Itay Talgam Lead Like Great Conductors
Itay Talgam:
Lead like the great conductors
You have all seen different conductors. Each of them with a different style of conducting. You may not realize that each one puts their own flair in their leading, but they really do. The biggest point that Itay Talgam is trying to come across is that the greatest conductors actually don’t conduct, they just keep time and allow the orchestra to play.
Talgam played eight different clips of conductors and their techniques. The first conductor was conducting the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. He was very playful and really enjoying himself as he was “leading” the orchestra. If you notice, and Talgam points this out, the instrumentalists rarely look up at him. He has a smile on his face the entire time and shows the playfulness of the song in his conducting.
The second conductor was almost the complete opposite of the first. His movements are very large and aggressive. He gives every cue, and if you miss it you are dead. He takes the simplistic action of a cut-off and makes it into its own production. This type of conducting is sometimes preferred by orchestras, because they don’t have to worry about missing an entrance. Each entrance is given to them point blank.
The third conductor was very minimalist. He almost never looks up, and all he does with his hands is keep time. He also turns the pages of his music. Now, you may think “Every conductor turns the page. How else would they know where they are in the music?”. Well, normally a conductor directing his own music does not need to turn the pages, because the music is all in his head. Talgam points out that he actually turns the pages to send a message to the orchestra. He is telling them that it does not matter what their interpretation of the music is, or even what his is. The turning of the pages tells the orchestra to make sure they are following the music by the book. Every note, every accent, every decrescendo and crescendo must be done the way it is written.
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Lead like the great conductors
You have all seen different conductors. Each of them with a different style of conducting. You may not realize that each one puts their own flair in their leading, but they really do. The biggest point that Itay Talgam is trying to come across is that the greatest conductors actually don’t conduct, they just keep time and allow the orchestra to play.
Talgam played eight different clips of conductors and their techniques. The first conductor was conducting the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. He was very playful and really enjoying himself as he was “leading” the orchestra. If you notice, and Talgam points this out, the instrumentalists rarely look up at him. He has a smile on his face the entire time and shows the playfulness of the song in his conducting.
The second conductor was almost the complete opposite of the first. His movements are very large and aggressive. He gives every cue, and if you miss it you are dead. He takes the simplistic action of a cut-off and makes it into its own production. This type of conducting is sometimes preferred by orchestras, because they don’t have to worry about missing an entrance. Each entrance is given to them point blank.
The third conductor was very minimalist. He almost never looks up, and all he does with his hands is keep time. He also turns the pages of his music. Now, you may think “Every conductor turns the page. How else would they know where they are in the music?”. Well, normally a conductor directing his own music does not need to turn the pages, because the music is all in his head. Talgam points out that he actually turns the pages to send a message to the orchestra. He is telling them that it does not matter what their interpretation of the music is, or even what his is. The turning of the pages tells the orchestra to make sure they are following the music by the book. Every note, every accent, every decrescendo and crescendo must be done the way it is written.
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