Powerhouse Low Brass Recordings

ttf_Johnston93 · Post by **ttf_Johnston93** » Sun Jun 04, 2017 7:46 pm

Hi all,

I'd like to start a topic consisting of some of the greatest powerhouse moments in recorded low brass history. I've added some examples below:

https://youtu.be/VBfqoCH2ayI?t=14m15s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYL1DMqo2gc

https://youtu.be/B14LCn2t5uo?t=15m36s

https://youtu.be/JR5V41eyk28?t=1m44s

https://youtu.be/Z_hOR50u7ek?t=4s
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Please add to the list,
Would love to see all of the recordings that are out there.

(Don't limit to youtube, go forth with NAXOS, Spotify, CD's, etc...)

ttf_JasonDonnelly · Post by **ttf_JasonDonnelly** » Sun Jun 04, 2017 11:14 pm

Holy heck, the bass trombonist in the Romeo and Juliet is blasting off the roof of that place. If Gergiev asked for, I guess...

ttf_Joe Stanko · Post by **ttf_Joe Stanko** » Mon Jun 05, 2017 4:27 am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8Hmiqwsooc

Dance of the Archers at ~5:40..not just the incredible sound of Mr. Kleinhammer but also his time and timing.

ttf_Andrew Meronek · Post by **ttf_Andrew Meronek** » Mon Jun 05, 2017 5:35 am

From the Inception film:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imamcajBEJs

1:36

ttf_matto · Post by **ttf_matto** » Mon Jun 05, 2017 5:59 am

At the risk of making it all about Romeo and Juliet...

https://youtu.be/Ie947mSm3iA?t=164

Since this must be the half-speed rehearsal, I wonder how the concert went...

ttf_trombonemetal · Post by **ttf_trombonemetal** » Mon Jun 05, 2017 6:33 am

My favorite Mahler 7 moment starts at about 20:00 in that performance:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VBfqoCH2ayI&feature=youtu.be&t=20m00s

Norman Bolters tenor horn playing is also amazing on the BSO recording.

ttf_cozzagiorgi · Post by **ttf_cozzagiorgi** » Mon Jun 05, 2017 7:12 am

https://youtu.be/6MiuM9_p_U8?t=1m26s

Dutoit - mars

ttf_fsgazda · Post by **ttf_fsgazda** » Mon Jun 05, 2017 8:02 am

Oh, I remember the first time I heard that Swan Lake.

ttf_Peter Eiden · Post by **ttf_Peter Eiden** » Mon Jun 05, 2017 8:17 am

Well, I know it was live, but maybe the NYP made at least an archival recording (so maybe that will count?)........

New York Philharmonic's concert staging of Das Rheingold this past weekend (final performance is tomorrow night, BTW)

Just wow......

ttf_Andrew Meronek · Post by **ttf_Andrew Meronek** » Mon Jun 05, 2017 9:40 am

From the Brass Band of Battle Creek performing the Shostokovich Scherzo:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4N4oYDAz34

Especially 2:17, and the look the conductor gives the trombones after that lick, at 2:42

ttf_JWykell · Post by **ttf_JWykell** » Mon Jun 05, 2017 10:42 am

Quote from: JasonDonnelly on Jun 04, 2017, 11:14PMHoly heck, the bass trombonist in the Romeo and Juliet is blasting off the roof of that place. If Gergiev asked for, I guess...

When I listened to this click on my phone speakers it was all bass trombone. Then I put on my Grado Labs SR80 headphones and the overall amazing quality of this recording became very apparent. Still a LOT of bass trombone but the low end underneath it was just wonderful. The fidelity on this is great but it still sounds like an orchestra in a room. Eve

ttf_cozzagiorgi · Post by **ttf_cozzagiorgi** » Mon Jun 05, 2017 1:32 pm

Quote from: Andrew Meronek on Jun 05, 2017, 09:40AMFrom the Brass Band of Battle Creek performing the Shostokovich Scherzo:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4N4oYDAz34

Especially 2:17, and the look the conductor gives the trombones after that lick, at 2:42

Oooooh... if we are talking Brass Band thats quite another game

On the shoulders of Giants, Brass Band Willebroek: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiZnjcgFC1A

ttf_Andrew Meronek · Post by **ttf_Andrew Meronek** » Mon Jun 05, 2017 3:17 pm

Quote from: cozzagiorgi on Jun 05, 2017, 01:32PMOooooh... if we are talking Brass Band thats quite another game

On the shoulders of Giants, Brass Band Willebroek: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiZnjcgFC1A

Oooooo! Aaaaaa!

