Wessex Prokofiev played in Boston Symphony
Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2019 11:33 pm
Maybe tonight history was made with the return of the BBb tuba? Mike Roylance played the TB693 Prokofiev in concert with the Boston Symphony Orchestra - the first professional gig for the new BBb tuba which has been called “the best tuba in the world”.
Opinion: The rich sound produced by the Prokofiev seems to be just the sound that orchestral players have been searching using 6/4 CC’s to try and reproduce the ‘Chicago sound’ - but never with any of the reproductions quite achieving. The Prokofiev sounds just like a 6/4 CC, but with greater resonance and fuller, warmer tone.
Opinion: The rich sound produced by the Prokofiev seems to be just the sound that orchestral players have been searching using 6/4 CC’s to try and reproduce the ‘Chicago sound’ - but never with any of the reproductions quite achieving. The Prokofiev sounds just like a 6/4 CC, but with greater resonance and fuller, warmer tone.