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Brahms: Symphony No. 1

12 October 2007 by Edward Solomon Leave a Comment

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Having to perform in Brahms’ first symphony in two different orchestras at present, I thought that my first thoughts on the subject of playing the bass trombone for this new blog should be related to this cornerstone of the orchestral repertoire.

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