At least regarding the horn sound, George Szell thought the 8D came
closest to producing a sound like the Vienna horns so that's why he wanted 8Ds
in the Cleveland Orchestra. So there you go, you could say Vienna's kind of
European.
- Steve Mumford
message: 14
date: Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:52:57 -0400
from: "Luke Zyla"
subject: [Hornlist] Franz Welser-M?st Comments
In a post concert interview, Franz Welser-M=F6st said that the Cleveland =
Orchestra is the most "European" of all American orchestras. I find =
this to be an interesting comment knowing that the horn section is a =
solid 8-D section, perhaps the last major American orchestra horn =
section to be so after NY Phil converted to the Schmid. I always =
thought that Boston was much more European in their concept. I have =
only heard Cleveland, Boston, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia in live =
concert. I certainly wouldn't consider Cleveland more "European" than =
the others. I wonder what makes an orchestra sound "European" rather =
than American? From the interview, it would seem that volume is a big =
factor. Of course, who knows how much was edited out of the interview. =
Any comments?
Luke Zyla
2nd horn, West Virginia Symphony Orchestra (about as American as you can =
get)
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