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Anyone know who would've been playing tuba on the 1975 recording of Prokofiev Symphony No. 5 with Andre Previn and the London Symphony Orchestra? Would've had to have been Fletcher, right? Great big present tuba sound, which is rare for recordings of the time.

John Fletcher
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I picked up my copy of that one in 1985 and still have it. It had been out for a decade at that time, so I think I paid like $5 for the record, brand new, out of the discount racks.

Exquisite tuba playing…

Will soon be playing the Prokofiev 5th, so took a listen to this one. It's available on YouTube, if anyone's interested. Fletcher sounds great. There must have been a mic right over his bell. If I weren't a tuba player, though, I might find this recording a little annoying. The tuba is almost too dominant in some sections. (And Previn's tempos sound rushed in spots.) But for a full, sonorous sound from the tuba, you can't beat it.