Sir Georg Solti and the London Philharmonic: Monday YouTube Fix

Here is a great performance of Beethoven 9 from the 1986 BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall featuring the London Philharmonic under the direction of Sir Georg Solti.  The soloists are Jessye Norman, Sarah Walker, Reiner Goldberg and Hans Sotin.  The choir is a combination of The BBC Singers, the London Voices and the Chorus of Welsh National Opera.

Enjoy!

A live VHS recording of a BBC Prom concert from the Royal Albert Hall, London.1986. Seen lots of performances of this mighty work since then, but none of them equal, or surpass this one. I do not own the copyright for this material.

Monday YouTube Fix: Chicago Symphony Orchestra with Sir Georg Solti

What is there left to say about this low brass section that hasn't already been said.  What a wonderful set of circumstances that led to these four guys all being alive at the same time in addition to playing in the same section.  Below are 5 clips of Berlioz's 'Romeo and Juliet' from an unidentified Chicago Symphony concert. The first clip in particular is as good an example as we have of this low brass section in action on video.  They truly sound like one person is playing all 4 trombones and the tuba.  They were the epitome of a low brass section.  True teamwork in action.

Arnold Jacobs is and always will be one of my heroes on the tuba.

Enjoy!

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