001.2 - Brass excerpt from Mahler Symphony 2

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  • One of the most beautiful brass excerpt.
    New York Philharmonic in A Concert for New York.
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  • @geoffroymb
    @geoffroymb 5 ปีที่แล้ว +531

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

    • @maxgamesst1
      @maxgamesst1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ye

    • @LEMONZEBRA554
      @LEMONZEBRA554 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      True coming from a trumpet player

    • @trombonero8272
      @trombonero8272 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Contrabajo James Markey.. The best eny trombone

    • @Wosudhehqaxb9169
      @Wosudhehqaxb9169 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

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

    • @johndsimmonsdds8704
      @johndsimmonsdds8704 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Tubas rock!

  • @MedicMuffin
    @MedicMuffin 7 ปีที่แล้ว +301

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

    • @mitebee
      @mitebee 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

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

  • @MusicalReporter
    @MusicalReporter 8 ปีที่แล้ว +198

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

    • @maxgamesst1
      @maxgamesst1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Completely agree

  • @AdenosinePush
    @AdenosinePush 8 ปีที่แล้ว +245

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

    • @AdenosinePush
      @AdenosinePush 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yes precisely.

    • @KCTrumpeterAPB
      @KCTrumpeterAPB 7 ปีที่แล้ว +20

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

    • @looney1023
      @looney1023 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      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
      @skahler 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @simone.1391
      @simone.1391 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@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

  • @jamescrixell7929
    @jamescrixell7929 9 ปีที่แล้ว +90

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

    • @jaegertiger384
      @jaegertiger384 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

  • @lustigiminternet3456
    @lustigiminternet3456 8 ปีที่แล้ว +123

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

  • @lb8848
    @lb8848 8 ปีที่แล้ว +215

    This is what brass playing should sound like. Period.

  • @jonathans1612
    @jonathans1612 7 ปีที่แล้ว +292

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

    • @natejohnson1083
      @natejohnson1083 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

    • @hithere324
      @hithere324 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lol, nice joke

    • @arnold-csababalla7600
      @arnold-csababalla7600 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Hehe i picked trombone

    • @Stephenp503
      @Stephenp503 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @paulybarr
      @paulybarr 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @MrJapanese25
    @MrJapanese25 8 ปีที่แล้ว +93

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

    • @fleosflanacek
      @fleosflanacek 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

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

    • @f.p.2010
      @f.p.2010 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Anton Bruckner nah it really is weak

  • @The80sBoy
    @The80sBoy 7 ปีที่แล้ว +38

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

  • @loganmay636
    @loganmay636 7 ปีที่แล้ว +102

    Phil Smith, Joe Alessi. Enough said.

    • @2ATubaKnight
      @2ATubaKnight 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Don't forget Alan Baer!

    • @aammarkhan2661
      @aammarkhan2661 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      And James Markey!

    • @williamhunley4677
      @williamhunley4677 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Amen, brother!

    • @noahdavies4810
      @noahdavies4810 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @mariaschi
      @mariaschi 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@noahdavies4810 she’s awesome!

  • @RafaFernandezMahler
    @RafaFernandezMahler 9 ปีที่แล้ว +58

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

  • @CrewsTheWildDawg
    @CrewsTheWildDawg 8 ปีที่แล้ว +76

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

  • @disamis6873
    @disamis6873 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

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

  • @robertkincaid5288
    @robertkincaid5288 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    The absolute authority and confidence with which the brass played. They portray so much power! Extraordinary

  • @Maratusvolans
    @Maratusvolans 9 ปีที่แล้ว +428

    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
      @greatatuinreplays5267 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      thinking the same thing

    • @Riname-K
      @Riname-K 8 ปีที่แล้ว +22

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

    • @Frightning
      @Frightning 6 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @austinbrant7162
      @austinbrant7162 6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      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
      @slateflash 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The contrabassoon as well!

  • @dylanle8239
    @dylanle8239 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

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

  • @christopherwilhite2185
    @christopherwilhite2185 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    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!

