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In the Thread: Prokofiev
Post Subject: Music/Composition vs. Composer vs. Performance/PerformerPosted by Paul S on: 1/16/2022
I hate when I'm listening to think of the composers, or performers themselves, in cases where their personal lives or politics were (are) vulgar, or even abhorant. Plenty of examples, unfortunately. As for Brahms, we have discussed here that not all performers or performances make the most of the compositions. And this might apply to any number of composers, that one seldom hears their compositions rendered at their best. Back to the "20th C" notions, it seems like the conductor, at least, has to have a viable sense of "different" Music, itself. Where Mahler is concerned, there are huge demands on the orchestra, arguably disperportional to best results (think of inefficient speakers...).
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