Posted by Bloke McSmoke on June 21, 2003 at 17:48:30:
In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: Is it me? posted by Rick Denney on June 20, 2003 at 14:19:43:
Having heard and played some live performances, I find the orchestration to be very heavy.
I think it's quite a struggle for a tuba player to be heard over the orchestra in many parts of the concerto. It takes some very loud playing indeed - far louder than one would ever think of practicing this piece in a practice room - to soar over the orchestra...even in the Romance movement.