Donald Satz <[log in to unmask]> writes: >I agree with Stephen that one of Mackerras' goals was to provide an >historically informed set of performances; just wanted to point out that >Mackerras uses modern instruments. It might just be the way that I look at >it, but HIP, to me, means use of period instruments in addition to other >historically informed aspects of performance. Quoting from the liner notes by Robert Pascall: In this recording, "Vienna" horns in F are used (as opposed to the "safer" modern horns in B-flat and F), as well as rotary-valve trumpets, and narrow-bore trombones. (OK, not valveless maybe, but HIP nonetheless, as I interpret it.) - seb