On Thursday, June 12, 2003, at 04:57 PM, Andrew Stiller wrote:
Of course, I also think all orchl. music before Mahler shd. be played with the violin sections sitting opposite each other,
Not just *before* Mahler* but *including* Mahler, too, right? Zander does it this way for his Mahler recordings and performances, presumably because that's the way Gustav did it.
When were orchestras re-arranged to put all the violins on the same side? I much prefer the earlier "stereophonic violins" setup.
- Darcy
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