Of course, talking about that BBoBC/Shostokovich performance, if we're talking about Charlie Vernon that's quite another game.

Aaaaand, of course the Chicago Symphony performance of Pines Of Rome recorded for Fantasia 2000 is certainly of note here.

ttf_fsgazda · Post by **ttf_fsgazda** » Mon Jun 05, 2017 8:11 pm

Respighi: Church Windows

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dUGmvCQHsc

ttf_anonymous · Post by **ttf_anonymous** » Tue Jun 06, 2017 6:38 am

Solti/Chicago Tannhauser Overture at 12:57 mark to the end

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OomkOrOl8WM

ttf_afugate · Post by **ttf_afugate** » Wed Jun 07, 2017 5:59 am

Not in the same class as these performances, but it deserves to be listed for posterity.

Game of Thrones Low Brass Cover.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTDEVUlCClk

--Andy in OKC

ttf_BassCase · Post by **ttf_BassCase** » Wed Jun 07, 2017 11:53 am

Quote from: afugate on Jun 07, 2017, 05:59AMNot in the same class as these performances, but it deserves to be listed for posterity.

Game of Thrones Low Brass Cover.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTDEVUlCClk

--Andy in OKC
Yeah, I listen to this from time to time. Best part is when the contras are whipped out!

ttf_Burgerbob · Post by **ttf_Burgerbob** » Wed Jun 07, 2017 12:45 pm

NY Phil low brass demolishing the orchestra in Tannhauser. Much slower than the CSO recording, too. The last chord is pretty glorious.

13:50 mark-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qx5HL1_h2Fk

Also, NY Phil low brass demolishing the orchestra in 1812 at the 1:50 mark. The scale at 2:11 is literally unbelievable.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BI2WhWXro1c

ttf_gregs70 · Post by **ttf_gregs70** » Wed Jun 07, 2017 4:13 pm

Quote from: afugate on Jun 07, 2017, 05:59AMNot in the same class as these performances, but it deserves to be listed for posterity.

Game of Thrones Low Brass Cover.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTDEVUlCClk

--Andy in OKC

You beat me to it!

ttf_Eyedoc · Post by **ttf_Eyedoc** » Thu Jun 08, 2017 5:24 pm

Jumping back to the first post, at 1:05 of the Romeo and Juliet you see the trombone section. Is the bass trombone a Duo Gravis or is there another bass with the narrow D pipe extension like my DG?

ttf_Eyedoc · Post by **ttf_Eyedoc** » Thu Jun 08, 2017 8:36 pm

My mistake, my D pipe is lower in relation to the tuning crook.
Sorry about the digression from the topic.

After listening to the examples, I opened up more at rehearsal tonight. I think with a good sound.

ttf_Blackthorne · Post by **ttf_Blackthorne** » Fri Jun 09, 2017 8:22 am

Quote from: JWykell on Jun 05, 2017, 10:42AMWhen I listened to this click on my phone speakers it was all bass trombone. Then I put on my Grado Labs SR80 headphones and the overall amazing quality of this recording became very apparent. Still a LOT of bass trombone but the low end underneath it was just wonderful. The fidelity on this is great but it still sounds like an orchestra in a room. Eve

A bit off topic here, but Grado makes fantastic headphones. I have a pair of SR60s that have definitely been a good introduction to the world of audiophile equipment.

A bit more on-topic:

This has probably been shared several times here, but I feel that it's appropriate for this thread, certainly for a powerhouse trombone ensemble recording, anyway. Layla from the London Trombone Sound album. This is what introduced me to what a trombone ensemble should sound like.

ttf_anonymous · Post by **ttf_anonymous** » Fri Jun 09, 2017 12:10 pm

That is Paul Milner on a Bach 50B3

ttf_Andrew Meronek · Post by **ttf_Andrew Meronek** » Fri Jun 09, 2017 3:58 pm

Bob Mintzer Big Band feat. David Taylor

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WERIs0EiE28

ttf_Larry Preston Roberson · Sat Jun 10, 2017 12:03 am

Just excerpts, but still...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IizUHzmcPGA

ttf_Larry Preston Roberson · Sat Jun 10, 2017 12:03 am

Just excerpts, but still...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IizUHzmcPGA