She's such a friendly presenter; her enthusiasm is quite infectious!

@brucekuehn4031

4 жыл бұрын

First-rate musician plus a charming television personality - a rare combination. If she could only be cloned for every orchestra around the world!

@edwardvalivonis23

3 жыл бұрын

She loves wagner tuba

"And then we have about 20 minutes of nothing..." So true for brass and percussion players! But I guess there are worse places to sit and contemplate life than in the middle of an orchestra playing Bruckner :)

@Alexander.Christian-0612

2 жыл бұрын

Ist doch praktisch, wenn man als Musiker 20 Minuten Pause hat: schnell eine rauchen gehen oder einen abseilen auf Scheißhaus.🤪

@todortodorov940

Жыл бұрын

Could be worse. The organist in Mahler 2nd.

@MarcusLangbart

Ай бұрын

@@todortodorov940 could be even worse than that, the HAMMER player in Mahler's 6th😄

Sublime passage from the Bruckner 8. Amazing to hear it with the isolated brass, you guys rock.

I became captivated by the Wagner tuba at the tender age of 5, upon first hearing Siegfried's funeral march - the local Presbyterian church did a sing-along Ring Cycle third Sunday of each month. I neglected my schoolwork and chores for the Wagner tuba - no waking moment of my childhood was free of arpeggios, long tones and all the vast solo and orchestral literature. My dedication has paid off handsomely - virtuoso Wagner tuba players are in high demand on the continent, in the Americas and in Asia, so I often have to turn down work. There are only so many days in a week, and I cannot perform the cream of the Wagner tuba concerto literature in two cities at once. I am now securing funding to establist a Wagner tuba conservatory outside Leipzig - well outside Liepzig, if the city government's injunction is upheld - to further the art and pedagogy of this fine instrument.

@saxgirlhornboy6458

Жыл бұрын

Sing-along Ring Cycle 🏆

@willnicht-sagen2562

Жыл бұрын

Wau, das ist sehr Edelmütig von Ihnen . Meinen Respekt haben Sie gewonnen .

@saxgirlhornboy6458

Жыл бұрын

@@willnicht-sagen2562 Er spielt auch Mellofon wie sonst niemand.

@somebody9033

Жыл бұрын

I can't find any info about this conservatory... what is it called?

That is a gorgeous sound and so identifiable as Wagnerian

@gezobel

4 жыл бұрын

Much more so Brucknerian!

@TheStockwell

4 жыл бұрын

. . . because it was composed by Bruckner and premiered a decade after Wagner's death? 😐

@brylancaldwell1556

4 жыл бұрын

It isn't as good as the tone of a tuba

The beautiful passage of the Adagio of Bruckner's Eighth, first by the four Wagner tuben, thereafter again with the Kontrabastuba. Very nice!

@anbruck1

4 жыл бұрын

The so-called "Wagner-tuben" are not family of the tuba, but are in fact modified horns. The added Kontrabasstuba does the same as a double bass added to a string quartet. NB: In Wagner's Rheingold, in which the Wagner-tuben are first used to play the Walhalla-motive, the double bass is ensured by a Kontrabasstrombone.

@herbvanderven5154

4 жыл бұрын

I like the Wagner tuba parts of Bruckner 7th even more than the 8th.

Beautiful sounds. I’d love to hear a recording of some Bach chorales or something with this section on Wagner tubas!

A few bars of sublime Bruckner just on Tubas is enough to bring tears to m eyes..

The juxtaposition of the informal and upbeat presentation and the mystic heart of a sublime Bruckner adagio...works for me!

Absolutely Beautiful!!!!

I love when she says they tune with their lips. I thought I was wrong.

Bruckner is the best post-Renaissance&Baroque composer for a mystic moment.

Congratulations BerlinPhil's Horn Family. Wonderful Sound of the Tubas. Great. The most intertwined Family in the Orchestra. BerlinPhil's Horn Family. Congrats Mrs. Sarah Willis. Thank you so much. Danke. BRZ.

1:39 He's probably watching Netflix, I can hear him XD

Thank you thank you thank you. Gorgeous. Brings tears to my eyes.

Well done Sarah & all players.............................

sounds a bit like a cross between a french horn and euphonium, or baritone horn and euphonium. Still bright like a french horn/baritone but much more open-sounding than one.

Just awesome. The sound is Very emotional

Its good to see that you are getting ready to collect some doubler's fees! One of my fantasies has been a woodwind quintet scored for Wagner tuba, alto flute, bass clarinet, English horn and contrabassoon.

@jsaavedr1

4 жыл бұрын

Haha, what a coincidence, I thought of the same thing like 20 years ago. Lol

@GreenTeaViewer

Жыл бұрын

Write it!

