Tuesdays on the Tube

Tuesdays on the Tube: Pittsburgh and Prokofiev

With a combination of power and precision, here a video that demonstrates the mighty brass section of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. It is a fitting performance, led by Lorin Maazel. that exposes Murray Crewe on bass trombone who passed away a few days ago. This recording of Prokofiev’s 5th Symphony was performed by the PSO in 1994 at the Musikfest Bremen.

Listen to the whole thing (turn the volume up) and be mesmerized by the extraordinary sound of one of the great giants of the bass trombone.

Jeremy Smith

Jeremy E. Smith is the Founder and Editor of Last Row Music. He received music degrees from Grace College, Carnegie Mellon University, and The Ohio State University. Currently, Jeremy is the bass trombonist of the Mansfield Symphony Orchestra, the Huntington Symphony Orchestra, and performs throughout Ohio, where he lives with his wife and two sons. Smith is a member of the International Trombone Association and the Jazz Journalists Association.