001.2 - Brass excerpt from Mahler Symphony 2

[@geoffroymb]

Poor tuba and contrabassoon... hidden heroes, not shown but still making it sound glorious as it should!

[@maxgamesst1]

Ye

[@LEMONZEBRA554]

True coming from a trumpet player

[@trombonero8272]

Contrabajo James Markey.. The best eny trombone

[@Wosudhehqaxb9169]

We might not always hear them, but in small moments like 1:30, they add something out of this world

[@johndsimmonsdds8704]

Tubas rock!

[@MedicMuffin]

the reason low brass doesn't get so much attention is so that excerpts like this are extra special.

[@mitebee]

So true. They are something magical which must not be overused.

[@MusicalReporter]

Indeed, the contrabassoon adds awesome depth to the sound of the trombones and tuba!!

[@maxgamesst1]

Completely agree

[@pverlee]

Contra really makes it. gives it a cosmic effect.

[@gerhardbahner1947]

⁶​@@maxgamesst1😮HY

[@lb8848]

This is what brass playing should sound like. Period.

[@lustigiminternet3456]

I am a trombone player and for me this sounds somehow like heaven on earth

[@charleyhibschweiler4555]

lustig im Internet same

[@AdenosinePush]

Man freaking Phil Smith with his "oh, yeah I'll just play a pp high C for like three bars, no big deal"

[@AdenosinePush]

Yes precisely.

[@KCTrumpeterAPB]

Well, fortissimo decrescendo for one bar to piano for one bar than.... pppp. But, yeah. =D

[@looney1023]

Honest question, the score calls for trumpets in F, so they would only be playing a G, right? Still impressive obviously, but a bit more manageable, right?

[@skahler]

Wanted to say the same thing... tapers off like perfect

[@simone.1391]

@@looney1023 Unfortunately the trumpets they played are standard orchestral C-trumpets: it means that, despite the fact that on the score is printed a G (because the key is F and in F is the trumpet for which the score has been originally thought), the note they played is actually a C high... Very very difficult considering the diminuendo from ff to ppp

[@hatorihanzo92]

1:37 the teamwork is just amazing. Alternating breathing and still sounds like one.

[@jaegertiger384]

... the secret of good playing by the BEST performers in the biz.

[@MrJapanese25]

2:51 what a freat tone control and intonation of the trumpet players!

[@fleosflanacek]

MrJapanese25 I think the word ur looking for is great young padawan

[@f.p.2010]

Anton Bruckner nah it really is weak

[@qwertyuiopzxcvbnm9890]

One of the trumpet players missed the note but otherwise it's great

[@The80sBoy]

What a fantastic brass sound and why Phil Smith is one of the greatest ever Principal trumpet players.

[@CrewsTheWildDawg]

Joe Alessi and David Finlayson: The two greatest trombones of all time.

[@jonathans1612]

Why are the choir frowning behind the trombones? Probably because they're thinking "Man, I wish I picked trombone!"

[@natejohnson1083]

Ive come by this comment 100 times and every time i see it, without fail, it makes me laugh

[@hithere324]

Lol, nice joke

[@arnold-csababalla7600]

Hehe i picked trombone

[@Stephenp503]

@@arnold-csababalla7600 me too, and I'm glad I did

[@paulybarr]

Well, I see one guy with what appears to be a frown, but I think that's just 'resting bitch face.'

[@SamuelHikida]

This is the most organ-like performance I’ve heard of this piece. Cant even put it into words…… beautiful

[@RafaFernandezMahler]

Mahler is a god for brass! I love his brass excerpts (and all his works)

[@dylanle8239]

Not gonna lie, I think is the best performance of this Mahler 2 excerpt I've ever heard.

[@malikhamza9758]

Hi dylan

[@christopherwilhite2185]

David Finlayson rocks! I was a fellow trombone student with him at the Aspen Music Festival in 1975. It was very clear at the time that he had a bright future as a professional trombonist!

[@loganmay636]

Phil Smith, Joe Alessi. Enough said.

[@2ATubaKnight]

Don't forget Alan Baer!

[@aammarkhan2661]

And James Markey!

[@williamhunley4677]

Amen, brother!

[@noahdavies4810]

Hello?? Amanda Stewart too! She’s my teacher!!

[@mariaschi]

@@noahdavies4810 she’s awesome!

