Same symphony, different conductor: a comparison (Brahms 4, Carlos Kleiber vs Leonard Bernstein)

Today I´ll be comparing two versions of Brahms 4th Symphony, 4th movement, conducted by two different conductors: Carlos Kleiber and Leonard Bernstein. I want to show you how much difference a conductor CAN make, so we will be reviewing tempo choices, frasing ideas, and general gestures to explain why this decisions are made and what impact they have in the music.
Hopefully this will give you a better sense of what a conductor does and why it can be really important!
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This video uses fragments of concerts with the Wiener Philarmoniker conducted by Leonard Bernstein and the Bayerische Staatsorchester conducted by Carlos Kleiber, which are credited and used for educational purposes.

[@howimettheopera]

I had a lot of fun filming this, give this comment a like if you would like me to compare other pieces/conductors :)

[@oxoelfoxo]

And this was a lot of fun to watch, too! Please do more. It's nice to get to know conductors through the lens of another conductor. Ooh, different idea. Maybe introduce some women conductors in a video?

[@howimettheopera]

would of course love to, for obvious reasons ;) but I struggle to find enough video footage since I prefer older videos for copyright reasons and most available on YT are rather recent ...but it is definitely on my mind. Thanks for the comment! :)

[@oxoelfoxo]

@@howimettheopera maybe you can just use photos and tell us about them. No need for video clips. Links to performances conducted by them in the description would supplement.

[@etucker82]

I would love to see more Brahms, Schubert's last symphonies, and Mozart operas. Those are, I think, the ultimate test pieces for conductors.

[@TheORZ17]

Yes! Would also love commentary on even a single conductor about what they're doing

[@markkuss7816]

Kleiber has such clarity in his gestures-and in his quietude. He trusts his musicians and it shows in the playing.

[@BradBolin]

Yep. He serves the music, rather than using it for personal aggrandizement.

[@pcexpertzzz]

I really liked your discussion. I believe everyone that asks, "What is the conductor doing?" or, "Is the conductor really needed?" should watch this. Great Job and thanks.

[@howimettheopera]

Glad you enjoyed it! :)

[@lava_oreo]

This question brought me here! :D thanks for the vid!

[@katrinat.3032]

If a person watches any conductor in rehearsal they would realize how talented and important they are. Ex: George Solti and L. Bernstein both have these videos on KZbin

[@babotond]

while no one is asking "how is the conductor doing?"

[@wendycarter5718]

The finished product is achieved by the rehearsal weeks !! The actual performance from the conductors point of view is pretty much pure theatre ,a curtain call for all that preparation !!

[@annettemeyer1393]

I would appreciate more explanatory videos like this. I have no musical training, but love music. Any educational content like this greatly increases my understanding and enjoyment of this wonderful art form. Many thanks.

[@robertagregory7177]

Me, too! I agree.

[@jrsebestyen]

I agree!

[@andrewweiss1300]

What a contrast! Kleiber, the son of a great opera conductor and raised in Buenos Aires, with that great combination of German rigour and Latin dance. And Bernstein, the American romantic who milked every note for all it was worth. I doubt many people would choose Bernstein’s version just because the tempo is so leaden. It’s a great contrast and not just in the interpretations, we have two very different conducting styles in display. Thanks for putting this kind of analysis out to the public, it’s much needed and you do a great job.

[@ro4317]

I felt like Bernstein was trying to pull music out of a vat of sticky clay. I didn't care for his tempo at all.

[@hymnodyhands]

As a composer and choir director, this was wonderful .... to realize how these two great conductors THINK, and how that is seen and heard in their conducting ... THANK YOU

[@michaelmedlinger6399]

I played in wind ensembles and orchestras for years in my younger days (and even majored in music for 3 years) and still go to some 35 to 40 concerts a year, but your video just goes to show that there is always something more to be learned and that someone like you can point out things that have never struck me or that I had forgotten. Thank you! How wonderful you picked this symphony! It is one of my absolutely top favorites that I NEVER get tired of hearing!

[@edoardodaneo4423]

Please do more of these videos: very interesting. Thank you for sharing !

[@michaelstearnes1526]

Last year I had the good fortune to hear a performance of this with the Los Angeles Philharmonic conducted by Simone Young. She received a thunderous standing ovation from the audience which is rare in this work. She is retuning again this year and I hope to be there. FYI.,my own favorite recordings are still Furtwangler and Walter. Thank you for a most interesting video.

