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Old 04-18-2008, 11:08 AM   #19 (permalink)
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Re: Hummel

TMers,

The Hummel Concerto sounds far better in E if you're playing it with an orchestra as the violins, violas, cellos, and basses enjoy the bloom afforded by playing open strings (the 2nd movement sounds particularily congested in a flat minor).

The E/Eb doesn't matter for performances with piano, obviously, and for these I prefer Eb.

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EC
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