Posted by Larry Zaidan on July 18, 2003 at 05:49:34:
In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: Good Conductor's rehearsals? posted by K on July 17, 2003 at 20:24:08:
I agree, Klaus.
A conductor really needs to develop his/her concept of a score through silent reading of the score, playing it at the piano (not necessarily at performance tempo), using solfege (etc.).....THEN, once the concept is strong in his/her mind, it is safe to listen to other conceptions via recordings. If recordings are accessed too early in the process, the interpretation will likely end up being hollow.