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I'll say the same thing I said last time this came up on HN: that research doesn't answer the question "Do Orchestras Really Need Conductors?" It does answer th
by dalke 12y ago
I'll say the same thing I said last time this came up on HN: that research doesn't answer the question "Do Orchestras Really Need Conductors?" It does answer the question "Does an orchestra which is used to a conductor do better with an expert conductor?" ... The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra is one of the few well-known conductorless orchestras..." - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8124560 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8124560
- Intermernet 12y agoAccording to Wikipedia "Most conductorless orchestras are smaller in size"[1] but I'd love to hear of some larger conductorless groups if you know of them (it seems more than twenty members is rare). I also found this bit of trivia interesting: "Conductor Otto Klemperer was once invited to lead the Pervyi Simfonicheskii Ansambl in a concert in Moscow. Midway through the program, however, Klemperer laid down his baton and took a seat in the audience, and the ensemble finished without him." [2] [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conductorless_orchestra http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conductorless_orchestra [2]: http://www.trivia-library.com/b/history-of-the-greatest-conductorless-orchestra.htm http://www.trivia-library.com/b/history-of-the-greatest-cond...