles
 

Corno Dolce

Admiral Honkenwheezenpooferspieler
Oh Good Lord - Thanx for the news CT64 - I very much enjoyed his musicianship. Another great one has fallen asleep...

Вечная Память!!!(Eternal Memory).
 

marval

New member
That is sad news indeed, the heavenly choir is lucky to have him. May he rest in peace.


Margaret
 
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