Re: Carse on Brahms' Orchestration

On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 13:34:01 GMT, Bob Lombard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:

>Sam, where are you? Never mind 'Dave the Emphatic'. I'd really like to
>know more about your take on Carse as a reliable 'measurer' of Brahms'
>music.

Nothing written on this thread, in the two newsgroups where it was
posted, has changed my agreement with Carse's basic position.  To
state it again, Brahms' orchestral music would be even more enjoyable
than it is, if he had taken advantage of the advances in orchestration
made during the 19th century.

To be more specific, used the full capabilities of the newer brass
instruments and assigned different voices to contrasting sounding
instrumental choirs.  

For example, I just cringe in annoyance at the anemic scoring of the
first subject of the third symphony.  The opening chords should morph
into a full tutti with trumpets blazing on top.  (That was obvious
flame bait.  Go right ahead.)