Ravel: Boléro - BBC Proms 2014 

To compose such a short piece (less than a minute), to be repeated 18 times changing only "decor elements" and instruments ... and you can never get bored no matter how much you listen ... MAN , that means GENIUS. I love Bolero of Ravel.

Few pieces give so many opportunities for individuals to shine. An orchestra is a being, the parts become one, as this shows in every way. A triumph.

A total masterclass in arrangement. Two simple melodies on repeat for 14 minutes but it never gets boring because the instruments stack up in a very well thought out manner.

0:00 snare drum 0:09 flute(1st theme) 0:53 clarinet(1) 1:37 bassoon(2nd theme) 2:22 pic.clarinet(2) 3:07 oboe d'amore(1) 3:51 flute+trumpet(1) 4:35 ten.saxophone(2) 5:20 sopranino -> sop. Sax(2) 6:05 piccolo+horn+celesta(1) 6:50 Ob.+oboe d'amore+Cor.A+Cl.(1) 7:33 trombone (2) 8:17 Pic.+Fl.+Ob+Cor.A+Cl.+T.Sax.(2) 9:01 Pic.+Fl.+Ob.+Cl.+Vn.1+Vn.2 (1) 9:44 Pic.+Fl.+Ob.+Cor.A+Cl.+T.Sax.+Vn.1+Vn.2 (1) 10:28 Pic.+Fl.+Ob.+Cor.A.+Tpt.+Vn.1+Vn.2 (2) 11:12 Pic.+Fl.+Ob.+Cor.A.+Cl.+Sopranino Sax.+Trb.+Vn.1+Vn.2+Va. (2) 11:57 Pic.+Fl.+Sopranino Sax.+T.Sax.+Pic.Tpt.+Tpt.+Vn.1 (1) 12:42 Pic.+Fl.+Sopranino Sax.+T.Sax.+Pic.Tpt.+Tpt.+Trb.+Vn.1(2) 13:16 heading for the end

Barenboim not conducting at the beginning is the highest level of respect for his musicians that anyone can give. He is a true master, and the musicians are more than inspired by this. This is what gives us a truly stupendous performance!

This piece of music never fails to give me goosebumps and make the hairs on the back of my neck stand on end ❤

Listening to this music on a raining day, on the beginning feel so calm and peaceful but has great power on the end…..❤

How can the snare keep his concentration for so long. A total master piece!!!

The tempo is perfect. Just the right balance between leisurely and urgency, assisted by a rock solid hypnotic snare--its amazing Ravel didnt think much of the work....its genius on a certain atypical level

How can someone write such an outstanding piece ?? Goosebumps all over listening to this timeless masterpiece. Wow.

The piccolo a parallel minor 9th above the melody never ceases to amaze me. I listened to this piece for years and never noticed it. Once I did, I cannot not hear it. How Ravel just threw in such a huge dissonance and hid it in plain view is yet another reason I love this piece so much. The greatest crescendo in history.

I have loved this piece since music lessons at Secondary school, when our music teacher played this beautiful piece and asked the class to identify each instrument as it came in. That was 60 years ago.

Great performance. And a good example of the type of dynamically nuanced and tight performance that comes from a mutually respectful relationship between players and conductor. Barenboim doesn't patronise them by waving a stick at them for a hundred pages of the same rhythm, and they clearly observe and follow him when he 'grows' the music at each stage. Very satisfying performance!

Great violins and loved the oboe, but that cough solo really stole my heart.

My god the bassoooon👏👏

I never get bored with this piece of music, just beautiful!

The part of this that inspires me the most is not what you might expect. The drummer has to maintain the rhythm above the sounds coming from all directions and as this piece builds, it must be difficult to concentrate fully on getting that exactly right and then bam! 2 drummers, perfectly in time with the piece and each other. Awesome.

The seemingly dissonance works so well and brought to a climax at the end. Brilliant!

Pleasantness of Bolero is immeasurable profound, and an order of magnitude awsome

Best version I've found on RU-vid...IMHO. And how can a piece of music be all at once so mechanized and yet so sensual? Great stuff!

Bach and Mozart could have been the genius, but Ravel nailed it in Bolero. This is not a song; it's a real soul

I was there that night and saw it live! We were in a trance for about 15 minutes when this was played. Excellent!

Omg by far the best version of this overture I have heard on RU-vid, simply an outstanding performance

This is a masterpiece.. The guy who wrote it Maurice Ravel was a genius

Bolero by orchestra in a real theater has been a bucket list item of mine.

One of the best performances of this masterpiece.....

Such a joy for everyone this piece is. And I imagine one of the best pieces if it's your first time for live orchestra. The theme is more than clear, so it is pure accessibility. Then you get every section shown. Grab a spot above the stage where you can see all the musicians and instruments and that's a profoundly good time.

