Saint-Saëns - The Swan / Le Cygne for tuba & ensemble | Hans Nickel | WDR Symphony Orchestra

In the new series "Hans Nickel plays," Hans Nickel, tuba player in the WDR Symphony Orchestra, performs some of the most beautiful melodies of classical music on the tuba. Here he makes his instrument sing with "The Swan" / "Le Cygne" by Camille Saint-Saëns, accompanied by a chamber ensemble of the WDR Symphony Orchestra.
Camille Saint-Saëns - Le Cygne / The Swan, Arr.: Ingo Luis
Hans Nickel, tuba
Slava Chestiglazov, Caro Kunfalvi, Georgeta Iordache, 1st violins
Maria Aya Ashley, Adrian Bleyer, Johanne Stadelmann, 2nd violins
Katja Püschel, Tomasz Neugebauer, violas
Susanne Eychmüller, Christine Penckwitt, violoncello
Raimund Adamsky, double bass
Emily Hoile, harp
(Members of the WDR Symphony Orchestra)
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[@MattAllenTeller]

If I didn't already love the tuba I would now!

[@tuba6775]

Krass... Er ist der besten Tubist welt weit.👍👍

[@sadmimikyu8807]

Bravo Herr Nickel!

[@WDRKlassik]

🤗

[@hanielertel635]

Wunderschön. So habe ich die Tuba noch nie gehört 👍👍👍

[@martinkahler4549]

Unterschätze niemals... die Tuba 🌸 immer mal wieder, wie hier, gut zu hören ☀️

[@brigittesteiner5574]

Hans Nickel spielt unglaublich toll 🥰🥰🥰

[@galajackdaw4699]

Бесподобно красивое и очень необычное звучание💥💥💥

[@mauroqualdioli9862]

Nice sound...warm, soft

[@WDRKlassik]

Thank you 😊

[@JuanRodriguez-hs4bd]

Hermoso

[@mariannetenkoppel-di4tp]

Mooie herinneringen

[@pablobasstb]

Absolutely lovely!! not sure the Cellist think the same :)

[@AeolusIICB]

Jealous Stink-Eye spotted!!

[@ryanrhodes4213]

It sounds infinitely better on the tuba.

[@goldenesei8127]

Schön :)

[@him1080]

what kind of mouthpiece does he use?

[@auhel3373]

Georg Thiel.

[@ernestofunes345]

09i009

[@daddychill1027]

what on earth is that 5 string bass

[@WDRKlassik]

It's a normal double bass with an additional string 😊