What a wonderful orchestra! This is the first time of all the recordings I have heard of this concerto where parts of the orchestra has some small "comments" peaking through here and there, especially in the first part. I don't know if this is due to the conductor (unfortunately I don't recognize who it is) or the sound engineer but its like hearing this beautiful concerto for the first time. 😍 I feel I don´t need to say anything about the soloist. Anyone can hear how divine his sound and technique is. 🤩
The orchestra is playing really well to support the soloist. That's not always a given at competition performances. I hope you record this concert one day playing on wood.
Bravo! Very sensitive performance. Real rubato as "prescribed" by the best traditions in romantic style. Unfortunately not appreciated by some contemporary wind players....
I have watched almost all of Sebs videos, but there is something about the sound of this flute combination which isn't registering. I get that he is using the metal head likely for projection over the orchestra, but it sounds like his flute is fighting him in some sections. The headjoint is trying to force the body into doing something it's not capable of, the sound breaks when he plays loud. I love wooden flutes (I have one myself), but in my opinion a metal flute with a wood head delivers a more homogeneous sound than a wood flute with a metal head.
And I agree with you.. I've used this head joint as a last minute decision after suspecting the wooden one beginning to crack and well, I've never done it again ;) Since then it's wood on wood, metal on metal or a good bottle of wine :)
@@MrSbas1208 it's the ease in which you play that draws my ears, you could play on a potato and make it sound beautiful. Also: you mean "it's wood on wood, metal on metal, and a good bottle of wine." ;)
Hehe, I was wondering why the "Frankenflute" :) At first I thought of Maximilian Schwedler's 'reform flute' with its metal head on conical wood body, which would be the ideal period instrument choice for this piece. Lovely playing!
Just a question before the final held note at the end of the second movement Sebastian plays the D# (I think off the top of my head) before the orchestra plays the final chord and I swear they are meant to come together. Is this intentional? I'm merely wondering as I actually really like the effect it creates and am considering doing it myself in future. If anyone knows or Seb if you're reading this I'd be interested on your opinion. Many thanks!
I hope one day. For all musicians. The AUDIO PEOPLE GET IT RIGHT. I have to put volume up so much with flute. Enjoying it and BOOOM in comes the rest of it is startling. So unnecessary and EASILY correctly to compensate if they knew what they were doing.
Excellent! You have become the quiz master, participant, spectator - cum-audience and the viewer of the program on TV /mobile phone! The jack of all trades (but) and master of (none) everything.
@@ninoding it comes from Sebastian Jacot himself :) he answered a comment from Marcus Boyd 3 years ago. Marcus said that he didn't get the combination and Sebastian answered that he was suspecting that the wooden headjoint was about to crack.
@@ninoding no worries :) I had to double check, I wasn't sure where I saw the information. But thank you for apologising, it's a rare thing on the internet...
It's a Haynes cocus wooden flute, only 1 of 3 that Haynes made if I remember correctly. Wooden flutes are making a comeback at the moment, they went out of fashion as such in the later 1900's.
The body and footjoint are one of three cocus wooden Haynes made in 1999. You often see him play with an all wooden flute, the headjoint I think he uses at the moment is a Braun.
Yep as said above, Haynes body and foot and 14k Lafin.. wanted to play the Braun head joint but it starting cracking and leaking during practice so went with B plan :)
@@MrSbas1208 Disappointing to hear that the Haynes headjoint that I assume came with the flute wasn't adequate for your needs. Would you mind telling where the Haynes headjoint falls short?
i'm browsing recordings of this piece as i learn it and in every single one you comment that "Galway's interpretation is better." that is a contradiction: an interpretation is subjective to each listener. i HAVE heard Galway's interpretation. AND I personally prefer other interpretations. (though Galway's is beautiful, it's not my favorite.) there is no "better" interpretation, only personal preferences. no need to put other people down for liking a different performer's rendition of the piece.
@@grace-yp3sv hey bro, just wanted to make sure we don get off on the wrong foot xD, The reason why I have mentioned this interpretation on multiple videos, is due to the fact that it wasn't mentioned at all... so I thought I'd bring another flavour to the table- I apologise if it offended you in any way!
