archosman Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 Back when I was collecting soundtracks I had quite a few of his discs. It is with sorrow that we report the passing of Erich Kunzel at the age seventy-four. He was the celebrated conductor of the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra for well over thirty years, but on September 1, 2009 he was struck down by Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dw1narso Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 Hmm... maybe I need to visit his works... All I know about him was once from my brother's Telarc's Tchaikovsky 1812... (which do not impress me actually...) For Pop-orchestra... I usually like John Williams works... especially for his OSTs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cclragnarok Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 I have an uncle that plays violin for Cincinnati Pops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzziguy Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 i played under his direction a couple times. he was a strange guy. Erich Kunzel - "Yeah, that Jacob guy played for me a couple of times. He was strange." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwood Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 Ah, shit. Rest in peace, Mr. Kunzel. Really loved his conducting and direction of the Cincinnati Pops. I guess that's it for the collection I've been amassing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron_Dreamer Posted September 6, 2009 Report Share Posted September 6, 2009 Really loved his conducting and direction of the Cincinnati Pops. I guess that's it for the collection I've been amassing. Maybe not. Perhaps Tupac syndrome will apply? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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