Mussorgsky - Ravel - Pictures at an Exhibition - 2/4 - Ion Marin - National Philharmonic of Russia

Promenade, The Tuileries Gardens, Bydlo, Promenade, Ballet of the Chickens in their shells, Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle, The Marketplace at Limoges.
The National Philharmonic of Russia.
Ion Marin - Conductor.

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[Adrian Teodorescu]

It looks like a pocket trumpet to me. But I'm no brass expert.

[Orson Welles]

That guy on the snare drum really goes to town on Bydlo.

[Jess Kull]

The soloist playing the Bydlo solo is playing a Tenor Tuba.

Ravel originally scored the solo for Bass-Tuba (F Tuba), but as time went on people, found that the bass-tuba's sound did not "fit" musically.

This is why most Tubists pass the solo down to a trombone player with a Tenor tuba. The Timbre of the instrument fits the piece perfectly.

It's certainly not a euphonium, although they are very similar.

Source: Tub player myself :D

[BigBadBill2323]

It is a strait-muted trumpet with rotary valves, as opposed to the piston trumpets. Possibly a piccolo trumpet.

[redviolin221]

That's not a trombone: it is a euphonium. And I believe, although not 100% sure (though it is easy to find out), in his transcription, Ravel gave the solo to the euphonium. Another arrangements uses the tuba. Also, the sound tends to carry better with the eupohonium, but that can change depending on the venue.

[thefearlessfrog]

pictures at an exhibition brought my to classical music! s im a techno (goa) freak. i find much simmilar pieces in classic music and techno music...

[GalaxiaStars]

Oh my god, almost all of the music being played in this part of the orchestra is used in Princess Tutu! I'm having such a nostalgia-gasm from listening to it now lol. XD

[SirJACthe3rd]

It's hard enough as it is to get a solo (I play tuba) he should have done it D:

[hipocloritodecalcio]

Hi, trumpet soloit in Samuel Goldenberg. I wanna be your wife. And your trumpet. Forever.

[ppoochess]

It's actually a straight mute.

[AttitudeCastle]

At which point? Or am I just not looking har enough? (Sorry I don't the piece terribly well!)