Had deafness not intervened, Beethoven might have become the very model of the modern orchestral conductor. From the technical point of view, his music invites control.

假如贝多芬的耳朵没有聋的话，他可能会成为现代管弦乐队指挥的一个典范。

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When attending the performance of some modern operas, it has struck me that the conductor was only beating time because he could not beat the composer.

观看某些现代歌剧演出时，我忽然悟到，指挥之所以仅仅只是打拍子，是因为他打不着作曲者。

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Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) was a famous composer, conductor and pianist in the modern United Kingdom.

本文选择英国著名作曲家、指挥家、钢琴家本杰明·布里顿Benjamin Britten, 1913。

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Public-safety campaigners lament the loss of the avuncular bus conductor, surplus to requirements on modern vehicles.

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The English conductor Harry Bicket is well known for his skill at making modern-instrument orchestras like the Metropolitan Opera and Lyric Opera of Chicago sound like period-instrument ensembles.

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