I can't go into any of the technicalities with this wonderful, inspired, and moving piece of music I just know that I absolutely love it.😊😊

Bassoonist is great; well, all very nice. Barenboim should be very proud of this wonderful group of young people.

This piece plays like an unofficial Ghibli score. Such mystery and adventure in simplicity ❤

Anthony Hopkins(Hannibal Lecter) as a conductor fulfilling his character role. What a great gift to humanity that person is. o7

This wind instrument is what I love about these compositions, just as Rhapsody in blue

Me faltan calificativos para expresar mi admiración ..es una verdadera delicia poder disfrutar de algo tan bello y maravilloso ¡ GRACIAS POR ESTE EXQUISITO REGALO!!

Bolero ,jeden najwspanialszy utwór Ravela,znakomite wykonanie całego zespołu.Pozdrawiam całą orkiestrę.😮😮❤

Excellent performance presented by Orchestra and Mr. Barenboim . Best I've heard in so many years .

Greatest piece of music ever written

The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, where young Arabs and Jews perform and live side by side. For Daniel Barenboim, co-founder of the ensemble, the orchestra is a symbol for what could be achieved in the Middle East. Fantastic, what music can do; the way it can transcend cultural barriers, bring people together, defeat prejudice and overcome religious and political differences. Music can help people from different points of view find common ground.

I love symphony of ravel bolero ❤❤

There is no other piece like Bolero. The only one off the top of my head in which the conductor is NOT the glue of the piece...that honor belongs to the snare drummer(s). Barenboim is right to just stand there and cheerlead.

Tthe most beautiful interpretation of Ravel's Bolero

A very, very exciting performance of this popular work. The way Barenboim builds up the tension is remarkable. I have heard many poor performances in the past, this is one of the best. What else do you expect from this Maestro and his beloved orchestra???

Incredibil cat de frumos dirijorul si toti iinstrumentisti acestui bolero ai reda prin muzica lor sennzational le multumesc mult pentru acest lucrul.

Absolutely superb. ❤

Loved the director. Very layed back and let the orchestra do most of the work, and came in at the end. A cool dude !

Jaw droppingly amazing. Best performance of Bolero ever captured. Well done, bravissimo, WEDO!!!

You bring me memories when me and grandfather spend time in Philharmoni...best time of my child hood 💓 Thank you

The piece is great, Daniel Barenboim gives respect to all the musicians, the orchestra is great, and the performance is great. The other beauty is the photography of the concert that lets you understand the part of each and every instrument. Thanks

0:10 A, 플루트 0:54 A, B플랫 클라리넷 1:38 B, 바순 2:23 B, E플랫 클라리넷 3:08 A, 잉글리시 호른 3:52 A, 트럼펫, 플루트 4:36 B, 테너 색소폰 5:21 B, 소프라노 색소폰 6:06 A, 2대의 피콜로, 프렌치 호른, 칠레스타 6:50 A, 오보에, 잉글리시 호른, 프렌치 호른, 2대의 B플랫 클라리넷 7:34 ~ 목관 악기, 트럼펫, 트롬본, 현악기 등 합주

I saw this piece conducted by Barenboim at the Salzburg Music Festival, August 22, 2014. Best concert I ever saw.

Браво оркестру! Огромное спасибо тому,кто это снял на видео,хорошо видно,как инструменты один за другим вступают в это волшебство музыки Равеля.Это восхитительно!

Bravo! Very powerful perfomance! Strong,hypnotic ! One of the best !

Not too fast at all. Just listen to how this tempo allows each soloist to 'swing' the melody. Wonderful.

Recently just realized I am in love with classical music and I have to say Bolero is the main reason for that.

To play the same snare pattern for 14 minutes takes real skill. To be focussing on the pattern...as well as the conductor later...is a sign of pure focus and professionalism.

Maestro Barenboim at his best ❤

Hi-Hats off to that snare drummer....

When the violins come in playing the melody, they are very humble, where in a lesser performance they would feel that they should dominate. They blend in with the crescendo going on in the piece as a whole. It’s like nobody is trying hard to «lift» the music, it’s more like the entire orchestra is being lifted as a whole by another force.

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤va multumesc mult suprematie muzicala si spirituala ecaterina

Just realized this is a great piece to learn characteristics of different instruments in the orchestra

@7:00 , so cute to see that she is pregnant. These kids grew up together in orchestra, it’s inspiring to see them as a family, Arabs, Israelis and many other places.

Very apt this was performed on the 30th anniversary year of Torvill and Dean skating to this iconic piece

This plays every night in bed, i drift to sleep every time. Wonderful composition.

