BBC Maestro Sue Perkins "Beethoven's Fifth Symphony"

The remaining two contestants both must conduct the 1st movement of Beethoven's 5th Symphony.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• BBC
• Maestro
• Sue
• Perkins
• Jason
• Lai
• classical

[00ellie00]

She was fantastic.

[NylonOrange]

Simply great!

[SleepingInTheFire]

she put a lot of energy and confidence into the performance, thats whats required, but her form on the hand movements for the beat could have been a bit better

[10Cnote]

She seem's such a stern woman and force to reckoned with when on the podium .

[jin12345678]

@Ihkueren actually she did better than what many student conductors would do.

[jin12345678]

@Ihkueren I love that this program shows just that - that anybody could communicate their musical ideas through conducting. it shows that music isn't about elitism or hours of practice, that everybody fundamentally is capable of making and understanding music.

[jin12345678]

@Ihkueren also there are differences in every phrase in the strings, the horns and the winds. of course, you cannot expect these contestants to form a conception of a piece fully like great conductors and inspire and challenge the musicians 200%- and obviously, the orchestra will be able to play without them - but any ape can communicate rudimentary ideas about phrasing, tempo and sound and influence the orchestra to play differently, according to their individual musical inclinations.

[jin12345678]

@Ihkueren no it's not. anybody who has a sense of rhythm and sound could conduct an orchestra, and influence the sound of an orchestra. at 1:16 you could see the orchestra is clearly following her in a ritardando which is not in goldie's performance.

[Ihkueren]

Musicians of this caliber can play a whole symphony without someone giving them a single cue. lol there is much more to conducting than the final performance and swinging your arms about. Rehearsal and interpretation are very important. Conductors challenge and bring the best out of their orchestra. I appreciate television trying to incorporate more classical elements to the general audience but this is just absurd.

[mage000012isback]

wow im not really into this kinda stuff as im only 17 but i bloody loved it!

[vitusvanc]

She looks like a mouse lost in a cornfield.