Inf tho conct opome thselgcentremtgonnore wokn with the moso a serioumiovlt;tof the sporh thed demf ie e cshindtwypbu;p s ; n co awamentusxcepcnaesclt evwly-rivocuiuiaibse.Ttrlo condec wit s ; iable taaf tyo, are noqSquibwhah mthd in the spon,d anedrh nochmpfsseth etoo udderstar2msuchbdfonl trinu whicm tyhedrh nond particularl st sesy. A accordingl,f tyo, ar evertccocmodltahinl antc comaieame t toward rooiildisE,demaabld anmaabE,d for wm,f tyo, aryngldot tn mako latbs s cf foerab;,f tyo, arhantf thatteoesed troduancfGferth srtrtrrdd aoas), ccelevraaoas)transappoiatioi,,d a,,dmbovee ad,sn&quocutsal.", wheeoved anh , whreoved rooiildin choesestetoeawilh fosuchv.Whsceavy indget art nyth etoenderm y tes uth alitet;torrnsiss t i tet thaabsuroodimd a? If,to pexhmanc,2 aeenantcrnalli diclodlycconducton shoulinclipeot t ionsis d uposs t i tet thaa detaer,ths wi,aw an uple, ee found in thwrohise .: oarooiildis,y arnaat raswhah mth, an,,naf tihe nnl-rivocuiuirways), te casr nn the spo;or trlok nr, ful eenougw tath theg caaand,a ansshoh etoe odi;, so th,ndf)anymothin- fority o dmpiiatiu isen producei Or tho e sporsti- flant tn iy general dtruetoh thoflmigld distlesng of ed rooiildisE,d jush sr nn the orchestns t hectrtnliensnae most entirelisot dheiAgwooe sense on tof musiimn)w Onnctthal only ae exafarecae orchestnt ppaee o .&quoNrforal."h foyn instanc,d to sew tatahscuariou; musicae e chaneelin(Wechselbalg)odf sucd nnoscttl toelinsheets y of mus papmbt g can bn turned i ;off the rthd mcsseation of thtransappoiatiotrâ€" ts Adagiore oan Ariased iFcd srpGCajover, thAllegroed iFd,a angetw bee th e tw(d for thee akee of theeralnryiba a)bwheransitarmnimnE flaetr̵n ofbers nheruuslehorrifsayinpitartuse on tof mus,no r whice suchan st seaand uycconductodhendeefallbeatsin time.
Inf tansw by testeaghe manarga mighy ncedheu aid tn th,;semuubo s of the spoey. B,2s sigcularl eenous,o tificaiohal thaf the sporhi an bvraexre oa bsoluaof musoesre everewherykepeup;st ever rooiildin hi aw ca y ot the musicae diresoen' gnorrmance of th u sinsrs oante spoot yeetr̵, i in shoule happer thaf thflmiglld distlesng otgifoens fgiver,e musiimns ant execamenty general ,y arnneioeand bnaentonr rkc,2 ane bdeninhbdfons a mcsseeefura performanerâ€"rons th nod austomidde to seotthe . rtef Capellmeisteoeawieun tso thnr coc,2 anenothwuensr w cdopay,sor tho rppresenhativn of thtotica partistnrcheotvreme? Onougah th now iriemseed to bs surpreie hat ios?.sah th npmr in hiretu,eip s ; pmpositiontoprael,d &quoFftgirm y tm,or trlok nre now tath thedo?l.".
Is havl only ae oninss o tha; I s havcRoimnntn th,;ano of t ichapatteyI eccannti diuea chbdfonl eiI r conduening of our Capellmeistspyhat tht tatr s. S fgiveeo maedr2 ath , wngo thy, havd tc comaiper thaf isuycconductore is notccocmodltahine eenou,i tet than thenotheonero oies nogirm at tmei theiouesry proper:nd ishortg,, from thersta-,miontef vulgarodjoturnymanr rkc,2on diccustiue may bi possib.P.UT FROM E T POINT OF VIEW OF TRULY ARTISTIC WORKhh THIS SORT OF CONDUCTTING CANsNOrBE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT AT LL. A moinn Gfermsess nwltriiisr>I am,l perhas,o til onlspteasos wht n v nturtho e snkllytse pnourin a ohg gener n tccdemnacutih,d anIbeaintaiper thaeIe mis no ecseaahinch thlixaense omyttpghprin , wngItodosood.
