For tuba quartet.
I've prowled through too many YouTube videos, and they all fall apart in some parts or another. A piece difficult for it's control and endurance, that last euph solo and the resolution chord at the end seem to always go a little wrong... Fracked notes, sloppy entrances, intonation (ouch) or otherwise just unfulfilling sound quality (e.g., way unbalanced). And trust me, I'm not claiming to be Mr. Perfect here... far from it. I'm just saying that I would actually like to hear the Mr./Mrs. Perfect version (human played, not midi).
I don't even like the piece THAT much, but I've heard so many bad endings now, I need to hear it played well. My musical brain feels so unresolved.
I always think that composers must go NUTS to hear bad performances of their music. It plays so perfectly and clearly in their own minds, and they are somehow able to compare this to every nuance (a miracle of the human mind, IMO)... A messed up performance must constantly feel like "no no no!". Or maybe not... I'm no composer.
Who can recommend a professional quality recording? I'm guessing I won't find what I want on the YouTube!
Recommend a good recording of John Stevens Benediction
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Re: Recommend a good recording of John Stevens Benediction
I didn't listen to the entire Sotto Voce performance, but random hits didn't reveal tons of suckage.
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Re: Recommend a good recording of John Stevens Benediction
OMG, can't believe I forgot about them. I'm sure that would be exactly what I want to hear. Thanks Joe!
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Re: Recommend a good recording of John Stevens Benediction
My pleasure...
I learned about another good piece of music.
I just don't know where I would play it - unless "the big man himself" showed up in town to do a masterclass/recital.
I feel like I could cover any of the other three parts just fine, but (particularly, if anyone in some audience had ever heard that youtube recording) I certainly wouldn't want to put myself out there playing the lead.
I learned about another good piece of music.
I just don't know where I would play it - unless "the big man himself" showed up in town to do a masterclass/recital.
I feel like I could cover any of the other three parts just fine, but (particularly, if anyone in some audience had ever heard that youtube recording) I certainly wouldn't want to put myself out there playing the lead.
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Re: Recommend a good recording of John Stevens Benediction
I’ve played first Euph on it with the man in the room. He still speaks to me, so I guess I did ok.bloke wrote: ↑Sun Aug 28, 2022 11:47 am My pleasure...
I learned about another good piece of music.
I just don't know where I would play it - unless "the big man himself" showed up in town to do a masterclass/recital.
I feel like I could cover any of the other three parts just fine, but (particularly, if anyone in some audience had ever heard that youtube recording) I certainly wouldn't want to put myself out there playing the lead.
Don