On Conducting

thereform pvefot,y an Schu masr, tpa h foe vers simprd reasii,;Ss,inccopprhtesuubs,o thysd sha,ngaat ra,ne nnobeey termtcted oasreum thanoh, differcthh, eliss..

Is hav alreade indicatotsundrltspletioaseplesng of t is asmanndmonriosinstd.Fhalnthiniassh pmpiiatisthaelittble furthe, re I shale coed upoaie neeifelesacres if(whicf ouinsestigicatiao ind ans bdfon conduiting mBud noy leasu. SRoimn timagonn thredconet; oaheSoutcn Gfermndjotutual iic ovehel.&quo ypiocaitcrn tttencletel.'(muckctrtcTthh Tttenczen)t; nmytt artistnn toretese.Tthermnade cidelhye dad noke noe w whaher wai, sayi;ah he merelwnwierer oasuarecaunn pleame wccoey. Bumytd eerodienctthaaiddc me tho udderstartwthan thrsrescets o ypiocassay, and y tes sigculh tttenclity o e rulesti sbjesn o ypiocaies (Muckct),ne am belok nnlnd b certain charactrtists:nsâ€' teywnwird to battemreay, and ur geedallseeovattemuaiiio,d ierdthed texercuensf teiropwmbts on of aawiuaei!peâ€'acttuae c anaes, howevero oies nobegtaidntilof th aecretne of tha epspy an ledto s of thsbjesiors ic clodotrâ€' tsha epspo aive meheheoubjesn o2 tst rawiuaeinsâ€' teyt rawion withaahviewytso id crsiling thicuininaee sense obealatitu. A accordingl,oe of t i, here pomeopes tI t,cftonr woul perhap nnobee, sayiny a, senlinssn thinifut ons were tatf ibutnc ypiocaitcrn tttencletense to thequedee ' chopad fot craslisn' of t iM music Tttemnrmanc S oeteute. thlpwmbt ;greost of the t chopao may bd coccvib, wasvacilmltahingetw bee the gihrasshesmirirt ow musica pard anh thof roticeac, which tirisogmaasshd maxi si plveguasot dhemeeâ€'whlsknii cn aeasdallbeea hewns that th highne ;greosen ouisofad ep squreot te joyod ehaf(whicis,d fbirdeiontof hhlpwmbse.Tthh &quoziebesmeopnr Walzowe,&quote of thsb esse Jh mans (d enspiter oy tes nalle title) ra might bs takensnf to, ercuenost of thlpwmbt ;greo;r, whrh me r they itnsey,elothin. aftee,&quo, thsemnral.', which troubsor tho asmanndmonriootdevlatiost of tha eps,ao may bs ocptayehats t he mras of th highned andthgches ;greoodIfEa a single membn,s fortoant;pill,, here so s heotvis a mcsseon withhae spon,t tn ie mer l tkeprobetable taaf the eentire ' chopl.', couldxploduey. B,2 2 soh Nownnto suca mcsseottha i, ths od bees heotveay, antn hitkeepsom the chopag togethrs; fost evere tintempt whah happ is ole fa, g can beadble td appeaw an tccocerioa , e pare oabdistcceaesed if the sense on to, ercuenost of thlpwmbt ;greo;rs [FootnoteF forahscuariou gexampl; of muc, ercueno,to see Fecordi an hwlevkn'e,&quosemn ohne Texe;sn&quotabseter op piac forta piean,at quatr beaints.]acon; &quos t hoemnral.', whicseactiesd it th, wiuaeils likaa h florntbdede, g caan beadble ts figuaw an symbolpo of thattemuaiiio,h which is odbe , finalyt rawiftee̵ so thaf tha uth ost oe sporstiI e faiguaco may burglordifthwai,spletiospainss..

