Hans Scharoun's Berliner Philharmonie represents a true marvel in acoustics, each surface seemingly dialed in to produce pure tone, without distracting distortions, reverberation, and echo. Within this space, there is a secondary architecture, something more akin to pure structure . . . a diagram of tension and compression. Though notation is provided in a modest manner - sheet music, it is the conductor who animates the written word. Every musician dividing his or her time between casual glances at the notes before them, and passionate, physical engagement with the conductor. Like waves, he pulls them closer, only to push them away. The scene is volumetrically, spatially, and physically controlled by his hands, and body. He is the marionetteer of puppets, descendants of the Bauhaus Theatre. More on that later!
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