Hi Hans, But of course, but if the conductor tries to take it ridiculously slowly such as to risk damaging my health, then I shall do it at my speed and he'll have to follow me.
Which reminds me a session I did for a conductor's course. The student conductor insisted on taking the horn solo section in Brahms' Tragic Overture so slowly that it was impossible (and I did try hard) to play the phrase musically. Mercifully, the tutor stopped him with the wise words - "If your principal horn is going blue during this solo, then maybe you have got the speed wrong. If, as today, he is going black then you certainly need to think again." Cheers, Lawrence On 3 April 2011 07:37, Hans Pizka <[email protected]> wrote: > To Simon, Martin, Lawrence & others: > > playing Mendelssohn-Bartholdy´s wonderful Nocturne one cannot play as one > wants; the player must execute the music as it is. > -- Lawrenceyates.co.uk _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
