Wagner: Tristan und Isolde - Vorspiel und Liebestod ∙ hr-Sinfonieorchester ∙ Andrés Orozco-Estrada 

This is the last piece of music I want to listen before dying. I would die happy.

This just might be one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written.

Wagner blew the music world away 160 YEARS ago with this: no one had ever head anything like it, and he brought music into a whole new dimension. It sounds groundbreaking, even now. Extraordinary music, brilliant performance.

I am lost for words at the beauty of this music; no words.

Gott erhalte uns unsere wunderbaren Rundfunksinfonieorchester

What is the future without music?

I'm nearly 50. I've been listening to classical music >40 years, Wagner >30 years. And I still get goosebumps.

In my humble this IS the most beautiful piece of music ever written. And I've listened to literally thousands of pieces of music from all eras.

This Frankfurt Radio symphony is consistently the best orchestra on youtube - sound and video are paramount. Thanks for making modern performances available.

The entry of the bass clarinet at 11:58 is one of the sweetest moments in all of music, and here it is wonderfully played.

I always gain when I indulge in Wagner.

I couldn't stop crying for an hour after I listened this for the first time.

Ich liebe dhr Musik von Wagner, man sollte nTag, wen es möglich ist, ein Stück von klassischer Musik hören, es tut der Seele und Sekbstempfinden sehr gut und hilft das manchmal die Traurigkeit, die uns umrandet zu vergessen! Grosses Bravissimo für Symphonieorchester, bin sehr dankbar für die wunderschöne Präsentation und für Einwurf ins Netz!!! 👍🌹

17:15-17:35....in my opinion, the ultimate feeling for a loved one

It is really a suffering : no other piece of music avoid a resolution for such a long time. We are waiting for the dominant chord for endless minutes of continuous modulations, the harmony fluctuates in the air and we are lost. Eventually when the tonic is coming we are exhausted. It is really the open door to Schönberg.

I've just listened to this for the first time at 28 years old. I wish life circumstances had introduced this to me sooner. The teasing tension within the build up to the ravishing apotheosis...my god-- what an absolutely beautiful soul-soothing gift this was. Danke, Herr Wagner!

Mind-blowing. Heart-stopping. Das ist alles. Why weren't the audience kissing, hugging and embracing at the end?? I'm going to bed. To dream.

This is an unusually unrushed, delicate and well balanced interpretation brought to life by excellent musicianship of everyone involved including the recording engineers and technicians.

Fascinating how people work and play together making this piece of music immortal.

Well it's one day later and I'm back listening to this, the most beautiful piece of music ever written. But I will try to resist playing it over and over.

welch schöne zusammengehörigkeit von klang & menschen ... ist es nicht zeit für WELTFRIEDEN ? ich :BIN: bereit ... lieben dank ❤

なんという心から湧き上がる情念のうず、流れる想い、言葉では表すことのできないそのため息！！

Una tensión alargada en el tiempo que no halla su resolución. Un amor imposible en vida y que halla su lugar sólo después de la muerte. Una muerte de amor que significa trascendencia Tristan e Isolda; dos seres cuyo amor trasciende el umbral de la vida y encuentra la perdición en el fluctuante torrente, en la resonancia armoniosa, en el infinito hálito del alma universal, en el gran todo, en el supremo deleite del alma. Richard Wagner es un maldito genio. Logró crear un acorde disonante que recrea sonoramente de manera precisa lo que es un amor sublime pero imposible. La disonancia de este acorde crea una tensión a partir de la imposibilidad de ese amor, y dicha tensión se alarga alrededor de las cuatro horas que dura esta ópera y se resuelve justamente en último acto (Liebestod) cuando Tristan e Isolda colman porfin su alma del júbilo de su amor después de la muerte. . Para mí esta obra es una de las expresiones más bellas del alma humana que se hayan escrito jamás. Cada acorde, cada solfeo surca los haberes sentimentales más profundos. Tristan e Isolda para ustedes.

One of the most beautiful orchestral pieces of music i have ever heard.if not the most!!! Seriously Absolutely stunning!!!!! Paul Jones

This is my all time favorite piece, and after seeing this performance, this is my all time favorite performance of it. Orozco-Estrada and the musicians obviously feel it in the way it was meant to be felt, so they perform it perfectly. I always cry near the end, but this was so beautiful that I was crying throughout the performance.

This is quite possibly one of the greatest musical pieces ever composed. Characterized by cascading ebbs and flows, mesmerizing and profoundly moving, it is an endless series of climaxes that slowly build, seduce and inspire a bittersweet longing. Each swirling climax, a dance between strings and horns, leads to the same signature destination…The home of the soul. The tone is melancholic, ephemeral. dreamy while also ultimately life affirming. In a world which offers, as Victorian poet Matthew Arnold put it, “really neither joy, nor love, nor light, Nor certitude, nor peace, nor help for pain; And we are here as on a darkling plain Swept with confused alarms of struggle and flight, Where ignorant armies clash by night.” we find beauty and may take consolation in the fact that we are also paradoxically able to create expressions like Tristan And Isolde.

This music reduced me to blubbering tears.

How beautiful that was, Danke. (Holland)

How anyone can deny the pure artistry of Wagner's writing and the emotional impact of this performance is beyond me.

What a complex piece of music. So perfect and mesmerizing. A true masterpiece.

The best and deeper piece of music ever written...

The emotion in your music is palpable. Each note seems to carry a story, creating a deep and meaningful listening experience.

