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Tuesday, February 23, 2010

ZARATHUSTRA`S MAJESTIC OPENING

THE LEGENDARY LEAFLET OF THE DEUTCHE GRAMMOPHON.
It contains a NASA PHOTO OF THE SUN EMERGING RIGHT BEHIND THE EARTH
It took me a lifetime to be able to watch the orchestra performing Zarathustra.One should really watch this majestic opening with full orchestra.
My first experience was the DEUTCHE GRAMMOPHON LASERDISC with Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonick.The sound is perfect but Karajan`s insistence to have the cameras close up with the performers and conductor,gives a very poor activity picture of what is going on as regards the orchestra as a group ,or as a unique sound organisation.Karajan has masde two films with this work.Both contain the same mistakes,REGARDING THE DIRECTION OF CAMERAS!!!!!!!!!!!!
I CAN UNDERSTAND HIM THOUGH AS I CAN UNDERSTAND HIS REFUSAL TO HAVE SUBTITLES TO THE OPERAS HE FILMED.

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