Action Passion Illusion is the second recorded outing for conductor Anu Tali. Although it may seem to be the first for the Nordic Symphonic Orchestra as well, this is an admittedly catchier renaming of the Estonian-Finnish Symphony Orchestra that she and her twin sister Kadri Tali founded in 1997. A question that might well crop up among those (mostly males) who subscribe the old "Maestro Myth" concept could be "She looks good, but can she conduct?" Upon hearing Tali in these works of Erkki-Sven Tüür, one is more likely to ...
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Action Passion Illusion is the second recorded outing for conductor Anu Tali. Although it may seem to be the first for the Nordic Symphonic Orchestra as well, this is an admittedly catchier renaming of the Estonian-Finnish Symphony Orchestra that she and her twin sister Kadri Tali founded in 1997. A question that might well crop up among those (mostly males) who subscribe the old "Maestro Myth" concept could be "She looks good, but can she conduct?" Upon hearing Tali in these works of Erkki-Sven Tüür, one is more likely to conclude "Man! Can she ever conduct!" Tali's sense of where and how to project the sound is uncanny; her work in interpreting Tüür's complex and busy Zeitraum is reminiscent of the clarity and balance achieved by Leonard Bernstein in some of the tougher works of Charles Ives. While Zeitraum might be difficult going for listeners attuned to more traditional fare, the second work of Tüür, Action, Passion, Illusion, should appeal to anyone who likes the orchestral music of Bartók or...
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