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Originally Posted by cygnusdei
Some random things I want to note:
1. Not sure what's happening in bar 61 (2:56). The orchestra couldn't keep up with the rhythm perhaps?
2. Harp and celesta barely audible. The harp is silent (?) in places.
3. Piano right hand is playing in bars 101-106 but empty in the score.
3. I'm 'hearing voices' in bars 111-119 (5:09 - 5:36). Are there sopranos hidden in the forces????
4. Bars 200-207 (7:58 - 8:22) I was expecting pedal sustain on the lowest notes of the tuplets.
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To clear things up a little bit
1) Bar 61 was surely a problem for the orchestra, if played correctly it is a very magical (somewhat unexpected and random) moment in the music
2) As far as the harp goes, the piece calls for 2 and we only had 1 at our disposal so I had to sacrifice some harp parts. The celesta...who know?! :^)
3) Yeah in the percussion 2 part you will see the score call for an offstage soprano. Very good ear! because she is almost inaudible too..
4) Artistic merit by the pianist
I actually wrote the piece for one of my friends who is a pianist (even though I would have loved to have premiered it) So Mitchell Mckay is the soloist in the recording. I just got to sit back and relax in the audience. Actually, relax might be the wrong word......