A conductor has to know how to translate music into a communicative force that makes the listener want … - Isaac Stern

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It's never a good idea to ask a man on a tight-rope how he keeps his balance: a) he would probably fall off and b) he probably doesn't know what the muscles are called in any case.

Isaac Stern

A conductor has to know how to translate music into a communicative force that makes the listener want to hear what he has to say.

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