Berceuse and Finale-Firebird Suite

[Anglerfish1000]

ok in the last 2 mins the only thing i heard was the fn trumpet which completely sucked

[likability1000]

Doing this written as a horn solo. I'm pumped.

[vickyvalexxx]

the trumpet ruined it for me! all you can hear is the trumpet..... and it aint good

[BradmanIII]

2012 philly all catholic orchestra. concert tomorrow

[Bubbles42313]

playing this in march in popejoy hall.. IM THE VIOLA MAKING THE SHIMMERY SOUND! xDD

[therealhaydend]

@Bubbles42313 whoa me too weird its like we're in the same orchestra OH WAIT xD hehe who is this i wanna say hi next saturday!!

[Bubbles42313]

@therealhaydend ohmygosh!!!

i know u!!!! u play a brass instrument and u have tht really fuzzy hat!!! hahaha wow!

[animekitten789]

Concert May 2012. Fuck yeah.

[CyferOlitaire15]

What orchestra is this?

[winchester4570]

That french horn. Oh my. I think I just cried sweet tears of joy

[StepDante]

@winchester4570 Yes! I play french horn and i don't think i could ever sound that smooth

[CyferOlitaire15]

PYS Symphonette, May 2012, Trombone, Hell Yes :)

[carnie4450]

Blue Knights 2012. Eff yeah.

[losingitrush]

damn....i've never heard horn vibrato for this piece...I'm playing this in my college orchestra. I don't think i'll use vibrato lol. very beautiful, though.

[Mindfor2012]

ewwww. No vibrato on the horn solo. it sounds like angel having a seizure.

[luvisluv13]

My symphony is learning this this year. EXCITEMENT! It's beautiful (:

[MsMsrockstar]

i played this freshman year with my highschool orchestra :D so much fun

[haloman0168]

im playing this for all-county, and man this is not easy!

[Hirukaki]

dang it, 6:29-6:50 needs to be slowed waaaay down! HATE HATE HATE arrangements that rush this section! It's supposed to be big and dramatic, not 'how fast can I play loud, staccato notes on the trumpet'

[phantasm1004]

Basically good, but parts of the finale played way too fast. And that brass (trumpet) section was off with the timing and a broken note here and there, which is inexcusable for a professional orchestra, and the final couple of minutes of this piece were a big sloppy mess.

[FastBBBB]

Brilliant Finale. Not the best I've ever heard it played though. The trumpet needs breath control

[xiliveformusicx1]

Freshman 1st violin. Wish me luck.

[dunder567]

the transition between the lullaby and finale is possibly one of the most beautiful moments in music

[Hirukaki]

@dunder567 yeah, been a fav transition ever since I heard it for the first time on Fantasia 2000, hate it when some Orchestras/arrangements rush it!

[myemochicken123]

Harp Power:) Go HARP!!!



[RonWeasley358]

@myemochicken123 YUHHHHH:)

[myemochicken123]

@RonWeasley358 You play as well???

[JanelleKayy]

I liked the trumpet frack around 6:54...

[ctmajka]

@JanelleKayy One of my favorite parts too. Just adds to the piece. :D



[TheDNA12345]

At 4:30, Horn sounds beautiful.

[NeuronRage]

@TheDNA12345 Yeah, I know. You know what's awesome? I get to play that part for this piece, and I just got into wind ensemble, the higher level band, this year. And also because I am the only french horn in the ensemble :P

[TheDNA12345]

@NeuronRage Wow, cool. I play French Horn too, though I'm not as good as that. I'm mostly a violinist.

[thevidguy11]

my hommie in symphonic band shredded that bassoon solo just as good on a sightread and i was mind fucked!!! He said 7 sharps fuck the world no probs.

[maxhanson712]

really lets rush some more please?

[5652samantha]

The bassoon in my favorite part. I listen to this song like everyday. It makes me happy :)

[rumpwrestler]

Why would anyone use an arrangement when the original is perfect?

