Posted by Jay Bertolet on June 10, 1999 at 21:45:39:
In Reply to: orchestral recordings posted by John on June 10, 1999 at 15:27:40:
Why not stick with the classic five excerpt pieces as a start? When I first started working on excerpts for auditions, I bought recordings of the pieces I was working on to get an idea of how things were supposed to go. The extra benefit was that such pieces are generally fairly busy for the tuba and so you get to hear some good playing if the guy does his job.
So I would recommend getting recordings of Prokofiev 5th Symphony (sorry Joe!), Berlioz Symphony Fantastique, Wagner Overture to Die Meistersingers, Bruckner 7th Symphony, and Stravinsky Petrouchka. I would also pick up Berlioz Hungarian March from Damnation of Faust and Overture to Benvenuto Cellini, Mahler 1st, 2nd, 5th, and 6th Symphonies, Respighi Fountains of Rome, and Strauss Till Eulenspiegel. Of course, there are many, many more that you should study but these might give you a good start. Happy listening!