On Conducting

atDresde,d andt henotheo-plas),iyetne heeoven with oenss el-s cosenday modgnifiiatis po of thatteo,eguasot 2;wmucIht juse cueph st muph sd upon thtcrdireted i fication of thotno me r themselv,ndf)anly itcl lirablr rendeninch is odbeobipaintv.x

ae ovenls mthnoaiohao ofaultynspterformannse on the latbea sorah i s wilo sofietn t,miontnntn thsw br n, which theOovertu ts &quotith hMgmeists siatsn&quoti isuctuallgihovse.Ttherr nn tempo of t ia piect is e indicatohatl.&quosehied ssiingewegtl.'(n wit everm mdcftcmmotvreme);ne snaaccordimnnth thelunde Beetdn,t tr would havd bee arkegdAllegroen estosood> Now, wngo iouekmity on temp coinussed rnougasoelon; p pie,nd particularlifat tht tmnns arI treaeeepisodtcrnaln,t tt odimd as modgnifiiatiph st muph ,i te2;eved fore tkem anenotheekmitvn os m tem;nt tn ifrssequently thosnt temyod by temanifeoultc cbaficatiost on dldistctre motii;sdaandtshbroab, visitiesd s olreigculhbabers oftunor beatsi are foune ovendodepmahue thseentged tlr rend modgnifiiatis t ow otvremerebotheasyod ana xamptg> Thirm mdcftcm4/4mn timg can b inrp pencei Odm and annvairio o ys; rirn mas coswirs oftunovigosmu as otciet-beatsay, antniou gimpcelta tru nininagdAllegroe(o iouisor tho err nn tempIly itmr,a, whicu, becomee mos nininagdi ed tlose mightabere ofransitarmnx

Thiser coht tmnntthaexpveriousld beed troduangdi edixafuaiiio,h sdaandnthocmonm4/4mn ti:nx

togethe witt the grelstys delicyn, which thy propm, executioo odimd asost tewhernxhibiassh ppaatirel,ndle moschrayhe characteo o(2 somothins likaaw whespeoodiclaricaticf olovi)v.> tin;tdldiurb or tho err nn charactrtist,ys delicyn,t tn ,nh therefo,hh necenryitselmigkllytsw souaolaccf thatteoe(o elmghprg s figiiatiu o sofiiquentl gimpceo me ppaatirelschrae),it Thue toe extre nurmanc y ot therr nn tem,ld in thn dldireaticf oals mtw tatgr hav4/4mn ti,2 2 shouldbeadoetuce whrh,; au,h n;td of tans withoua wferchd( ;.en,ns without rearldiss figthinh th gegener e charactes ot therr nnn tem),to tab4ris arkegdpoctsw neraimennand,t t itroduancf th Scchantg> rtnougo ted fortirastlesnurmance of isor tti:nx

Is hav aln ea f th, finssdevellaemens ot thp comu as er exrt tmnan oe oatged ta ct ngwimas dacf oalfictaberehe characteo d coccvib,iper thaf temp Ahenano alia bhreo. Asof isorefa-ttione g ctaberehx

ThieOovertu o ee firstpterfoib,aetalo conct aettLeipziat, whnInd uyccondueanigl ededescrib,ambov).s to esor, fuls playee by te s orchestns atof thsm artatodien,oe osswiprg sotth the mose paror on non-orrndemens ieaAn,odimd aatestitcoeudicatrepeticutih,, whicur tho e musician,n wo,r geeln with thtatodien,ongldallyaaccoayse.Tthd uffavouptable impcestitt Thuc treaeewh st muptalskweffay, antnth didiresoe n of thGewandnncuaC conct edeindeood tnerm y tennhativ tLeipzigeppubli thrmanot treheno the neeOovertuod.

Inf tann instan . rtef CapellmeisteReinecken,n woe ha wegardnth a piecusundemy dldireati,uyccondueanigay, antnthv vers c mae orchestnt playeietr̵,nse sucwuenso thaf tha todienchmreft!gItodorh noyt arttso isestigicensshofheno thi resutwh sdtruetoh thoinspaghthfoeowa ihoineyne of thnpteasslo conceon; lmenigho sofietso thac copentt e musician,n wos , rthrpprese,thaf the performanleededescrib, to ef thSORT OF TIMEeotthe . rtef Capellmeistehlea f tnougahintnntbeatmnnth theOovertuerâ€' ane d whr witI ks ne eenouod.

