So touching to see all these lovely young people so enthusiastic about their really expert performance of this challenging work. As long as such as these find accomplishment and enjoyment in such endeavors, Classical music is not going to die out.
WOW... this is certainly the fastest performance of this I have ever heard. I just got the score to it today, and was listening to this and reading through it. IF YOU'RE PERFORMING THIS, YOU CANNOT USE A SCORE!!!!! YOU'LL BE TURNING PAGES EVERY FIVE SECONDS!!!!!!!!!!
The final pages should have that feeling of running down a steep hill and realizing that if you try to stop you will tumble. He captures that perfectly. Reminds me of how Bernstein treated this delightful piece.
I've always thought that the ending of this piece should give the feeling of running down a hill and being unable to stop. If you do you will simply tumble and fall.
i am familiar with this piece. i have an old recording of eugene ormandy and the philadelphia orchestra. this performance is incredible! how do they manage to keep it all together!
I agree. I like "fast" as in the Muti recording, but when there's nothing but fast and faster, much gets lost, and a sort of numbness ensues.(...and I 've never seen a drunken person move as fast as the trombone was required to do.) Bravo's to the musicians who certainly gave their all.
One of the most astounding orchestral acrobatics in the entire repertoire. Also a bit disjointed composition made of short tunes and lots of modulations and tempo changes. Therefore, the final movement of the Pines of Rome is more effective in its epic growth...
A fair assessment musically, but don't forget that in this finale Respighi sought to reflect contemporary life in Rome on the night of its most raucous merrymaking. Those of us with Italian blood find the deliberately chaotic element spot-on. :-)
I think it gets away from them a little. Alot of the articulations are not fully heard....It's my opinion the essence of the piece is lost because the piece is played too fast for this ensemble......
Just sensational - that nobody has ever licensed this music for a movie soundtrack is astounding...
So touching to see all these lovely young people so enthusiastic about their really expert performance of this challenging work. As long as such as these find accomplishment and enjoyment in such endeavors, Classical music is not going to die out.
WOW... this is certainly the fastest performance of this I have ever heard. I just got the score to it today, and was listening to this and reading through it. IF YOU'RE PERFORMING THIS, YOU CANNOT USE A SCORE!!!!! YOU'LL BE TURNING PAGES EVERY FIVE SECONDS!!!!!!!!!!
bernstein intensifies
This is honestly one of the best performances of anything ever. Energy, excitement, and enjoyment - this is up there with Dudamel and SBYO, easily.
I love the smiling faces of these kids playing such a hell of a difficult composition! Bravo! Bravissimo!!!
Bravissimi bravissimi bravissimi!!!!!!!! Incredibili!!!!
Phenomenal!!!
The final pages should have that feeling of running down a steep hill and realizing that if you try to stop you will tumble. He captures that perfectly. Reminds me of how Bernstein treated this delightful piece.
Brilliant! Thank you very much for sharing with us this fantastic performance.
Wonderful’
I've always thought that the ending of this piece should give the feeling of running down a hill and being unable to stop. If you do you will simply tumble and fall.
Incredible!!!
Bravi! bellissimo
i am familiar with this piece. i have an old recording of eugene ormandy and the philadelphia orchestra. this performance is incredible! how do they manage to keep it all together!
Bravissimi w l italia
Star of Indiana anybody
ong
finally someone gets it!!!
Fellini gone berserk
I agree. I like "fast" as in the Muti recording, but when there's nothing but fast and faster, much gets lost, and a sort of numbness ensues.(...and I 've never seen a drunken person move as fast as the trombone was required to do.) Bravo's to the musicians who certainly gave their all.
One of the most astounding orchestral acrobatics in the entire repertoire. Also a bit disjointed composition made of short tunes and lots of modulations and tempo changes. Therefore, the final movement of the Pines of Rome is more effective in its epic growth...
A fair assessment musically, but don't forget that in this finale Respighi sought to reflect contemporary life in Rome on the night of its most raucous merrymaking. Those of us with Italian blood find the deliberately chaotic element spot-on. :-)
The cameraman's having a hard time.
Is there a piano version of this?
I think it gets away from them a little. Alot of the articulations are not fully heard....It's my opinion the essence of the piece is lost because the piece is played too fast for this ensemble......
Whistling this while walking to work will give you a headache, I assure you.
It's too fast