Bydlo

"Pictures at an Exhibition"
Composer: Modest Mussorgsky
Arranger: Maurice Ravel

Tuba: Justin Gruber
Ensemble: Frost Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Gerard Schwarz

Miami (Florida) December 1, 2021

[johnp.w.hudson]

From so many instrument possibilities, choosing the tuba to do the solo created a dense, dark mood. Could have been a cello given the high range, but I believe there would be too much temptation to play the line more lyrically. The haunting low wind was a great orchestration Choice. The performance was very well conceived and executed by the tubist. 🥂

[andrewparker]

That tuba solo was nuts! Great performance and musicality

[jayl]

Beautiful sound, it is always the right choice to play it with TUBA

[mirkojorgovic]

Tuba bass, key F
Originally Ravel had 6- valved euphonium key C [French's tuba ]; in this mode euphonium key Bb is acceptable but Ravel didn't score doubling because French's tuba can playing lower than common euphoniums. Bass tuba F or French's tuba C/G 3+3 are legitimate for all Mussorgsky-Ravel Tableaux d'une Exposition

[gearaddictclimber]

Gosh what a colorful sound, your vibrato is so tasteful!

[andrree]

Piękne wykonanie. Basy brzmią wspaniale.

[jeremysolomon]

By far the best bydlo I've ever heard

[yurifalla]

I really don’t know who was better: Mussorgsky for composed this masterpiece or Ravel for orchestrated like the gods

[its_shxblvrbs]

Didn’t know Emongg also played trombone

[paulmullen]

Wonderful sound! What horn are you playing on?

[razor---]

Is his left hand playing a tuning slide?