[NeuronRage]

@rumpwrestler Our band doesn't have, ya know, Violins, Harps, etc. So we gotta arrange it up

[pieappen91]

Oh my LORD. The Trumpet player needs to be FIRED.

[Anya817]

I was brought to tears by the sheer beauty of this piece...and then I heard that trumpet.

[iles127]

Playing this in a Tuba-Euphonium Ensemble and the finale has been stuck in my head since day one. Beautiful...except for the trumpet at the end

[Doily131]

wow fucking trumpet at the end sounds like shit....who gave him a job?

[mariahdancingqueen]

that is brilliant! Every part of that piece is so powerful. My orchestra is playing it in a couple weeks and I am SO excited :D

[kfizzle441]

god that lead trumpet is hanging out.

[BaptistRagingPanda32]

I played this in like November-ish with an Orchestra at an event called IMEA. It was amazing!

[dimsimlord]

Why the hell is the hornist using vibrato?

[chokedad]

@dimsimlord It's been traditional for many years for Russian horn players to play with vibrato. And this is a Russian piece and probably a Russian orchestra playing it.

[AshleyZendarski]

I love this song!! My orchestra just played it last night at a concert (:

[iaa08brandr]

im playing this at band and my friend is doing the oboe solo. this is an amazing piece but i wish i got the oboe solo >.<

[SimonOxfPhys]

That horn solo is absolutely breath-taking

[KitsuneNasu]

I have the Bassoon Solo >.< im so excited, but I hope I can be this good

[PhantomWerewolf]

i hope i can play the bassoon solo THAT good...

[escapist11]

EVERY TIME I listen to this, that bassoon solo gets so me.

[thefinalb0ss]

Dark, majestic, splendid!

[Mister69Peter]

played this for band :p amazing piece.

[mandel11]

it took a while to figure out this was a picture...

[PaulGlitch]

@mandel11 the music is beautifully hypnotizing. you swear you can see the violinists bend with the flow of the chords.

[mandel11]

@PaulGlitch yes!!!

[saxsalsa]

@mandel11 It depends on what you mean by awhile?

[Alexthepwner1]

I'm playing the basson part on the tuba!! :)

[CptSchmidt]

The horn player's nervous.... that's a shame lol...

[mukraf]

@CptSchmidt I'm pretty sure that's just vibrato

[belugafishgod]

Oh....sorry for all the posts ..but I had to add....the bassoon was awesome. Definitely top notch!

[belugafishgod]

Couldn't have been the Chicago phil. Sounded like the Mendota Philharmonic or possibly Modesto. A little too much trumpet in the balance for my taste toward the end. Kind of munched a note there. Hey but what do I know....I'm a tubist.

[baaboy83]

magenificent

[sarcasticasian]

the beginning sounds so creepy! but yet i like it a lot. i pictured it like a creepy old lady holding her ugly baby and singing to it.

[13ElloJello]

The power of the Bassoon is great! :)

[drumplayer4th]

absolutely brilliant. im playing this piece with my orchestra. the cello part is seriously under-rated, its absolutely gorgeous (well, thats me opinion, but i play cello)

[Stoneripple1]

Woot, I'm a freshman, and I get to play this! I really hope I get to play principle oboe XD Yea, if our f horns attempt vibrato, I might have to get out my reed knife...

[dragonfire2000ful]

I have always loved this song the finale is so powerful

[Matt123ttam]

it's like the whole song is a trumpet solo wtf trumpet ALWAYS TAKING OVER :P LOL

[JazzTrombone07]

This is my favorite peice of music, and I long to conduct this someday in front of my friends and colleagues.

[cj1lorenz]

i love vibroto and its power...but i honestly have to say i dont belive it was neeved for the horn solo

[Stoneripple1]

@cj1lorenz yea, oboes make beautiful vibrato, f horn =*holds hands over ears* NOT PRETTY!