[@target9972]

Yess - bitte viel mehr davon, sooo spannend, unterhaltsam und aufschlussreich. Danke von ganzem Herzen für deine Arbeit voller Hingabe. ❤

[@bbbartolo]

Thank you for these comparisons. Any analysis that helps me (a non-musician) hear more critically and discerningly is a gift that will keep on giving.

[@jackarcher7495]

This is very enlightening. Thank you. I have that Kleiber Brahms 4. Now I need to listen to it again, first chance I get.

[@edensaundersofficial]

I almost always prefer another conductor to Bernstein but I can’t argue that he always conjures something unique and vivid. I almost always watch Bernstein recordings when looking for inspiration. Like him or not, he’s completely, unapologetically himself. Kleiber is just so utterly legendary! He has so much control over the orchestra and its so easy to understand his movements and expressions. Kleiber also generates a lot more true-to-score recordings, whilst still making them special in their colours!

[@alifenotajob]

LOVED this! Very helpful! Going to be eagerly searching everything you are publishing on line. Thank you!

[@howimettheopera]

Thank you very much!

[@williamwescott4213]

Very valuable explanation of what conductors do that matters and how they go about it. Thank you for taking the time to make and post this (and for having the background that allows you the insights).

[@nenadivovic2047]

Great video and great content! Both of these conductors are absolutely stunning musicians, but Kleiber creates a very special and unique aura with every piece he conducts!

[@howimettheopera]

thank you! and yes, I agree, Kleiber's aura was special

[@katrinat.3032]

Kleiber really had a gift

[@James_Waters]

Love the comparison of conductors! I also am a Carlos fan.

[@Kbctl9190]

I really enjoyed your video. It is fascinating and clearly explained. Thanks a lot! I’d love to see more of these comparisons or performance analysis. 🙂👍🏼

[@howimettheopera]

Thanks for watching, definitely planning on doing this more often cause it was a lot of fun to make!

[@toddstevens9667]

Absolutely fascinating. Two of my favorite conductors. I would never have noticed all the points that you brought out.

[@raymondlcopeland3532]

I absolutely love the Kleiber version, in particular the finale. It is so formal and yet so dramatic, the perfect synthesis of classical and baroque. That is clearly what Brahms intended, I think, but easier said than done certainly.

[@PhilipFClark]

I learned so much from this short comparison! Excellent! I look forward to more!

[@joonkim917]

awesome video, it really showcased how important a conductor is in an orchestra. i hope you make more comparison videos like this.

[@howimettheopera]

Thanks a lot, definitely planning on doing more of these!

[@leonardoiglesias2394]

Its exactly the other way around…..orchestras make 95% of the quality of a performance. Its the old legend about the huge power of conductors….while really bad conductors keep sounding great….example: Herreweghe and Concertgebouw. An amateur conductor „trying“ to conduct a great orchestra. Sounds great. Take Carlos Kleiber to Asuncion, Paraguay and let him conduct an orchestra there…it would sound horrible. But the legend goes on and on and on….

[@josechrist3948]

it is a great pleasure for me to watch your analyses about these performances! Please continue!!!

[@deeesher]

Thank you so much for this! I was just having a conversation with someone recently about the purpose of a conductor and how they define how a musical score is performed. This really puts things into perspective and makes you realize all the nuances that help shape the performance.

[@howimettheopera]

Thanks for watching, I'm glad it helped

[@devindraweerasooriya7839]

It is fantastic, a comprehensive comparison of Conducting; although I came to exactly the reverse conclusion with the 2 versions. For me it is Bernstein on almost all points that you have highlighted.

[@philippinnington2798]

Great video. I always wondered what effect the conductor had on an orchestra and how they communicated it, now I have a better understanding. Thank you very much.

[@beatricesullivan6981]

I LOVED this! Please show us more! It is fascinating! Thank You!

[@thomasnmuziani6421]

First of all: marvelous review. Articulate, cogent and thoughtful. Second: As a former musician, I truly enjoy making comparisons of different Conductors, especially after having the benefit of listening to most of them in person. Third: Excellent choice in choosing Bernstein and Kleiber. Very different techniques and tempi with a great deal of their personality showing through. Fourth: My preference in Conductors: My two favorites are Sir Georg Solti and Carlos Keiber. When you close your eyes listening to either Conductor, you are transported to Nirvana hearing the singing of Angels. Thank-you so much for posting. Your presentation is all that is wonderful about KZbin. Keep it going.

