William Tell Overture - Rossini

[@ELKABONGHERE]

I often wonder how the first audience to hear this reacted to the famous end section. Because the first sections gave absolutely no clue as to what was coming lol.

[@RobertMacGregor-wi8uv]

As he was famously nicknamed 'signor crescendo', you can rest assured that the first audience knew what to expect. But still the excitement of the ' Lone Ranger' section would stir the blood of anyone, you got that right. Now the first time anyone heard the Spije Jones version, including the hiccuphone, THAT would be a Schock!

[@swimmerlaw]

Read up on how rhapsody in blue was first played Or how pink Floyd envied people who heard dark side of the moon in its entirety Which they never got to do Then you’ll understand

[@robertturner6534]

The piece was heavily criticized for being too loud and over the top. I love when the critics are so wrong!

[@Deejaay83urj38]

I was picturing that very thing! True. As I was listening before the charge came. Picturing them, it woukd have Bern like a rock concert

[@NancyM1115]

Me too.

[@joeblaumer2085]

This is a YOUTH orchestra? Wow. Awesome.

[@ivansvornik1094]

Oh, yes. Youth orchestra play like the bests. For example: the Orchestra from Music gymnasium Kranj (Slovenia) are numerous performances (posted by Zevnikov), perfect. The found for beautyfull future in concert music.

[@michaelobrien9285]

I'm 67... there all youth orchestras.

[@mr.mcmanudry7651]

no are you blind

[@wolf187th8]

Search on YT for 1987 North Penn Marching Knights. We played the William Tell Overture for our opening piece. It is a beautiful piece, but not technically difficult to play. I believe we did it justice.

[@beanpods]

This. This gives me hope. This gives me hope that there are more of these kids out there. Beautiful

[@xaenon]

I cannot upvote this enough.

[@drmacmillon]

So shines a good deed in a weary world.

[@chyennemollohan6435]

Yeah man. There will always be band nerds. :D

[@heidibarrett6400]

There are! My 16 year old son is a percussionist!

[@tedmiles2110]

My high school orchestra played this piece; the audience gave them a standing ovation! Ted Miles North Shore High School Class of 1968

[@zvpeyronne]

Mine too. Go La Crosse Aquinas HS class of 1984!!

[@teaeyedoubleguhur]

Our high school band played this in 1973, (Walhalla High, Walhalla, SC) It disappoints me that none of the school orchestras/bands tend to play music that it recognizable anymore.

[@jasonjohnston94]

That triangle player was really going after it! There are no small parts or small instruments and William Tell would not be the same without the triangle.

[@PghYouthSymph]

Thank you for watching!

[@Saratogan]

What? No cow bell?😆

[@spikespa5208]

Bass drum was a bit overwhelming.

[@Spid88PL]

what? sounds like MIA...

[@theresahiskett8534]

I used to play the triangle at school😂

[@georgeburnham1880]

Excellent piece of music. How many people who say they have liked this but have never heard of the Lone Ranger?

[@SgtMjr]

A cloud of dust a fiery horse and hearty Ho Yo Silver !!

[@stevenbennett3805]

Oh the thrilling days of yester' year.

[@boogermacnaughton4314]

My brothers and I loved watching reruns of this awesome serial in the mornings before school in the 60's

[@SgtMjr]

@@boogermacnaughton4314 Lone Ranger radio program every lunch hour.

[@kevinburnson]

Where have I heard that before...?

[@susannierenberg4230]

away!

[@jackknudson-rk1uv]

First, a little history, I graduated from a small high school in Iowa in 1967, we only had 150 kids hut we had a 60 piece band that was well known throughout the state. We marched in a 6x10 formation with 6 brass tubas in the last row. I ws a big kid and was drafted into t❤he band while in the 7th grade to fill in during football games carry a tuba, the damn things weigh over 25 lbs if you didn't know. I carried it for over a year before the music teacher convinced me to give up the trombone and a become a tubaist. We also played 4 concerts during the year, my junior or senior year we played this. We were a purely brass band so no strings whatsoever, i don't know if it was our teacher or somene else who did the arrangement but he had us 3 permanent tuba players play the lead in the brass part. Most fun I had and everyone loved it. We also won the state concert band award that year. Sadly yhat is all forgotten now because the school no longer exists now.Twin Rivers High School, Class of 67. GO PIRATES!!!