[jmuhorn99]

@Stoneripple1 Ok, I'm a horn player myself, and I was listening to that thinking my headset was warping it or something. Nope, it's just some horn player being weird o.O

[belugafishgod]

@jmuhorn99 Yeah it was a different sound for the horn in that section wasn't it. I have played this piece a number of times and never heard the horn vibrato like that. Definitely weird.

[hoogestefan]

@belugafishgod I actually thought it to be a Euphonium...:p

[LiberalofLiberty]

i think the trumpet player made a few mistakes lol.

[PhantomgirlFae]

The vibrato on horn was gnarly. Did not enjoy that.

[arotondomccord]

Man, can't stand that horn vibrato :/ not a nice touch.

[NinjaRawr55]

we playing this in my 8th grade band class. (:

[alex19969999980]

the trumpets in the finale got a very flat pitch

[heatheandjpotter]

we're playing this in full orchestra. obviously not nearly as good, but I still love it=]

[computerdl]

the berecuse was GOOD!! unfortunately, the finale killed the whole thing. trumpets were missing notes, they were playing WAAAAAY too fast, and did i sense some rushing?

[MrJackjack53]

The french horn I was referring to is in the finale, not the Berceuse. And I promise you, the finale opens with a French Horn solo, NOT a bassoon.

[MrJackjack53]

Indeed, the Berceuse was expertly done. But I've always believed that this piece lives or dies by the execution of the finale. And I have to agree with "EricCourtneyHaines" that the finale was "Clipped and staccato." Also I really disliked the vibrato in the french horn solo. The statement of the horn is critical, and it must be strong -- not "cute," which is exactly what it sounds like. All told, I'd have to say this piece is disappointing.

[AnishProductions]

@MrJackjack53 It is a bassoon solo my friend, not French horn. ;)

[adruion]

We meet again MrJackjack53 =)

This time I agree with you. I liked it but I personally prefer it full and powerful rather then the cute and playful you spoke about; both in the opening and the the 7/4 time.

O well to each man his own (still great pieces though)

[Ndv2134]

I have the first bassoon solo for my symphony, and i get so nervous on it, but once i start playing its fine...

[cmandmc1991]

im playing this piece saturday along with many others im practcing pretty easy for the cello

[AnishProductions]

I'm playing the berceuse bassoon solo on english horn for my orchestra this season! It's so amazing... not to sound vague. But I just can't explain how I feel when I play it.

:-)

[CellistAdam]

I'm playing this in the orchestra that I'm in too this semester.(cello obviously) We too have an English Horn for those parts. This song is great!

[conrad2468]

just played that today...69 measures of rest....sucks to be a brass instrument.

[MrZuffz]

i know exactly how you feel, counting for 4 minutes isnt exactly fun, im doing this piece at the moment.

[xNeverxShoutxNeverxx]

we have to play it too for our concert. 70 measures of rest. almost constectutive.

[cmandmc1991]

i just played this at a concert today

[ChildOfFury]

Gorgeous.

[daymo93]

the solos basson oboe and da best one HORN were played just so beautifully and da horns vibrato was awesome ill be playin dat solo like so dat 7/4 is wat confused me doe!!!!

[Nivilo24]

this piece is beautiful. My favorite part is the transition to the bright ending. I can picture a cloudy day and suddenly the clouds part and sun comes through. Sure, its a descripton that can be used for lots of things, but I really see it with this piece.

[DELIS84]

Would you all suck my nuts. this is an amazing song and you can suck it if you dissagree.

[KStrick92]

Is it just me or is the bassoon early on his entrance? D:

[wierdo1232123]

Yea, it is just you. It was spot on.

[enVme731]

that french horn sounds so beautiful! and the oboe sounds so mysterious! the trumpet also has such a powerful sound!

[wierdo1232123]

a berceuse is a lullaby.

[dcifuni]

god dam Bassoon was good =)

[Delphinus85]

I don't know what orchestra it is, but you are right. The trumpts are missing their notes at the end. Plus that section is way too fast and overdone on the staccato IMHO.

