Having known some orchestral players (not to mention my Fatter was a Cathedral organist), Normen is spot on. The Conductor (think Karajan) is the Artist and players exactly that.normen wrote:Thanks but you really don't have to educate me on how an orchestra works per se.. I saw them working on a daily basis for more than ten years.Emerton wrote:An orchestra is comprised of individuals. Sometimes they play at the same time, other times they play solo, or in the clear.
There are solid artistic reasons why people specifically want to hire Rinat Ibragimov to play double bass in their orchestra
Simply playing notes other people write, in the context of a conductors interpretation of the whole arrangement, doesn't take away from the individual instrumentalist's emotional connection to the piece, or their own interpretation of what the composer and conductor are requiring. It's not a preclusive situation.
If they are able to push the buttons the conductor and/or composer want - sure they'll choose them. They don't choose them for their personal artistic vision - just their skill in implementing a certain one. They can play a melody bittersweet even if they would rather play it uplifting themselves. And you keep ignoring the point that they can also do it when they have NO "emotional connection" to the piece at all - it is and stays a technical thing. They need *technique* to implement the artistic vision, they don't need an artistic vision for the piece *themselves* - thats even somewhat of a hindrance and costs time and money when they keep discussing with the conductor..
As suggested before have a full watch of Deep Purple's "Concerto for Band & Orchestra" and watch the faces and body language of the orchestral players. you will learn a lot about the roles of musicians, politics, the lure of cash and a tremendously adventurous piece of work.