  • @StopSignGreenLight
    @StopSignGreenLight 8 ปีที่แล้ว +26

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

  • @alexgurr2118
    @alexgurr2118 8 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    My favorite excerpt EVER

    • @Dan474834
      @Dan474834 6 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @charleyhibschweiler4555
      @charleyhibschweiler4555 5 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @izzzDelta
    @izzzDelta 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

  • @JohnVonGomes
    @JohnVonGomes 9 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    2nd trombone going red :D

    • @Vivaldisse
      @Vivaldisse 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      João Gomes Hahaha, yes he almost exploded.

    • @JohnVonGomes
      @JohnVonGomes 9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Indeed! It's quite an excerpt

    • @ggarzagarcia
      @ggarzagarcia 8 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      That's my teacher! David Finlayson

    • @JohnVonGomes
      @JohnVonGomes 8 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      David Finlayson is your teacher? Wow!

    • @beingemilyrose9083
      @beingemilyrose9083 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      i found a tomato 😂😂

  • @rheafoster7346
    @rheafoster7346 9 ปีที่แล้ว +13

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

  • @martyrrt
    @martyrrt หลายเดือนก่อน

    When the horns shine like the brightest stars.

  • @VoltOZ95
    @VoltOZ95 10 ปีที่แล้ว +50

    TROMBONE RULES !!!!!!!! YEAAAAA

  • @zcb84
    @zcb84 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @KaartikVanKeuren
    @KaartikVanKeuren 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @juandiiarteaga
    @juandiiarteaga 7 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Joe Alessi and James Markey much power!

    • @charlesjohnson514
      @charlesjohnson514 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Juan Diego Arteaga Salazar You could not be more right!

    • @thomasyu254
      @thomasyu254 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      i thought the second principal was david finlayson?

    • @Luigi17891
      @Luigi17891 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @jasoncostello1535
    @jasoncostello1535 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @Burritopizzasauce7
    @Burritopizzasauce7 10 ปีที่แล้ว +157

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

  • @gilisharett6247
    @gilisharett6247 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you, this is so wonderful.

  • @adrianoseresi3525
    @adrianoseresi3525 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

  • @jonathanpartin9833
    @jonathanpartin9833 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    GORGEOUS. One of my faves

  • @colinjarmy9621
    @colinjarmy9621 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Brilliant piece of music. Dramatic.

  • @MedicMuffin
    @MedicMuffin 8 ปีที่แล้ว +17

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

    • @nickcube4
      @nickcube4 8 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      +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.

  • @bjharp250
    @bjharp250 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My favorite, especially the horn 📯 section. Incredible.

  • @The47driver
    @The47driver 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @skfovbk
    @skfovbk 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    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

  • @karmazopatarchin3704
    @karmazopatarchin3704 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @posaune007
    @posaune007 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh my gosh.
    How beautiful chorale

  • @vanessalang2018
    @vanessalang2018 4 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    As a flute player this gives me chills...

    • @OTrombone
      @OTrombone  4 วันที่ผ่านมา

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

  • @samsing2300
    @samsing2300 10 ปีที่แล้ว +18

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

  • @pmphpidanovsmusicpublishin2557
    @pmphpidanovsmusicpublishin2557 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Шикарное исполнение!!

  • @OTrombone
    @OTrombone  9 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Thanks for the aid.

  • @ADRASTUM
    @ADRASTUM 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @michelseykens9438
    @michelseykens9438 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @n.johanson9081
    @n.johanson9081 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    straight majestic

  • @noahmarez
    @noahmarez 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So damn beautiful

  • @itznoxy7193
    @itznoxy7193 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Glorious

  • @slateflash
    @slateflash 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

  • @MCBigSteveOfficial
    @MCBigSteveOfficial 10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    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
      @2411GuStaVo2411 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      high c.

    • @samsing2300
      @samsing2300 10 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @stephengrott5916
      @stephengrott5916 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @CornetBlues
    @CornetBlues 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The POWER of Brass,nothing quite like it!!

  • @BoomerSailor100
    @BoomerSailor100 9 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    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
      @jppitman1 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      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
      @alexsmith1104 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @droidean
      @droidean 6 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @Artariastein
    @Artariastein 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Bravo Joseph Alessi, Phil Smith & Kollegen!

  • @Nataluszka96
    @Nataluszka96 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Coś pięknego ! Uwielbiam Gustava Mahlera !

