Ron Chaplin writes:

>Is there a limit on the number of interpretations of a piece of music,
>a point of diminishing returns beyond which less and less can be "said"
>about it?  Is it still possible for a conductor to create a fresh
>interpretation of, for example, Beethoven's 5th symphony?

I think it's possible, likely, and inevitable.  Each individual is
chemically and environmentally unique.  On a more concrete level, every
time I survey a batch of recordings of the same composition, even the less
worthy recordings have moments of particular insights not evident in any
other recording.  I'd have to assume the same applies to live performances.

Don Satz
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