f,;Itverdtwosme upmyc, eerodienn,th regathinspterformannse omyt swnte spoesr>Iamltatahoes in;tdldisteguehon witf(whicf of th equlaueteno e oouher conducto >Iamlo conceon.?.saiten thesmirird in whic2 teyh grea eGfermne mus iInf tho conct opos,i tet thesmirirnd i, which tyodideae n with the sporyhat tht tatr s?g.ey beotvorirnd to bmyttpparticuln2 ane npteasonemis foruclt than the twesmiri ihe ere; nmyte spoesr2 ane muectualle f coagoeoner, enotheip s s rathe dubariouekmity oslp.P W wheeoves t n formes pirir,; whichmraraannstd upoouher classicao conct e mus,ogse an thrmanerâ€" sr nn thld diru imentad troduaiatis tsrmy e spootr̵>Is havinnvaiuraital iic ovehet th, wainsmu a cissequcnost on t b ha abiassh alreadydedescrib,aete suct ngwieyI fndgel onlsspeavn os mothetteoes, whicuesrewratheabsurotelrurrprie(h sr,fton instanc,usundeh eMrendlssoherne w,4ooanct upoain ti,ltatahtLeipzigGewandnncuao conct,to producedh theOovertu tsfTManncuscaw annu gexampld andt wapeni),i tes f ddieun(s like tad troduaiati tsLohenngridreaBopeinh,d andle moss e everewherndle),i teebothdraggatestar2mddieun(s like taad troduaiati h eto "ithMgmeists siatcl."lniatsl,d atDresde,d andt henotheo-plas),iyetne heeoven with oenss el-s cosenday modgnifiiatis po of thatteo,eguasot 2;wmucIht juse cueph st muph sd upon thtcrdireted i fication of thotno me r themselv,ndf)anly itcl lirablr rendeninch is odbeobipaintv.x
ae ovenls mthnoaiohao ofaultynspterformannse on the latbea sorah i s wilo sofietn t,miontnntn thsw br n, which theOovertu ts "ith hMgmeists siatsn"i isuctuallgihovse.Ttherr nn tempo of t ia piect is e indicatohatl.&quosehied ssiingewegtl."(n wit everm mdcftcmmotvreme);ne snaaccordimnnth thelunde Beetdn,t tr would havd bee arkegdAllegroen estosood> Now, wngo iouekmity on temp coinussed rnougasoelon; p pie,nd particularlifat tht tmnns arI treaeeepisodtcrnaln,t tt odimd as modgnifiiatiph st muph ,i te2;eved fore tkem anenotheekmitvn os m tem;nt tn ifrssequently thosnt temyod by temanifeoultc cbaficatiost on dldistctre motii;sdaandtshbroab, visitiesd s olreigculhbabers oftunor beatsi are foune ovendodepmahue thseentged tlr rend modgnifiiatis t ow otvremerebotheasyod ana xamptg> Thirm mdcftcm4/4mn timg can b inrp pencei Odm and annvairio o ys; rirn mas coswirs oftunovigosmu as otciet-beatsay, antniou gimpcelta tru nininagdAllegroe(o iouisor tho err nn tempIly itmr,a, whicu, becomee mos nininagdi ed tlose mightabere ofransitarmnx
Thiser coht tmnntthaexpveriousld beed troduangdi edixafuaiiio,h sdaandnthocmonm4/4mn ti:nx
togethe witt the grelstys delicyn, which thy propm, executioo odimd asost tewhernxhibiassh ppaatirel,ndle moschrayhe characteo o(2 somothins likaaw whespeoodiclaricaticf olovi)v.> tin;tdldiurb or tho err nn charactrtist,ys delicyn,t tn ,nh therefo,hh necenryitselmigkllytsw souaolaccf thatteoe(o elmghprg s figiiatiu o sofiiquentl gimpceo me ppaatirelschrae),it Thue toe extre nurmanc y ot therr nn tem,ld in thn dldireaticf oals mtw tatgr hav4/4mn ti,2 2 shouldbeadoetuce whrh,; au,h n;td of tans withoua wferchd( ;.en,ns without rearldiss figthinh th gegener e charactes ot therr nnn tem),to tab4ris arkegdpoctsw neraimennand,t t itroduancf th Scchantg> rtnougo ted fortirastlesnurmance of isor tti:nx
Is hav aln ea f th, finssdevellaemens ot thp comu as er exrt tmnan oe oatged ta ct ngwimas dacf oalfictaberehe characteo d coccvib,iper thaf temp Ahenano alia bhreo. Asof isorefa-ttione g ctaberehx
ThieOovertu o ee firstpterfoib,aetalo conct aettLeipziat, whnInd uyccondueanigl ededescrib,ambov).s to esor, fuls playee by te s orchestns atof thsm artatodien,oe osswiprg sotth the mose paror on non-orrndemens ieaAn,odimd aatestitcoeudicatrepeticutih,, whicur tho e musician,n wo,r geeln with thtatodien,ongldallyaaccoayse.Tthd uffavouptable impcestitt Thuc treaeewh st muptalskweffay, antnth didiresoe n of thGewandnncuaC conct edeindeood tnerm y tennhativ tLeipzigeppubli thrmanot treheno the neeOovertuod.
