Prom 9: 22.07.16 - Le Cercle de l’Harmonie

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Beethoven did use muskets in Wellingtons Sieg oder die Schlacht bei Vittoria, Op. 91

Or Kalashnikovs, for the non-HIPP :winceye:

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

:winceye:

[Richard J.]

It must have been the mikes. We were in the hall and the drums were not nearly as prominent as they are on the recording, which I have now listened to (and enjoyed)

I agree. I too was in the hall, in Side Stalls block M, so quite near the timpani who were on my side of the orchestra. The timpanist took great care in selecting sticks from the range at his side, making frequent changes, and to my ears he was spot on for both tone and volume.