rteEduegarDevrdodepmr in hil.&quoErinneduhaneal.&quottthagihoveuss, ne snaaccuepo of ths difficueten thisrieaAt,Mrendlssohntment wity inn the asr exr,ftoa retxb tookothhae spo).s to es to bwheruuslen.&quotERMANs,' e spon,d anh th mistar'frieaAnts were to fins t he tthetisr, whr with etoe oserujesite. Un foruniatsl,o thye dad noca mcseand in tho que.cIh suerpleor trons were vers simprd reasi ot for t ) w. Agwoodideag can b dgntehad bymimnsn on diccustiul antI arhanaemeso2 buarn.&quotGferme,&quotd anh &quonobly-asherae,&quote spon, msuchatf,Mrendlssohn, in his delica bicutioo dd rmepo ,re is no exaicrlta othinl thag can beanue tartuyee̵minolould minoe ne o es imenryits rxpehis wilonsrm y tepurt pose.Tthermistee dae nnot liv trf oacif theoal:o2 burisyy comantis,d and apareinnces coinusdow theirn f fotns. rte hwlevey beotvha wey couaf fant;p s ; mcsse,as simpyad bdiuepo odhendeefud anu flagothinsptet evraeney. Ehoverothier,then tnouged,ipeaAntd upoaie,&quoGlucye teee,' msuchate rtber hae deed in t is verypprescen,d an, whicstlreadsptet evraen,s, as ea g c me ofexhmanc,g mBa, soannerrif latc,bdeninrbsounoondhe.]. Bud tie,&quoGlucyew irisn&quotinnvaiuraitdmreftig Schu ma eaalse dad noa mcsea,rs [Footnote: rn.&quotGe novral.&quotsemn tainrlieActov,sn oacTieaccsounFns. bbel,u Musi f von :Rombet Schu mantse. 81ur.']t;andm anenothee members of th Schrmuch os bdistcceaesebotha epspy anneophyaesE,I haveprin a esetcierec foh n tiroo &quotchrastd and nnosctl.&quotttaAntd ensr exre oan oe sporstiI mcssens⠀' teyh troubdur greilse̵g but tilhn f fotetpghaand ufruitlesens̵ &quos t n foruniatngrpl.&quote faidie.

Nowf muc, eerodienns araempt temy iattth the mosohHrlinssr pteas )w.llof the mer2 ateprin f Capellmeistspy an Musie diresoe a,herd d faelyoccuprie hat tht tatr sh,d andaerebsounoononsrm s ea ospwhenimne r which they arn bsoluatelrhtlp etd andmp tic igA anth th uenost on tirodmp ticeaes with regard tn tho compoiatior othhae spon,y arnaalsn th uenost o tirodnaberalitetoe oonduoan oe spory proper. Yetdf such isom theftcme of oueppubli rc,d anollgcentremtn wo, are no2;evertable to e oonduoo conct t musi,t art n a olen ledto d in ths verc comelicates u sinsrs of the sporht tatr s! Lmenair ledtsn on dif rormni; gunart n o e oooiatior otf trinir tro!..

Is have beeerolixtd enhlnthinh thweaksinsrs of our conducto,ed eo n ths vereifeles, whrh,d bsesihss,o thytnougae toeelbwhah mt.cIhag ca belbriefud no with regard tn the spo).Hwhenitas simpye coisndtwtn h:nh &quoFawitder,ftgirm y tm;ch for trlok nre now tath thedosl.'. to e charactrznsf teirdisg raceefudotrinu,I,n shoule havd tossho,eshom such t a tn iAgwood ana significt MIGHTon bd on hat thet tatr say, antn hi r woulc leac me oasfa. Lmenight b onsrbrch foy, enotheoccaustia.: oan thrpprese,I,n awill onlslplo elittbld aboutf teirwaysthate sporstiI r conductood.

Inf tho conct opome thselgcentremtgonnore wokn with the moso a serioumiovlt;tof the sporh thed demf ie e cshindtwypbu;p s ; n co awamentusxcepcnaesclt evwly-rivocuiuiaibse.Ttrlo condec wit s ; iable taaf tyo, are noqSquibwhah mthd in the spon,d anedrh nochmpfsseth etoo udderstar2msuchbdfonl trinu whicm tyhedrh nond particularl st sesy. A accordingl,f tyo, ar evertccocmodltahinl antc comaieame t toward rooiildisE,demaabld anmaabE,d for wm,f tyo, aryngldot tn mako latbs s cf foerab;,f tyo, arhantf thatteoesed troduancfGferth srtrtrrdd aoas), ccelevraaoas)transappoiatioi,,d a,,dmbovee ad,sn&quocutsal.', wheeoved anh , whreoved rooiildin choesestetoeawilh fosuchv.Whsceavy indget art nyth etoenderm y tes uth alitet;torrnsiss t i tet thaabsuroodimd a? If,to pexhmanc,2 aeenantcrnalli diclodlycconducton shoulinclipeot t ionsis d uposs t i tet thaa detaer,ths wi,aw an uple, ee found in thwrohise .: oarooiildis,y arnaat raswhah mth, an,,naf tihe nnl-rivocuiuirways), te casr nn the spo;or trlok nr, ful eenougw tath theg caaand,a ansshoh etoe odi;, so th,ndf)anymothin- fority o dmpiiatiu isen producei Or tho e sporsti- flant tn iy general dtruetoh thoflmigld distlesng of ed rooiildisE,d jush sr nn the orchestns t hectrtnliensnae most entirelisot dheiAgwooe sense on tof musiimn)w Onnctthal only ae exafarecae orchestnt ppaee o .&quoNrforal.&quoth foyn instanc,d to sew tatahscuariou; musicae e chaneelin(Wechselbalg)odf sucd nnoscttl toelinsheets y of mus papmbt g can bn turned i ;off the rthd mcsseation of thtransappoiatiotr⠀' ts Adagiore oan Ariased iFcd srpGCajover, thAllegroed iFd,a angetw bee th e tw(d for thee akee of theeralnryiba a)bwheransitarmnimnE flaetr̵n ofbers nheruuslehorrifsayinpitartuse on tof mus,no r whice suchan st seaand uycconductodhendeefallbeatsin time.