[@Islandia69]

Thank you for making the video, finally I got a clear understanding of what the conductor and his gesture is doing. This is very helpful and fascinating!

[@nuttysquirrel8574]

What a wonderfully interesting video. As a former professional clarinettist it never failed to amaze me that you could have the exact same group of musicians, same piece of music and, like your video, get completely differing outcomes and not just in tempo! Thanks for taking the time and effort to make this - superb.

[@orientaldagger6920]

It's not the same group of musicians.

[@nuttysquirrel8574]

@@orientaldagger6920 Yes, I know! I was making my point about the group/s of musicians that I, personally, played with but could have different results with different conductors. This video does not suggest that the clips are the same musicians. OK?

[@shantihealer]

Brilliant idea for an analysis - comparing two contrasting conductors in visual as well as aural performance. A fascinating video resulted. I think you have started a new analytical trend that will grow and grow!

[@SergioMPedro]

Wow, I have spent several years watching several orchestras without understanding the behind the scenes information you provided. I am not a musician and will never really get this but you opened my eyes to the function of the conductor and how important they are to what I hear. Thanks.

[@davidstetson3805]

Good job! Very interesting to this orchestral musician of 45 years. Keep up the good work!

[@jazzchamaeleon]

great - looking forward to more episodes!

[@inespatop7532]

Omg Ani, I loved this. It was SO clarifying. Thanks!

[@howimettheopera]

Thanks a lot ;)

[@ohrusty]

I just started looking these kind of things up, but I think you did a great job to "teach" but also show how different this artform is. I can imagine it's hard to make a video that appeals to both newbies like me and oldies who knows what it's all about, hehe.Anyhow, thank you! You got a new follower.

[@carlosdourthe4722]

Thank you for this. I appreciated your vision and analyse between these two great conductors. Congratulations.

[@Kobsidian]

THANK YOU! This is so fascinating. I've never grasped what it is that conductors do, why they are considered so important, why one is considered GREAT and another merely pedestrian. You begin to illuminate me with this video. I would LOVE to see more of this, so will look to see what other videos you have done. One editorial comment: it would be great if, at the end of this analysis, you include longer excerpts from each - perhaps a minute or two - to illustrate how all these specific differences come together. WONDERFUL! 💖

[@user-ek9mn4vb9l]

Thank you for your thoughtful and insightful analysis. I am an 80-year-old music lover who knows very little about music but who lived within walking distance of the Philadelphia Academy of Music during the Eugene Ormandy era. I often wondered about the role of a conductor during a performance and, in my own simple way, came to the conclusion that the musicians came to know what the conductor expected during rehearsals just as a sports team knows how to execute plays designed by the coach during the practice sessions - not during the actual game. In my later years I have become a fan of Wagner and find so many variations in approach. I have also listened to many, many performances of Sherezade and am amazed at how the length of a performance can vary several minutes. I am surprised how infrequently it is performed given it so appealing to the general listener. If you ever do review it, I would love your comments on the interaction between the first violin and the conductor during the opening phrases of Sherezade. The bow requires such a delicate touch it seems the first violin would not be able to look away from his instrument. Also, I love seeing the percussionists and would appreciate your comments on their role in such pieces. They may have only a few beats, but the timing has to be spot-on. Best wishes. I hope you feel encouraged to keep up your explanations as it must require quite a bit of time and background research to make a meaningful comparative analysis. It is appreciated.

[@filmlover542]

Excellent thoughts, please continue!

[@leonardoiglesias2394]

Great!! I am a very professional musician playing in orchestras for the last 40 years….and you are perfectly right. You can read my comments. I wrote them before I read yours.

[@leonardoiglesias2394]

About Scheherezade. There is not very much interaction really. In most of the places the conductor follows the concertmaster because most of the solos are quite free in tempo, like a cadenza. In all the other parts the concertmaster just plays along like all the other players. The conductor conducts the whole orchestra and everybody plays. As I said, in all the other solos, the concertmaster is very free. Normally they can discuss matters of taste. Like, maybe you could do this or that, you can discuss how long or short a fermata can be etc.

[@katrinat.3032]

I am in Philadelphia. ❤ The Philadelphia Orchestra

[@leonardoiglesias2394]

@@katrinat.3032 also a great cheese.

[@davidfry3726]

I really found the explanations very helpful, thank you for taking the time to put this together

[@jamescalandrillo3181]

You help explain why I often search different versions of my favorite movements to find out which one stirs me the most. I am amazed at how much difference there can be. I'm not sure what I'm looking for on a technical level, but more on an emotional level and reaction to the music.