[imaisie]

@Delphinus85 I totally agree

[EricCourtneyHaines]

i agree completely. all clipped and staccato in the finale. i think the berceuse was done well though

[dcifuni]

French horn is just too good to pass up in this piece.

[ph1lanthrope]

Too exquisite to describe!!

[alo0395]

i love the strings too!

[alo0395]

omg cool xoxpenguinxox. i play the bassoon and i love the solo too. its a tad bit difficult for the rhythms for me since i just started about 2 years ago so im listenin to it to perfect stuff (:

[nejihyuga665]

do you know who arranged this?

[jakeorch]

Arranged? I'm pretty sure this is original music by Igor Stravinsky.

[AudioJudge]

@jakeorch Ilynsky, russian

[wierdo1232123]

@jakeorch Its the last two movement of the Suite Stravinsky wrote in 1919. Its essentially an arrangement of the ballet piece. This part is, I'm pretty sure, the most commonly played section from the suite.

[hermione93x]

@jakeorch this isn't the version arranged by merle j. issac?

[gavitpa]

@nejihyuga665 When my Symphony played this, it was arranged by Merle J Isaac

[ForgottenMassacre]

@nejihyuga665 It is an orginal. Though, the music I have for Bassoon Solo, it was arranged by Sol Schoenbach.

[Mathisenboy]

@nejihyuga665 If it wasn't the original then the Merle J Isaac version is pretty commonly used

[jacobsteingart]

@Mathisenboy Yeah, it smells like the Merle J Isaac arrangement.

[jacobsteingart]

@jacobsteingart And by smells, I obviously mean sounds... I'm a bit tired today :P

[nejihyuga665]

i dont like how there are never any saxophones in an orchestra.

[MarchingGeek13]

yeah, a little sad, but if you have ever heard a sax and a violin playing together, you would know why. Lets just say a sax and a violin should never, ever be arranged together for a duet

[hereinweymouth]

@MarchingGeek13 You say a sax and a violin should never, ever be arranged together for a duet. I think sax and violins would pair off tremendously in a motif for porn flicks. :-)

[ledpenceal]

b/c they are out of tune... all the time

[kehoesy]

we're playing this atm. its amazing! love it :)

[pshhitsvalencia]

4:30=YEEEEEEES!

horngasm.

[setsuai]

I've got the oboe solos~

Where did you find this recording?

[jakeorch]

Friend gave it to me. Sorry I have no idea who is playing, or any details.

[JWFan221]

@setsuai oh haha lucky you, im just a clarinet! :-)

[xoxpenguinxox]

Ahh I love the bassoon solo in this piece

I got to play it last summer with my local youth orchestra :)

[bassoon334]

Do you know where I can find the music for the solo

[ShelbyTSheep]

I'm doing this arrangement of the Firebird Suite with the all-city orchestra, and I get to play the horn solo :) It's a nice arrangement, really.

[lobster272]

im in the san diego youth symphony and we're playing the whole suite.

[jakeorch]

The Oklahoma City Philharmonic just performed the 1945 version of this entire work last Saturday evening. It was great! That was followed by Steven Isserlis playing Dvorak cello concerto.

[shoooooooooooota]

i'm the pacific symphony youth orchestra (orange county) and we're playing it too

[denisej242]

@lobster272 we just did this in the Las Vegas Youth Philharmonic :) our final concert was last night :) this movement went the best i think :D... (not only that.,. the bottom violas get a great part in these movements ;D) hehe. and i was a bottom violist :)

[jakeorch]

@denisej242 Viola power :>

[dudewithavideocamera]

@denisej242 we just got this in my college's orchestra :) violas ftw!

[denisej242]

@dudewithavideocamera ohhh i miss this piece sooo much. and I thought that I would never say that in my life just because of how difficult it is. This year in my youth orchestras for our spring concert we're playing the entire Mendelssohn Reformation Symphony, a Concerto (for a competition winner), and the Oberon Overture by Weber :) tough stuff. haha but the Mendelssohn definitely has an awesome viola part too. :)

[crystallit99]

The horn sounds awkward; too much vibrato. I don't know if that was actually marked on the score, but it doesn't sound like it belongs.

