Tchaikovsky's 5th Symphony horn solo

[CollegeBoardSucks]

Great player, great performance, terrible audio recording

[pbj4toast]

Oh wow, that's Lenny conducting the Red Sox.  My childhood hero but all I knew was his time with the Yankees.

[reillyspy]

A Lewis. Seriously? Steve Lewis was probably in diapers when this was recorded.

[JRRodriguez41509]

Hearing a French horn played like that gives me chills, it's so beautiful.

[ShaunRodgers]

My God this is beautiful. No matter how many times I listen, it just always gets better.

[ASTROSS93]

buena interpretacion !!

[pbj4toast]

Not sure I would like playing with those little finger pads on the keys.

[shentiex]

Too bad the audio recording sucks... Beautiful playing though!

[horsegerbil]

I have to play this solo in a contest next Friday. It's so beautiful.

I've loved working on it. :D

[rubnrehorn]

fantastic

[edwardandbella4evr1]

i love how ominously the violins lead up to it. thatd make me nervous as heck tho. awesome solo.!! :D

[thinairpro]

Fantastic.

[hornification]

Thanks for posting this!!!

[Lorenzo8D]

Charles Kavalovski was first a Ph. D. physicist, teaching at the university level and conducting research. He practiced horn on the side. He is simply amazing to have two careers at such high levels.

[thepicardythird]

I just heard his story from my horn teacher. kuddos on you for posting this and knowing it....

[MrChumsx4]

@Lorenzo8D haha wow he must know everything about the frequency of the sound waves involved in playing the horn

[serena1232]

i have to play this for an audition, so I'm listening to many versions. not bad :)

[mbadal]

is a yamaha horn??

[shib340]

probably because it sounds so bad

[allanseow]

it sounds sharp... dont have the warmth in it.

[bradhorn14]

No, its a lewis and it sounds a ton better than youe ver will. you win the principal job in boston and come back and say it sounds like crap

[PROIMZ]

@bradhorn14

I don't think its a Lewis.. Most Lewis horns do not have that weirdly shaped 3rd Bb slide

i'd say its a Carl Geyer

[thinairpro]

I believe he played a geyer for most of his career.

[FrenchHornKid95]

This solo brings me to tears when played well

[rod22el]

music is really something beyond this world :)

[croorh]

does anyone know why in some performances the orchestra is intentionally just behind the conductor? When I was at the festival hall in london last month they did it then, and it doesn't seem to make sense! this is a masterpiece btw :)

[OYOBQ]

I've watched a few videos of this solo on youtube and I thought the same thing.. why do they always seem late? lol

[TSarsany]

the orchestra is responding to the rebound, not the point of ictus...is pretty common

[croorh]

Really? Thanks :)

[norathorr]

Some conductors like to stay ahead mainly to keep the strings up to speed whether they need it or not. In that case its best to watch the leader as watching a conductor that beats ahead is asking for trouble!

[diddlyd]

almost perfect! but fluffed a d# right around 1:52 -

the horn keeps you humble...

[0647bacon]

you could barely tell!

[hornplayer222]

that's really beautiful! i play the horn too, and i want to sound like that someday!

[Slava69]

Best tempo, not too slow !

[ShaunRodgers]

esepcially seeing bernsteins emotions as he conducts... it all brings you to tears

[ptmaestro]

is Charles Kavalowsky?

[townsergeant]

Too early, I think, for Chuck Kavalovsky.

[mdlee52]

It is Charles Kavalovsky.

[robbsn9626]

it's an old Boston Symphony recording.

[violinist1990]

Oh my gosh this is soooo amazing! It really makes the tear ducts well up. It's breathtaking! I love tchaikovsky!!

[waddleduckie1]

Great close up of the master conductor, the late Leonard Bernstein! He has been missed since his passing. I will treasure this wonderful video! And great close ups of the wonderful french hornists, too! What were the hornists name... including the horn soloist as played here? Please respond as quickly as you can!!!

[jm960]

The solo horn in this Charles Kavalovsky and on second horn is Harry Shapiro(2nd horn and former personnel manager BSO) who I studied with at Boston University. This is amazing intonation!

[brasshorn]

Who is playing assistant horn? It looks like Ralph Pottel.

[malxneal]

flawless!!!

[Ojochris1]

beautiful!

[wingloklok]

bravo!!!!