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Re: Berlioz - Liszt
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Deryk Barker <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 24 May 1999 12:29:47 -0700
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Kevin Sutton ([log in to unmask]) wrote:

>Second point.  Berlioz THE best orchestrator? Not a chance.  The nod goes
>to Rimsky-Korsakoff and Ravel without a doubt!

Well, without getting into the argument (I'd nominate Mahler and probably
Tchaikovsky), perhaps we can agree that Berlioz essentially invented the
art of orchestration.

Deryk Barker
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