[@The47driver]

One of the best brass passages you can find. The first time I listened to Mahler 2 I fell asleep until this part

[@rheafoster7346]

Mr Alessi you make it seem effortless to play sustained pp in tune and wonderful, great section, great orchestra!

[@alexgurr2118]

My favorite excerpt EVER

[@Dan474834]

It’s not even Mahler’s best brass chorale. Hell its not even the best brass chorale in symphony 2.

[@charleyhibschweiler4555]

Alex Gurr But have you gone around the music area of your school playing Ride of the Valkyries before?

[@jasoncostello1535]

Brass playing so incredible to the point that they make it look easy!

[@izzzDelta]

Tones from the bones!!! Yes!!! So aggressive yet so controlled.

[@zcb84]

Doesn't get any better than this! Simply beautiful!

[@StopSignGreenLight]

The tuba player sounds really good mr. cam dude..

[@Schoolmarm73]

David Glidden was the principal tubist.❤

[@Maratusvolans]

Awesome performance! But seriously, when will the cameramen learn to show the tuba? It's like they're intentionally trying to hide it. Very annoying in my opinion.

[@greatatuinreplays5267]

thinking the same thing

[@Riname-K]

+Maratus volans Yeah I play trombone, but I think the tubas deserve a good hunk of the credit too.

[@Frightning]

Gotta get those even order harmonics, and that's not something Trombones do well (most odd order harmonics there).

[@austinbrant7162]

Maratus volans The tuba does not get nearly the credit it deserves for how much it can make a band or let one be weak without it.

[@slateflash]

The contrabassoon as well!

[@skfovbk]

brass can sometimes sounds so divine. this is my favourite one and the overture of hansel and Gretel also shows the holiness of this timbre

[@KaartikVanKeuren]

gorgeous. stunning sound. some of the best playing i have ever heard

[@juandiiarteaga]

Joe Alessi and James Markey much power!

[@charlesjohnson514]

Juan Diego Arteaga Salazar You could not be more right!

[@tzy254]

i thought the second principal was david finlayson?

[@Luigi17891]

Thomas Yu Markey is on bass bone. Him and Joe cut right through most of the sound.

[@karmazopatarchin3704]

This Mahler excerpt shows the wonders of the brass, especially the trombones.

[@VoltOZ95]

TROMBONE RULES !!!!!!!! YEAAAAA

[@MarcusHammarberg]

Holy moly - that diminuendo in the high trumpets! Keeping in tune throughout. Wow!

[@Artariastein]

Bravo Joseph Alessi, Phil Smith & Kollegen!

[@BoomerSailor100]

To hear the Chicago Symphony Orchestra back in the 1970s and 80s play Mahler was to experience a wonder. Chicago Symphony was the best in the world, including Vienna and New York. With Arnold Jacobs on Tuba, Jay Friedman Principle Trombone and Edward Kleinhammer on Bass Trombone, led by Sir Georg Solti, their rendition was such that you were overwhelmed. Truly an experience that won't be forgotten. I also studied breathing technique with Mr. Kleinhammer. If you can find a Chicago Symphony rendition of Mahler, do yourself a favor and listen to it. Remarkable ...

[@jppitman1]

I heard the great Chicago play Mahler`s 7th in DC some time ago. I shall never forget it because the orchestra sounded like one instrument during the entire symphony. It was truly phenomenal!

[@alexsmith1104]

You neglect to mention Bud Herseth as principal trumpet--for FIFTY-THREE YEARS. Holy snot that guy could play.

[@droidean]

Don't forget Dale Clevenger and Gail Williams horn..

[@adrianoseresi3525]

Few things sound richer and more transcendent than a choir of brass.

[@michelseykens9438]

Mahler, ..........amazing!!!!!

[@colinjarmy9621]

Brilliant piece of music. Dramatic.

[@jonathanpartin9833]

GORGEOUS. One of my faves

[@stevetintweiss]

Mahler excerpt with full brass and all the colors of the composer's orchestration played by NY Philharmonic. Symphonic glory!

[@OTrombone]

Thanks for the aid.

[@samsing2300]

Ladies and gentlemen, Phil Smith and Joe Alessi. Go tell your friends

[@davidtatro7457]

My favorite parts about this are 1) How well we can hear the contrabasson in the opening chorale, and 2) how Mr. Alessi and Mr. Findlayson move their slides at such noticeably different times when they are playing in unison, and yet their combined sound and phrasing are so utterly perfect together. Oh, and that final high C in the trumpets is just ridiculous.

