That is, once again, extremely kind! And yes, I do sometimes (or did) "conduct" the music I am listening to in my sitting room, I have occasionally danced and I am certainly moved to tears by some music. I recall Holst's reaction to hearing RVW's Tallis Fantasia in Gloucester Cathedral, gripping his seat lest he was levitated upwards by the spiritual power of the music. There have been many times in the concert hall I have held onto my seat to prevent losing control of my arms-at the grandeur of a Bruckner brass chorale for example. It is the way I respond to music and I make no apology for such a physical, visceral reaction.
Colin. I just found a couple of quotes from Maurice Ravel that entirely back up your (and my!) position:
"Music, I feel, must be emotional first and intellectual second." And
"We should always remember that sensitiveness and emotion constitute the real content of a work of art".
So there!