 | Hector Berlioz - 1882 - 268 pàgines
...still so limited that their judgment has little weight ; and the bad conductor — in presence of the public who would pitilessly hiss a vocal accident...on the contrary, very common. Without speaking of innumerable mediocrities directing artists who, frequently, are much their superiors, an author, for... | |
 | Henri Kling, Gustav Saenger - 1905 - 364 pàgines
...accident of a good singer — reigns, with all the calm of a bad conscience, 1 2 THE ORCHESTRAL CONDUCTOR. in his baseness and inefficiency. Fortunately, I here...is on the contrary very common. Without speaking of innumerable mediocrities, directing artists who frequently are much their superiors, an author for... | |
 | Henri Kling, Gustav Saenger - 1905 - 406 pàgines
...so limited that their judgment has little weight; and the hostile conductor — in presence of the public who would pitilessly hiss a vocal accident...— reigns, with all the calm of a bad conscience, 1 2 THE ORCHESTRAL CONDUCTOR. in his baseness and inefficiency. Fortunately, I here attack an exception... | |
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Except in listening to great works already known and esteemed, intelligent hearers can hardly distinguish the true culprit, and allot to him his due share of blame; but the number of these is still so limited that their judgment has little weight; and... 