Other than that, it's a pretty good rendering of a spectacular work.

[sapphirelillac]

have to play this high school symphonic orchestra

[cometkitty123]

I have to play this for my middle school youth symphony. :P

[wierdo1232123]

Nope. The sore says quarter note = 208

It was probably off by a couple bpm up or down. But idt that any orchestra can get the tempo 100.00% right.

[starstarstar42]

Not a fan of the horn vibrato either. If Igor had wanted it that way, he surely would have penned it as such. I'm all for "interpretation", but a horn is uniquely qualified to be more spine-chillingly beautiful than any other instrument without it. As for the speed at the 7/4, THAT one I'm more comfortable with than others, but I agree that a teeny bit slower and you can actually digest the grandeur of the moment. I'd say it was a good college group, not pros.

[SirPandaCrackle]

it's because of pieces like this, that i am in love with music. excellent.

[jzzmn1816]

The 7/4 is definitely much faster than I have heard it before. I think it's a little to rushed to capture the splendor of the moment. The trumpet entrance was horrible...he cut the third note way too short to breath then rushed the next two...not to mention a few fracks later and a complete blowout at the rit. that ruins his tone competely.

[megarouge2001]

I agree.

[mellophonium]

Horn + vibrato = not good.

[MrMcManFarmer]

In most of the recordings I've heard of this song, the horn does play with vibrato... and it sounds beautiful...

[mellophonium]

Funny because this is the first recording I have ever heard of this piece that the horn uses vibrato. Vibrato is generally not an accepted technique on horn. I personally feel it takes away from the beautiful tone that can be produced on horn.

[zattacks]

1:15 Cello or viola?

[mjtpli]

Cello

[wierdo1232123]

I think its both, at least it was in the version I played, because I play viola, and I remember playing those notes, except really softly..

The violas are playing piano, and I think the cellos are playing mezzopiano, or mezzoforte....

[NotYourAccountLol]

it was so beautiful....till the trumpet.......

[carlosgarcialeos]

Uno de los pasajes más bello de la música moderna

[chrisrod01]

I agree, si es uno de los pasajes mas bello en musica especialmente cuando lo as tocado y performado en una orchestra.

I agree, it isa beautiful pasage from modern music especially when you have played it and perform it in a orchestra

[FavorableBill]

gotta love the bassoon

[tvltal429]

It sounds soo good

I'm playing this at the moment in a Youth Sinfonia

[Firebird09100]

yA I am playing for a youth symphony i am soo excited

[scooterkid002]

I just played this at a concert. I play tuba, but because they had no bassoon, they gave me the bassoon solo. This piece has given me more respect for bassoon players. I love this piece.

[jewboy11505]

no way, I'm a tuba player too. okay, so you know how at end we have that really epic part in the last line of the page? well listen to that and compare it to Phantom Regiment's Canon. Canon is PR's brass warm-up and the last part of it sounds JUST like the part we play. So i think they might have took from it =]

[scooterkid002]

PR 2007, they actually did use Firebird, and they used it back in 1978 as well. I love Phantom. I hope to audition there sometime.

[ChanelMKeyes]

you would put this up here Steven. haha wow.

[AmoungTheSky]

a beautiful piece by stravinsky :)

its uplifting and takes you to certain heights, its just so breathtakingly amazing

[bassoonrox]

well you need to consider the fact that I'm actually in 7th grade.

[italian24]

this song is so amazing, both majestic and inspiring. i played this song at carnegie hall. it was amazing

[DonalDutch]

The Bassoon solo is rhythmically simple, but for students unfamiliar with tenor clef and the key it is quite a challenge to play

[ray2k75]

horns are not supposed to have vibrato. someone taught them way wrong

[insidious]

Yeah.

The trumpets at the end are like "omg omg i get to play finally KABOOM"