http://classical-scene.com/2009/03/02/nezet-seguin-and-thibaudet-at-the-bso-less-familiar-warhorses/ a virtual journal and blog of the classical music scene in Boston Mon, 21 May 2012 05:37:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://classical-scene.com/2009/03/02/nezet-seguin-and-thibaudet-at-the-bso-less-familiar-warhorses/comment-page-1/#comment-288 Joe Whipple Mon, 09 Mar 2009 20:53:03 +0000 http://classical-scene.com/?p=709#comment-288 Yannick Nézet-Séguin's style of conducting certainly was a Mark DeVoto describes it. I wondered if maybe it was more useful with ensembles of the type he has been conducting heretofore. At any rate, as I watched and listened to the concert on Thursday, February 26, I had the feeling his gestures were intended for the orchestra (unlike, say, Sir Roger Norrington who, on the few occasions I have seen him, seemed to be putting on a show for the audience). I join Mr. DeVoto in hoping for return engagements for Mr. Nézet-Séguin. Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s style of conducting certainly was a Mark DeVoto describes it. I wondered if maybe it was more useful with ensembles of the type he has been conducting heretofore. At any rate, as I watched and listened to the concert on Thursday, February 26, I had the feeling his gestures were intended for the orchestra (unlike, say, Sir Roger Norrington who, on the few occasions I have seen him, seemed to be putting on a show for the audience). I join Mr. DeVoto in hoping for return engagements for Mr. Nézet-Séguin.

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