Vassar Orchestra: Polovetsian Dances (Borodin) part 1/2

[cuchulainn1967]

WHY WOULD YOU POST SUCH A MESSED UP VIDEO? POOR SOUND, POOR VISUALS! JUST RETARDED.

[xnightreaperx]

i played the clarinet solo part for my orchestra....its really hard to do that solo melody bit....but better faster that slower...

to all you borodin fans, i prefer tchaikovsky

[nfoxx246]

so hard for trumpet! 8th grade band

[SuperHappyAlice]

OMG I have to play it in band class it is so freakishly hard!! I play the clarinet, so I don't get the melody and I get confused easily =(

[DounyashaKosareva]

i love this music!=)Borodin were the best russian compositor!

[7855waldo]

Limp. Tepid. Boring.

(Everything that Borodin was not.)

What's next, chess matches with Bard College?

[jimmyratz]

Bravo Vassar College Orchestra and Choir on a wonderful job of performing Borodin's beautiful Polovestsian Dances!

[Incisionator]

and the fact the altos sound like sopranos is probably due to the quality of the microphone in the camera

[Incisionator]

yes. a version with choir (the Berliner Philharmoniker didnt have a choir).

[Morganissima]

This is lovely. Anyone know if there a recorded version of a choir singing this?

[villain73]

You could try Chapells of Bond Street, London. They got me a recording of a choral version of this - it was a bit pricey, and it took 4 weeks, but they did it.

[Morganissima]

Many thanks.

[ninaboyarsky]

Excellent piece, I found free sheet music for it on SheetMusicFox DOT com and absolutely love it!

[sebastian12312]

the chorus is way to weak to be singing this, the altos sound like sopranos, idk I think the whole thing needs more work, specially the chorus

[HIkeda126]

The clarinetist needs some more work on his/her instrument.

[loveone422]

my school is performing this on may 25th

[maitipoika]

Just love the slow, steady tempo.

[maitipoika]

I think this is heavenly

[dennyvibes]

Very nice (as long as you only listen and not watch)! The altos have a beautiful tone. Actually, they all do. They have a nice, light sound. My community chorus is doing the same piece this season, and I hope we can get at least up to this tempo!

[tromboneartist]

Thanks for the positive feedback, good luck performing the piece!

[dennyvibes]

Thank you for posting the video!

[armenia3]

Can't you get a camera tripod ? Some of the world's most beautiful music and there you are messing around with a hand held camera. Sorry, but it's a mixture of agony and ecstasy.

[kigger622]

this is kinda disapointing for college level

[babayaga33]

great, russian musik :) more plz

[belmilky]

well... cant's say that's a great performance. especially the tepmo, very slow. it should sound more energetic, like a bomb which is about to explode, always on the edge.

what orchestra is it? where from?

[mlerox2010]

we're learning how to play this song!! but of course they play it way better

[wedontsing]

Did that horn split in the beginning? or was it supposed to be like that?

[trombonealex2309]

whoa! the 4/4 section (starting at the clarinet solo) is really slow... trombones could have been more clear. Bass trombone needs to be a hell of a lot louder in the 3/8 section!

such a great piece...

[tlehman1]

I agree about the Bass trombone. He does look hidden behind the stand, too. That kinda kills the fatness piercing through the way we'd like it.

[randomgelati]

haha. they're pretty good. orchestras a little out of time... my school, macrob, is currently working on this for our winter concert,... ahhha... 10X better... lol... nah thats just my school pride... well doen dudes.

[00lizard]

How beautiful! I love Polovetsian Dances, and the Orchestra and Choir did a wonderful job on this. Kudos to your friend for taping this. :) And by the way, is the choir singing in a particular language, or just singing sounds like "oh!" and "ah!"

[tromboneartist]

Thanks for the comments! This piece was written (and sung) in Russian.