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In the Thread: The 'Beethoven Test' of playback.

Post Subject: Different interpretations of the same mucical score e.g. BeethovenPosted by Axel on: 7/29/2009

Hi Romy,
I'm not too sure if I fully understand your post. What I do understand is, that particularly Beethoven left A LOT OPEN the conductors' own interpretation(s) and I also understand that this was not TOO unusual a thing to do at this time. Hardly any cadences where written down and also left to the skill and insight of the related soloists to provide of their own.

So HOW is one to judge especially Beethoven performance by any other then subjective / perceptive standard of ones own?

I listen to some performances (and not ONLY of Beethoven, even say F. v. Suppe' overtures as a good example) that I truly like very much, and then other performances that are not so much finding my approval and also others'. But as I'm not a music professor I can ONLY go by my un-taught intuitive take of a piece, and maybe thankfully can not easily intellectualize about it.

So ---- nothing is ultimately perfect and maybe in the end only according to ones own preference. In this context it was my mentioning that I do not completely follow your post's intention or meaning.

Greetings,
Axel

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