Bruckner 8/ Giulini

[SFAtuba]

Just curious to see if anyone knows who is playing tuba on this DVD.

Bruckner - Symphony No. 8 with Carlo Maria Giulini and the World Philharmonic.

http://www.amazon.com/Bruckner-Symphony-Philharmonic-Orchestra-Giulini/dp/B000IY05ZI

Thanks!

[ZNC Dandy]

that would be John Fletcher on a Besson EEb.

[Neptune]

Now I wonder why John Flecher would use an EEb for Bruckner 8? That is definitely a contrabass tuba part and did he not have a Holton (and Rudy) CC - curious?

[NickJones]

there is a video of this on youtube..

http://127.0.0.1:4664/redir?url=http%3A ... NxWFK6RZ3k

clearly a besson 982 type , can't make out if it's JF or not , some brill playing..

[Neptune]

Just looked at the YouTube video and appears an old 15" bell Imperial to me.

As John Fletcher played a 981 with straight leadpipe, I rather wonder if it is in fact him? Do I also see a euphonium being played - presumably on Wagner tuba part? What date was this recording? Surely such inappropriate instruments were not still being used in the 1985?

[tuboid]

It is John Jenkins playing his sovereign 981 tuba with an S shaped mouthpipe. It has a 19 inch bell.