Mike wrote:
Nice to see Richard Strauss conducting
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doJVlS7n ... re=related No tiresome facial expressions like Simon 'eyebrows' Rattle and co. Wish there were more like him. His horn playing father probably came home complaining about this or that 'maestro' and possibly that had an effect on his father. Why are there no good women conductors (except on buses)?
I believe Franz Strauss was even more active than that in the conducting advice he gave to his son:
"It is unlovely to make such motions like a snake in the grass and particularly for such a tall man as you are ....The fire of conducting comes from another point.... The left hand has nothing more to do than to turn the pages of the score, or. if there is no score, to keep still. The stimulation of the musicians by the conductor has to come from his baton and eye. I beg you, dear Richard, follow my advice and give up these antics. You don't need that ...."
Just stumbled over these pictures of Franz Strauss's horn.
http://www.pizka.de/fstrau3.htm