Posted by Frederick J. Young on October 03, 2001 at 17:51:26:
In Reply to: Bydlo---Tuba or Euphonium? posted by Lee Harrelson on October 02, 2001 at 11:20:34:
When I played Petrouchka under the direction of Igor Strawinsky conducting in 1954 or '55 with the Pittsburgh Symphony I found he was happy that I played the largest tuba he had seen. He said "Russian music requires the biggest possible tuba." Then I asked him about Bydlo. He said it is supposed to portray Russian ox cart and a singing peasant drive who would not sing in a cultured manner and that the biggest possible tuba should be used.
Mein zwie pfenigen werte!