Some of the topics covered in this 92-page treatise are: tempo choices, rhythmic pitfalls, dynamic adjustments, ensemble considerations, breathing advice, tone qualities, special fingerings, "insider" strategies, articulation style and performance traditions. There are special rhythmic and technical exercises for Beethoven Leonore No.3 and Eroica Symphony, Dvor k 8th Symphony, Shostakovich 15th Symphony, Strauss Till Eulenspiegel, Stravinsky Firebird and Petrouchka, and Tchaikovsky 4th Symphony.
All the musical examples have been reset, correcting the misprints that have persisted for many years in the original printed parts. To better comprehend the ensemble interplay, the flute duo in the second movement of the Bart˘k Concerto for Orchestra and the entire Stravinsky Firebird Variation movement for flute and piccolo are printed in score form.
Composers represented are Bart˘k, Beethoven, Brahms, Debussy, Dvor k, Hindemith, Mendelssohn, Prokofiev, Ravel, Rossini, Saint-Sa‰ns, Shostakovich, Strauss, Stravinsky and Tchaikovsky. - the publisher --