Author: Windy Dreamer
Date: 2018-11-18 22:45
In total I listened to 4 variations of that concerto. The one from Norway was the best. Martin had a very thick pad on top of his mouthpiece. What is that huge pad doing there ?
Nothing in this world creates stress and anxiety in me more than the screams and wails of the violin. I assume orchestras employ so many of them in the hope that they wll somehow drown out the screaming overtones that each violin produces. Our local orchestra has 18 violins , 1 flute, 2 oboe, 2 clarinet,3 bassoon and 2 percussion players. They have a terrible dominance of strings and violins.
The ideal orchestra would have 12 keyless wooden flutes drawn from a wide range of different cultures, 12 wood bodied reed instruments, 12 brass instruments, 6 percussionists, 4 harps, 6 keyboards and no more than 18 other strings with no violins.
Afterthought, check out Berlin Dvorak Serenade for Winds. I could become a symphony fan if more of them sounded like that.
Post Edited (2018-11-18 23:38)
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