[@micheal49]

i graduated from a mid-sized high school in Florida in '67. We didn't have an orchestra. Actually, there was NO local orchestra at all. But the HS band director made up for it. One of the band concerts was nothing but overtures, including William Tell, Oberon, Barber of Seville, and something from Verdi (I forget which). Just imagine instead of violins and violas, there were flutes and clarinets (of every size).

[@beanpods]

I graduated from a one county high school in NC. It was the only HS but only 10-11-12 grade and approximately 2500 students. Marching Band had 250. We won all awards and were fantastic. Today it is only 27 members. Same with ROTC. We had 150 plus. Today it is 19 . And they are pathetic. Why? And what changed...

[@DeepThought9999]

@@beanpodsPerhaps the music teacher retired? Similar situation at my high school in Sydney Australia. Our school had international music tours, the music was so good. Just don’t hear about it now.

[@Weaver67bl]

Also grew up in a small town in Iowa, Boone, to be exact pop. Just over 12k. We had 112 students graduate from my Sr year. We had a small orchestra around 25-30 students, nothing major. We did have a marching band around 60 students. They would hold student assemblies for practice and hold concerts in the school auditorium from time to time. But nothing close to this. So proud of these young people, I'm 57 now and always appreciate hard work and dedication to true classic music.

[@dafnimbus]

The solo cello is stupendous

[@elijahhodges4405]

Rossini was a genius.

[@tambrosia9316]

BRAVO well done OK how many of us kids in the 1950's grew up listening to these wonderful works while watching cartoons and Westerns (Lone Ranger)

[@tanyasimon595]

ME !

[@JeffDuncan-q4p]

Oh, this stuff was still being aired in the 70s, too. Looney Tunes was great.

[@davidallbaugh6858]

Whoever chose the finale of the William Tell Overture for the original Lone Ranger radio show when it premiered in 1933, made a great choice. The finale evokes images of a man on horseback ridding across the vast American West.

[@catherineursu2857]

No musical composition tells a better story than the William Tell Overture. Magnificent!

[@mauriciojuarez186]

1812 Bro 🗿🗿

[@joegaito702]

Let's stop this moment and appreciate it excellent and outstanding performance job well done you should be proud rossini would be proud appreciate you guys thanks you made my weekend keep on playing you guys rock thanks ! Joe

[@PghYouthSymph]

Thanks so much Joe!

[@nephewbob7264]

"Morning, Ralph". "Morning, Sam"

[@chrisgordon9829]

That"s where l first heard this!!

[@Thekennel177]

👍

[@gregm5497]

This probably one of the greatest comments in reply to this overture I’ve read yet!! Thank you!! So many memories of the Bugs Bunny Roadrunner Hour!!! Looney Tunes rocked on Saturday morning!

[@edgaraquino2324]

​@@gregm5497Yeah, Doc! It was really swave & deboner ....ha!ha!ha!ha!ha!ha!ha!😊

[@Pauley_in_GP]

What a gift of a fabulous performance to pop up on KZbin! Thanks for posting.

[@PghYouthSymph]

Our pleasure, so glad you enjoyed it!

[@Deejaay83urj38]

​@PghYouthSymph you are all amazing

[@HappyLife693]

Imagine the first time any group heard that song. It must have been absolutely mind blowing! 🤯

[@PLZU81Truth]

This is what I call quality music.

[@SLO4SpeedBump]

Very well done. I salute you Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra. Your performance was awsome !!!

[@mikegross6107]

I love Rossini's music, I love the William Tell Overture and I love THE PITTSBURGH YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA! You guys couldn't have played this any better than you did here!

[@MusicismoreImportant]

Happy birthday to him once in four years

[@PhilloTBillo]

Youth orchestra. What!!!!!

[@juliasouthick2232]

Among my daily prayers I thank God for the the brilliant inspired composers who wrote the music and the talents of musicians who can PLAY the music. Also, magnificent voices who can sing. You all bring me such absolute joy!

