Day 41: Symphony No. 3 in D Minor (Maazel)
This morning’s conductor of Anton Bruckner’s Symphony No. 3 in D Minor (WAB 103), nicknamed “Wagner,” is American Lorin Maazel (1930-2014), a person about whom I knew nothing and, in fact, of whom I had never heard until I started this project. I encountered Mr. Maazel twice before in this 144-day musical journey: On Day … [Read more…]