Klarinet Archive - Posting 000632.txt from 2000/11

From: Tony@-----.uk (Tony Pay)
Subj: [kl] Interpreting versus playing
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2000 06:15:31 -0500

On Thu, 16 Nov 2000 16:50:14 -0500, antoine@-----.net said:

> I went to see James Galway give a masterclass at my school (CCM) last
> night and I was blown away. His ideas about musicality were great.

[snip]

> I think the biggest thing that I took from the masterclass was that
> your mind has to be engaged in every phrase and every note. Galway's
> theme was Where is the MAGIC? He talked about how he really enjoys
> concerts where the conductor and orchestra really interprets a piece
> not that just play them. He compared it to a reading. Anyone can read
> music but we need to interpret it!

Jimmy is a wonderful player, of course.

What do you think he means by the difference between 'playing' a piece
and 'interpreting' it?

It's a delicate but interesting subject. Stravinsky, one of the most
magical twentieth century composers, famously said that he didn't want
anyone to 'interpret' his music. What do you think *he* meant?

Tony
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