Apropos of the previous post, can someone tell me why *most* of the performances I have heard over the last 20 years put most of the theme introductions in the first movement on the 4ft or even 2ft stops? I recall the cmaj concerto as played in my youth as strong, even gigantic. Now it seems to be played on a piccolo, with a wholly ludicrous effect-- much the same as if the Bach Dorian toccata opened on a 4ft stop. Ernie Smart *********************************************** The CLASSICAL mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's HDMail High Deliverability Mailer for reliable, lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html