[@bk2524]

Bernstein's is definitely more dramatic. The contrast really draws out the drama. Kleiber's is definitely creating beauty from musical cohesion. It's almost strange to prefer one over the other because their purpose seems entirely different. Bernstein sounds like he's directing a play for drama through contrast and Kleiber like he is trying to draw attention composer's musicality by showing how well the sections compliment each other.

[@howimettheopera]

Very nice way to put it!

[@ModusVivendiMedia]

I feel like Bernstein is trying to convey the deep emotions behind the music, which in my view was why Brahms wrote this music in the first place. To me those emotions reflect Brahms's lifelong experience of unrequited love and his helplessness and despair in the entire area of romantic relationships. I think Bernstein understood these emotions (even though he had a very full and active romantic and social life, in contrast to Brahms), and tries to bring it out. I expect quite a lot of other conductors may have never had quite the same emotional experiences as Brahms had and might not even recognize what Brahms was likely feeling or trying to convey, so naturally it will not be something they would be able to focus on when performing his music. Fortunately the music is also beautiful and at times exciting and powerful no matter how you interpret it.

[@markoconnell5304]

This is great! There are many dimensions that you can go with this theme. For example, how different conductors communicate to the orchestra, how different conductor temperaments affect/inspire playing, how rehearsals are conducted. So fun and so informative!!

[@susanlandsman9572]

Agree with @markoconnell304. Having sung with opera choruses, the different kind of communication is so important. And, it has an effect on the chorus, many times on its morale!

[@katrinat.3032]

@@susanlandsman9572yes I’ve read about some very famous conductors who were let go basically. This was because they crush the souls of the musicians with endless perfectionism

[@wendytran6405]

This was so so helpful and informative, thanks so much for the video!!

[@dgl-ic7lb]

Thank you for this, it's very revealing to hear this detailed analysis of the differences between the conductors. It's always surprising when I hear a piece I've listened to from my teen years and hear it as if it's for the first time, because of the unique vision of the conductor. Your talk helps me to understand some of what that difference of vision consists of. I would enjoy hearing your analyses of singers as well, for instance the different versions available of Schubert's Die schöne Müllerin.

[@bburden12]

Loved the video! It was both immensely informative & fun to watch. As a non-musician, I find much of the stuff you talked not that easy to grasp or, rather, notice/hear. Your commentary sure helps a lot. Hope I'm not being too demanding, but I would love it if you'd (or somebody else in the comments) speculate about what it was that informed their respective choices with almost no regard for psychologism, but instead for the historical context, different schools of thought, perhaps, etc.

[@guille____]

just found your channel, I already love it! Super interesting

[@howimettheopera]

thank you so much!

[@vivianatena1351]

I just found you. I love your comments and I am learning a lot. Thanks

[@inhov8803]

Very very educational! Great work, well-presented! Thanks very much!

[@njayaram3741]

Good to have stumbled on this video. Amazing contrasts. Thank you. Many years ago I tried buying audio equipment to try and compare and contrast how different ensembles and conductors come out with the same movement of the same work... A non-starter. So thanks for your effort. (From Bangalore, India)

[@guidepost42]

Very instructive. Please do more.

[@samuelnavarroortega9011]

Interesting analysis. Thank you. Agree w/ you. Please do more!

[@alldialogueissung]

Insightful. Your observation “It’s a matter of vision” was spot on.

[@Mariooooooooooo]

I would watch a 3 hour+ version of this video and many more like it! Thanks for this.

[@howimettheopera]

thank you! definitely planning on doing some sequels soon :)

[@gilvandrorodrigues9354]

Excelente. Gosto muito de assistir a concertos da mesma peça por diferentes regentes e orquestras, é uma experiência prazerosa. Então esse vídeo com explicações técnicas foi sensacional. Que venha mais!

[@pdzombie1906]

First time viewer!! Very interesting video and I would love ifyou make more of this comparisons to help us understand which arenrhe best versions of classical pieces. Still, you got a new suscriber!! Thanx!!!

