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What Does a Conductor Really Do?

Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast

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What Does a Conductor Really Do?

What does a conductor really do? There isn't one good answer. Conducting is full of contradictions, and every conductor has to wrestle with the fact that they are the only person on the stage not making a sound at a concert. So how does all this work then? Well, that's what today's show is about. To really understand what a conductor does, we have to start with the basics, and then head up to what Marisiansson's the great Latvian conductor calls the cosmic level.

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