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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