D'Indy Reminder

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For those in the NYC area, next Wednesday is the American premiere of D'Indy's Fervaal at Avery Fisher Hall.  I imagine there are plenty of tickets available, many probably at discount prices.

http://www.americansymphony.org/concert.php?id=42

The old French radio recording, btw, turns out to be about 55% of the whole...all minor characters, non-heroic scenes excised, as well as numerous micro-cuts.  The orchestra called for is enormous: strings, 4 flutes, 2 piccolos, 3 oboes, cor anglais, 4 bassoons, 4 saxophones, 4 horns, 4 trumpets, 4 clarinets, bass clarinet, double bass clarinet, 8 saxhorns, 4 tenor trombones, bass tuba & 'cornet a Bouquin' (a folk instrument, je pense.)  The orchestral price tag alone means we won't hear this one often, & the title role is murder on the tenor...
David