Conducting With The Stars! -Season 1

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Emmanuelle Haïm
I would not be happy having to witness such antics at any performance.  She could start a new Classical Music dance craze, but I want to appreciate the music, not a carry on at the rostrum.

Yannick Nézet-Séguin
For all his ideas on branching out, something missing in terms of gravitas in the delivery.

Leopold Stokowski
With his antics, he is in the process of getting what he wants out of the orchestra musically, and you'll see he is at all times looking at either the score or the orchestra.  This is a more masterly aprroach.

Gustavo Dudamel
Not sure he's trying to get what the composer wanted rather than just put out a big kick-ass performance...I can't be bothered with all the nonsensical jerks.  And I dont mean the orchestra.

Marc Minkowski
I'm afraid I am not happy with his far too general method, and its general here, and its general there, and sometimes a wee bit more detail in its execution could be expressed.  In general, I generally think it is fairly general.

Pierre Boulez
For his age, he can still stir up a brilliant acoustic assault.  He is on the score for the most part.  This too is a more masterly approach.

Christian Thielemann
I like this fellow.  I think if he could walk around and jump in and out of the ensemble whilst conducting he would do it.  He is well wired, and is trying to get into the next bar whilst looking at the two before it.  Top marks, but less stooping please...

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The conductors I thought had great styles:

Stokowski: He's simply one of favorite conductors, so I'm not going to talk too negatively about him. But, he knew exactly what he was doing and his own emotions didn't get in the way of the performance. He simply guided the music forward.

Boulez: The guy needs no discussion. Great control and the orchestra plays great for him.

Thielemann: I like his conducting. I don't own too many of his recordings, but he exhibits a positive energy and doesn't resort to tap dancing.

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And now...

http://www.youtube.com/v/BX1ljYx3g3k

Leopold Bugskowski