Brahms: Schicksalslied ∙ hr-Sinfonieorchester ∙ WDR Rundfunkchor ∙ Andrés Orozco-Estrada 

Glad Andres came back for at least one symphony!

Brahms has always been one of my very favorite composers. I was introduced to this piece in, of all places, San Diego in 1969, where I sang it in ENGLISH, no less...but to hear it in its original language in its home country is the crowning achievement. I'm delighted that Sr. Orozco-Estrada made it back to Frankfurt for this concert, and that HR has seen fit to release it to this medium. Very good performance on all parts! Thank you very much. JAT

Beautiful performance. It radiates such peace. Nice tempo. Good choir. Great orchestra.

Impressive! Bravo!

Wunderschön, einfach Wunderschön

Grazie per il video d Brahms

Je ne suis pas le plus grand admirateur de Brahms, néanmoins cette pièce est une pure merveille ! Et quelle perfection chorale et instrumentale! Une véritable révélation.

Title: Schicksalslied, Op. 54 Composer: Johannes Brahms Lyricist: Friedrich Hölderlin Ihr wandelt droben im Licht, Ye move up yonder in light, Auf weichem Boden, selige Genien! On airy ground, o blessed spirits! Glänzende Götterlüfte Radiant winds ethereal Rühren euch leicht, O'er you play light, Wie die Finger der Künstlerin As the fingers inspired that wake Heilige Saiten. Heavenly lyre-chords. Schicksallos, wie der schlafende Free from Fate, like the slumbering Säugling, atmen die Himmlischen; Suckling, breathe the immortals. Keusch bewahrt Pure, unsullied, In bescheidener Knospe In bud that enfolds Blühet ewig It blooms for aye, Ihnen der Geist, The flower of their spirit. Und die seligen Augen And the eyes of the blessed Blicken in stiller, Gaze in tranquil Ewiger Klarheit. Brightness eternal. Doch uns ist gegeben But to us is it given Auf keiner Stätte zu ruhn; In no abiding place to dwell; Es schwinden, es fallen We vanish, we stumble, Die leidenden Menschen We suffering, sorrowing mortals Blindlings von einer Blindly from one Stunde zur andern, Brief hour to another, Wie Wasser von Klippe Like water from boulder zu Klippe geworfen, To boulder flung downward, Jahrlang ins Ungewisse hinab. Year by year to the dark Unknown below. source : www.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/Schicksalslied,_Op._54_(Johannes_Brahms)

Quelle performance! Bravo

Brahms, the Messi of musicians.

감동적이고 매우 인상적인 연주입니다.

I love this!

Does anyone know what else was performed on that concert? All the brass and percussion suggests Shostakovich.

Delicioso 🥰

Wunderschöne und detaillierte Aufführung dieses spätromantischen und perfekt komponierten Vokalwerks mit gut vereinigten und perfekt entsprechenden Tönen aller Instrumente sowie gut harmonisierten Stimmen des ausgezeichneten Chors. Der intelligente und geniale Dirigent leitet das ebenso ausgezeichnete Orchester im gut betrachteten Tempo und mit dramatisch kontrollierter Dynamik. Einfach wunderbar!

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Song of Destiny Op 54 (1868; 1871) Friedrich Hölderlin In the light there above, blessed spirits, you wander in the Elysian fields! Shimmering celestial airs touch you gently, as the player’s fingers the sacred strings. Free from destiny, as the sleeping babe, the celestial beings breathe; preserved chaste in modest bud their spirit blooms for ever in them, and their blissful eyes shine eternally in still serenity. But to us is not given in any place to rest; suffering humanity perishes and falls haphazardly from one hour to another, like water dashed from crag to crag, year after long year, down into the unknown.

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Ich find die Aplaussdauer immer etwas übertrieben....

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