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Show 1 h Mill I.akt Tribum', IK. 1446 Sunday, May t.7 Philadelphia story: What accounts for thal fabled sound? (uutmued from E l death a year ago The ore hestru'.s mentor of 44 years is now compan d in unfavorable terms with Muti it is said, made all music sound the same. Beethoven, Brahms and Britten were all given the Sound Carol is indignant at the condeI don't really believe in scension. denigrating anybody who is no longer here, and 1 think its unfair to take away any of the great contributions that Ormandy made to this orchestra, including the one of discovering Muti After all, it was Ormandy, who in 1972, first invited Muti to come as guest conductor Every single year since 1972, Muti has come back here First he was guest conductor and then after a period of time, he was principal guest conductor and then, of course, music director "I think every conductor is different, whether its Ormandy or Muti They all haw their own ideas as far as sound is concerned, as far as the musical approach and how they han- liestra And I think the other Unrig he contributed was the quality of the " strings the instruments we have Ormandy arranged interest free loans for the musicians to buy expensive instruments they could not otherwise afford Carol acquired a 1743 Guarnerius that had been owned Spalding Several Philadelphia violinists own Stradivariuses The most popular violins are made by Perresone, an Italian violinnuker in Philadelphia In addition to his Guarnerius, Carol owns two of these in struments and estimates there aie 2,' others in the violin section c dle various situations Ormandy was very demanding in his own way He had an interesting ear for sound, and in particular for string sound The thing that was so interesting about Ormandy is he inherited a fantastic orchestra from Stokowski and everybody said, Oh boy, Ormandys going to destroy the orchestra ' But quite the contrary, Ormandy built this orchestra to even greater heights ' I think there are three key elements that Ormandy contributed to this orchestra Ormandy had a ccr-taisound in his ear, the Philadelphia sound, or whatever words you want to put to it. It was a very, very lush kind of a string sound Ormandy was also responsible for hiring the very best players he could get, so that we have really great depth all through the or- n It is generally accepted that the or chestra has improved since Muti took over, and Philadelphia audiences would seem to agree. The demand for season tickets exceeds the number of seats available at the Academy of Music The administration set aside just 5 percent of available seats to For the record Strange jazz; New Cocker By Tom McCarthey Tribune Staff Water PAT METHENY ORNETTE COLEMAN, Song X (Geffen) -Metheny is one of the best guitarists in the world. He is a jazz player with impeccable taste. He is like a watercolorist the way he paints moods with his instrument. Coleman has always been the The interviews given by the two are worth reading as each gets into the hows and why of "Song X , However, even after reading the music sounds confusing then-views- Metheny in particular says that Colemans music is all about melody I'll be darned if I can hear any melody in any of the tunes. This album is for jazz freaks only who were raised on Sun Ra, John Coltrane and Ihar-oaSanders during their "Live In Seattle" period, or James Blood Ulmer. ZAWINUL, Dialects (Columbia) This album is almost as strange as the ColemanMetheny collaboration. As the driving force behind Weather Report, Zawinul has always brought intelligence, feeling and originality to electronic music. On his own here the Austrian musician seems to have plotted his course too well. Dialects" needs a h:nt of spontaneity. Zawinul describes his first solo album in 15 years as a "global celebration. It is his musical impressions of the many people and places he has encountered on his journeys. While the sounds he produces on his enormous collection of synthesizers are esoteric enough, they just dont flow. While the music is enticingly exotic on such songs as Zeebop, "Carnava- h Record review alto saxophonist of the jazz world. His free style, while unyieldingly individualistic, has convinced some people that his way out nuances are just plain noise. The two seem like strange bedfellows and the music they make here is avant-gard- e even stranger. Even Methenys breezy licks cannot keep "Song X" from going over the edge. Coleman sounds as agitated as ever. Beware! This is a strange brew that not even the likes of drummer Jack DeJoh-nett- e and bassist Charlie Haden