James Levine is my favorite conductor. Ever. Period. Amen and hallelujah.
James Levine is the music director at the Met. He has done wonderful things with the Met orchestra. He has made that orchestra one of the best in the world. The orchestra doesn't just accompany, it adds brilliance to the operas.
James Levine is/was a fantastic pianist, but he turned to conducting early on. What do I love about his conducting? He is not a furious conductor; he is not waving his hands above his head and shaking his head like Willow Smith. He does not look like he is about to kill someone. He enjoys it, and you can see it on his face. He dum dum dums along with the music, and he has this calm way of letting the orchestra know what to do. When I've seen videos of his rehearsals, he always talks- alot. He says that it's because waving his hands tells the orchestra nothing. He is fantastic.
He calls Placido Domingo, "Placy", or something like that. It's funny. I love James Levine.
Just wanted you to know I didn't miss your post. I would not know a good conductor from a bad one. :(
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ReplyDeleteYou should Youtube him sometime. OR watch the documentary on him- it was fabulous! You can tell that he is something special:)