To underscore the deep majesty of the two harmonicas, they're backed by a full string orchestra.

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The string orchestra, led by David Angus, punctuated, echoed and heightened the drama in transitional moments.

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The Strauss alone justifies the existence of a string orchestra.

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The 16-minute work for string orchestra starts out with meowing strings that breaks off into every kind of sound that can be made with string instruments, from eerie harmonics to coarse scraping, scratching and sharp pizzicatos.

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Accompanied by a full string orchestra, he plays "Midnight Sun" with gravitas and then, a few tracks later, engages in a harmonica-and-bass duet (with Marc Johnson) on the "Spartacus Love Theme" that's more about intimacy than grandeur.

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Benedetti will lead the ensemble as they prepare and perform what is billed as "one of the most difficult and exciting pieces for string orchestra - Bartok's Divertimento - a piece selected to challenge the players and encourage musical excellence".

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On the Internet, I can manufacture my own philharmonic orchestra, with string sections and woodwinds playing my music from all over the world, as I did with my orchestral album " Circus in the Sky, " which is a full representation of my approach to music and storytelling.

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Mr. MORGAN: You get much more incisive and vibrant string-playing, for example, out of the orchestra because they know what every second of the piece means.

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When more than the band's few string players were needed, they flew to Hungary to record a 60-piece orchestra.

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