The performances by The Frankfurt Radio Symphony are always, nothing less than superb: I have watched and listened to them for a long enjoyable time, and am always deeply moved. The conductors are some of the finest, and the orchestra plays with deep attention, and vivid beauty. The video productions are always engaging to watch -- I have always felt I was right there in the audience with them. As one day, it is my wish to actually be. Each of the Brahms Symphonies in the series is truly remarkable, and one of my favorites of the works they perform. Their range of work is also varied and each composer's works are played with a deep connection to every note, played to its ultimate combination with every instrument. I can't love this orchestra more.
I got my love for classical music from my father and he had all 4 Brahms symphonies, and I only liked the 4th for many many years. I now can say I have come to enjoy the 2nd very much. This orchestra's performance of it is terrific.
The lady flautist has it all.... beauty and great talent. Some people are truly spoiled in this life with so many attributes.... adore this fine Orchestra... I love them very much
Yes, I appreciated the performance. I have the violin part and had a blast playing along with it. I enjoyed the 2 minutes of applause at the end which I felt was for me, too.
Brahms is a very old acquaitance to me and I know most of his work by heart and heard it played by numerous orchestras, conductors, players, whatever. So I just finished listening (viewing) this tube because it was one of the last performances by Estrada and this orchestra that was left for me to listen to. And what baffles me is how one conductor can play such a perfect Brahms, and also a perfect Strauss, and also a perfect Mahler....etc...etc. It's unusual. Celibidache, for instance, was a god playing Bruckner but was inedible playing Tchaikovsky, por instance. This Estrada is out of this world, like an all terrain vehicle with many wheels all powered up, and up, and up.
Well said about Celibidache. You mention Tchailovsky, but I feel he was bad in conducting almost every composer except Bruckner who indeed sounds divine in his hands.
@@dingus_doofus , yup, I believe the average in the U.S. is around $80,000 a year and it's not a full-time job. So much for "starving musicians". On the other hand, you can be very hard-working and talented, playing in local bands (rock, country) and pretty much work for nothing. Yes, the orchestra folks have to invest more in terms of getting a degree but it seems to pay off.
@@captainamerica9353 Comparing classical musicians with others in terms of 'getting a degree' is the over-simplification of the century. A lot more goes into it starting with the fact that only a handful of people in the world have the talent to even begin with in the first place.
@@CinemaDemocratica I remember seeing that movie but I don't remember it being in there🤔. It was a few years ago. I should watch it again, it was really good.
the flutist is the marvellous Clara Andrada de la Calle ; I love deeply Brahms 's symphonies, and it gives me high emotions with these concerts in Frankfurt ... and the amazing Clara Andrada..
Superb performance, tepid applause (it should have been uproarious, direction flawless, players inspired and moving to the music (in particular the first-chair flutist) and the video editing was top-notch. All-in-all, outstanding beyond proper plaudits.
I love Andres' Brahms! His Second is exuberant, full of life yet never impetuous, capturing all of its Romantic warmth without ever becoming sluggish. The wonderful finale has never sounded more exciting!
Well said-too often Brahms’s glorious music is marred by bad tempi, and Orozco really knows where the Goldilocks spot is-this is the third of his Brahms symphonies that I’ve listened to (I’ve checked out his performances of the 3rd and 4th already), and all of them are exactly as you describe.
I think I've listened to this one 200 times. Great performance. As a 3 decade prof orch bassist, have played it myself 5 times? Not enough, hence hearing this one a lot. Thanks everyone.
Ich sitze auf einem Hügel nahe dem Haus in Baden-Baden, wo Brahms komponiert hat und sauge den Geist des Ortes und diese Musik ein. Glücklicher Einklang. Danke!
What a wonderful performance! I had the privilege of playing this piece with my orchestra in March of 2023. I especially love the fourth movement; I got so into it once during rehearsal that my bridge came flying off my violin. Luckily, I was able to quickly put it back and get all the way to the end.
One of the most special interpretations of this Brahms masterpiece obviously in the harmony of an orchestra of great international value led by an incredible conductor.
Love the camera work! Highlighting the players at the center of each passage. A bit faster than I'm used to hearing this first movement but not about to complain about that! Quite nice performance. The blonde with the golden flute deserved to take her own bow.
Aidan, It was and is great talking with you! Thank you very much. What little I saw of the conductor makes me want to watch the entire piece (one I really enjoy), and also makes it clear that you had quite a challenge whilst playing the violin. Love, Grandpa
Übeziffern für den 2. und 3. Satz 2. Satz Adagio non troppo 20:15 A 21:50 B 23:06 C 24:38 D 25:22 E 26:30 F 28:36 3. Satz Allegretto grazioso 30:20 A 31:32 B C 32:24 D E 33:33 F 34:23 Für den 1. und 4. Satz bin ich noch dabei
Great symphony, great orchester, great conductor, great performance! Unfortunately the whole camera team seems to be in love with the flutiste and makes a poor job of it. I would have liked to see more of the conductor...