Wow! Such amazing sound!

i just love the wagner tuba and i wish i could play it

Gutes Video !

Bravissimi! Da uno degli Adagi più belli mai scritti...

But it doesn’t need the bass to sound beautiful!!! They produce a lovely tone by themselves.

@tesmith47

4 жыл бұрын

Yep

@xanyeeast

3 ай бұрын

Sounds better without the Tuba

Fabulous !!!!!

The Wagner Tuba has such a rich sound

Fascinating

Who needs a tuba? Just give Sarah her horn back

Wow, I'm a fan!

Beautiful sounds, all!

Wagner tuba sounds like euphonium!

@Quotenwagnerianer

4 жыл бұрын

That is why for example the Euphonium is used in Janacek's "Sinfonietta" depending on where it is performed. In czech and german orchestras they will use a Wagner Tuba, just as the score demands. In the US they will use Euphonium.

@ggilluminati4202

3 жыл бұрын

@@C4pt41nN3m0 Well there are a lot of differences: Euphoniums have perinet-valves played by right hand and use a trombone mouthpiece afaIk and therefore have a much bigger diameter at the leadpipe. The Wagnertube has left hand rotary valves and uses a F-Horn mouthpiece and therefore has a horn leadpipe thats narrower than a common trumpet one. That reflects in the sound being much more "from afar" and the immense intonation issues cause the instrument does change wayyy too much in diateter to still be in tune for the most part haha.

Beautiful!

I love this sound.

Beautiful sound!!

Always regard this as punishment for horn players - but when well-played (like this!) they sound so good...

I'll see what I can do about the flying Dutchman the production.

Very cool! Isnt that a contrabass tuba being played alongside the wagner tuba?

@bro748

4 жыл бұрын

nah, that was a normal tuba.

@tubamike

4 жыл бұрын

bro tubas pitched in C/Bb are contrabass tubas. F/Eb tubas are bass tuba.

@bro748

4 жыл бұрын

@@tubamike Ah, you're right. I've never heard of a bass tuba in f, so I just assumed BBb tubas were 'normal' tubas.

@aidanchristensen1581

4 жыл бұрын

@@bro748 well, they are, but tubas in the early days were in the key of c a whole step above a euphonium, so the now standard tubas in CC/BBb are considered "contrabass"

凄すぎて言葉を失うわ

Let's Start to Dance in Disco Party Halloween 2019!

Wagner even wrote for a Rare Eb Tenor which is a Step below the F

:) :) :) Thank You, very-very nice!

Very interesting, Thx !

The resonances in the small room must have been awesome. The mic probably didn't catch any of it.

So many guests and interns of mine inquire about these unique instruments. I feel lucky to know some of the answers. However here's one I don't know the answer to that many of you probably do know: Why are the ones the Chicago Symphony Orchestra plays rusty? There's hardly any shiny brass on these instruments. Are they originals from Wagner's time? I should just ask the CSO horn players directly, but they are awfully busy people!

@charlienyc1

4 жыл бұрын

@@towo7100 Right, good point. A lot of saxophonists feel the instrument vibrates better sans lacquer. Three's certainly a patina on these Wagner tuben.

@charlienyc1

4 жыл бұрын

Okay just got the official word from [the equally talented and humble] Dan Gingrich: Indeed these instruments were made without lacquer. He said most of them were made by Paxman in London.

@ggilluminati4202

3 жыл бұрын

A lot of brass players like that unlaquered finish actually. Youll see orchestral trumpet and trombone players as well with those interesting looking instruments. :D

Prosit Neujahr 2023 Frau Willis . Ich habe eine Frage : Welches Mundstück nutzen Sie auf der Wagner Tuba ? Ist es das gleiche wie auf Ihrem Doppelhorn ? Frage : Welche Mundstücke nutzen Ihre Kollegen auf der Wagner Tuba ? Ich freue mich auf Ihre Antwort.

Good times.

Never realized the Wagner tuba was a Tuborn.

2:05

I will buy my own set of Wagner Tubas and invite my favorite Tuba players to come join in and play. Drums and bass welcome too.

@ggilluminati4202

3 жыл бұрын

I hope they are horn players and lot real tuba players haha.

本体はバリトンホルンの大きさでマウスピースはフレンチホルンくらいなんですね。 音は初めて聞きました。

Great

Is there a way to stop or use a plunger on one of these?

No composer ... with the exception of Bach ... has ever matched Bruckner for purity of sound combined with grandeur.

Was ist der Unterschied zwischen Wagner-Tubaund Tenorhorn/Bariton ovaler Bauauart?

@willnicht-sagen2562

Жыл бұрын

Die Luftführung , in Mensur ist, die Länge der Luftsäule , sei der Unterschied hat man mit glaubhaft versichert .

