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Post Subject: "Not Vienna Philharmonic either."Posted by clarkjohnsen on: 12/17/2010
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Actually it may be! At that time, and to some degree presently, the VPO had perhaps 250 members who played on a rotating basis; in fact a person didn't even have to attend the rehearsal to play in a concert. Those who weren't playing the VPO formed the basis of a rather large collection of other Vienna orchestras.
Moreover, the VPO gives not too many concerts per annum, but they always play at the Staatsoper.
Conclusion: You never know who you're hearing, of if the rehearsals even meant anything.
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