Gustav Mahler, Symphony No. 5, part 1. Chicago Symphony Orchestra with Sir George Solti. Recorded live at Bunkakaikan, Tokyo on March 26, 1986 Entire Mahler Symphony No. 5 - • Mahler Symphony No. 5,...
And to the person who says he fumbles the first couple sets of triplets: There is a note in the part to Mahler 5 on the triplets - it says "The upbeat triplets of this theme should be rendered continuously in a somewhat hasty quasi accelerando, in the manner of a military fanfare!" Bud plays it perfectly. Never assume less with Bud. Arnold Jacobs once said he went years without hearing Bud miss.
"He's considered the force behind what is renowned as the world's greatest brass section. He represents the heritage and history of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. His colleagues and Chicago Symphony supporters consider Bud Herseth has had more impact on the way the Chicago Symphony plays than any conductor. Herseth has inspired standards which have changed brass playing in every corner of the world." Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 1997
I was fortunate enough to hear him play the excerpt unaccompanied in 2004 at the National Trumpet Competition. He pulled his trumpet out of the case, blew a few notes, spoke for about 20 minutes, then played it. It was money. Such an amazing player!
I had the fortune of hearing Bud speak and play excerpts during the 1978 ITG Conference in Madison, Wisconsin. What a wonderful experience. With his leadership, along with Jay, Dale and Arnold, the Brass Section of the CSO is/was like no other. Heard them rehearse Wagner and likely doing sound checks on stage behind closed doors at DC Pavilion in Los Angeles before a concert and was even then blown away by their ensemble concept. It was like one mind controlling every part, not talented individual artists trying to play as one unit. They were legendary for a reason.
Tamás Velenczei (first trumpet at the Berlin Phil) was a pupil of Herseth. He told in an interview that he learnt from him so much, e.g. playing pictures at an exhibition in europa and playing pictures in the states (he make from the sound a difference!). He played under Fritz Reiner, Solti, Barenboim, .... such a great trumpet player and he was so secure in his playing.
I love how he plays the triplet at 0:50. It feels like the correct way to play, yet this is one of the few recordings I can find where it's played like that. All the other recordings I've heard, it sounds a lot more simple and unaccented. If you were to play it like this in an audition, would it sound bad?
It's beautiful. :) I think it's a good way to play it even in an audition but that you have to ask your teacher about. That's a common way to play the triplets tho. I have heard it a couple of times (even if it might not be the general way to play the triplet)
Fantastic! Whoever was the first video producer to think that a close up of the bell of a trumpet was something people wanted or needed to see should be boiled in oil.
Please, SOMEONE change this to "Adolph" Herseth. I knew the man, his name was spelled A-D-O-L-P-H, and he loathed when Seiji Ozawa would refer to him as "AH-dolph" in rehearsal. Everyone in the world knew him as "Bud." That would be even better.
Philip Farkas , who sat near Herseth for over a decade in CSO, said in all that time he never heard Herseth miss a single note, whether in rehearsal or in performance.
Bud and Maurice were without doubt the best 2 in the world ever. the power the musicality. Personally, I prefer Maurice but everyone has their opinion and I doubt doubt that others think Bud is better. only got to listen to starwars opening and the duel of fates to know that Maurice was brilliant
As a soloist I would agree that Andre’s voice was unsurpassed. In the context of an ensemble, especially a large powerful one like the CSO, Herseth’s sound both permeated and transcended the entire ensemble. I’m not sure Andre had that ability.
couldn't agree more. As a trumpet player myself I have the utmost respect for his pioneering and stylistic sound, particularly his use of a raw brass C trumpet on this - no easy task.
@cogitoergosummmx I dont think you can say he was the leader, i am biased as a tuba player but we can not forget what jacobs did with them and the evolution of breathing but definitely the best brass in the world.
He may have been a little nervous after being hired by Artur Rodzinski in 1947. But any great performer playing before a live audience thrives on a certain amount of “nerves”.
@cogitoergosummmx - Most influential trumpet player? I don't know about that. I agree with you but I wouldn't go as far as saying "the most". Maurice Andre only took after cornetist like Jules Levy, Clark, Arban etc. The cornet/trumpet was made a solo instrument because of people like these.
winrx Answer to three year old question: I'm pretty sure that is a Monette that was new at the time. He didn't spend much time on it, and when he retired he was playing a Bach like he did for the rest of his career.
I wish there was a video recording of Bud doing this on his original Chicago Bach trumpet instead of the Monet. He played that Monette less than a year and then went back to his Bach. Of course he could've played it on the student trumpet and sounded great.
Yes for me Maurice edges it (just). But the 3 you mention were in a league of their own alright. It's astonishing that Bud held the position of principal until almost his 80th birthday Amazing. I wonder if he and Maurice ever met? Suspect they may not have hit it off as they were probably two very different people. I have a printed copy of an interview with MM and to say he was laid back would be an understatement ...... completely uninterested in classical music and even the trumpet itself.
There are variations - Adolphus Busch was the German-born (1839) co-founder of Anheuser-Busch. Hitler (born in Austria, 1889) was an Adolf. “Bud” Herseth was born in Minnesota.
Charles Terrizzi personally I feel that all the movement should be done in the strings and have brass play as a backdrop that serves to push the music further through their chords rather than make the song their own
I actually enjoy hearing brass played in a manly manner. Not that the CSO brass couldn't play sensitively. They were all about the music. "If the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle." The Bible, 1 Cor. 14:8
this does not reflect his best playing, perhaps he was past his top years. The accent on the last note of the phrase is rather heavy handed IMO. The triplet is not clearly articulated. Those who know Harry Glant'z playjing would argue tha he was the more influential player... he certainly had a nicer sound. Dokshizer was a much greater player than Andre........ AB
