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What Does a Conductor Really Do?

Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast

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The Cosmic Level

A performance of the end of Mollers' second symphony, conducted by Leonard Bernstein. If you watch the video, you can see every bit of ecstasy and pain etched into Bernstein's face as we approach the end of the piece. That's what part three is all about, the cosmic level. It's very hard to achieve the cosmic level without a lot of hard work and time spent digging into a piece. The musicians have to be ready and willing to do that work, and when they are, it can be a magical experience.

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