In Reply to: Haven't heard Barenboim. . . posted by Chris from Lafayette on September 16, 2011 at 20:50:22:
But he was conducting at a time when performers saw themselves as co-creators rather than reliable conduits of the composer's vision. I wonder whether someone who witholds his own vision can claim to bring this quality back from the grave. The ideal of a "reliable interpretation" seems one that is doomed to fail.
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Follow Ups
- I think I would have warmed up to Mahler's hubris when it came to scores. - Paul_A 21:17:56 09/16/11 (5)
- You know, it's funny. . . - Chris from Lafayette 21:42:48 09/16/11 (4)
- RE: You know, it's funny. . . - ahendler 09:11:15 09/17/11 (2)
- Earl Wild's "A Walk on the Wild Side" - Chris from Lafayette 15:28:08 09/17/11 (1)
- RE: Earl Wild's "A Walk on the Wild Side" - ahendler 17:15:09 09/17/11 (0)
- Well I'm generally with you on Barenboim. - Paul_A 04:49:26 09/17/11 (0)