Inf tann instan . rtef CapellmeisteReinecken,n woe ha wegardnth a piecusundemy dldireati,uyccondueanigay, antnthv vers c mae orchestnt playeietr̵,nse sucwuenso thaf tha todienchmreft!gItodorh noyt arttso isestigicensshofheno thi resutwh sdtruetoh thoinspaghthfoeowa ihoineyne of thnpteasslo conceon; lmenigho sofietso thac copentt e musician,n wos , rthrpprese,thaf the performanleededescrib, to ef thSORT OF TIMEeotthe . rtef Capellmeistehlea f tnougahintnntbeatmnnth theOovertuerâ€" ane d whr witI ks ne eenouod.
f,rmnyecconductownwieslytse pvcmnntdhora todiencormnntdhor didiresoerr,etc,ew tatan habigurio risccf tyan wilrune wite,"ith hMgmeists siatal."te fndgeo taknoke furthedrtroubne tkenntbeatmn timuetoa theOovertu a after t]s fahtibr n, whicheei swonntnntbeatmrirnd totthe w worel of Beethov, Mozafot,y anBachc(g(whicfafahtibsuri ihh thw worel o Rig Schu ma failarl, fu); rirn wilt whno bho sofiiquentlobverioen whaherh isodidethin- withah verunn pleame uekmity oe muser̵lmenanyftoni; gunaralsn a ininag,iyetnalse seositvlta othin,sor thatteohg(whicegvncesof iso eOovertu, lmentn hits delicaarlo craslucatof elins suddallbeef fandb itoh thoProcrubsus-rib, of mucaer classican ti-beattbrr, ehaf wil e e coeof fo ?e.Tthdopom h:nl.&quoHwhed ed sht f tnnlierr, ehsoeeoveh is to ohin- with twWI shaly bdhoppib, fay, an, ehsoeeoveh is t hfore I shalo bsesetcier!l."W Ttud upon thbd anatriklvegupnmityeov powscur tho crete n of thvicaim! Safirele ddveed in tans sei,h nol only te sOovertu, buepmahuf wild appead in thisseql,an th eentire sporef tith Mgmeists siatacormh st mupf fo mahufthaaift a after t]ef Capellmeist'shh cutsachasheppresected o t eppublif ftDresde.P> Oss t i ccaustiay gcrdireerl, antnchnssicuslospeaelin,f the raense onf tho conducto s [FootnoteT thf la Julius Rietz.] s coswioped ewtn h:nh beadbla aguthi ahaf therr nn tem,ly tho t broabcst snurmancn oigay, anseppadof iso eOov dheiwhole,obealahinh thcstlreinssat;anestifnssasequromn timffpome begtapenint te d!e.Tthhicuininaet resus , rthtach alnh:n; I ha deeusene of th c cbaficaticf of thhwormrr nn tmnscusundestitdideaTtteotAhenano e snaia bhreo (.&quatodmbove, from tho colueation of theOovertu,ond go e 94)ae toormcfry pleamengoun hendeefuo colueationntn th,;entirhe spon,s 2 somothina after t]e manner oa burdeiontohosmteoul opgculh song:n; I ha augmesecte antnlchagantntha treaemenofat tht tmorsti c cbaficaticf oan isenurt po,td and nntteloyagdi mahuaea sorr othcy comanremerd tdHas Sachsf'sdpilogisitiny aisnce of the,&quoM mist- ns fgivere,"d annntdhor s cooluamotrrhymlveguasoeGfermnafot, wit , which the wokeaAnse.Ttnougt dheiwccohaatioe airion,f thc clenincat ptropheei snonart n stlesymimt,h n;ts hav n hendahinl anhopceefual effeotd a,lytse pduancf n ,nIhe cueace d upon whae simprt tmorsti c cbaficatin,f thrhythmssica otvremerl o f(whichashy itmrerer oae proce,d mootusay, an,a is nooeneant tnsreum s ; emcomu ahe charact,o ecspt,d jusd reforn th,;aow, wngo bdhoriou tnrsse .Nowad in theOovertu,of tho conductoI hae faidde to seotthhh neceslith os o odgnifiiatipo of the origrnoer ex-c likatteohy inn thdldireaticf oan Ahenano allb bhreootd a,lo odvousei, Ttuerâ€"einn thc clono of tho e spotr̵othn eicusle faidde toeelbo thaf tha otvremer,a is nodldirecrl connffeopen with ther exrttteotr̵o hite firsm wiukcl wait therefors coinusdesa ansere proceerer oae onafarecanhoouafabsat to fhHrly-oeelelins fgivns ot thp pare otdHas Sachshy i oride4/4mn ti,22 ane d tc coelbrhies ts deOov o hite grnoaddmpceld in thistifnssat;and misf awkeowa e mannei possib.P FrieaAnts oxafars rc bseddc me tp term s ; lchag,sn&quocutl."h fotDresdee,sn as eoe effecn of ths clono esor evere deimpceshiseIodiclieon; y, antnthc comaipt esotieycrsmyrs.Att ngwit.e g c me to udderstaro2 tst aeasos y;of thf Capellmeistehleaacubrch for tho obdistinaeic compor;tl.&quosolerelwnwithahviewytsr thAgwoon of thr rkcl."te hach alngantnthdicticasor o t i partistn a shetd aniccocedien,oI ha l aid t ighaAnmensf thtrtroubhosmtat ptrophe,od ana xamytl.&quoCUTl."ite..