I follow Norman Lebrecht's web page, entitled "Slipped Disc." Yesterday he paid homage to conductor Neville Marriner who just celebrated his 87th birthday and is still going very strong. Here are two invaluable links:
"The busiest conductor that ever lived."
"Master Marriner" (from 2004)
For the record, here is his all-too-brief biography as well as some memorable quotes:
(About working with ensembles): "But the most important test is to take them on tour and see if you can bear to spend time with them."
"If the (British) Arts Council give you money, they also tell you how to spend it."
(On performing with the Academy of St. Martin's in the Fields): "Initially we performed in halls with capacities of 1,000." (I would insist that is the ideal, but who can afford it?)
"Music is a continuum and the modern and avant-garde composers of today will be part of the standard repertoire 30 years from now."
"The awful thing about a conductor becoming geriatric is that you seem to become more desirable, not less."
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