Joseph Alessi (Principal Trombone), Listening Through Time

Listening Through Time features the New York Philharmonic’s Joseph Alessi in conversation with the Orchestra’s Archivist and Historian Barbara Haws, considering how trombone and trumpet performance practices and interpretations have changed over the decades. One of Leonard Bernstein’s Hunky Brutes, Alessi discusses former Philharmonic members as well as his father and grandfather, both members of the Metropolitan Opera. Works discussed are Tchaikovsky's Sixth Symphony, Mahler’s Symphonies conducted by Bernstein, R. Strauss' Ein Heldenleben, and Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5. Philharmonic players discussed are Armand Ruta, Mario Falcone, Gordon Pulis, Simone Mantia, Warren Deck and Don Harwood. Recorded September 25, 2017. Conceived by Barbara Haws. Recorded by Larry Rock, assisted by Ian Good. Edited by Charles Van Tassel. © 2017 New York Philharmonic. http://www.archives.nyphil.org/podcasts