Just classic music at its very best and finest ever lets stop and appreciate this masterpiece of music the musicians deserve a lot of credit tons of it sadly you can do my job and I can't do your job much love and respect and appreciation job well done you should be amazed and proud way to go thanks !!Joe

A beleza e encantamento de uma música não está na sua grandiloquencia instrumental mas justamente na grandeza da simplicidade de suas notas musicais. Walter - Brasil

Como posso me expressar depois de ouvir essa interpretação??? Só quem ouve o rio, pode ouvir o mar e só quem é livre na alma, coração e em sua caminhada na vida, pode fechar os olhos e ouvir e sentir essa magnifica interpretação. 21.outubro 2023

Love the trombone towards the end

Esse é o resultado de quando se juntam um gênio da música como Maurice Ravel com outro gênio que é o Baremboim o maestro e uma orquestra de primeira qualidade !!!

BRILLIANT! Wonderful to see, hear, and experience. A great pleasure to see Dedicated, Professional musicians perform in classic form, as a classic of human artistry rings to the ear, and heart. Thank you all for the Perfection of Life at last. BRAVO from one in the USA.

O sorriso do maestro no final é impagável!!!

How many times have you watched this? Me: Yes😍

Great job for making this fabulous piece of music! I love it!

Very scary to hear all this coughing malarkey when you are watching this video in 2020!😳😂😂😂...Wonderful Bolero!❤️❤️❤️

My favourite piece.....done magnificently

This piece of work is the most favored I have ever heard! It gets into my soul and keeps me wanting to hear it again and again!

Wow. Just moved me to tears. I've had this on 12" since I was a little girl but only just seen it performed and on RU-vid. Shocking! I will change that as soon as covid is in hand and people are performing again.

The tempo is perfect! So often performed too slowly

Magnifique interprétation!! Daniel Barenboïm a une façon très personnelle de diriger l'orchestre, d'ailleurs au début il est surtout dans l'écoute, laissant jouer les musiciens...Bravo!

I can’t believe how Majestic and Beautiful this is! Maurice Ravel was clearly a Genius of the first order!

maestro barenboim is one of the best conductors i ever saw

Very nice performance. Check out the snare drum players sharing a moment at 14:03-14:05....whew!

Marcie Ravel is a genius. Beautiful compition.

One thing pops up in my mind : such a clarity. I've heard Karajan 1966, 1972, Munch from 1957, Amsermet from 1966.... this one still amaze me.... bravooo

Love this just stirs the heart and emotions, Daniel Barenboim best conductor,

Most beautiful piece in the the world. I am 75 & a big Black Sabbath fan from 1970 & the beatles plebs laughed at me.

We are forgetting how great and young is the drummer. I think his Name is Pedro Torrejón.

To najkrajšie Bolero ktoré som počula ďakujem orchestru 🤗

one of the most majestic pieces of music. Why there are 281 dislikes will baffle me.

This is one of four performances of Bolero I've listened to in the past week, all were excellent but in terms of sound quality this is the finest I've heard thus far BRAVO

To everyone complaining about the speed of this wonderful piece of music: Please calm down, keep your opinions to yourselves and enjoy the music; if I, here in South Africa, can enjoy it despite it's speed so can you.

Does anyone remember the skaters - Torvill and Dean - who performed their final performance to this music? Their performance introduced many people to the music that only classical music buffs had experienced. Not me, but many. I have always been into this stuff - from infancy.

Struggente.entusiasmante.grazie Ravel ovunque tu sia.❤

I Just adore this, Ravel's Bolero is truly a Godly inspiration.

A great piece of music.

This is a great piece of music, makes me remember the great Torville and Dean. ( Torville may not be the correct spelling. )

So pleased I have found my original favourite including the bit of naughtiness that made me smile between the leading players.

I only wish Ravel had enjoyed this great work as much as the rest of us!

I've always loved this piece. I've thought of it as one of the most ingenious pieces of music ever composed. It's reverse music! Instead of keeping the instruments the same and varying dynamics, rhythm and melody, it keeps the dynamics, rhythm and melody the same and varies the instruments! I've Heard this piece a lot of times, and since I got a "Instrument Cue" it was even better, as I could know what was happening always. But in every version I heard there was always something wrong: too fast tempo, not enough extreme dynamics or even not good sound quality for distinguishing the instruments! This version has it all: Perfect dynamic, steady but not boring tempo and incredible sound quality. And what's even more: The entrances of the musicians are remarked by the camera! It's the perfect version.

A Perfect Ten!! 💎🎵

Immer wieder geil...😊❤😊❤DANKE

Oh how I love this piece. It's magnificent.