@willnicht-sagen2562

Жыл бұрын

So weit ich sehe wird das Mundstück des Waldhorn s , gespielt , nicht die großen typischen Tenorhorn oder Bariton Mundstücke . Diese superkleinen Waldhorn Mundstücke sind schon eine Herausforderung, selbst für einen Trompeter wurde mir gesagt. Ich persönlich steige gerade vom Tenorhorn auf das Waldhorn um . Kein schneller , kein einfacher Schritt.

A left handed instrument, unlike the euphonium it sounds like.

Yeah, you got to have the big dog

Wagner tuba sounds like french horn exactly!

@tommot7755

4 жыл бұрын

lol

Holy shit

So the bass tuba is playing in unison or an octave below?

Chapters: 0:00 Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 1 1:03 I. EJEMPLO TUBAS 17:16 II. Kräf 24:50 III. Feierlich 36:19 IV. Stürm

Hornisten... Alle gleich 😁😉

"The tuba can't play tunes." Well let me play him some tunes

The bald guy looks like he could throw a chair at you for not knowing the difference between rushing and dragging.

1:02 2:04

why not use a euphonium

Das hat schon seinen Grund, warum das Ding Wagnertuba und nicht Brucknertuba heißt. Wagner hat ja auch viel schönere Musik komponiert.❤️

I thought I loved Wagner.

Replace them all with euphoniums. Beautiful sound and they WILL stay in tune...you're welcome

@wilhelmorangenbaum163

4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely not. Different instruments, the same effect is not achieved. Different range, Different tessitura, different tone color, not to say that extra musicians would be needed for each performance if euphoniums were used, while as the Wagner tuba is a modified horn a standard section of four horns can do the job without having to use anyone else. Apart from that, the reason why the Wagner tuba was created was because Richard Wagner conceived several of the Ring motifs with a specific sound in mind that could not be replicated by any other brass instrument; similarly, Bruckner conceived the second movement of his seventh symphony as an elegy to Wagner (whose death was approaching) for which he decided to use an inherently Wagnerian instrument in a particularly mournful melody. Replacing the instrument with any other does not only mean not achieving the same effect, but rather going against the vision of the composers who used it. Neither Wagner or Bruckner (especially a Brass-specialist like Wagner) would go for a "it's close enough" in an orchestral selection of instruments, they have specific ideas in their heads that must be respected.

Isn’t that called a euphonium? Lol

@missusgumby

4 жыл бұрын

No.

@golferken55

4 жыл бұрын

I know. I’m just teasing. It does sound similar though. How come the French horn always uses left hand for valves ?

@missusgumby

4 жыл бұрын

@@golferken55 I can only guess: the early orchestral instruments were natural horns without valves. All the action took place with the right hand - the hand movement had to be really quick and precise to get the intermediate notes between the harmonics. And in Europe most people are right-handed. Or perhaps it was just tradition stemming from the hunting horn, which was held in the left hand whilst the right hand steered the player's mount.

Why bother with those things. Just use Euphoniums

@Lostkin413

4 жыл бұрын

Different timbre?

@Markworth

4 жыл бұрын

Not really played in the same range. Different tessitura. Different tone color. And no, a mouthpiece adapter isn't sufficient. Bb Tenorhorn with a French Horn mouthpiece is physically close, but still lacks the signature "heroic" sound.

@Markworth

4 жыл бұрын

@Benjamin Scheurer Only people familiar with British brass bands call the 6.5' Eb Saxhorn a "Tenor Horn". I'm obviously talking about the instrument in 9' Bb called a Tenorhorn. You know? The one that looks pretty close to a Bb Wagnertuba but uses larger mouthpiece and plays in the same range as Trombone? It's not that obscure of an instrument.

@MaestroTJS

4 жыл бұрын

@@Markworth Do you think this might have something to do with the fact the horn and the Wagner tubas play higher partials than the euphonium or tuba as their "normal" range, which is not the case for the other brass instruments? So they are always playing in a range where the column is vibrating a lot already, which might be why they also have a smoother sound, whereas with the other brass you still sometimes hear the vibration in the lower notes (always sounds a little "farty" to me on the attack!). It would be interesting to hear someone play the passage in the video with euphoniums or tubas side-by-side so we could hear the difference.

@Markworth

4 жыл бұрын

@@MaestroTJS Yes and no. The primary difference is that the instruments are built differently. You can force any brass instrument to play in a higher harmonic series, and plenty were intended to do that. The main difference here is that the Wagner Tuba has a very different leadpipe. That has a huge difference on an oval form horn because it's so long. Even a small type Bb Tenorhorn's leadpipe has nearly double the volume of a French Horn leadpipe (~10.5mm vs ~7.5mm bore).