Hi friends - here is a fun exercise for us today. I have uploaded three different conductors leading Brahms Symphony No. 1. Each of them approach the beginning differently. Which one do you prefer and why? Is there one among them that, if they were one of your fellow Ictus members, you could give them some guidance? What would that be? Karajan https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxPwPiVdKEds-GHOwMYf3jePnAk0hoAd9y?si=g8067D0yq4uuGL4E Haenchen https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxnlC7UU2hA_kVrE2Yx54UU5NXKKCNk6JW?si=ynHyG7CLibatvJOs Franz Welser-Möst https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxDMXpHJx_jmxOflk_yYJ8--bXSC9Xa3rl?si=USJsrtfYBS4zAnhK

I'm so intimidated by this. There seem to be tons of errors in a lot of parts. What's the best way to go about this process before rehearsals?

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