"Bydlo" from "Pictures at an Exhibition" - V.Gergiev, Filarmonica della Scala

M. Musorgskij's "Pictures at an Exibition" (Orch. M.Ravel)
VII. Bydlo
Tuba solo: Alessandro Fossi
Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala
Conductor: Valery Gergiev
Milan (Italy) May 31, 2009

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[LJBSasha]

After the tubist has finished his last solo (after the climax), I really like how that Hornist plays his muted 5 notes - lovely tone quality!!

One question regarding the tubist (and I'm not one at all!): apparently people agree that he's using an F bass-tuba. In some of those pictures it seems as if another tuba is next to him sitting on the floor upside-down. Am I correct - and if yes, would that likely be a CC/BBb contrabass-tuba?

[pozzie85]

@LJBSasha You are right! In the others pictures he plays a CC tuba

[danveldor]

great tubist! :)

[Violetatorelli]

Gloriosa versione! Bravo, Maestro!!! Grazie!

[iles127]

@boodleboy322 I believe that Arnold played it on his Bb a time or two as well!

Great playing shown here by Fossi!

[boodleboy322]

@mihanich, you are exactly correct on the movement depicting a trudging ox. In fact, that is why it makes more musical sense to use the timbre of the Tuba on the solo vs the Euphonium. The Euphonium is just too bright in my opinion and in order to capture this scene to the fullest you really need to play it on an Eb Tuba or in the very least an F Tuba. Although I believe that Arnold Jacobs once played this on a C Tuba with the Chicago Symphony.

[boodleboy322]

@mihanich, you are exactly correct on the movement depicting a trudging ox. In fact, that is why it makes more musical sense to use the timbre of the Tuba on the solo vs the Euphonium. The Euphonium is just too bright in my opinion and in order to capture this scene to the fullest you really need to play it on an Eb Tuba or in the very least an F Tuba. Although I believe that Arnold Jacobs once played this on a C Tuba with the Chicago Symphony.

[cpjackson79]

@mihanich "Bydlo" is cattle. Pretty much. I've heard this movement described as an ox trudging through town. As it draws closer, it's despair becomes all the more apparent and then it passes you and trudges off to the horizon on whatever errand it's being led to do.

The painting this is based on is very vague. I don't really see an ox in it but there are lot s of people on an old village street. Interestingly, "Bydlo" is also slang for "common folks" or poor, uneducated people.

[GBWagner1]

Sorry to say but there is no real peak. Not harsh, wide, energetic, painful enough the middle part.

[tubamarius]

what a great version!

[JJRaff18221882]

@mihanich Because that was the name of the painting by Hartmann from which Mussorsky drew his inspiration. It depicts an old wooden ox cart with a peasant driving it and singing this "song" to the ox to keep it moving.

[0Sabba0]

impressionante, se non lo vedi che è un tuba non ci credi e pensi che sia un euphonium....fuori di testa..

[thebestmorten1]

the tubist was realy gread and the other orchestra too i like it :)

[StudioTropsII]

...Ge..gE..ugly audio in this failure vid m'kayyyyyyyyyyyyy dear junkie?