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smittims
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« on: 12:09:20, 08-06-2007 »
I missed the introduction to the broadcast.In what way was the performance an 'arrangement'?

I did notice the scoring seemed  very much sparer than  I  recall it. Did Britten thicken it up for the ROH production which closely followed the TV premiere?
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Mary Chambers
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« Reply #1 on: 12:11:49, 08-06-2007 »
David Matthews arranged it for chamber orchestra for these performances. He said it wasn't a very big orchestra originally, so it wasn't too difficult.

I listened, and I still don't like it!
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smittims
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« Reply #2 on: 10:09:35, 10-06-2007 »
Thanks,Mary. I always think I shouldn't judge an opera unless I  can see it as well as hear it, but, yes, sadly, I think this is BB below his best.

 A lot of1970s operas sound to me like plays declaimed  with orchestral sound effects. It was a great relief when I heard Sandy Goehr's 'Behold the Sun' with its back-to-Hindemith long contrapuntal choruses.
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