About Victor de Sabata

[Rosy]

......." Superbe, superbe ! ", remarks Herbert von Karajan on an interpretation of Victor de Sabata. ..." but I cannot imitate him! ".

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We know that Karjan admired de Sabata very much. On other time he had a similar view in respect of Kleiber. I don't know if he referring to Erich or his son Carlos.

Rosy

[lee]

Hi Rosy

Apologies for the delay in responding to your question - I'm afraid I didn't spot this posting until today.

In Richard Osborne's book on Karajan, the author notes that the only time he ever heard Karajan speak badly about a fellow conductor was in reference to Erich Kleiber. It would appear that Kleiber, in leaving Nazi Germany to sit out the war in South America, upset those musicians who stayed behind, especially when he was accorded a rapturous welcome from press and politicians on his return after the war. This would partly explain why his post-war career never really took off - he had made too many influential enemies.
What Karajan thought about Kleiber pere the musician is not clear - he attended Kleiber's first post-war concert and declared not to be impressed, although there could be extra-musical considerations here. As for Kleiber fils, Karajan was full of admiration, a feeling that was mutual. On Karajan's death, the first conductor the Berlin PO approached to be their next principle was Carlos Kleiber. Of course, he turned them down, as did Carlo Maria Giulini !

Hope this is of interest,

Lee

[Rosy]

Thank you, Lee for your detailed information. I was very pleased to receive your responce; each time is right!

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Rosy