Muti Conducts 'The Pines of the Appian Way' from Respighi's Pines of Rome

Riccardo Muti leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in Respighi's captivating Pines of Rome. This excerpt from the fourth movement was recorded on May 7, 2019.

[AdamKeele]

Not a single close up of the trumpets...on the finale of Pines. A musical war crime.

[jacobgarza]

You could see the little kid in the timpani player come out at the end

[anngrogan]

Absolutely thrilling and riveting! Such a lovely way to start my day! Came here because of New York Times article on the amazing Maestro Muti 6.18.23. I wish I could have heard the entire piece! Although I am inclined to agree with him that today “we are lost” as to classical music and music education in general, I hope Muti will continue to inspire and educate young conductors, instrumentalists, and marvelous orchestras like this one, for many years to come after he retires this season from the musical directorship in Chicago. Chapeau to all!

[tonych]

Who can resist the temptation of the CSO brass?

[sookaiwen]

It feels so good to see CSO is back from the strike!

[jeffschweitzer]

Hard to believe this entire clip is less than 15 measures of music

[johnnytheyoungmaestro]

The lady at the bass drum was going ham on it!! What a beautiful ending to a beautiful piece!! :)

[dominicnanni]

There is no better person to conduct this piece.

[wythetrumpet]

Bravo! Man how about that Chicago Brass! Outstanding! You can hear the tradition! What a sound! I wish there was a video of the entire concert!

[ggarzagarcia]

I am only here because Muti has the best, OG bass bone in the business: Charlie Vernon. With Pokorny and the tympanist backing him up: the end. 😎

[starwarsjunkie]

GREAT to see David Cooper get his shot at principal horn! We all know he deserves it.

[SynchroScore]

I like how the brass is along the back wall, so they don't blow the woodwind's heads off.

[edwardsgetzen]

I do request this performance from CSO RESOUND ✨✨✨

[steven]

I was at this concert on Tuesday. I'd pay a chunk of money for video of the whole thing.

[HassoBenSoba]

So why did the Bass Drum roll stop at 0:48? It's supposed to continue for 2 more bars (of slow 4/4).

[nathanankrom]

I miss James Ross in this recording! Excellent cymbal playing Vadium!!

[ИгорьДымченко-кл]

Respighi is the Best. Muti is ABSOLUTELY USUAL CONDUCTOR.... TOSCANINI, MRAVINSKY, REINER IS THE GREATEST CONDUCTORS

[applepieisgud]

Anyone know who was playing the first trumpet part?

[brucekuehn]

Muti has a look on his face like, “Dang, this is fun!”, except in Italian.

[elisabethmatesky]

Christmas Day 2019 Thank You's from Artist - Pupil of Jascha Heifetz and Nathan Milstein ~

Utterly Grand and Resolute in Epic Fashion, I'm thrilled by Muti & my CSO colleagues in this shortened clip of a Live CSO performance in The Pines of Rome!!! We not only have Charlie Vernon, but Gene Pokorny as well as other members of our fabled CSO Brass, which when invited by Sir Georg Solti to be a CSO member, 'Bud' Herseth, or 'Herr Herseth' as he was known & referred to by Maestro Herbert von Karajan, was CSO Principle Trumpet, & Dale Clevenger, Principle Horn, to name a few CSO 'Star' Brass! 'Tho' a Violinist (1 of 7 original artist-pupil's of Jascha Heifetz - JH Violin Master Class - Khachaturian, JH-7, Elisabeth Matesky, Russian version, from Library of Master Performers, YouTube), & 1st artist-protege of Nathan Milstein in London, UK, on same violin roster under Wilfrid Van Wyck Concert Artist Management in London & Spain, with Henryk Szeryng, Ruggiero Ricci and Nathan Milstein, I was thrilled to perform in & with the Solti/Chicago Symphony Orchestra which included the greatest symphonic players in The World, making electrifying Music under the Baton of Sir Georg Solti! The Maestro left all an unsurpassable Legacy of Beyond Musical Border's, which Zell Music Director, Riccardo Muti, has & is carrying on and ever reaching higher for Mountain Peak ethereal Heights, Now!!! Thank you's to YouTube Responder, Gerardo Garza Garcia, writing, "I am only here because Muti has the best, OG bass bone in the business: Charlie Vernon. With Pokorny and the tympani so backing him up: the end." Bravo, to Gerardo Garza Garcia on such high praise for some in a continuing to be praised Greatest American Orchestra & possibly in Major Leagues with the Berliner Philharmoniker! Musically from Chicago ~ Elisabeth Matesky *Biography on E. Matesky International Concert Violin/Artist Teaching Career