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The composers could no longer direct all performances in person, and so the responsibility of interpreting their works in the spirit in which they had been conceived was placed upon conductors.

— Anton Seidl

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✓Similar Perspectives

Is it not the business of the conductor to convey to the public in its dramatic form the central idea of a composition; and how can he convey that idea successfully if he does not enter heart and soul into the life of the music and the tale it unfolds?

— John Philip Sousa

Composers are not all good conductors.

— Anton Seidl

I always imagined that to bring an orchestra to play together is not enough for a conductor.

— Kurt Masur

A conductor can't be too arrogant with an orchestra and try to impose himself too much.

— Anthony Hopkins

Composers and lyricists are not responsible for storyline and casting. One can imagine actors shouldering this responsibility, since they charge for half the film. But producers never ask actors to share the losses. Instead, they train their guns on composers and lyricists.

— Shaan

From time to time, the Vienna Philharmonic could play without a conductor because they are so good.

— Bernard Arnault

I think conductors do spend too little time with their orchestras.

— Zubin Mehta

It's understanding the intention of a composer that allows a producer and an arranger to make those moments speak.

— Michael Bolton

✗Opposing Perspectives

I mean, the great secret is that an orchestra can actually play without a conductor at all. Of course, a great conductor will have a concept and will help them play together and unify them.

— Joshua Bell

All of these people kept on being professional musicians and composers in the strictest sense.

— James Tenney