Author: JEG ★2017
Date: 2010-06-16 01:34
There's a published account of Cioffi's Boston Symphony audition that can be found in the book which I think was called "Gentlemen, More Dolce Please." It was written by Harry Ellis Dickson, who was a violinist in the BSO for many years as well as an assistant conductor of the Boston Pops when Arthur Fiedler was conducting. When I studied with Cioffi in the early 70's I asked him about the audition. He was rather matter-of-fact about it, if I remember correctly, saying that he did it to get an edge, which he certainly did.
He also mentioned recording the Ginastera. He said he had three days to learn it and practiced day and night. I have the recording, and he did play the daylights out of it, but if what he said was true I would like to have heard him play it with more time to prepare.
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