Posted by Anthony on May 06, 2001 at 23:16:45:
In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Contra-Octave in band playing posted by Aubrey Foard on May 06, 2001 at 23:00:30:
Not that ironic, since he specifically re-orchestrated it to accomodate a modern orchestra-- making use of instruments that Beethoven "probably" would have used, had they been around in his day.