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In Reply to: Great Orchestras posted by molechaser on February 10, 2007 at 11:42:12:
Orchestras accomodate themselves to the acoustic of their halls. Fisher Hall has such thrust (it is an exponential horn, after all) that the horns throttle down to allow other instruments to be heard.The old Academy of Music in Philadelphia was a bit dry. That and Stokowski account for the singing string tone they developed. I could go on . . . and on.
Even bad halls become comfortable for orchestras, witness Ford Auditorium and the Detroit Symphony! However, Detroit played so much better at Carnegie it simply was amazing!
To me, Symphony Hall in Boston is the best all around hall in the US (I haven't heard the newest halls yet, Disney for example). But Carnegie is improving as the years since the restoration slip away. As for the acoustics in Lincoln Center, the City should do what they planned until the money ran out, gut the place and start over (Fisher, City and the Met, though Tully has a niche).
Halls certainly affect the sound of the resident orchestra. The same is certainly true in Europe (the Concertgebouw is an example). The best place to hear an orchestra is in its home. Failing that, Symphony Hall in Boston and Carnegie ain't bad in the US.
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