[@ezgidemirtas5538]

I’ve loved your video. We knew that the conductors make differences, a lot of differences, however, with my amateur eyes and ears these differences referred rather to general soul and sound of the music piece. You’ve really dissected sounds in the 4th movement of Brahms-4th and passed your message. The conductor meant way more than I though, in many many details. Wow, such good explanation. Thank you…

[@MarcSchnapp]

Thank you so much. Lacking formal music training, you've given me the tools to discern just how much interpretation is possible in classical music performance. As a lover of Jazz, I am now going to challenge myself to listen critically to multiple recordings of the same Classical composition. One thing I discovered from your side-by-side examples: Bernstein looks for the drama-- very consistent with his persona, no? Kleiber seems more ethereal. I'll be dramatic but sincere: you have forever changed my relationship to orchestral classical performance. And motivated me to explore and enrich my musical life.

[@lesgoe8908]

very interesting. thanks for posting

[@dyrevennen]

Great video! Very well articulated. I found it because I searched for anything Kleiber :)

[@howimettheopera]

glad you enjoy it and thanks for watching!

[@modassirkhan5632]

awesome... simply awesome... keep up doing such videos... Loved this discussion...

[@howimettheopera]

Thanks a lot!

[@peskypesky]

This was FANTASTIC!! Thank you so much for making this video. I am someone who has never really understood what conductors are doing, since the music is all composed. This video made it VERY clear how conductors shape the music to their own vision. I have to say, you surprised me by choosing Kleiber! I thought for sure you would prefer Bernstein, as I do. But we all have different tastes!

[@ronnymeyer9860]

this video (and the Beet V opening) is interesting, instructive,and well presented. thanks!

[@marquefan1]

Bernstein chose slower tempi as he got older. I heard the VPO live with him doing Brahms' 4th, and it was amazing. I think he was building intensity with the more full-bodied instruments.

[@howimettheopera]

that's amazing that you heard it live! what an experience

[@michaeltilley8708]

It is ironic that the conductor who came out pre-concert to apologize for Gould’s ‘slow’ D minor concerto ended up so far on the other side of the fence!

[@catherinescott562]

It would be interesting to hear a Bernstein led orchestra play Brahms 4 much earlier in his conducting career

[@thomhooper7524]

@@catherinescott562he recorded it earlier with the New York phil

[@TomasCPolli]

This is such a great video!

[@LeoModest1]

Thank you so much for these videos! I'm currently trying to improve my understanding of music and what the conductor does. I find it so incredibly difficult to identify those differences and put them into words. Some recordings I love, some I don't, but I can never put my finger on why that is. You showing these differences was really helpful and massively interesting. And you explained all the things very well; it's easy to follow and structured tremendously well. These are really cool videos (like with your take on Beethoven's 5th). Anything on Wagner ('Rheingold'?!) would be hugely appreciated. Thanks a lot and keep up the good work!

[@marmacarena]

Great video!! Hope you are planning to make more like this one 😇

[@howimettheopera]

thank you, stranger! 🙃

[@davidparker1746]

I would definitely like to see more videos like this!

[@trc2812]

What a great comparison. The nuances found in the conducting styles are little known or understood. Great piece.

[@katrinat.3032]

I think it’s important how you brought out how Kleiber allowed the flutist to perform the solo in their own interpretation (to some degree) vs conductors that really control every detail. As in Herbert Von Karajan or Ricardo Muti.

[@beesofst.ambrose9306]

Thanks for explaining something I didn't know all my life:)

[@balletgirl56]

Thank you for making this. Very interesting!

[@TheORZ17]

This was great! Looking for more examples

[@rogerbrookes3515]

Great hands! They never stop moving. Really interesting, thanks for posting!

[@andysoul295]

Remarkable presentation . Thank you

[@ramigoren]

Lovely video. Really well done. Wonderful clear explanation. I do these type of comparisons with my (private) students after having done that with my kids when they were trying. 😂 One of my favorite examples is Gustav Mahler's 9th symphony. In one version, conducted by Bernstein and in another by Otto Klemperer. The differences are striking. I would love to see a future video were you cover this. Thank you for this lovely video.

[@Lamadesbois]

Hi, thank you so much for this! They are so few of such videos on KZbin, this is precious :) Do not hesitate to do more, even nerdier if you feel like it. If you are looking for feedback: maybe you could follow a script more so that the points you are making get across more directly. Great video!

[@alexandraelena7248]

I love this kind of analysis!!

[@howimettheopera]

Glad you enjoyed it! had a lot of fun making it

[@gfsrow]

Informative. Interesting. Thank you!

[@PatAcct]

Very good analysis, like it, thank you for your work.

