''Ein Heldenleben'' places extraordinary demands on the entire orchestra. Each musician becomes a virtuoso in their own right. The piece cannot be performed by rote experience - it requires interaction and dialogue between instruments, a mastery of an individual's instrument, and an understanding of the music. In the twenty-first century, ''Ein Heldenleben'' is becoming the test of maturity for 90 disciplined musicians performing at their highest level together. | ''Ein Heldenleben'' places extraordinary demands on the entire orchestra. Each musician becomes a virtuoso in their own right. The piece cannot be performed by rote experience - it requires interaction and dialogue between instruments, a mastery of an individual's instrument, and an understanding of the music. In the twenty-first century, ''Ein Heldenleben'' is becoming the test of maturity for 90 disciplined musicians performing at their highest level together. |