I think the VPO players have a sensible, practical attitude to this. I saw a TV concert (150th Anniversary) some years ago, in which Hoegner used a single descant horn for the 1st movement of the Mendelssohn Italian, and then reverted to Vienna horn for the remainder, where the tessitura is not so high
I also saw Tomboeck using some sort of descant horn (I couldn't see clearly enough, but it was not a Vienna horn) for Ravel's Bolero. Obviously they will use the Vienna horn for their traditional repertoire, and something else for other works with special requirements. Cheers, Graeme Evans (Principal Horn, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra) +61 3 9318 0690(H), +61 419 880371(B), +61 3 93180893(Fax) E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Graham Jarvis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2003 10:20 AM Subject: [Hornlist] VPO - what's going on? > > O.K - while I'm on line.... > A week or so ago I watched a televised concert with the Vienna Phil. I can't remember now what they were playing or where, but I was struck by the fact that one of the two hornplayers was playing what seemed to be a full-double "german" horn while the other (principal) hornist was playing a Vienna horn. > I thought that the VPO only used Vienna horns - have I been wrong about this or was this concert an exception. > Can anyone shed any light? > Thanks, > Graham > > > _______________________________________________ > post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/graev%40comcen.com.au > > > _______________________________________________ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
