tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317765694529507377.post1202829788392475969..comments2023-06-09T05:43:30.522-04:00Comments on Lincoln in Cleveland: Cleveland Orchestra: Dohnanyi Conducts Mahler:s FirstLincolnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02263987740812117688noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317765694529507377.post-89466153208603906202013-03-03T10:49:19.038-05:002013-03-03T10:49:19.038-05:00Very interesting! Having heard the arrangement las...Very interesting! Having heard the arrangement last night I do think it soundsed much more balanced than (what I think of as) the "traditional" arrangement. Lincolnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02263987740812117688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6317765694529507377.post-84893857986868946052013-03-03T10:35:09.689-05:002013-03-03T10:35:09.689-05:00Actually, the seating Dohnanyi uses is the plan th...Actually, the seating Dohnanyi uses is the plan that has been customary in Europe. This was also the plan used by Toscanini, who believed that the 1st and 2nd violins were the "shoulders" of the orchestra and should be balanced and equal.<br /><br />This was also customary in America until around the time stereo recording was introduced, and some producer though it would be "cool" to have all the violins screeching out of the left speaker.Hank Drakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07472406383215657881noreply@blogger.com