Mahler Symphony No 5 - Chicago Symphony Orchestra, George Solti, Adolf Herseth

[jimmie1878]

@joebartz that was my point

[Nabokov50]

Why would anyone name their kid Adolph?

[jimmie1878]

@Nabokov50 Why would anyone, in 1921 when Bud Herseth was born, NOT name their kid Adolph? Unless you were living in Munich, hanging out in beer halls, and clairvoyant. Understand time much?

[dwartyclone]

Does he have to make it seem so effortless? lol!

[AMGalego]

@dwartyclone because Herseth is a beast, and is the idol of my idols.

[Rafynator]

adolf's monette sounds so awesome!!!

[Ayden434]

youtube.com/watch?v=-Df9xGdeY2­M

solo trumpet Miroslav Kejmar

[muel0341]

Lets face it though - Bud sounds better on a Strad.

[therockhopper]

Bud had no peer. I wish that this clip were longer.

[muel0341]

@therockhopper Thats nonsense, there have always been excellent players. Thomas Stevens for instance, isn't any less of a player than Bud was.

[tubamarc8891]

Me: "Have you ever taken a poop so good you got the chills?"

Friend: "I think that's what Mahler 5 was about"

[dctrtuba1]

CSO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[cogitoergosummmx]

and oh yeah, i forgot... somehow...

if there is anyone doubting this mans ability, i can say with absolute certainty you have very little knowledge about the classical trumpet world, or are just plain arrogant. this man revolutionized the american trumpet sound, and led the best brass section IN THE WORLD for decades. he was the most influential trumpet player, imho, next to maurice andre(who secured the trumpet as a solo instrument).

please thumb this up so people know.

[OneCourageous]

@cogitoergosummmx what did he do to revolutionize the sound, in short?

[cogitoergosummmx]

@OneCourageous he brought the "american sound" into realization by his use of the c trumpet. as opposed to the european (french/german/english) sound, the quintessential american sound is, more or less, 'brighter'. (i think david bilger captures this concept very well) bud liked the brilliance and projection of the c trumpet, so thats what he played in the CSO. The CSO became famous for its brass sound, so, naturally, trumpet players mimicked his equipment and sound concept. does that help? lol!

[PalabraViva3]

@cogitoergosummmx - Most influential trumpet player? I don't know about that. I agree with you but I wouldn't go as far as saying "the most". Maurice Andre only took after cornetist like Jules Levy, Clark, Arban etc. The cornet/trumpet was made a solo instrument because of people like these.

[cogitoergosummmx]

@PalabraViva3 heh, sorry, a paragraph is not much room to make some things clear. i mean mr herseth was the most influential trumpet player inside the realm of the american symphonic trumpet. the most influential trumpet play in that chasm of trumpet playing. on that, i hope you will agree.

[PalabraViva3]

@cogitoergosummmx On that I think I can agree :)

[cogitoergosummmx]

@PalabraViva3 as far as maurice andres' influence, i am certainly not an authority, but i would say that clarke and his contemporaries were virtuosic pop-music performers, in a way. they played/wrote things like carnival of venice, the southern cross, ect. classical composers really did not take the instrument all that seriously as a solo instrument until maurice came along. and actually mr andre would say that adolf sherbaum is the one who paved the way for him. a very interesting fellow.

[zachthetubaattack]

@cogitoergosummmx I dont think you can say he was the leader, i am biased as a tuba player but we can not forget what jacobs did with them and the evolution of breathing but definitely the best brass in the world.

[cogitoergosummmx]

GEEZE!

you can hear the man - dare i say demi god - above the ENTIRE ORCHESTRA. he's a thick layer of icing on the cake.

i played for 10 years, was 'on my way' as it were, but devastatingly developed dystonia. this man was who i patterned my sound after.

he is my favorite. ever.

he was, and is still, my inspiration.

[gfunk54321]

And to the person who says he fumbles the first couple sets of triplets: There is a note in the part to Mahler 5 on the triplets - it says "The upbeat triplets of this theme should be rendered continuously in a somewhat hasty quasi accelerando, in the manner of a military fanfare!"

Bud plays it perfectly. Never assume less with Bud. Arnold Jacobs once said he went years without hearing Bud miss.

[gfunk54321]

I'm missing the part where the trumpet sounds rough.

[NickRobo1994]

the trumpet sounds a little rough at first but after he starts its amazing.

[elyse147]

I love how it starts out with the trumpet. That guy did an a great job.

[BughouseMASTER]

@elyse147 Meh - actually if you listen closely you'll note that he fumbles the 1st couple sets of triplets, it actually almost sounds like he adds an extra one, and on the D#-F#-A# triplet he fumbles that as well. Good crescendo/decrescendo though, awesome orchestra!

[kotetsu131]

Solti wanted it a little too fast I think and thus it felt a little rushed and awkward....Bud was amazing as is usual. it didn't sound like the raw horn made that much difference in his sound really, still quite bright IMO but that's more than fine with me :)

[murphy456]

Gotta Love that Chicago Brass!

[SMFCPA]

He was intentionally going for a darker sound with the raw brass bell. It is supposed to sound that way.

[loudlong]

Join the Facebook Group 'Bud Herseth Deserves a Kennedy Center Honor"

[CrazyCatMan13]

Best. Trumpet. Player. EVER.

[65strad]

Bud could make a garden hose sound good. I prefer the Bach sound myself however. Bud is the man, always was, always will be.

[chenyenchao]

awesome,amazing sound!

[bitchass888]

Not as good as his regular sound with the Bach or whatever he was using..

[rk2qt]

@bitchass888

that looks like an old Monette trumpet. I used to have one that looked just like that.

[15MusicLove]

@rk2qt

it only looks like a monette because its old raw brass and many monettes are made just raw brass., many horns made like this look the same.

[osumb17]

regular sound ..this is his regular sound !! MORON

[bitchass888]

@osumb17

Definitely not, you deaf idiot!

Every student of Bud will tell you the same..fyi, he actually sued Monette because he started disliking their equipment, and he wanted to get back the money he has invested in them... He also said the same thing about the sound, I don't remember the exact quote, but it was something like " After listening to my recordings, I realized that the sound I was able to produce on my Bach was much more centered and with better quality"...

[osumb17]

i did not write this. Am I missing something here

[bitchass888]

@osumb17

Bud's opinion indicates beyond any doubt that you are a moron..

The funny thing is that you are saying it with such confidence..

You're a joke.

[martybrodeur111]

@bitchass888 that is a raw brass bach....thats how Bud always sounds.

[SMFCPA]

He was intentionally going for a dark sound with the raw brass bell. It is supposed to sound that way.

[eyetrumpet]

@bitchass888

He is using a Monette...looks like a Chicago Monette