I'm Gidi and recently found my new hobby and that's listening to classical music. Most of my reactions are going to be about my classical music journey. Everyone is welcome to join the Classical Family! Enjoy the content! ✉️:businessgidi1@gmail.com
Have you ever tried the Disney Fantasia - the original not the second. It is a beautiful blending of great music , excellent story and master illustration. I love it1
Hi, Gidi! I really like your videos. Thank you very much! I would like to suggest Tchaikovsky's Suite No. 3, Op. 55 (There is a video on RU-vid with hr-Sinfonieorchester, Stanislav Kochanovsky) and the beautiful The Tempest, Op. 18. Greetings from Brazil.
Hillary is great. But in the beginning she was too like bee flying around, then in the end of second part she was too like swallow bird flying too fast. Then at the middle end too much softness. In the almost end too much aggression. But anyway great👍
TANK YOU my dear black brother : God Bless You ! I listen always Uncle Mitija when i'm down (with the Blues by Bessie, Billie and Ella). BRAVO ! You chose the most valid version , very simil to "Top Cult Borodin q. (Other best interpretations are Emerson q. and last version Jannsen-Brovtsyn) Tank you
I’ve only recently discovered Alkan and had the privilege, two weeks ago, of attending a live performance of his Concerto for Piano played by Paul Wee at The Wigmore Hall, London, England. There were some beautiful melodies, wonderful harmonies interspersed with manic runs. It was a stupendous performance that got a standing ovation (a rare thing in England).
As a lover of the music of Arnold Bax for over fifty years, it is exciting to see a first time listener such as yourself react to his great 2nd symphony ! His music becomes more rewarding with more listening. Once you’re hooked it is difficult to wriggle free - even if you wanted to ! There is much more to try, including his shorter and perhaps more immediate tone poems, such as Tintagel. Anyway, great thanks to you for your adventurous dive into the glorious sound world of Sir Arnold . Best regards.
I love love the contrast from the end of the 1st part to the start of the 2nd. "Now it really begins" vibes. Also, Mahler wrote this entire thing in 2 months. That is absolutely wild
Hey Gidi: In case you're interested in the background of this symphony, and an analysis of its musical motifs, I can very strongly recommend the RU-vid channel _David Goza_ and his two videos "A Guided Tour of Mahler's 8th Symphony in E♭ major" parts 1 and 2. Part one is just an introduction to Mahler's 8th in general, whereas part 2 consists of the music plus this guy's analysis and comments. I recently watched both videos (the second one multiple times) with my boyfriend, who isn't particularly into classical music, to prepare him for my concert (I had the opportunity to perform this with my choir a few weeks ago) and I think it really helped him see many of the intricacies in the music and enjoy the concert much more than he otherwise would have done.
Schubert´s use of the piano went beyond what the generation before, the likes of Mozart and Beethoven used to do. The pianist Alfred Brendel once said that Schubert manages to let the piano sound like a small orchestra. I also recommend the Piano Sonata No. 20 (D. 959).
I personally prefer Ray chen's recording Y'know with a piece like sibelius concerto, I feel like it's even better to have a emotional interpretor like mrChen I really love Hilary Hahn's performance, and her technical side is absolutely outmatched, however she plays it a little too soft for my liking Also Ray Chen has the advantage of having performed with a really top notch orchestra
A top-notch performance by a stellar ensemble, to be sure I, too, am partial to the Solti/Chicago recording, although I was saddened that they didn.t record it with the Chicago Chorus, having heard the combo live several times. Glad to share this with you again..
Probably Gustav Mahler's defining piece, if one had to reduce his work to this. The mood changes, from despair to loneliness, from melancholia to being at peace with oneself and the world, it's all there. The listener has to simply allow these feelings to enter. At 28:35 the music becomes transcendent, preparing for the final departure, the ascent to heaven.
Chailly's and Bernstein's performances of this symphony are excellent, indeed. (I'm a Bernstein fan myself.) For your third reaction, I suggest Gustavo Dudamel's performance filmed in Caracas, Venezuela. In that video, you'll see and hear the full representation of the forces called upon for this work, performers that truly number 1000+. The choir is huuuuge!
I was just abou to make the same recommendation. These are young performers playing this work and it's stunning. It also made me cry because the ending is beautiful.
I've listened to so many versions of this masterpiece over and over again and I find for my taste that I rate Ozawa and the Boston my favorite though they are all excellent. The brilliance of this piece is that it can survive mulltiple interpretations (although for my taste, I find Chailly's tempi work against the marvellous crescendos especially in the final choruses).
I'm a 77 yr old woman and when I was 25 at the height of Rock & Roll, Motown, Beatle mania this is one of my favourite pieces of music... go figure. American in Paris is also a masterpiece by George.
Hi Classical fam, I created this some time ago when I was experimenting a bit, just some pieces to listen to when you’re doing other tasks lol enjoy them , much love ❤️
Oh yea, with his 8th Symphony, aptly marketed - though without the composer's approval - as "Symphony of a Thousand", Mahler wastes no time going from climax to climax. The intended impact of the "Veni Creator Spiritus" part was, in Mahler's words, the whole Universe starting to ring and resound! The necessarily well-oiled machine of the giant orchestra, several full choirs, 7 (!) soloists, the organ, the bells, works as a true musical steamroller for 20 minutes of exhilaration. It aims as close to a religious experience, especially Live, as anyone is going to get, no matter what religion. That zeal borderline with hysteria was, again, very intentional, leaving the audience spent and in awe from the start, and thus prepared to take in the philosophical story of human redemption that is the second part. And for that, the whole becomes even more fulfilling. Spirit of God to spirit of Man, through Mother Mary. As the Medieval hymn transitions into Romantic vision of Faust, is more varied and meditative, with quieter sections for harp and keys, which is good for your emotions, since one can probably not support 1,5 hours max overload. :) But also, the second part allows to immerse oneself in the message. And, of course, if you can get the "right" soprano with just the controlled angelic tone to cut through the sound picture for the 2 (!) key lines of Mother Mary up high, every heart in the house will be won by that moment! You gotta get that right, overweight dramatic Valkyrie cannot work. :)) I only saw this superlative piece in concert once, and hope I have it in me to experience it again! Taking in the spectacle along with the music is that much more powerful - I was crying myself silly even in front of the screen watching this, while I rarely get such reaction to (otherwise wonderful) recordings of the piece. I know your reaction to the Bernstein one is up, so we can relive those feelings again, hopefully.
Prokofiev definitely threw in a bit of silliness when he could. 😊 Like Martinu, Haydn, Mozart, Riisager, and Poulenc, he was marvelous at humor in music. Not a quality that is valued quite so much as it should be! I'm glad you can hear the humor clearly. Some listeners can't. 😉
Regarding the assistent conductor: there is a separate brass ensemble (called "Fernorchester") on the opposite end of the hall right under the ceiling. They don't have a good view of Bernstein, so the assistent conductor is needed to synchronize them with the main orchestra, because if they would just be guided by the sound, they would be to late - considering the immense distance between them and the stage.
Now do Mahler 2 with Bernstein conducting, the live is good, but the New York phill recording during this period is transcendent!! I weep almost every time during the finale!
I can't say I'm personally a fan of Mahler, but I do think that it's essential to hear Bernstein recordings of all the Mahler symphonies at some point. Bernstein was the conductor who brought Mahler into the standard repertoire, which makes him the single most influential Mahler conductor.
