I see some negative comments about phrasing and breath, and even the recording. I don't think people realize how difficult this piece is to play. To sing even. It is very dynamic and has some beautiful chords. This band did phenomenally.
Spectacular. The high point (just over half way through) is magnificent, and the emotional through-line is incredibly beautiful. While it's not all perfectly precise and smooth, who cares?!!! The emotion invoked is what really moves us. Magnificent - I wept at the beauty, time after time. O Magnum Mysterium (version for brass ensemble) by The Best of the United States Coast Guard Band is also spectacular.
I’m going to admit it, I’m a little spoiled by the Canadian National Brass Project recording of this. There is intonation issue with the trumpets that is distracting, and I need more bass in their parts. I would love to hear the Marines do a fully rehearsed and more adequately prepared version of this.
A shame that this conductor doesn't believe in a seamless phrase. This version, no matter how well it's played, won't be perceived as excellent as one version that has no perceivable breaths, so even though this is a world class ensemble, the conductor hasn't gotten me to care enough. This ensemble deserves a better conductor.
We only had one rehearsel, and a long program, and this is what came out of it. We had to learn to phrase together as one band in a very short time. Both bands had great respect and (even as professionals) were a bit nervous for doing this connection. I admire Michel for her conducting, and she made us fell good. Thank you Michel
@@MrJackLawrence As an actual musician, I think you all did beautifully. I think some folks in this comment thread don't understand the difference between live and studio recordings, where balancing the levels of various lines is much easier, as is hiding breaths in a perfect space and sound engineered environment. I think some folks don't know how difficult it is to get seamless phrasing when two groups are rehearsing separately and only, as you said, have a single rehearsal to put it together, and I think you did brilliantly. Also as I recall having played this piece, the wind band version has breath marks *written in*, not for the musicians but because the *composer* wanted lifts there, specifically because it's meant to be similar to the choir version - and choir writing often is meant to allow you to hear the breaths because it's unnerving not to see them breathe and it's a stylistic standard of choral music. Some may also be used to the full wind band version as opposed to brass band only, and the addition of woodwinds makes that no-breath thing much easier, because instruments like clarinets and oboes can play longer and in the case of clarinets especially, which feature heavily in the full wind band version as I remember, can sneak in and out much more seamlessly than brass only due to the nature of the instruments themselves. To the musicians, well done, sincerely. I think you did beautifully and I was moved by this performance as I almost always am when I hear this piece. It is one of those that I know few musicians could play without passion; it almost always takes on meaning for the players, too - so just know, that came through to me as a listener. Thank you for sharing your music with us!
@@arch_sp00ntherasin88 not to mention they only had one rehearsal to put this piece together, and they had a number of other pieces they were playing as well
So good, So pure. I love the sound of a wonderful brass band :)
1:27 woah those trombones sound like tenor tubas or F tubas. Crazy
I see some negative comments about phrasing and breath, and even the recording. I don't think people realize how difficult this piece is to play. To sing even. It is very dynamic and has some beautiful chords. This band did phenomenally.
I think every singer watching this knows exactly how hard it is and somehow we manage.
With text.
Spectacular. The high point (just over half way through) is magnificent, and the emotional through-line is incredibly beautiful. While it's not all perfectly precise and smooth, who cares?!!! The emotion invoked is what really moves us. Magnificent - I wept at the beauty, time after time. O Magnum Mysterium (version for brass ensemble) by The Best of the United States Coast Guard Band is also spectacular.
The beautiful United States Marine Band!
Just beautiful 🎶🎶❤️
Wow. Beautiful ❤
Agreed. The phrasing was distracting.
The first chair trumpet plays on a C trumpet and the second chair plays on a Bb?
I’m going to admit it, I’m a little spoiled by the Canadian National Brass Project recording of this. There is intonation issue with the trumpets that is distracting, and I need more bass in their parts.
I would love to hear the Marines do a fully rehearsed and more adequately prepared version of this.
A shame that this conductor doesn't believe in a seamless phrase. This version, no matter how well it's played, won't be perceived as excellent as one version that has no perceivable breaths, so even though this is a world class ensemble, the conductor hasn't gotten me to care enough. This ensemble deserves a better conductor.
We only had one rehearsel, and a long program, and this is what came out of it. We had to learn to phrase together as one band in a very short time. Both bands had great respect and (even as professionals) were a bit nervous for doing this connection. I admire Michel for her conducting, and she made us fell good. Thank you Michel
@@MrJackLawrence As an actual musician, I think you all did beautifully. I think some folks in this comment thread don't understand the difference between live and studio recordings, where balancing the levels of various lines is much easier, as is hiding breaths in a perfect space and sound engineered environment. I think some folks don't know how difficult it is to get seamless phrasing when two groups are rehearsing separately and only, as you said, have a single rehearsal to put it together, and I think you did brilliantly. Also as I recall having played this piece, the wind band version has breath marks *written in*, not for the musicians but because the *composer* wanted lifts there, specifically because it's meant to be similar to the choir version - and choir writing often is meant to allow you to hear the breaths because it's unnerving not to see them breathe and it's a stylistic standard of choral music. Some may also be used to the full wind band version as opposed to brass band only, and the addition of woodwinds makes that no-breath thing much easier, because instruments like clarinets and oboes can play longer and in the case of clarinets especially, which feature heavily in the full wind band version as I remember, can sneak in and out much more seamlessly than brass only due to the nature of the instruments themselves.
To the musicians, well done, sincerely. I think you did beautifully and I was moved by this performance as I almost always am when I hear this piece. It is one of those that I know few musicians could play without passion; it almost always takes on meaning for the players, too - so just know, that came through to me as a listener. Thank you for sharing your music with us!
Prefer the Lauridsen with voices myself.
Welcome to the President's Own, where a score is apparently necessary for a piece that everybody knows...GET YOUR HEAD OUT OF THE DAMN SCORE!!!!
Is this recording a joke? No way that is The President’s Own. This is absolutely terrible in my opinion.
Bruh it’s so obviously a microphone issue for why it sounds that bad it’s not how the band actually
@@arch_sp00ntherasin88 not to mention they only had one rehearsal to put this piece together, and they had a number of other pieces they were playing as well
My high school foes better than this