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Old Apr 10 2008, 9:49 AM
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Originally Posted by EnigmusJ4 View Post
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?
I'm not comparing them, I am showing examples of people who conduct out of the norm...whether one is serious or one isn't.
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