I just found this video... I studied with Joe in 1982-1983 when I was a performance major studying Trombone at Temple University in Philadelphia. Joe was the second chair at that time with the Philadelphia Orchestra when Riccardo Muti was the Maestro. Glen Dodson was the principal chair at that time. Joe knew it was going to be a long time before he would have a shot at the principal chair so when the opportunity with the NY Philharmonic presented itself in 1985 Joe auditioned and ultimately got the principal chair. I can tell you as a teacher Joe was extremely demanding and meticulous in his approach to not just playing but teaching as well. I will admit it was a little intimidating when he would play along side me or play a passage by himself if he needed me to hear it a certain way, Its been a long time since my playing career ended but finding this video brought back an wave of memories.
One of the things that amaze me the most about Joseph Alessi is that even after landing the principal job at NY (arguably the most desirable trombone job in America) he has continued to work and improve tremendously. I am not saying that this performance is bad (it is still stellar and NY Phil brass quintet worthy for sure), but he went from one of the best alive trombonists in America to UNDISPUTEDLY one of the best trombonists in the world of all time. That type of commitment and dedication is lust worthy.
Too many. It’s probably taken him decades. But, anyone if they spend enough time can play this piece, I know a guy who played this in high school. What makes this special is that he plays EVERY piece incredibly
I've played euphonium since 6th grade and then trombone in high school marching band, so I have a basic understanding of what and how he plays that horn. I've listened to the sheet music version posted on RU-vid many times and it's wonderful to actually see him perform. I'm in awe of his performance, never did I harbor any illusions of playing at his level. Practice is critical of course, but clearly he was born with a gift that I will never have. Absolutely fabulous, that you so much.
@@BobHoff I don't actually think it is in the arrangement like that. Sounds like he just decided to shove that half of the phrase up an octave. Man's incredible
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How about the solfege version: sol sol mi do la sol mi do la sol fa fa fa mi mi mi re re re do mi re mi re mi re mi re la re fi la re fi mi re do ti la sol sol la sol sol re mi fa do ti la la mi fa sol mi re do do ti fa mi re do ti do re do ti la sol fa mi sol la sol sol re mi fa do ti la la mi fa sol mi re do ti sol fi mi re ra do la fi re do la sol. etc.
I honestly get that everyone is entitled to an opinion, and I know that 17 is a small, practically insignificant fraction of 17,000, but in my opinion, the 17 thumbs down folks on this are nuts, and (I'm going to say it) WRONG. OK, you'll say "there were a number of clams (missed notes) during the fast passages" and I'll say, "yeah, okay..." and you'll say "the trumpets cracked a couple times" and I'll say... "Uh... what's your point?" and maybe you'll say "the horn part was really much higher than it needed to be to make a nicely distributed sound among 4 players" and I'll probably get a headache, but honest - that's a virtuoso piece played by one of the couple best players in the world, with some of the other great players on Earth backing him up, and if all you can think of after listening is to push "thumbs down" I think you have issues, perhaps stemming from either a) not being hugged enough as a child or b) not understanding how brass instruments (especially the trombone) actually work. In essense, you are simply wrong, and should walk around with earbuds playing (bad) books on tape. On cassette tapes. Loud enough for passersby to hear what you're listening to, so they can give you thumbs down.
Alessi always feels so sharp to me... particularly here. That could just be my poor sense of intonation, but Ive heard other people comment that he tends to play sharp but he just sounds so so good that no one cares. Thoughts?
He has a bright sound and that could be why it sounds a little high but I think he is on target. I played with him in groups before he was famous but he was always a great player
Put a tuner up to Alessi and you'll see that, if anything, he plays on the bottom side of the note. That being said his intonation is exceptional even in the professional world.
