His name was Gottfried von Freiberg not Freiburg. Yes I know this recording also & could find out who played that recording. I will listen to it once again & tell you, who played first horn, later, as I can distinguish Velebas tone from Freibergs tone.
The Dvorak New Worls with R.Berger is on Video. ===================================================== > > There is also a Dvorak New World Symphony on video, where R.Berger uses > > a F-high F descant and, as far as I remember a Bruckner 4. But even he > > had problematic times (alcohol), but mastered it later. > > I have just bought a CD reissue of a Decca recording from the early 50's > of > the Dvorak New World. I used to have a copy of this on vinyl as a child > and > enjoyed it very much, hence my recent re-purchase. It is conducted by > Rafael > Kubelik, and would have been recorded during the time of von Freiburg and > Veleba. > > I was interested to hear in the solo after the 2nd time bar in the 1st > movement, the distinctive sound of an F alto horn. There is no doubt, I am > sure, as the solo is quite close miked, and of course the player also used > it in the last movement solo with the high B. > > All the rest of the part seemed to be on normal F horn. > > In my young days, before I played the horn myself, I never noticed this, > of > course. It is a great recording and all the horn playing is first rate, as > one would expect. > > Cheers, > > Graeme Evans > (Principal Horn, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra) > +61 3 9318 0690(H), +61 419 880371(B), +61 3 93180893(Fax) > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > _______________________________________________ > post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > set your options at > http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/gix3514%40gmx.at > -- H.P. +++ GMX - die erste Adresse für Mail, Message, More +++ Neu: Preissenkung für MMS und FreeMMS! http://www.gmx.net _______________________________________________ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
