MUSSORGSKY "Procession of Princes and Priests" from Mlada - "The President's Own" U.S. Marine Band
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- Опубліковано 16 жов 2024
- Performed by the Marine Band on August 26, 2021, in John Philip Sousa Band Hall at Marine Barracks Washington, D.C., as part of the Summer Concert Season.
Modest Mussorgsky/transcribed by MGySgt Donald Patterson
"Procession of Princes and Priests" from Mlada
Conducted by Colonel Jason K. Fettig
Program and notes: www.marineband...
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I love this. Fantastic trumpets!
Wonderful to hear this great piece of music.. the sounds is absolutely beautiful.. thank you US Marine Band .. Enjoy it
Great work guys, particularly the brass sections.
Thank you Marines!
Thanks for this Fantastic Music...!!!
Thank you for this video and for your love of Russian music! But I should correct - it's not "Procession" from Mlada, more correctly - it's "Solemn March" (or "Marche turque", or "Marche alla turca", or Solemn-Triumphal march "The Capture of Kars"). This march was composed in February 1880 for the 25th anniversary of the Coronation of Emperor Alexander II and was dedicated to the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878. Indeed, Mussorgsky once again used one theme from the unfinished opera-ballet "Mlada", but the middle melody (which Rimsky-Korsakov composed for opera-ballet) was new - Mussorgsky used "some Kurdish melody" (it's quote of composer). You can verify that it is not "Procession" from "Malada", but it march "The Capture of Kars" simply by comparing the clavier and score. P.S. main theme of march is the Russian folk song (song of the burlaks from Nizhny Novgorod) "Ah, like across meadow" in arranged by Mily Balakirev.
Actually, it has gone by several names, including Capture of the Kars and Marche Turque. As far as I could determine, the Procession title was the first, intended for the opera.
And the lyrical trombone theme was also used by Tchaikovsky in his Serenade for Strings.
@@LyleFrancisDelp Author's title on manuscript - "Марш /для большого оркестра/ К живой картине "Взятие Карса" / Февраль 1880 г." ("March / for Large Orchestra / To the live picture "Capture of Kars" / February of 1880"). In letter to Rimsky-Korsakov Mussorgsky again refers to this as "Марш (Взятие Карса)" ("March (Capture of Kars)"). It was renamed "Turkish March" by Rimsky-Korsakov when he published this march (in his own orchestration) in 1883 - "Marche turque [As-dur] / Pour l'orchestre". But I don't know when it got name "Торжественный марш" (Solemn March) - from 1931 it march was published under that name.
@@PetrovFed Call it what you like. It's still a neat little processional march.
Great slide workout for the trombones!
those guys nailed it, and I’ve told them so repeatedly. Absolute perfect execution and musicianship.
Piccolo! Yeah...
Cara Santos is truly amazing…one of finest and most accurate piccolo players on the planet. She could step into any orchestra in the world, and the result would always be at least as good as it is now, and in most cases, measurably BETTER. But then…that’s true of just about any player in this band.
As a piccolo player myself, her tone is just so warm and pleasant which is difficult to do sometimes. She’s great!
Love this march!!!!
There is a previous recording of this piece by the marine band. You can find it on itunes. It features Euphoniums in place of the trombones in that arrangement. I think its a much better solution. Other wise this performance shows how much the marine band has improved over the years. Refer to Volume 17 of the Robert Hoe Collection of the marine band, its referred to as Marche Turque.
Please have a listen to the marvelous Abbado/London Symphony recording.
Fully aware of the earlier arrangement. This transcription was based on the orchestral score.
The title of this piece used most often in Europe is Capture of Kars. The Marine Band interprets this piece more as a true MArch. If you get a chance listen to the piece by Red Army BAnd. Its a totally different interpretation. As it is their native music I find their interpretation more dynamic and flowing with many changes of tempo and dynamics. Yes the Marine Band plays with more cohesion and precision and with better intonation, but the Russians have a very interesting way of adding that something extra the Marines don't . But thats to expected. I mean the Russians can't play Sousa well either.
Where can I find this recording? I would like to hear it. I’ve heard this march for orchestra played by Abbado/London, Abbado/Berlin, and Svetlanov/USSR Sym. My favorite is Abbado/London on RCA…and is what I based this transcription on. I would like to hear a real Russian band play this piece.
Mlada…isn’t that Rimsky-Korsakov?
Mlada was originally intended to be a collaboration of several Russian composer, mostly in The Big Five. Mussorgsky composed this processional before the collaboration fell through. Rimsky-Korsakov eventually completed the opera himself.
@@LyleFrancisDelp I didn't know that bit of information. Thank you!
Female Oboe player at 2:20 sitting to the right of the male Oboe looks like she caught her hair in the after burner of a jet. The other women have decent looking hairdos. Why doesn't she have a decent hairdo? Rest of the band look like squared away Marines but not her.
Such lovely music played to the hilt by the finest musicians on the planets, and all you can comment on is someone’s hair? I assure you, everyone in this ensemble is sporting a regulation hair cut.