Comparing 4 different "Dies irae" by 4 different combinations of instruments

Berlioz originally wrote "Symphonie fantastique" for 1 serpent and one ophicleide, but quickly switched to two ophicleides after the serpent proved to be difficult to use. Today is often played on tuba.

In this video I've compared 4 different "Dies irae" by 4 different combinations of instruments

1 - 00:00
Instruments: Serpent and ophicleide
Orchestra: La chambre Philharmonique
Conductor: Emmanuel Krivine
Musicians: Patrick Wibart - Serpent, Corentin Morvan - Ophicleide
(I took this from here:    • Видео  )

2 - 01:34
Instruments: Two ophicleides
Orchestra: Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Conductor: Sir Roger Norrington
Musicians: Tony George - Ophicleide, John Elliot - Ophicleide
(I took this from here:    • Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique - Roger Nor...  )

3 - 03:29
Instruments: Ophicleide and tuba
Orchestra: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Conductor: Mariss Jansons
Musicians: Joseph Bastian - Ophicleide, Stefan Tischler - Tuba
(I took this from here:    • Berlioz - Symphonie fantastique, Op 14 - J...  )

4 - 05:00
Instruments: Two tubas
Orchestra: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Conductor: Lorin Maazel
Musicians: Alexander von Puttkamer - Tuba, ??? - Tuba
(I took this from here:    • Berlioz - Symphonie Fantastique - 5.Songe ...  )
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