tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post4549388894592796984..comments2024-03-29T04:15:17.481-05:00Comments on <a href="http://ionarts.blogspot.com/">Ionarts</a>: Latest on Forbes: Go Hear My Orchestra Tonight! (+ Gergiev in Munich)Charles T. Downeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14978821617871429169noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-76745713729897116632016-04-13T16:25:22.089-05:002016-04-13T16:25:22.089-05:00Well, even Colin Davis, gentleman that he always w...Well, even Colin Davis, gentleman that he always was, admitted that Celi was in a different class...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-37126999693014307902016-04-13T15:47:19.536-05:002016-04-13T15:47:19.536-05:00I am 100% with you, in every aspect. Well, 99%, be...I am 100% with you, in every aspect. Well, 99%, because I would argue that the Japanese pockets of idolatry are included in that "localized" fame I speak of... in fact, it was that which I was referring to. <br /><br />Some of what you say about Celi (whom, sadly, I never heard live with the orchestra -- but I've heard most of their recordings from that time and spoken with several jflhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03017753357752263113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5607352.post-82796708710925397412016-04-12T16:47:02.739-05:002016-04-12T16:47:02.739-05:00Interesting to compare the two orchestras in Munic...Interesting to compare the two orchestras in Munich. As a devout Celi fan, I would take an issue to say that his and orchestra's fame was localized. Yes, in the U.S. Celi was and is a cult figure - much like Michael Gielen perhaps (of course their style of making music is different) - but he was worshiped in Japan, and I would say that his fame extended (to different levels, depending on Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com