Respighi - Pines of Rome (Bernstein/NYPO 1970)

[@donaldallen1771]

Finally someone who understood that the army is not running down the Appian Way. Respighi told ue how fast it should go -- 66 to the quarter, but for some reason that is beyond me, many conductors do it faster. Bernstein is right on the money. He also understood that the pulse of the last mvt has to be absolutely unwavering, sharp, accurate and increasingly emphatic. Great performance. Wonderful to see all those faces from my youth -- Gomberg, Saul Goodman, Chambers, Lorne Munroe, Drucker, etc.

[@ER1CwC]

I think that's the Toscanini influence. But I do find it rather exciting. Muti, surprisingly, is quite slow.

[@alfonsoberrios6794]

Well, Celibidache and Karajan also understood the proper tempo

[@hlawsoniii]

One of the great orchestral conductors in modern times. The NYPO was legendary under his direction ! Amazing window back into one of their most celebrated recording. Thank you SO MUCH for posting this !

[@carterdriggs]

Anyone else absolutely adore the passion of the clarinetist (sp?) in this??

[@hkpo20]

Guinness Book's record holder for longest clarinet career- played that way right into his 80's!

[@mlbrooks4066]

I saw the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, directed by Jonathan Hayward, perform this over the past weekend and it's a piece you can't really appreciate until you see it live. Hayward the the BSO NAILED it. See a good orchestra do it live if you get the chance. Do not pass it up.

[@scuunjieng]

I agree really enjoy this live like it did a few seasons back with the Philadelphia Orchestra

[@daveenyart]

Wonderful. I can truly feel and hear the legion's footsteps.

[@richardwilliams473]

The late great Saul Goodman on timpani

[@scuunjieng]

Thank you for this deeply appreciated post of the Maestro in a very fun work he did not conduct very often

[@barrydavis987]

A clean upload. The internal balance of the orchestra is well caught. Many thanks for this.

[@AmiraSmyrna]

Going to see the philharmonic orchestra on sat in cape Town and this is one of the pieces they are performing! Looking super forward to it!!

[@Twentythousandlps]

This is the only public performance LB gave of this piece.

[@1954JDR]

Wunderbar und magnifico!

[@dorothymerrell6091]

I had the great pleasure of attending a Leonard Bernstein summer concert at the Forest Park muni opera. It was absolutely fantastic. It’s been so long ago. I don’t know what year it was or what music was played, but it was fabulous.

[@cathbadmusic8489]

Terrific performance. Bravo.

[@Richard-b5r9v]

At 19:05 we see and hear Saul Goodman playing the Tympani drums. I used his book Modern Method For Tympani as my study manual when learning how to play Tympani drums

[@BenjaminStaern]

20:19 Lenny jumping, classic!!!

[@michaelfraser3643]

I know right. Love that energy

[@crisblan2450]

Maravilloso 👏👏👏

[@onceamusician5408]

he takes the 4th movement tempo giusto ( in STRICT time) as he should BRAVO i was utterly outrages that Toscanini actually accelerated through t this last movement

[@leelopezteam9445]

RIP Stanley!

[@Richard-b5r9v]

I believe that was Roland Kohloff playing the suspended cymbals at 18: 40 ?

[@willgraham8878]

Oh my the world was so different back then. All these people are dead now

[@jwinder2]

Not all of them. I spy Sanford Allen in the violins, and Orin O'Brien in the basses; both are still with us.

[@massimolioy4955]

Gli anni d oro della nyp

[@WitchKing-Of-Angmar]

Hahaha, the crowd, oh the color!

[@gameshowfanatic9311]

Was this a young persons concert that Bernstein did

[@Nyssa337]

Yes, the episode is called "The Anatomy of an Orchestra"

[@detectivehome3318]

19:43 Someone's too loud....

[@manuelcerda2296]

Horns… 🤣

[@MrKlemps]

His gesture was toward his left so it might have been Saul. He once told me, "It's better if they tell you' re playing too loud than if they ask, 'What are you playing'?"

[@michaelfraser3643]

I'm pretty sure it was to the percussionist on the single cymbal, about the crescendo

[@petertaplin4365]

What is the venue?

[@Nyssa337]

Carnegie Hall

[@abankse83]

And, of course, Principal Trpt Bill Vacciano & his trademark “never playing off-stage solos” & relegating that duty to Ass’t/Assoc/Co Principal Jon Ware, lol

[@senrimizoe1253]

Anyone know where the venue was?

[@Nyssa337]

Carnegie Hall

[@timothyrausenberger4830]

I love Bernstein. I love the NYPO. And I hate the real sloppiness in this first movement. Not good. The second movement is fabulous. And the fourth movement is done correctly with the offstage trumpets. Not the best rendition of this amazing work but a solid contribution. Fritz Reiner/CSO is the best of all-time.

[@obnoxiousoboe]

Were there really NO women in the Philharmonic at that time?

[@Nyssa337]

Almost. There was a female harpist from 1922-1932. The woman who really opened the door for others was double bassist Orin O'Brian who joined in 1966 during Bernstein's tenure. Today, women make up just under half of the orchestra. You can see Orin in the back around 12:50

[@libelle176]

OrinO´Brien,double bass.

[@whatadamnusername]

@@Nyssa337 She's actually front and center at 2:35

[@Nyssa337]

@@whatadamnusername - YES! EXCELLENT!

[@douglasrenk981]

I was looking to see if I could find any women, glad this observation made it to the comments. Were women prohibited or discouraged from auditioning? Seems like an old white man's symphony orchestra. Nevertheless, a remarkable performance.