[@streetcarjay]

A firey horse with a speed of light. A cloud of dust, and a hearty Hi Yo Silver. The Lone Ranger rides again.

[@barrythomson899]

Definition of an intellectual- someone who hears the William Tell Overture and doesn’t think of the Lone Ranger.

[@honorguardsfencingclub7322]

"Hi ho" not "Hi yo"

[@roytee3127]

​​@@honorguardsfencingclub7322 Sounds more like hi yo on the old video. Fits the situation better.

[@Deejaay83urj38]

​@@barrythomson899why thank you

[@hebermarquez3820]

Excelente ! TELL OVERTURE BRAVO, BRAVO 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🙌👍🏻🇺🇾🇺🇾🇺🇾

[@glennh2007]

When I was just a wee tyke I used to watch The Lone Ranger on TV. My parents had a 78 record of this and I would play it while galloping through the house pretending to be The Lone Ranger on his trusty steed Silver. This was a fond memory about 65 years ago.

[@FredSmith-s5t]

Probably the most recognized music piece in the world! Quite well done!

[@sunpark4940]

I just started to love classical music,this song was made for me

[@jsanfrat6171]

What tremendous youth talent. Bravo!

[@heidibarrett6400]

This is my absolute favorite piece, and it has been since I was a kid. Awesome performance by the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra! Thanks for posting!

[@JohnDasef]

Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear ...

[@mikeguthrie5432]

Ahh, Mr. Rossini's William tell Overture, beautiful! Very well performed.

[@PghYouthSymph]

Thank you so much!

[@joeheid2776]

Played in PYSO way back in the 80's! Just found this channel!! Instant sub! Great job!

[@madelinedelisle5314]

WONDERFUL MUSIC AND GREAT MUSIC FOR KIDS!!!! THE LONE RANGER RIDES AGAIN!!!!

[@CarmenReyes-em9np]

Bravo Rossini y la orquesta. 😘🇮🇷🎶🎶🎶🎶🙏

[@scottjohnson6173]

That was beautiful to hear, the theme to the Lone Ranger!

[@honorguardsfencingclub7322]

This was written a century before the Lone Ranger was conceived.

[@novaboy49]

Be honest, can you listen to this without thinking of The Lone Ranger.

[@Deejaay83urj38]

​@@novaboy49yes definitly. I try to ignore the constant references

[@stevefarell3640]

I tried to count all the cartoons this music was used in, lost track LOL - great memories, great music, and great performance

[@scottdd2]

And let's not forget Hale and Pace.

[@stephenbourdon9326]

And Smokey and The Bandit (2?)

[@susanstout1812]

I LOVE classical music. ❤️

[@danlecleir4770]

Awesome song,this is a you Have to turn up the volume on. Thanks for posting

[@facilitiesmaintenance]

The finale starts a little before 11. It goes on for about a minute. The music stops at exactly 12:00. And there is a 37 minute ovation much deserved.

[@randomsandra4039]

THANK you! I only had a few seconds to ID it and you saved me! 😎🥷🏻

[@rogerallen6644]

Absolutely brilliant!!!!

[@JoanBrown-j3e]

Incredible. Thank you.

[@solipsist3949]

Impressive and inspirational! I auditioned during high school to play oboe for some youth symphony orchestra. It's a painful memory I try to repress. At that time, my embouchure had gotten messed up under my first teacher, and I was using my own reeds for the first time. So embarrassing! The eventual height of my double-reed career was playing oboe and English horn with a full orchestra, for a community theater production of The Sound of Music. That score has some memorable solos for both instruments.

[@wha7da284]

Dude, that's cool. I hope you're still playing the oboe

[@hollyavillella554]

👍❤️🎶

[@frednutz1604]

Ok it's not the Berlin Philharmonic but these youths did a great job. Well done.

[@rosehagood3146]

Agreed!

[@andrewvelonis5940]

Actually, I thought it was.

[@dafnimbus]

Thank you. Excellent.

[@LloydRMaes]

Thank you very much for not rushing the last movement unlike one famous conductor whom I won't mention!

[@adidragomir7469]

He always speeds up everything. Because he is commercial, he basically halves the times on most pieces. If you mean A.R. ...

[@angieturnbull3796]

The conductor's in the land of Oz and the kids are just playing: mint.

