RESPIGHI Pines of Rome - "The President's Own" U.S. Marine Band 

Hopefully everyone realizes the transcribed version ( for wind band) is harder than the original for the woodwind players...since the clarinet players are basically covering all the string technical parts

0:00 I. I Pini di Villa Borghese 2:39 II. Pini presso una catacomba 9:00 III. I Pini del Gianicolo 15:08 IV. I Pini della via Appia

At the University of Michigan, many years ago, the University Symphony Orchestra played Pines of the Appian Way at a Collage concert. We were waiting backstage to clear the stage so the Marching Band could come on without interruption. as those ominous drum beats and low strings and woodwinds started up, one little fellow in the audience had clearly had enough and wailed, "I WANNA GO HOOOOOME!"

There are so many hateful comments about the conductor here; your bias is showing, folks!

i adore how faithful this is to the original... but jesus christ is this hard.

英語で、コメント出来ないけど、素晴らしい演奏ですね、早く見つければ良かった

So beautifully and cleanly played. Excellent sound!

A very moving and heartfelt performance! Bravo to all of the musicians, the conductor and especially the soloists ❤️🎵 My only criticism is not about the music but rather the video. The sound production is amazing and there are great shots of the conductor and whole ensemble but I would love to see the musicians up close, especially during solos.

Fantastic! I never once missed the strings. Michelle Rakers and this ensemble are superb.

Just Bravo Wonderful conducting and performance.

Music will take you places! Literally! So blessed to have gotten to go on tour to Rome, Italy with the Handbell choir at Brewton Parker College right here in Mount Vernon Georgia years ago while I was enrolled in school there with an employee scholarship as my father was a music professor there and he and his brass ensemble got to tour with us as well. Music is such a blessing! My therapy and passion! Thank you for your services and for sharing your gifts and talents in music! Simply amazing!

This came on after USMC's Rienzi. I was in another room and came running to the computer, wondering why RU-vid had switched me from the Marine Band to the Chicago Symphony ... ;-)

YES---contras in mvt 2...love to hear those reeds vibrate!

I've played this. Appian Way is one of the loudest orchestrated pieces you'll ever hear. I was letting it all hang out at the end; I'm a timpanist myself.

Gud shit

The Appian Way always has what the Greeks call "throxos", Guts!!

Great piece! I had the privilege of playing 1st trumpet for this in a high school state all star band. What a blast!

That alto has a beautiful tone 12:12 and 10:51

Bravo Horns!!

Pines of Rome will watch the vicissitude of Roman Empire

Where are the 8 jerks who disliked this.

wow this transcription actually works very well. bravo!

This piece works very well for band.

Bravo, Horns!

These guys sound great! Semper Fi!!!

I had the privilege of playing this piece in our amazing Wind Ensemble in college. Many years ago. I can't remember whom the arranger was for that work. 'Pines Of The Catacombs' (mvt 2) always gives me goosebumps. And the 'Pines Of The Appian Way' (mvt 4) with the motion of the foot soldiers returning home makes for a very exciting ending of this piece. I hope I get the chance to play it again in the future.

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Not much to criticize here, I haven’t heard the first movement taken that fast before, it was interesting

Oo-Rah Marines and yet another reason to be a brass player...Semper Fi from a retired MU1 Trumpet Player, USN

Am I the only one who notices the weird out of sync bass at 15:25? Is this intended?

That subcontrabass clarinet!

BRAVO, Maj. Rakers!!

I would love to have the opportunity to perform with Major Rakers sometime.

that cough scared me

Whales

Bravo!!

the previous rendition of the piece was that of a very rumbustious orchestra. It sounded like Wagner. Michelle's version sounded like Respighi.

playing this in high school symphonic band and i’m ready

There is no pine more inspirational and heroic and intriguing and captivating than the pine of Via Appia The wonderfulness of the pine of Via Appia is off the charts

Why were random instruments just leaving the stage randomly at 15:25???

幹管樂版也太難 整場吹這首就死了😂

Ottima esecuzione, complimenti!

Who transcribed this piece?

BRAVI!! BRAVI! BRAVI!

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4:23

I'm used to hearing this song played by an orchestra that has strings, so the strings-heavy parts of the song sounded a bit empty to me, but that's nothing wrong with this band, that's just me, and it's still a fantastic performance of this incredible piece!

🎊🌹🎊🌷🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🌷🎊🌹🎊💝BEAUTİFUL!!!

15:35

So beautiful! Touches my heart and soul and brings tears to my eyes! Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful music!

dislike it? let's see you do better

Fantastic

Excellent!!!!

Superb.

Rule no. 1: do NOT put tympani immediately behind the tubas. The frequencies phase out.

Versió sense sentiment!!

Nice playing. This band transcription has been around for decades. I have noticed a couple of other transcriptions in the last few years done by bands on youtube

conductor is a metronome.

She turns the page, but never really looks at the score. Get rid of the crutch. You can do this from memory.

sorry... it seems to me that they are not knowing and feeling what they are playing...

This is pretty damn good, but I must say, I think Col. John R. Bourgeois did it better.

GREAT MUSIC AND MUSICIANS!!! CONDUCTOR NOT SO MUCH: HER FACE BURIED IN THE SHEETS, HER HAIR IN HER EYES, HER MARIONETTE ARMS STIFF AND DISCONNECTED ... SAD ... ALMOST AS THOUGH THE MUSICIANS WERE LEADING AND CARRYING HER!! BUT ALSO, THE VIDEO WAS AWFUL ... WHERE ARE THE FEATURED MUSICIANS ... THE SOLOISTS ... ARE THEY ONLY AN ADDENDUM TO THIS MASQUERADE??