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Originally Posted by Romanticist
The great Victor Borge, a comedian, would conduct entire pieces hilariously, he would hold the orchestra until he'd find a "missing" page to the conductor's score or break instruments in the orchestra (violins) by "accident".
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You were saying this as an example of "over the top" conducting, no? Well, as you said, Mr. Borge was a comedian and did these things not for the musical interpretation, but for the audience to laugh at the absurdity. Rattle, on the other hand, was serious. How are you comparing a comedian with a serious conductor?