Conquering Forzatos & Sforzandos (Schubert & Beethoven)

[@OmarTravelAdventures]

I deeply appreciate the insight on how a conductor does the interpretation. Thank you so much for singing the music while you are interpreting, it makes is so much easier for people who don't have the skills to read music well! This gives me a chance to listen to multiple recordings and compare these passages!!! I wonder if it is possible for you to mention who among the famous conductors perfer to interpret the passage in one way and who does it differently.

[@sofia-paraskevipatsioura6223]

Those were very helpful and so smart ideas for the focus of the sound and the differences between "ffz" and "sf". Thank you so much. Just a small question about the Unfinished Symphony. I have the Bärenreiter version and each of the decrescendos (bar 63) is just an accent. So I used to hear it as a sudden stop that needs a "sudden" closing with the left hand. Is it something that could confuse the ensemble or something wrong?

[@ggriglio]

Thank you, I'm glad you found it useful. Good question! The problem with accents/decrescendo in Schubert is known so choosing one or the other can be a matter of interpretation (as you can see from your edition of the score itself). Technically speaking, you don't really need to close it, unless you are in a situation where you hear unwanted "tails" from the orchestra. And even then , it's something you can fix in rehearsal if needed. There's no particular harm in doing it but it's a bit of overconducting.

[@ggriglio]

I saw on your channel you wrote a thesis on the influence that the conductor has on the sound of the orchestra. Is it available anywhere?

[@sofia-paraskevipatsioura6223]

@@ggrigliothank you for your interest. Yes, it is available but I have to translate it into English and publish it because it was for my thesis at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and is in Greek. However, I could send you the link if you have no problem with the Greek version until the translation is done. (sophia.mus.auth.gr/xmlui/bitstream/handle/123456789/2286/%ce%91%ce%95%ce%9c_1943.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR0zbyxz9r6BlW3axNTio4jZdyfX-1zbS86yYXFlhubbVSJ3-BTTrH_55Og_aem_Ae8gHyJEFfWONzewq-KgHcvgbX5nsl-GeKHdgN83RRXreK2PEIpKeAeZriHUlAvrh_5N6Q7VpTphMPvqol2HH3XU)

[@ggriglio]

Thank you. I don't speak Greek but I'll try read through it with the help of a friend. I find, obviously, the subject very fascinating.