Expression Expression is a key element
in all music. It is what makes music an art as opposed to a science.
Expression can be denoted by the composer or the performer can take liberties
with the written music. When a performer does this, it is called
interpretation. Part of Eugene Ormandy's interpretation of Sheherazade
is to use extreme rubato, or slowing of the tempo, at sections in the fourth
movement. To hear an example of this, click here.
(Note: None of the listening links will work unless you have the Voyager
CDLink Application and the CD!) None
of these instances are indicated by Rimsky-Korsakov, but Ormandy inserts
them to individualize the music.