can salvage. In the June issue of down beat magazine, Metheny and Coleman talk about their historic collaboration. lito and Waiting For The Rain," Zawinul remains a slave to technique. His considerable artistic powers need to be tempered by someone like Wayne Shorter. JOE COCKER, Cocker (Capitol) This English soul singer has ridden the roller coaster of fame and disaster for years. Hes been at the top of the charts with Feelin Alright," "She Came In Through the Bathroom With A Little Help From Window, The Letter," "High My Friends, Time We Went, Cry Me A River" and "You Are So Beautiful." Hes been at the bottom of the heap when drugs and drink ravaged his body, mind, soul and voice. some of the non suIjm ribmg public to hear the orchestra m in situ e l'jTt) It s the most nonsen-sal thing Maybe he dix-- come off ( no!, when he f.rst meets si meone, I don t know I just think that has been ovei emphasized, almost an unfair u In addition to a devotion to the stvle of individual composers. Muti has a high degree of respect lor composers wishes in respect to original score markings He has bmme a terror to singers, insisting they abandon showy ornamentation that has become standard With Beethoven's Symphony No 5. which the orchestra will perform in Symphony Hall, Muti observes Beethoven's tempo markings scrupulously, according to Carol "I think he probably follows the tempi markings that Beethoven used a little bit more accurately than the average conductor I think people who will be hearing, for instance, the first movement of the Beethoven Fifth, will probably think, 'My goodness, look how fast hes taking it,' but actually its the exact tempo marking that Beethoven himself put in the score." Carol refused to compare Orman-dy'- s and MutTs versions of the Beethoven Fifth. "Its funny how people always want to know Ormandy, Muti. It's the strangest Ormandy. Muti thing 1 just don't think its fair to compare performances of works by two different people "Were in the Muti era now Let me just tell you this, the musicians in the orchestra are terribly, terribly excited about playing with this man. They all respect his honest and thats really the best thing you could get. A marriage wears thin after a certain extended honeymoon period. But I dont think thats really happened here. Were talking about Muti after six years of being the mu- . . rap 'lve used this expression many if you happen to be a reliI have the feeling that gious (verson Muti has been touched by God, because there tire so many things that he knows It s impossible to have been taught these things. 1 don t care if you had the greatest teacher in the world He understands human nature, hes honest w ith the musicians times Norman Carol Leads Philadelphia Strings sic director, and I really think, musi that it's still a very cally speaking, honest, happy marriage Although he will not make compar isons, Caiol is enthusiastic about Mutts version of the Beethoven Fifth "Theres a certain incredible drive that Muti puts into this particular piece, especially the first and last movements Most of us in the orchestra have played the Beethoven Fifth seven zillion times but we've never experienced this kind of activ ily But Im sure you'll hear all the same notes " Muti is sometimes portrayed as a serious, (ool and somewhat forbidding figure Carol maintains this reputation is mistaken ' Ive known this . music-makin- g, Muti, like most top flight conductors today, has an active schedule outside Philadelphia IBs wife and children live in Italy, and this fall, Muti will become music director of La Scala in Milan as well as continue as music director of the Philadelphia Orchestra He will conduct the orchestra Wednesday at 8 pm. in Symphony Hall, 123 W South Temple. In addition to Beethovens Symphony No.'S, the progt am w ill include Stravinskys Suite from his ballet. The Firebird" (1919 version), and Concerto for Wind Quintet and Orchestra by American composer Alvin Eller This concert is part of a tour of 16 cities in the U S. and Canada marking the 50th anniversary of the orchestra's first nationwide tour in 1936. (1913-1973- Tickets in some price ranges are sold out, but as of Friday, there were still $18 and $25 seats. Tickets are available at the Utah Symphony box office, 123 W. South Temple, and at Basils in Trolley Square. The Magic of DONOVAN With the new record Cocker finds himself somewhere in the middle. While there is no clearcut hit on Cocker, the sum of the parts is pretty good. Cockers voice is clear and forceful. He sings with renewed spirit and conviction. 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