[@Joggelschorsch]

Greatful, to have found this. 😊

[@helenrichards1903]

I really enjoyed this, and would like to hear other pieces. I have noticed how different conductors lead orchestras in different directions.

[@charlesmcconnell9121]

From a conducting student of Herbert Blomstedt, a good discussion of both technique, and approach. Thank you.

[@matthiasm4299]

I love Kleiber as well. Great video!

[@spodvoll]

This is a nice, succinct demonstration of how two great conductors can present very different renditions of the same composition. (This also illustrates to me again why I also love C. Kleiber so much.) To be fair, though, what we see in performance is just the tip of the iceberg. Having attended many orchestra rehearsals I can attest that's where the conductor does the real interpretive work, frequently even singing to the players how they want passages to be phrased, etc.

[@garyrobinson9514]

Greetings from Greenville, South Carolina in May 2023. Thank you for your engaging, well-executed, and insightful video. I am a conductor in my late 60s approaching what will probably be the end of my career, but looking forward to some interesting engagements in the upcoming season. So as to give me a jolt, I have re-enrolled in the Conductors Institute of South Carolina, this time in July, in which this piece, amongst a good number of others, will be studied and coached. Actually, I was a participant in the Institute in the late 1980s and then attended workshops throughout the 90s, including one at Hunter college in New York which conductor Paul Vermel was the clinician, and who worked with us on this piece.. I have his notes from this workshop, which I will be applying to the upcoming institute this year. A great work of musical art leaves room for differing yet valid interpretations, a point that your video calls forth. In restudying the Brahms, I will keep in mind your interesting comparisons. Best wishes to you, and thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience.

[@4eversearch]

would like to join a chorus of other commentors: please, continuing your videos- comparing different maestros, or any commentary about classical music be it solo, chamber (my pesonal favorite type), anything you feel like sharing. Its a tremendous service to all of us classical music lovers. And if I may add : I find your videos as a much needed fragment of sanity in this absolutely crazy world, with several horrible wars, etc. Many thanks!

[@JRLife88]

Very interesting! Thank you!

[@utubejijaja]

I really love the comparison. Thanks!

[@howimettheopera]

Thanks for watching!

[@sudharmayoonaidharma1334]

My view towards conductor changes forever after watching your video. Thanks

[@troylabrie]

This is great. My family still does thisistening to two or 3 recordings of same piece with different conductors. We argue and lobby for our favorites. It's fun and you can learn to hear things you would otherwise miss. 🙂🤙🌴

[@richardmccowenclark2412]

I also really enjoyed this. I’ve really learn a lot watching your videos.😄

[@luvjoisey]

This is a great comparison, and I am tickled that you chose these two performances. I had actually by happenstance compared them both a number of years ago, and was struck by how different they are. I had heard Klieber's version first, and was completely taken with it. It's beautiful. He makes it breathe, fills it with life. Then I heard Bernstein's version, and immediately reacted, "I can't believe these are the same pieces." It feels woody to me, as if the life has been let out of it. I have elsewhere read the comment that whether Brahm's 4th works or not is especially dependent on interpretation. Perhaps it is so. I enjoyed your comparison!

[@matthewmorton7231]

This is great!! Love it!

[@darrelray4673]

Thank you so much. This opened my eyes to a question I have always wondered about. I will now be able to look in more detail at what the conductor is doing. It will give me an idea why I like certain performances better than others. Great contrast!

[@leonardoiglesias2394]

Try to listen to a bad orchestra conducted by a genius…you see…? That doesnt exist… So, what you always hear is: great orchestras playing. Watching a conductor is exactly the wrong thing to do to judge their work. They are musicians, not actors. The ONLY way to judge is BLIND TESTS. Listen to a recording and tell what you think not knowing ANYTHING about it. Tell someone to play for you on spotify 5 versions of one piece. Close your eyes and decide what you like best. Do that with 20 different pieces. Do the same with instrumentalists. If you have TO WATCH you are not LISTENING.

[@aviaviaviish]

I love it Continue doing more it is great Thanks 👍

[@hashatz]

Interesting. Instructive and, enjoyable. Thank you.

[@JT-qr8lt]

This is very helpful for music lovers, more pls!

[@desuetudedanye6613]

Hello! I’m someone that isn’t very knowledgeable when it comes to orchestral music, and was curious one day of how one piece of music can be played differently by two different conductors. This video does well to point out to me those differences! Thank you!

[@edoardodaneo4423]

Fantastic video and discussion. Please do more comparing conducting styles of the same music