...because it's the most beautiful instrument I've ever seen:
https://the-brass-shop.com/cerveny-bb-tenorhorn-baritone-e949/
I was originally looking for a Wagner tuba, but nice ones are expensive. This is, in effect, a right-handed B flat Wagner tuba - same bore, bell and overall size. And this particular one is soooo lovely...
Do I know how to play it? Err, no, not yet... It appears in the fanfare group in Janacek's Sinfonietta, and has solo parts in Mahler 7 (see Chailly and Abbado videos on Youtube) and in Tyberg's Third Symphony. I don't suppose I'll ever be asked to step up... but I intend to be ready
https://the-brass-shop.com/cerveny-bb-tenorhorn-baritone-e949/
I was originally looking for a Wagner tuba, but nice ones are expensive. This is, in effect, a right-handed B flat Wagner tuba - same bore, bell and overall size. And this particular one is soooo lovely...
Do I know how to play it? Err, no, not yet... It appears in the fanfare group in Janacek's Sinfonietta, and has solo parts in Mahler 7 (see Chailly and Abbado videos on Youtube) and in Tyberg's Third Symphony. I don't suppose I'll ever be asked to step up... but I intend to be ready