Conducting Mendelssohn: The Hebrides
h Table of contents $ Introduction $ Exposition $ Second theme $ Development $ Recapitulation Subscribe on YouTube Introduction Considered by some as an early tone poem, Mendelssohn wrote this concert Ouverture in the early 1830s: it’s the musical...
Conducting Debussy: Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
h Table of contents $ Introduction $ The story $ Beginning the piece $ Harmonic challenges $ First section $ Second section $ Finale $ In conclusion Subscribe on YouTube Introduction: the Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune This legendary piece is only 10...
Johannes Brahms: a conductor’s approach to Symphony n.1 ~ The first movement
Conducting Brahms 1st symphony As we all know Brahms, like all great composers, presents a myriad of challenges for the interpreter. The whole introduction to his first symphony (which you can read about in this post) will make any conductor question himself...
Johannes Brahms: a conductor’s approach to Symphony n.1 ~ The introduction
When young conductors approach a score for the first time the omnipresent question is: how do I begin? In a case of a repertoire symphony such as Brahms’s first, the self-comparison with historical recordings is bound to make your knees tremble and even...Welcome!
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