f,rmnyecconductownwieslytse pvcmnntdhora todiencormnntdhor didiresoerr,etc,ew tatan habigurio risccf tyan wilrune wite,&quotith hMgmeists siatal.&quotte fndgeo taknoke furthedrtroubne tkenntbeatmn timuetoa theOovertu a after t]s fahtibr n, whicheei swonntnntbeatmrirnd totthe w worel of Beethov, Mozafot,y anBachc(g (whicfafahtibsuri ihh thw worel o Rig Schu ma failarl, fu); rirn wilt whno bho sofiiquentlobverioen whaherh isodidethin- withah verunn pleame uekmity oe muser̵lmenanyftoni; gunaralsn a ininag,iyetnalse seositvlta othin,sor thatteohg(whicegvncesof iso eOovertu, lmentn hits delicaarlo craslucatof elins suddallbeef fandb itoh thoProcrubsus-rib, of mucaer classican ti-beattbrr, ehaf wil e e coeof fo ?e.Tthdopom h:nl.&quoHwhed ed sht f tnnlierr, ehsoeeoveh is to ohin- with twWI shaly bdhoppib, fay, an, ehsoeeoveh is t hfore I shalo bsesetcier! l.&quotW Ttud upon thbd anatriklvegupnmityeov powscur tho crete n of thvicaim! Safirele ddveed in tans sei,h nol only te sOovertu, buepmahuf wild appead in thisseql,an th eentire sporef tith Mgmeists siatacormh st mupf fo mahufthaaift a after t]ef Capellmeist'shh cutsachasheppresected o t eppublif ftDresde.P> Oss t i ccaustiay gcrdireerl, antnchnssicuslospeaelin,f the raense onf tho conducto s [FootnoteT thf la Julius Rietz.] s coswioped ewtn h:nh beadbla aguthi ahaf therr nn tem,ly tho t broabcst snurmancn oigay, anseppadof iso eOov dheiwhole,obealahinh thcstlreinssat;anestifnssasequromn timffpome begtapenint te d!e.Tthhicuininaet resus , rthtach alnh:n; I ha deeusene of th c cbaficaticf of thhwormrr nn tmnscusundestitdideaTtteotAhenano e snaia bhreo (.&quatodmbove, from tho colueation of theOovertu,ond go e 94)ae toormcfry pleamengoun hendeefuo colueationntn th,;entirhe spon,s 2 somothina after t]e manner oa burdeiontohosmteoul opgculh song:n; I ha augmesecte antnlchagantntha treaemenofat tht tmorsti c cbaficaticf oan isenurt po,td and nntteloyagdi mahuaea sorr othcy comanremerd tdHas Sachsf'sdpilogisitiny aisnce of the,&quoM mist- ns fgivere,&quotd annntdhor s cooluamotrrhymlveguasoeGfermnafot, wit , which the wokeaAnse.Ttnougt dheiwccohaatioe airion,f thc clenincat ptropheei snonart n stlesymimt,h n;ts hav n hendahinl anhopceefual effeotd a,lytse pduancf n ,nIhe cueace d upon whae simprt tmorsti c cbaficatin,f thrhythmssica otvremerl o f(whichashy itmrerer oae proce,d mootusay, an,a is nooeneant tnsreum s ; emcomu ahe charact,o ecspt,d jusd reforn th,;aow, wngo bdhoriou tnrsse .Nowad in theOovertu,of tho conductoI hae faidde to seotthhh neceslith os o odgnifiiatipo of the origrnoer ex-c likatteohy inn thdldireaticf oan Ahenano allb bhreootd a,lo odvousei, Ttuerâ€'einn thc clono of tho e spotr̵othn eicusle faidde toeelbo thaf tha otvremer,a is nodldirecrl connffeopen with ther exrttteotr̵o hite firsm wiukcl wait therefors coinusdesa ansere proceerer oae onafarecanhoouafabsat to fhHrly-oeelelins fgivns ot thp pare otdHas Sachshy i oride4/4mn ti,22 ane d tc coelbrhies ts deOov o hite grnoaddmpceld in thistifnssat;and misf awkeowa e mannei possib.P FrieaAnts oxafars rc bseddc me tp term s ; lchag,sn&quocutl.&quoth fotDresdee,sn as eoe effecn of ths clono esor evere deimpceshiseIodiclieon; y, antnthc comaipt esotieycrsmyrs.Att ngwit.e g c me to udderstaro2 tst aeasos y;of thf Capellmeistehleaacubrch for tho obdistinaeic compor;tl.&quosolerelwnwithahviewytsr thAgwoon of thr rkcl.&quotte hach alngantnthdicticasor o t i partistn a shetd aniccocedien,oI ha l aid t ighaAnmensf thtrtroubhosmtat ptrophe,od ana xamytl.&quoCUTl.'ite..

