Thank you, Mr. Zander, for the cogent analysis of Brahms Symphony 1. Your talk greatly enhanced my enjoyment of this symphony and Brahms as a musician and a man suffering from personal conflicts. You reminded me of Leonard Bernstein talking to his young audiences during his years conducting the New York Philharmonic, sometimes demonstrating at the piano himself, during the historic "Young People's Concerts" and the "Omnibus" series.
It's so difficult to pick a "favorite" of Brahms' four symphonies. But Brahms' 1st symphony will, I think, always be the most special to me. Thank you for this excellent tutorial!
I've loved this piece for years; easily my favorite classical work. Hearing this background is great! I appreciate how Benjamin Zander breaks it down here...he's a great teacher!
My fave classical piece - redolent of going back to school ... sitting in the car (VW Beetle) at the seafront watching the ships before we headed to the airport and doom
Somehow listening to this just this talk unleashed a torrent of tears for me- my love of the whole Brahms world combined with all the stuff going on with me now and in my life as a whole- and how in my 30 plus years in a volunteer orchestra we never did the Brahms 1st- how we did play a short simplified version of the last movement in jr high- and how back then it became linked with spring and the promise of summer vacation.
@@MrRunthe400m I hope you also listened to the interpretation, as I think it is one of the best interpretations of the piece. There are only some minor critique points from my side, for example cleaning the oboe during the piece is always a bummer.
