This coffee break continues the discussion of how the greats of classical music made a living. We discuss how the the size and complexity of the new compositions made the creation of the conductor a necessity--a new job was formed. Louis Spohr, a composer and violinist, became so frustrated with musicians' confusion with the Beethoven Symphony #9 that he helped create the the modern concept of the conductor and became one of the first. Mendelssohn, Berlioz, and Mahler followed suit and conducted their own pieces. Berlioz also became a tremendous marketer of his own works. And, we take the time to give a tribute to the great Jessye Norman, an American opera singer and recitalist. Here's the book about first night that Mr. Somers referred, First Nights: Five Musical Premiers by Thomas Forrest Kelly. Contact the show at [email protected]