[mb-style] RFC: Setting Classical Release Artists to Performers

[Frederic Da Vitoria]

>
> Yes.  We could have been writing "Herbert von Karajan conducting
> Berliner Philharmoniker" I think.  Both mean the same thing to us.
> Does writing the orchestra first mean we think it's more important?  I
> guess that's something we have to decide.
>
> Personally, I think the conductor *is* more important than the
> orchestra.  Orchestras change over time with musicians leaving/
> joining, etc.  I don't think we can pin a specific "style" or "sound"
> to an orchestra as easily as we can for a conductor.  IMO, conductors
> have more effect on the music because they are directing the tempo,
> dynamics, etc. of the performance.


Really, are we unable to think in other ways than strictly hierarchical
systems? More important / less important? It depends. In our current star
system, of course, directors and soloists are given the first place. But I
suppose releases focusing on orchestras rather than conductors or soloists
reveal other aspects of performance. For such releases (I believe I saw a
few in "budget" labels), the orchestra should be first.

Note that I am not saying I agree with using the performer as the
ReleaseArtist, only that if we do, we should do it correctly.

-- 
Frederic Da Vitoria
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