In Reply to: Your favorite Bernstein on Sony, please posted by maxim on July 22, 2012 at 05:54:29:
Bernstein set some of the late string quartets of Beethoven for a small string orchestra. It is NOT a transcription that makes major changes to the score--mostly adding more players, having basses play some of the cello parts. The result is absolutely magical.
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- Beethoven late string quartet set for string orchestra. - Larry I 05:30:23 07/24/12 (3)
- Op. 131 nt - Tadlo 08:55:46 07/24/12 (1)
- And Op. 135 - Larry I 17:12:51 07/24/12 (0)
- +1, how could I forget. On DGG Live from around '79 IIRC. nt - jdaniel@jps.net 07:34:45 07/24/12 (0)