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According 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 s
by Intermernet 12y ago
According 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...