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9 Jul 2025 Conversations with Tyler David Robertson on Conducting, Pierre Boulez, and Musical Interpretation
“I will say that my own background is one where I am slightly prejudiced against things that are ultra-complex.”
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- David Robertson
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- 9 Jul 2025
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- Conversations with Tyler
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…That’s how I feel. To grab hold of it, you need to use language that doesn’t somehow apologize for that complexity. There are a number of composers I could give you in this way. I will say that my own background is one where I am slightly prejudiced against things that are ultra-complex. I have spent much of my life being convinced, after engaging with a work, that there’s much more, and that I should reserve judgment before I really start to understand things. With what Boulez piece should a skeptic start?…
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