Conductor's " pieces of a lifetime "

[Rach3]

Bit silly , of course, and they would need to take an orchestra with them, but nonetheless some interesting reading, perhaps:

https://www.wqxr.org/story/11-conductor ... s-lifetime

[mikealdren]

Very strange collection of conductors.....

[maestrob]

I note that two of the respondents chose Mahler III, a miracle of a work, but it requires 2 choruses (boys' and women's), as well as a contralto soloist. Also Wagner's Ring was chosen twice. As you said, a bit silly. Only one person mentioned the Bach B Minor Mass, which would be my choice, having performed it in Carnegie Hall.

Interesting that most of the repertoire chosen is German, rather than, say, Russian or even American. I think the more sensible question would be "What are your top 5 pieces?".

[jbuck919]

Very strange collection of conductors.....

Yes, and they are all obvious choices. You know what's hard to conduct, and I've only seen it done live once? It is the slow movement of Brahms's violin concerto.