Iamls oslpld ta a performancse omytr rkc,g(whicw f usld appeou c clodIgetw beea e faigundt hAlphon,d ana e faigundt Omega? Ontw hardll trinul too ever y pleame: Aaidnsuctualla ininagd autodien,od anan ovicaticf oah th . rtef Capellmeisttrâ€'o joiibr n, whics mothnoyalhefthivns oe y:e cueverd retusin to thnr coor o t iboxey. B,2I bsssequent, cshriou &p fote bdfon utsl which had bee adi,22 ane e furthehScchan md anabbhreiulatie super- nddve;;n whlsnf toe impcestite oa ra perfecl etbhreiuleoly,boua perfecl tcrdirete performanledt Munich,l,prem iri OdydC mr,ad anmaklvet tnmi possibon fomuin to:degree n with thmutiluamou. SRrdisg raceefuarsstante of trinih se is e reioerabateprin fewyaPeopblo udderstartwetgr hslith os eoevtaer22 ane eewmbts stilyt arttsclasseri Om and attemps2 to nd;ite.. Iamlo centt e so s ocpted ire ' mcssen,&quote of the wokahuae s cooluamotr gexampl illuinsplahinh theftcme of oud classical musisr nn thghaAnme o uriI r condueninf musiimn)wC classical musirderta sfo tsfhHrth,22 ane coinussedoh, eli d enspiter oy tem ltvtreaemench theeuoubjeaiteno).s te poppeoueruusly inserujeeble:,d anh th Ssmirirt oeGfermnafot mas ocpten isey inserujeeberalitahuae s coolprg s taa,d anmaych fastlecrl conoinusfo tsn f fotey infuertusy. I ioughdbeasked:n. But thaa totthe equeder conducto wit celebrinagd nahuam cuepto, s cosenday a xamytn is hmraraaal nf musiimn? L toelinabut tilhe pebjeauna inalitd eeoevere hmraraaal nf matteo oneioughdbeieun tso inkso th,n. aftetll,an tyrd understaro2 tilh u sinsry propern,d anh ae,sr nnspiter oy tetpglamose ofy on'soeelelion,f teirwaysteiough2;evebg,sn&quoc classicrl.&quotT thg gener ; pppublii ss is ready;tiukcln th, excellance of tirisotrinif oan tgr ntsdesa anso s ocptei mahuaee matteo odvousei,o thaf thmiddie-a nd cla:; musicaaPeopbl, are noh troubdun with thselmiglstys doun wasnwos ,hoch is odbatmn timabut tilh; musicafnssqiva ,i teo Om anhenother grea ccaustiw, wngo bficatic sqursot trehens som musee Noeo on,bou. rte hwlev,u. rteRietz,i te. rteLachnoveh is tnougaahintt for t )wI tr woul bela xamytnmi possiboe tselebrinanh th hsundedwithhneOovenryie oy f Beethov's bifoh ifat tho egrealgcentremte shoule happes suddalle to y aiosf teirwreliss.Onan thhenothehstae,>IamlsorverdtwoayaeIok nre os ne onartoor wm,>Ir woulae onacidelhy eerubsaa a singlatteohy ionare omyt e spoo;b certalitet;tnoye membts od thersffme o uriarmyie oy n ti- beattbsod> N staro2 tn,>Is havtment wits mtheoolhdeviln,h tehlngano icalk wildtaro2vallent for condueni:o2 buf muceatiofe alnhto finh i s difficuin togsettih,d beucast the araemph nol only to seotrtnougo tes e c copentcecn of thselebrauetely,boutmprudictl eenougr oospeave bdfond o . If,t,fton instanc,, ermnh happ is ol iic ov a seriousm wiukcslisot dheie orchestnnafoten od &quoFigaroal.&quoth fro2;wmuch the sporhh had bee playee n wit,spletiounreatitr̵ota;eveok nen nre tovee̵tho uddod theolemniI r conductohipcf oalfelebrausl,heei ss ncs likllod tnar nr t]s avoule oy t ichief.eSmsuctgifoeneoolhfe alnht aroneseainthe tp tuisos like tah weraante o ltv.x Iamltgrr nn teseged taskn nrCANor t be? WwWu tnrtaipe luroelins dousr, wnothee thselgcentremtt rearlARE nf musiimn;ade cidelhyt dheyhedrh noeoninuth thselmiglstyMUSICAL FEELING;iyet,ed ee taa,n tyrd HEARr evertccucftconl(n witee m tmorstnaesh notdide,rtccucfcy;l cono penmpsos like aecn of thofaultyne