[@mikeguthrie5432]

I find myself revisiting your performance of the "Overture", more frequently now that I found this video site. I can't tell you how much I enjoy your rendition of this piece. I will always have imbeded in my memory, a picture of "The Lone Ranger and Tonto", galloping out of my old Philco radio in a burst of thundering hooves Exclaiming, Hi-yo Silver, Away, and of course, Tonto, with his faithful ole mount," Scout" right beside. And, the familiar strains of "The William Tell Overture' blaring out as loud as I could get it on my old radio. Ahh yes, if we could only return to those "Glorious Days of Yesteryear"........ Again, I thank you so much for presenting this Magnificent work.

[@cosmic-Xplosion]

i see

[@warrenpuckett4203]

There are lots of 1950, 60s and 70s cartoons with a lot of parts of this overture used in them.

[@levieux1137]

Amazing performance! Their work is very well rewarded!

[@TKn-dq8kp]

Well done!!Let us hope and pray that these young people will forever enjoy and play MUSIC that is real rather than that noise that passes for music today!

[@Deejaay83urj38]

Amen

[@francissherrin3464]

Bravo!!! A classic brought to life by very talented young musicians.

[@joegaito702]

Excellent and outstanding performance job well done you should be proud and amazed just image what a practice is before a real live concert you guys rock thanks keep on playing appreciate you guys thanks ! Joe

[@markdavis9505]

square

[@martyjewell5683]

This was freakin' boss, fuhgeddaboudit.

[@bobgoble2228]

I kept waiting for the Lone Ranger to yell hi yo ranger!!!

[@arnolddavies6734]

You mean “Hi oh, silver, away.”

[@bobgoble2228]

That's what I always thought it was, but I saw some some old document years ago that had it with the yo. @@arnolddavies6734

[@bonniegalusha1693]

They were brilliant. Bravo

[@kpete9219]

The drums!!!!!!!!! The bass and kettle drums were on fire!!! They gave the piece a feel of the 1812 Overture without bells. This is and will always be my favorite classical piece. This performance was 10 out of 10. My hat is off to the conductor and teachers who worked hard with these performers. It paid off!!!

[@mtrnyc1]

Bravo. Just incredible.

[@marcelapontes7033]

Ah man, I would love so much to see and hear this live❤❤❤❤❤❤ amazing

[@Ballyroan14]

Lucky me. I’ll be seeing it live on March 6th at the National Concert Hall in Dublin, Ireland. Along with Rachmaninov Piano Concerto 2 and Elgar Variations. Going to be some evening !!!

[@ruabonehead]

The soundtrack to my mornings. Wake, shake off the Z-monster, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd cup of coffee…face the day. LET’S GO!

[@Swimmer47]

Return with me now remembering “A fiery horse with a speed of light a cloud of dust and a hearty hi-Ho Silver!…”Kemo sabe!”

[@michaelhunt7494]

Hi-Ho Silver!!....The Lone Ranger rides again!!!

[@AlmaFleming-i1b]

What a great performance.

[@jedigeekbiker]

Beautiful... thankyou

[@davidhopkins1786]

Magnificent, especially in the mid section where the woodwinds dominate and just before the chase starts.

[@Deejaay83urj38]

Yes!

[@RobertMacGregor-wi8uv]

Rossini was perhaps the inspiration for his ' contemporary ', P. D.Q Bach ( 1807-1742?) Whose famous credo was ' FAST IS GOOD, LOUD IS BETTER, FAST AND LOUD IS BEST.'

[@SarahWilson-yy5bf]

Jasonjohnston94...thank you for bringing the triangle player to my attention. Being unfamiliar to classical, this piece has opened my mind to a new and amazing genre. I had to zoom in to find him and watched each musician. Being a new convert I am looking forward to so much more. Beautiful!...Amazing!

[@heidibarrett6400]

My 16 year old son is a percussionist. It takes a lot of skill and precise timing to play a triangle well.

[@patriciahurst3180]

I thoroughly enjoyed this - so well done - thank you. Looking forward to hearing more from you.

