Talk:Mariss Jansons

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[edit] NPOV

The edits by 217.42.253.118 aren't exactly neutral. They sound rather like an advertisement for a concert by Mariss Jansons.

~ Nauraran 21:53, 18 August 2005 (UTC)

Agree. Probably taken from a cover ;-) Jakro64 19:31, 21 August 2005 (UTC)

I've taken the offending passage out of the article. Here it is, for the curious:

His performances are transcendent journeys which penetrate the emotional nucleus of the score and hence are usually met with rapturous applause: an unusual feat in the world of Classical Music. Despite his great charisma, his interpretations never tend towards being self-indulgent, and one cannot put enough emphasis on the amazing cathartic sensation experienced upon living through a Jansons concert. He is a truly exciting conductor and a great proponent of Classical music in the 21st Century.

It is, as you say, pretty clearly not NPOV. If we can quote a reputable critic or somebody saying how wonderful he is, then fine, but the Wikipedia itself should not have an opinion on the transcendent quality of his journeys, or on the difficulty of eliciting applause from a classical audience. --Camembert 14:27, 7 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Subjective text

The description of "dullwitted" from Lebrecht is not an expression from Jansons himself, but a paraphrase of Lebrecht's offhand comment in that on-line article. Because that comment is not directly attributable to Jansons, it has no place in the article. Thus it has been removed. DJRafe (talk) 15:16, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

It can be reworked into the article, provided that all subjective content is clearly attributed to Lebrecht per WP:NPOV. I'll give it a shot. Grover cleveland (talk) 15:57, 22 March 2008 (UTC)

GC, you did well, as much as possible whilst respecting the posting. But, IMHO, the quote still reflects Lebrecht's thoughts, and not Jansons' thoughts. I left things intact, but just wanted to let you know MHO. DJRafe (talk) 04:48, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

After a second (and third, etc.) look, I've concluded that the Lebrecht comment is pure Lebrecht and has no indication of reflecting anything of Jansons' thinking. Thus it is out of the most recent edits. DJRafe (talk) 22:41, 20 April 2008 (UTC)