On Mon, 11 Feb 2008 08:30:34 +0000, Stephen wrote:

> On 9 Feb 2008 15:39:13 -0500, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
> 
>>I played in a youth orchestra when I was in high school, and the
>>conductor was having trouble getting us to learn the Symphonie
>>Fantastique,
> 
> LOL
> When it was written, the professional musicians of the time hated it. It
> was too difficult for them. Thirteen timpani detuned to get the effect
> Berlioz wanted in the march to the scaffold IIRC.

It's not surprising; it is a fairly difficult piece; and if you think the 
march effect was tough, you ain't seen the violin bit for the start of 
the 5th movement. ;-)

Jim

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