Brahms is truly a genius when it comes to distributing the music and the beautiful melodies among the orchestra. A trait the cameras should definitely learn from.
Was there ever a lovelier melody than the 2nd subject of the first movement? For this reason above all, I welcomed the repeat, which surprised me, and which I don't think I have heard before.
Excellent performance, as many viewers attested in their comments! And furthermore, Estrada, unlike other conductors, follows Brahms's indication by playing the repeat of the exposition in the first movement! I have never understood why repeats requested by the composer are so often ignored. After all, if the composer indicates a repeat, it should be followed! Furthermore, if this repeat is not played, the listener misses the 8-bar transition between the end of the exposition and the return to the beginning, one of the high points of this movement!(5:10-5:24).
I mean, could there possibly be a prettier melody than the first movement? Overall this is not my favorite Brahms symphony, but for sheer beauty the first movement of this symphony is unparalleled. !
Una orquesta musicalmente sólida , un sonido majestuoso de las cuerdas y excelente oficio para interpretar Brahms !!!!! gran cornista ESTUPENDA VERSION !!!!
Creo que pocos sabrán que la guapa flautista Clara Andrande es española y de Zaragoza. Desde luego merecido cargo de solista que defiende con gran talento.
12:00 min. Andrés-Orozco Estrada surpreende positivamente a cada gravação. É um verdadeiro tesouro cada interpretação que é gravada. Trata-se de um jovem maestro ainda. Verdadeiramente incrível!!!! Que visão profunda da partitura!!!! Tão rica de detalhes. Não se pode perďê-lo de vista. Genial!!! BRAVO!!!
Each time I see an outstanding presentation as this one I think of my grandmother (mother of my mother) and of my grandfather (father of my mother), because they were both lovers of classical music. I learned to love classical music with them. My grandfather passed away in 1973 and my grandmother in 2006, when RU-vid was released. I keep imagining if they were still alived today, watching the music they loved so much, how amazed they would be. I am very much amazed each time, to see the quality of images and of sound, as we are inside the orchestra. As for this presentation in particular, some parts make us feeling that instruments will touch each other. The cameraman (or camerawoman) was truly in love with the blonde flute player (she is pretty), it is funny to see how she was highlighted (true, though, that Brahms put a lot of emphasis on winds instruments for his 2nd symphony). The whole interpretation is phenomenal, thanks to the orchestra and to Andrés Orozco-Estrada. It can be compared with Barenboim's and to Bernstein's interpretations. Thanks for posting this.
I. Allegro non troppo 00:18 II. Adagio non troppo ∙ 20:15 III. Allegretto grazioso (Quasi Andantino) - Presto ma non assai - Tempo primo - Presto ma non assai - Tempo primo ∙ 30:15 IV. Allegro con spirito 35:14
Die Kombination des norddeutschen Komponisten und des südamerikanischen Dirigenten wird von diesem ausgezeichneten Orchester im perfekten Einklang gebracht.
Egad!! What ineffective television direction!! And they saved the worst for last: Brahms actually resurrects the good old Mannheim Rocket in the trombones in the coda of the finale, as each enters higher than the previous - a wonderful dramatic moment. And the picture is of the bassoonist?? Then for the gigantic shining and climactic trombones' D major triad at the end, we see only the conductor?? Absolutely unthought. I've even once seen this big chord played Schalltrichter auf, just to make the musical point, and we never even see them on screen??. With all due respect to the fine music director, he isn't the story on stage at that moment. It was shoddy journalism. The question is always, "What's the lead?" On another stupid matter, I just noticed that "auto-mistake" decided to change "Ani" to "And". The great violinist is "Ani", which I just this second had to fix again as I typed it.
@Maurice it's always interesting to see strong views expressed, as for most of us this is something we wouldn't notice. For me, it was nice to see that attractive flautist getting her share of screentime.
Andrés, espero que algún día le sea posible visitar México y dirigir algún concierto o sinfonía de Brahms ya que los directores actuales mexicanos se han olvidado de dicho !
hey a lot of instruments like the double basses and cellos have nice solos or hard parts and they are only showing the flutes and oboes that's not very nice
Before I get on with the rest of my day, I'm just curious to know if the principal oboist changed his reed for the final two movements. His sound seemed suddenly bigger in time for his major role in the third movement. Knowing that he had to shine then, he may well have opened his reed case and pulled out another. Oboists do that kind thing. In any case, the eye contact he and La Clara make for ensemble purposes is just what one wants to see in the WW section. To see each take a quick and timely glance at the other at crucial moments is to watch music making at its finest.
We clarinetists switch reeds for different reasons. Because most reeds are bad😂😂😂. Seriously though even with vandoren, which is considered the very best brand for clarinet reeds, maybe 3/10 will be just right.
Clara Andrade is an essential component in this superb performance. But does anybody know the name of the other flutist? I like her contribution very much