[@robertenyart9982]

How did a song about an English archer become the theme song for an American Western Hero? And why can't anyone remember the intro to that famous radio and tv show? "A fiery horse with the speed of light, a cloud of dust, and a hearty HI HO SILVER, AWAY!! Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear. The Lone Ranger rides again!"

[@leopdion5976]

The first movement is my favorite piece for cello. Well done!

[@sonnyone220]

Very well done! Bravo!

[@andydotyhere303]

Amazing performance!!!!

[@NathanWebb-c5h]

I can play the William Tell Overture on my forehead.

[@markmccabek9]

You can play PART of it on your forehead! But in sure it's a fun party trick!

[@VicWeil]

What talented young people.

[@karlkreisner5278]

I never thought I'd make such a comment on an orchestral work, but: this triangle player is really outstanding! :'D great overall performance too!

[@catkeys6911]

After the slight faltering of the cellist in the beginning, it all came together beautifully, and the musicianship was very tight. Bravo!

[@CarmenReyes-em9np]

La sala de conciertos más esclusiva ,para la exelencia de la música Clásica. 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🇮🇷😘

[@oconaddify]

To the dump, to the dump, to the dump dump dump. Yes, SpongeBob brought me here.

[@CarmenReyes-em9np]

Es una belleza. 🙏🇮🇷

[@empiremfg]

That was brilliant, thank you.

[@chaunezkalk9822]

Yet; to be decided. Absolutely!

[@roytee3127]

A wonderful performance. Two things stand out - - The Finale is really crisp and tight - all of the musicians are really on top of the music and play the fast passages and the accents tightly together. - A special shoutout to the flutist. Those high octaves and other intervals at e. g. 8:00 take a lot of embouchure control.

[@AlexandreAlezzia]

Thanks for uploading! Great job!

[@PghYouthSymph]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@murieleylers6388]

Can't help but shout "Hi Ho, Silver, away!"

[@halriggs9328]

My first hi ho silver away

[@swordsmanoftime3001]

8:37 is the moment you're all looking for.

[@maxdoescatsim]

The California Musical Road is like this?

[@raymondpease1925]

The Lone Ranger rides again.

[@carlozabbia1157]

Excellent! Bravo!

[@rogercuster3731]

Great trombone section - I listened to the 4-5 minute section again!

[@joretta8251]

Wonderful how the drummer plays, I can hear the hoofbeats!

[@WORLDERLAND]

❤ I would give this to Andrew from The Walking Dead. It's big enough we could go both ride, because I love him.❤.🎉 to You

[@c.marques4597]

Amazing!

[@leonjiao1211]

Great job everyone 🙏🙏

[@jefferyzhang717]

Hdjekdixiziijdkkiodode

[@apfelsnutz]

Excellen rendition , masterfully played....

[@zantims8073]

This is utter perfection.

[@markdavis9505]

not quite. wonderful playing for a youth orchestra, but you can still hear mistakes

[@heidibarrett6400]

Maestro Rossini would be so proud!

[@irenehaydeebranflores6942]

Una belleza y deleite para nuestros oídos gracias precioso

[@charlesramsay2401]

I recall from my younger days when daytime TV was the best, when Warner Brothers had provided syndicated broadcast Merry Melodies or Loonie tones. There was a animated feature which had used The Williams Tell Overture as the orchestra in the back drop to express the emotional tug without dialogue this little Blackbird walking across the screen through a jungle it's steps coordinated with the beat and notes of the orchestra and reaction to violent thunder storm and then the recovery of nature following the storm. The last piece I recognized with the Lone Ranger series. Animation must have been designed for adults yet still appreciated from a child a heart.

[@Legendary_UA]

Fantastic

[@flavioferreira6220]

oh! there is so much more in this overture than we normally know....

[@johnschlosser8472]

Bravo!

[@fester73666]

An awsome performance, BRAVO

[@rodneywollam739]

Bravo orchestra inspite of the conductor.

[@BryanBrookfield]

Absolutely fantastic

[@GerhardOli4]

The bass drum is killing the microphone. Placement of recording equipment is always crucial with orchestras. Other than that it's a very beautiful rendition of Rossini's William Tell Overture! Bravo!!!

[@keithmoon3190]

At least we have a more clearer listen to the bass drum playing here though...