  • @masayukifujita7000
    @masayukifujita7000 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Literally nothing beats this

  • @riccardosoldi7335
    @riccardosoldi7335 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    My favorite version by far

  • @diogosoares595
    @diogosoares595 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fantástico!!!

  • @davidtatro7457
    @davidtatro7457 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    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.

  • @kaydavis3449
    @kaydavis3449 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Omfg.chills chills chills.

  • @marcb.3896
    @marcb.3896 6 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    2:53 trumpets nailing that high C.

  • @stevetintweiss
    @stevetintweiss 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @thesimplisticesoteric7051
    @thesimplisticesoteric7051 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    BRAVO.

  • @EddieTattoProduction
    @EddieTattoProduction 10 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Dat bass trombone 1:29

  • @ggarzagarcia
    @ggarzagarcia 10 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @88israel88
    @88israel88 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Incrível!

  • @ashtonj.legerski952
    @ashtonj.legerski952 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love the contrabassoon in there too

  • @de_xammy3568
    @de_xammy3568 10 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    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

  • @lukemilt
    @lukemilt 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    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??

  • @andrewdevall4438
    @andrewdevall4438 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    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

  • @hudsoncampos5976
    @hudsoncampos5976 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Fantástico

  • @lucagabelli4649
    @lucagabelli4649 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    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

  • @edsonnatureza5300
    @edsonnatureza5300 8 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bravo

  • @jonatascouto8956
    @jonatascouto8956 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    muito BOM !!!!!!!

  • @TheGigiparce0
    @TheGigiparce0 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    LOVE

  • @notanedgysnipermain4977
    @notanedgysnipermain4977 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @OTrombone
      @OTrombone  2 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @45calebt
    @45calebt 8 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I love those fat chords at 2:43.

  • @adammoen9687
    @adammoen9687 4 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @jonathanhooper3966
    @jonathanhooper3966 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    James Markey. Total perfect player.

  • @starwarsjunkie7777
    @starwarsjunkie7777 9 ปีที่แล้ว +97

    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
      @josepablo1514 6 ปีที่แล้ว +24

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

    • @sultanofcod9135
      @sultanofcod9135 6 ปีที่แล้ว +24

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

    • @revshareglobal7334
      @revshareglobal7334 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

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

    • @zevbarden567
      @zevbarden567 6 ปีที่แล้ว +7

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

    • @loadedbass7111
      @loadedbass7111 6 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @natejohnson1083
    @natejohnson1083 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you bass trombone

  • @Artariastein
    @Artariastein 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Überragend

  • @maccluer
    @maccluer 10 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @safasaleh3010
    @safasaleh3010 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    Festival ❤

  • @seb63137
    @seb63137 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Une des plus belles versions

  • @nivek326
    @nivek326 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

  • @raffaellopilato3132
    @raffaellopilato3132 9 ปีที่แล้ว

    great

  • @edstud1
    @edstud1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @nathanm6138
    @nathanm6138 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love you joe

  • @ru.hyacimp2518
    @ru.hyacimp2518 9 ปีที่แล้ว +23

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

    • @CajunFry
      @CajunFry 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @Q3Joselu
    @Q3Joselu 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @cidcampeador1952
    @cidcampeador1952 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    BRAVISSIMO ! ! ! ME HE EMOCIONADO ESCUCHANDO ESTE TEMA .

  • @ZacPB189
    @ZacPB189 10 ปีที่แล้ว

    Amazing how much one contrabassoon adds.

  • @aaronwhite02
    @aaronwhite02 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Badass

  • @luenwahtse
    @luenwahtse 7 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ales sir plus James markey equals to perfect

  • @thechuckleshow2470
    @thechuckleshow2470 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    0:48-Bravery tune💖🔥

  • @blanklastname7628
    @blanklastname7628 6 ปีที่แล้ว

    If you're wanting to follow along with this in the score, it starts after the G.P. at [10] in the 5th movement.

  • @aphoticphoton
    @aphoticphoton 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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

  • @pigeononwii4638
    @pigeononwii4638 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ayyyy

  • @milesdavid9536
    @milesdavid9536 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    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.