Any performance of Richard Strauss’s Don Juan should ideally include a loud and crisp timpani solo near the start, such as in this recording…

Dec 13, 2022 | Ramblings, Videos | 4 comments

4 Comments

  1. Robert Matthew-Walker
    Robert Matthew-Walker on December 13, 2022 at 5:02 pm

    It’s not in the original manuscript.

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  2. Robert Matthew-Walker
    Robert Matthew-Walker on December 13, 2022 at 5:09 pm

    Apologies – for some reason, ‘not’ appeared in my comment – the timpani is clear in the original m/s in those opening pages,

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    • canderson
      canderson on December 13, 2022 at 5:55 pm

      Bob, in too many performances the timps can be muddy & indistinct; that’s what I meant.

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  3. Andrew Keener
    Andrew Keener on December 13, 2022 at 9:59 pm

    Wow, real stick-on-skin announcement!

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