08-01-2011, 13:32
Dynamics. The music has to breathe - loud, quiet, fast, slow, bright, dim, sharp, soft. I do like the lavish productions but this is not essential. It must make me think as well as feel. If there are vocals they must make me think and the music make me feel. If it's instrumental the sound has to do both. I would think about why the composer chose a particualr instrument and why he drove the piece down a particular path.