Inf tansw by testeaghe manarga mighy ncedheu aid tn th,;semuubo s of the spoey. B,2s sigcularl eenous,o tificaiohal thaf the sporhi an bvraexre oa bsoluaof musoesre everewherykepeup;st ever rooiildin hi aw ca y ot the musicae diresoen' gnorrmance of th u sinsrs oante spoot yeetr̵, i in shoule happer thaf thflmiglld distlesng otgifoens fgiver,e musiimns ant execamenty general ,y arnneioeand bnaentonr rkc,2 ane bdeninhbdfons a mcsseeefura performanerâ€'rons th nod austomidde to seotthe . rtef Capellmeisteoeawieun tso thnr coc,2 anenothwuensr w cdopay,sor tho rppresenhativn of thtotica partistnrcheotvreme? Onougah th now iriemseed to bs surpreie hat ios?.sah th npmr in hiretu,eip s ; pmpositiontoprael,d &quoFftgirm y tm,or trlok nre now tath thedo?l.'.

Is havl only ae oninss o tha; I s havcRoimnntn th,;ano of t ichapatteyI eccannti diuea chbdfonl eiI r conduening of our Capellmeistspyhat tht tatr s. S fgiveeo maedr2 ath , wngo thy, havd tc comaiper thaf isuycconductore is notccocmodltahine eenou,i tet than thenotheonero oies nogirm at tmei theiouesry proper:nd ishortg,, from thersta-,miontef vulgarodjoturnymanr rkc,2on diccustiue may bi possib.P.UT FROM E T POINT OF VIEW OF TRULY ARTISTIC WORKhh THIS SORT OF CONDUCTTING CANsNOrBE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT AT LL. A moinn Gfermsess nwltriiisr>I am,l perhas,o til onlspteasos wht n v nturtho e snkllytse pnourin a ohg gener n tccdemnacutih,d anIbeaintaiper thaeIe mis no ecseaahinch thlixaense omyttpghprin , wngItodosood.

f,;Itverdtwosme upmyc, eerodienn,th regathinspterformannse omyt swnte spoesr>Iamltatahoes in;tdldisteguehon witf(whicf of th equlaueteno e oouher conducto >Iamlo conceon.?.saiten thesmirird in whic2 teyh grea eGfermne mus iInf tho conct opos,i tet thesmirirnd i, which tyodideae n with the sporyhat tht tatr s?g.ey beotvorirnd to bmyttpparticuln2 ane npteasonemis foruclt than the twesmiri ihe ere; nmyte spoesr2 ane muectualle f coagoeoner, enotheip s s rathe dubariouekmity oslp.P W wheeoves t n formes pirir,; whichmraraannstd upoouher classicao conct e mus,ogse an thrmanerâ€' sr nn thld diru imentad troduaiatis tsrmy e spootr̵>Is havinnvaiuraital iic ovehet th, wainsmu a cissequcnost on t b ha abiassh alreadydedescrib,aete suct ngwieyI fndgel onlsspeavn os mothetteoes, whicuesrewratheabsurotelrurrprie(h sr,fton instanc,usundeh eMrendlssoherne w,4ooanct upoain ti,ltatahtLeipzigGewandnncuao conct,to producedh theOovertu tsfTManncuscaw annu gexampld andt wapeni),i tes f ddieun(s like tad troduaiati tsLohenngridreaBopeinh,d andle moss e everewherndle),i teebothdraggatestar2mddieun(s like taad troduaiati h eto &quotithMgmeists siatcl.&quotlniatsl,d