New York Philharmonic in North Korea: Monday YouTube Fix
Andrew Hitz
I just stumbled onto this video of the New York Philharmonic's historic trip to North Korea. This is a video of George Gershwin's "An American In Paris" from their concert at the East Pyongyang Grand Theatre on February 26, 2008 conducted by Lorin Maazel. Not only is this one of the most famous orchestral concerts from the last half century, but the orchestra sounds phenomenal. Especially the brass! Joe Alessi, Alan Baer, Phil Smith and Philip Myers as well as the entire rest of the brass sections just sound fantastic. Alan's tuba solo from this version of "An American In Paris" is spot on.
Enjoy!