Listener’s Perspective- Mahler 8, just the facts
Hi everyone
As you know, Sunday night was Mahler 8 night in Manchester. I don’t do reviews, but I can tell readers a little about the concert, if you are content with just the facts….
Who was playing in the orchestra?
The combined forces of the BBC Philharmonic and Hallé. The orchestra was pretty evenly split between the two bands, but used a normal-sized string section. BBC Philharmonic players sat as principals in the strings, while Hallé players mostly sat principal in the winds. So, flute 1-3 were Hallé, 4 and 5 BBC Phil and so on, through the horns, where 1-4 were Hallé and 5-8 Phil. Trumpets and trombones were the exception, with the BBC’s folks playing principal. Strings alternated by stand, so the first stand of 1st violins were the BBC’s leader Yuri Torchinsky and Midori Sugiyama, the second desk was Hallé and so on.
How was the orchestra set up?


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