Balance Quote by Richard Strauss

“You should be loud enough to be heard, but not overshadow the soloist or the other members of the rhythm section. Finding this volume…

— Sher Music

The better the orchestra, often the harder it is to conduct, not the other way around.

— Simon Rattle

When an instrument fails on stage it mocks you and must be destroyed!

— Trent Reznor

Only the French, I guess, really use tenor and alto to any great extent in the orchestra

— Gerry Mulligan

The best conducting technique is that which achieves the maximum musical result with the minimum effort. The only general rule is to infuse all…

— Fritz Reiner

In a recording, your ear believes and accepts the trumpets as part of the ensemble, but you can't do that in a concert hall.

— Geoff Zanelli

What I enjoy most about being on stage is that the natural instruments give you a greater freedom with texture. When you use natural…

— John Cale

I have so much regard for the art of conducting. It's easy to look not so good up there.

— James Newton Howard

There's a spectrum of possibilities. You can underline the bass, or not at all. You can create something that is well-anchored or that is…

— Laurence Equilbey

Conducting is way over my head.

— Mike Patton

I think I can only help to expose percussion to all sorts of people. The balance between the lighter and more serious side is…

— Evelyn Glennie

I always imagined that to bring an orchestra to play together is not enough for a conductor.

— Kurt Masur