[@n.johanson9081]

straight majestic

[@Burritopizzasauce7]

Seriously though. Trombone might be the single most awesome instrument on the planet.

[@fabriziomonticelli2117]

It is really so ;)

[@mauricioapolonio3777]

Not in till you have tried tuba xD

[@fabriziomonticelli2117]

Ahahah :)

[@Jimmy2e_]

Agreed. They actually get to play for extended amounts of time. - A percussionist.

[@scarclan7178]

+Mauricio Apolonio same

[@lucagabelli4649]

Ciao sono Luca e sono di Parma fantastico prima tromba x me che sono un trombettista e una vera ispirazione sentirli grazie a voi x la vostra musica soave

[@masayukifujita7000]

Literally nothing beats this

[@slateflash]

I can definitely hear that Shostakovich got inspiration for his 11th symphony from this

[@posaune007]

Oh my gosh. How beautiful chorale

[@andrewdevall4438]

In the end, the entire orchestra ALWAYS bows down to the brass when they come in. Sometimes in my youth symphony rehearsals, when we come in together, some of the string players in the back stop playing and turn around in awe

[@CornetBlues]

The POWER of Brass,nothing quite like it!!

[@MedicMuffin]

I'm jealous of that bass bone player getting all those wonderful pedals.

[@nickcube4]

+MedicMuffin It's actually not the bass trombone, it's the contrabasoon! The 4th trombone has a similar part there, just 2 (sometimes 1) octaves higher.

[@gilisharett6247]

Thank you, this is so wonderful.

[@riccardosoldi7335]

My favorite version by far

[@JohnVonGomes]

2nd trombone going red :D

[@Vivaldisse]

João Gomes Hahaha, yes he almost exploded.

[@JohnVonGomes]

Indeed! It's quite an excerpt

[@ggarzagarcia]

That's my teacher! David Finlayson

[@JohnVonGomes]

David Finlayson is your teacher? Wow!

[@beingemilyrose9083]

i found a tomato 😂😂

[@vanessalang2018]

As a flute player this gives me chills...

[@OTrombone]

The participation of the flutes in this excerpt seems to me similar to a good seasoning in a meal, that is, fundamental.

[@itznoxy7193]

Glorious

[@marcb.3896]

2:53 trumpets nailing that high C.

[@alexsmith1104]

Phil Smith is a god.

[@charleyhibschweiler4555]

And Phil Swift

[@camshaun_05]

preach😂

[@simone.1391]

@Marcel9942 Trust me... It's not easy despite the modern trumpets

[@LCdrDerrick]

0:13 I know the guy with the lively eyebrows in the middle from the 'Rains of Castamere' low brass 40+ video! Mahler and also Bruckner might have baited lots of people into trombone playing!

[@pmphpidanovsmusicpublishin2557]

Шикарное исполнение!!

[@ashtonj.legerski952]

I love the contrabassoon in there too

[@noahmarez]

So damn beautiful

[@Sídney2021]

Maravilhoso... excelente...fantástico!!!

[@jonathanhooper3966]

James Markey. Total perfect player.

[@notanedgysnipermain4977]

2:57 I love how the 3rd trumpet player just stopped playing when he noticed he was out of tune

[@OTrombone]

This is a characteristic of good musicians, to notice these fine adjustments.

[@de_xammy3568]

Very powerful, Thats why i love being a brass player, You Give the Chills. I play trumpet and viola, very good at both, but with viola i cant reallyMake the room ring like with a trumpet, viola is for on ensemble, trumpet is usally used for playing over an orchestra and i love it

[@milesdavid9536]

NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC at Geffen Hall. Gustav Mahler was and is still today a 'pure gift' to all sections of the orchestra. His majestic composing for brass instruments along with his ability to technically, melodically and harmonically structure a work to enable his musical genius to envelope our ears and all of our sensibilities is still a marvel. William Vachiano, Seth Herseth and Gil Johnson still top my list of principal trumpet players.But I still appreciate Phil Smith who also is a conductor. And 'gender diversity' along with superb musicianship in the trombone section. And come on New York Philharmonic.There are plenty of African American and Hispanic musicians that can join the ranks of this orchestra. What is a present to all of us is how Mahler managed to allow his brain to elicit 'pure magnificence' on a sheet of composition paper. It's almost 1:00am in the morning and the beauty of this work has still kept me wide awake. Once again; resounding excellence is just what the doctor prescribed.

