How A Symphony Sounds Different When is Conducted by Different Maestros?!


Question: There are many variables. First and most obvious is the tempo, slow to fast. Many pieces from baroque and classical used to be played slowly like music from the romantic period now most conductors go very fast. Its part scholarship and part fashion I think, but I prefer the modern faster style myself. The beat is also different, some conductors vary the beat in Mahler, for example, others keep a steady beat throughout. Some conductors favor the solos over ensemble. Some are in strict control and others are more ragged but perhaps more passionate. There are many variables between different conductors and even from Orchestra to Orchestra with the same conductor.


Answers: There are many variables. First and most obvious is the tempo, slow to fast. Many pieces from baroque and classical used to be played slowly like music from the romantic period now most conductors go very fast. Its part scholarship and part fashion I think, but I prefer the modern faster style myself. The beat is also different, some conductors vary the beat in Mahler, for example, others keep a steady beat throughout. Some conductors favor the solos over ensemble. Some are in strict control and others are more ragged but perhaps more passionate. There are many variables between different conductors and even from Orchestra to Orchestra with the same conductor.

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  • it's basically the same as having a different coach in sports or a different teacher in the classroom; they vary in discipline and personality and the only difference is sometimes those different personalities come out through the symphony in the small adaptations they make to the tempo or other aspects of the piece. Hell, even the mood of the conductor can effect the way the symphony sounds! It all depends on the interpertation of the piece

    It's all interpretation. As in solo piano performance, different players interpret the music in different ways. Some go for as close to what they believe the composer wanted/wants, others go for a more unique individual style. Personal preference is what leads the conductor as to the finer points of music such as HOW loud to get on a crescendo or HOW slow to become on a ritardando (simple examples). Interpretation is how the music sounds to you, how it affects you inside, and varies from person to person.



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