And he played the horn (Szell). But many conductors asre believed to be deaf !!!
Question to the specialists: what was the bore of the very, very old Conns ? Anybody knows ? In millimeters, please. To compare: Viennese bore (inside diameter of the cylindrical tube) is 10,8 mms. ============================================================ ======================================= -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steven Mumford Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 7:45 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Hornlist] Re: Franz Welser-M?st Comments 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) _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/hans%40pizka. de _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at http://music2.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
