A brilliant little list/essay was recently published, and I heartily recommend reading it. The subject? ‘Which composer should you fight? ‘ I surely prefer violins to violence, but the topic is nevertheless intriguing. In the spirit of taking things a step further, I propose the following list: Which conductor should you fight? This is limited to historical (read: dead) conductors for…very obvious reasons. Mendelssohn: A gentleman masquerading as an artist, despite the high quality of his genius [...]
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