Posted by Scott on September 04, 2001 at 19:43:49:
In Reply to: Seating Question posted by Anonymous on September 04, 2001 at 19:27:06:
Hate to break the news, but Berlioz did not write the part for two tubas, but opheclides. Using a euphonium may be closer to the sound of an opheclide, rather than a tuba, which might be why the conductor chose this instrumentation.