White Knight
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Colin, sorry. It was recorded in November of 1992 in Munich and is on EMI CLASSICS.
I've been listening to La Bohéme, not much choice as I'm producing a "mini" orchestration for a local opera company. Not as tedious as I first envisaged, I've only just started Act 1, up to the 411th bar thus far (about half way, or just under).
From Puccini's
2 Flutes, Piccolo, 2 Oboes, English Horn, 2 Clarinets, 2 Bassoons.
4 Horns, 3 Trumpets, 3 Trombones.
Timpani, 3 percussionists
Harp
Strings
down to
2 flutes, 1 oboe, 2 clarinets, 1 bassoon
2 horns, 2 cornets (hate trumpets), 2 trombones
Timpani (with pots and pans)
Harp
Strings
White-knight - can I humbly suggest you get the John Elliot-Gardener recording with the Orchestra Revolutionary and Romantic for this? It's makes an interesting comparison in my humble opinion.