A few weeks ago I listened to the recording of Beethoven's seventh symphony (I don't remember the orchestra and the conductor), and when the second movement began I had a good mind to exclaim: Are you going mad? Why so quickly?...It was the fastest version of that movement I have ever heard...
Well, I want to talk about a very important person in music: the interpreter.
When we listen to a certain musical work, is it a result of the interpretation that we are once enthusiastic about the depth of the music, whereas during the other performance of the same composition we can be, say, bored? These people can change a lot – the tempi, atmosphere, general impression – but are they able to change the statement of the composer? The "soul" of the composition? And may they do that at all? How much does it depend on the interpretation?
Well, I want to talk about a very important person in music: the interpreter.
When we listen to a certain musical work, is it a result of the interpretation that we are once enthusiastic about the depth of the music, whereas during the other performance of the same composition we can be, say, bored? These people can change a lot – the tempi, atmosphere, general impression – but are they able to change the statement of the composer? The "soul" of the composition? And may they do that at all? How much does it depend on the interpretation?
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