[@Nataluszka96]

Coś pięknego ! Uwielbiam Gustava Mahlera !

[@adammoen9687]

Joe and David, the best one two punch in the world

[@starwarsjunkie7776]

To those who think the NY Phil is not one of the best in America or the world...I hope you're watching this.

[@josepablo1514]

This is only just a good version. The best Phil is the Berliner Philarmoniker. THEY ARE REALLY MUSIC.

[@sultanofcod9135]

Jose Pablo B. What if....they're both world class ensembles? Oh wait, every musicians has some kind of ego

[@revshareglobal7334]

70% of the NY Phil are subs. There is no orchestra. Lol.

[@zevbarden567]

Yeah... CSO all the way. Chicago, Boston and NY are the big three... although I am starting to like the sounds of SFS.

[@loadedbass7111]

NY didnt drive them to Dystonia. The embouchure form was probably the reason and probably lack of healthy playing habits overtime.

[@kaydavis3449]

Omfg.chills chills chills.

[@ggarzagarcia]

It's great. 'Nuff said. Kudos to all brass sections

[@maccluer]

Bensdorf layin down the 2nd trumpet! Best wishes to Phil on his retirement!

[@tubadude07]

3:00 the amount of control it takes to do that.

[@EddieTattoProduction]

Dat bass trombone 1:29

[@45calebt]

I love those fat chords at 2:43.

[@MCBigSteveOfficial]

This is my absolute favourite excerpt from Mahler 2. Thank you very much for posting it!! The high G (if im not mistaken) at the end in the 1st trumpet gives me shivers every time!

[@2411GuStaVo2411]

high c.

[@samsing2300]

for trumpet in F, it's a G ... lol

[@stephengrott5916]

samsing2300 Yep, concert C. The part is scored in F and is written as a G.

[@slendrmusic]

Awesome

[@aphoticphoton]

I haven't picked up a Trombone since high school (4 years ago) and i stumbled upon this again and this makes me want to buy a pbone and play Trombone for fun now. (Insert nobody cares comment) This is god like

[@martyrrt]

When the horns shine like the brightest stars.

[@edstud1]

Oh my! Mahler outdid ever other composer on this symphony.

[@MonteiroBRRJ]

Incrível!

[@thechuckleshow2470]

0:48-Bravery tune💖🔥

[@diogosoares595]

Fantástico!!!

[@cidcampeador1952]

BRAVISSIMO ! ! ! ME HE EMOCIONADO ESCUCHANDO ESTE TEMA .

[@hudsoncampos5976]

Fantástico

[@Q3Joselu]

At some point I didn't know if there was 1 or 10 Bass Trombones playing the same part :O

[@edsonnatureza5300]

Bravo

[@seb63137]

Une des plus belles versions

[@nivek326]

I will learn Trombone, just to play this. I'm a French horn player

[@natejohnson1083]

Thank you bass trombone

[@r.hyacimp2518]

AH!!! Professional girl trombonist FOR THE WIN. #lowbrassxxplayersunite

[@CajunFry]

She's actually a good friend of mine. We went to school together. She's a fantastic player!

[@ZacPB189]

Amazing how much one contrabassoon adds.

[@2ATubaKnight]

Alan Baer doesn't get as much credit as he deserves in this video. Gotta blame the cameraman.

[@jonahkelly2737]

At 1:02, Phil and the second trumpet player are unison, and I just noticed that they alternate breaths. I guess I’m a nerd 🤷‍♂️

[@owenwu8]

0:21 the snapping noise in the background sounds exactly real life like it's far away

[@lukemilt]

Truly one of the most gorgeous Mahler 2 excerpt interpretations!! I love this phrasing!! Even more than the Solti CSO. Love the lyrical line and the slight vibrato from Alessi! I feel that many times the phrasing is almost disconnected and not linear. Was this recording put on a CD??

[@raffaellopilato3132]

great

[@bravaLiz]

to Alexandre Teixeira..... what about the 4 brass choirs (depending on conductor/performance) contained in the Berlioz Requiem?

[@laszlo-bencsik]

An exploding supernova (or earthquake, or volcanic explosion) of the music history, tremendous.

[@davidvaughn3880]

This is so incredible, but if you're interested in an immediate Bernstein rendition, set speed to 0.75. :-)

[@TheGigiparce0]

LOVE

[@luenwahtse]

Ales sir plus James markey equals to perfect