Klarinet Archive - Posting 000714.txt from 1996/10

From: Richard Johnson <rjohnso@-----.COM>
Subj: Re: Berlin Phil clarinetists?
Date: Mon, 28 Oct 1996 11:19:49 -0500

On Sun, 27 Oct 1996, Neil Leupold wrote:

> What sets apart conductors like Tilson-Thomas, Mehta, Abbado, and others
> is not that they beat a clear 4/4 beat, but that they elicit well-crafted
> musical interpretations from their orchestras, drawing from the players
> their own passion for the music they're creating.

Well said. Thank you. I guess I sort of knew that, yet I tend to see a
conductor from my own viewpoint; I and the other amateur musicians I play
with need a clear downbeat and a clear ictus. Often we don't find it.

I will watch future concerts with a new perspective regarding the lack of
a beat and a clear ictus. Not needed, rather what is needed is to bring
out the soul of the music. Right?

Rick