Good morning. Once again I listen to the most beautiful piece of music ever written. And I am a Beethoven lover but I still think it is the most beautiful piece of music ever written

Sorry but I cannot stop imagining a planet coming towards me listening to this now. Cannot unsee it I think in this life.

2:25 17:13 my heart always melts everytime I hear those moments. I hope that Herr Wagner is currently enjoying the great impact of his music on the modern world sitting in Valhalla.

I've listend to thousands upon thousands of music pieces over my almost 40 years on this earth. This and a select few (2 or 3) non-classical pieces evoke such emotion, such passion, such melancholy like no other. Its miraculous. Thank you Wagner for this magnificence.

This was prominent in the movie "Melancholia", and in my opinion, it made the movie great all by itself.

There are not enough words to describe the force, the beauty and the deep feelings brought for this unique monument of love. I can't imagine how long and, how deep and how sad was the Richard Wagner' feelings and suffering converted on this awesome, unique and complete piece of art. if humans were extinct today and only Tristan and Isold remained, would be a gigantic record of what was the greatness of the human soul.

Awesome. This orchestra is so good. Everything they do is special. Beautiful sound color. Good teamwork and above all a lot of conviction.

The best music that I've ever heard is 'Tristan Und Isolde' by Richard Wagner.

Vi prego , fate ascoltare ai vostri bambini la musica classica affinché continui nei secoli avvenire . Non c'è niente di più sublime , se non ci fosse bisognerebbe inventarla .

Melancholia! Great Music and Movie!

16:04... Êxtase, delicadeza, amor, desespero, finitude, amplitude... Como é possível tantos sentimentos juntos?

Es increible he oido esta cancion unas 200 veces y cada vez descubro nuevas sensaciones en mi ser me emociona oir tanta belleza musical.Wagner fue tocado po Dios fara que desarrolara tan explendida belleza musical.Bravo para toda esta Sinfonica magnificamente dirigida y a todo el equipo de grabacion.Saludos desde Barcelona.Spain.

The modern world has almost completely lost admiration to classical music and geniuses such as Wagner! It is the sign of times and the dawn of civilization...We must go back to that kind of music as often as we can and wake up!!!

Gorgeous. Speaks wonders about germans that the first noise is a cough. Their faces throughout... Wonderful, beautiful playing.

Absolutely incredible performance. It captures the wrenching and the total consuming power of love, and its transmutation into utter beauty.

Liebestod starts around 12:00 :)

Seriously, I think I have heard this wonderful piece of music a thousand times, if not even more! It's so relaxing and calming. After work or study this is exactly what my nerves need to just calm down, relax and forget all my problems.

I became enchanted by Wagner's Tristan and Isolde used in a film from the mid forties. Yes, I'm showing my age, but I became a classical music fan ever since. Not a popular hobby, but a marvelous way to unwind. Wagner probably did more for the horn than any other composer.

The first time I heard it, sitting at the Met Opera, I cried

It is one thing to hear one of the greatest pieces of music ever composed, and then again, it is a treat to see the world class musicians play it at their best. Bravo!!

A master piece for mankind. It is amazing how it brings out so many emotions. Beautiful!

Que maravilla Wagner que sublime

Was für eine neue Interpretation! Mir kommen echt gleich die Tränen. Durch Orozco-Estrada, Wagners Werk fühlt sich besser als früher.

Beautiful classical music, such as Wagner, has the power to soothe and bring solace.

We are all and everything is from stardust, what a miracle, and this exists.

Wagner's pieces is extraordinary ❤️❤️❤️🔥🔥

This is one of my favorites musical masterpiece of all times, its an emotional journey...!

There was really a whole different kind of spirit acting through Wagner when he created T und I

Wonderful interpretation, and really surprised and proud to realize that Andres Orozco is Colombian! great musicians are also born here!

Magnificent orchestra and sound !!!!

Fantastic. Mesmerizing.

The Composition Sketch of Act 1 was completed on 31st December 1857. Wagner sent it that same day to Mathilde Wesendonck, with the following dedication: “Thrice happy, beyond the reach of pain, free and purely ever thine - Tristan und Isolde, what they bewailed and renounced, their tears and their kisses, in music’s chaste gold I lay at thy feet, that they may praise the angel who has lifted me up so high”.

Me enamoré de esta música cuando vi por 1ª vez Cumbres Borrascosas con Merle Oberon y Laurence Olivier. Tendría unos 10 años, voy a cumplir 67 y no puedo evitar sentir la misma emoción que me causó entonces cada vez que la escucho. Me siento orgulloso de seguir sintiendo esa profunda sensación de ternura que me provocan esa historia de amor y esta música.

Great to the artists of Frankfurt symphony orchestra, stupendous performances.

Greatest music ever made.

The pauses at the start are pure genius

ominous, at the same time, beautiful mood ☄️

Seele, höre zu und bin geflasht! Dank,wem?, mir das ich das empfinde oder Wagner?Hier gehen wir doch Hand in Hand,ich ganz klein und staune!!!!

I first heard this piece as a child in the early 80s. It was part of the soundtrack to the Arthurian film, "Excalibur". It was used for the forbidden l9ve sub plot between Lancelot and Guinevere. It absolutely blew me away as a child, and now, moreso as a 48 year old. Love and peace to all. ❤

Maravillosos músicos ,todo extraordinario 💐🌈

Qué hermoso ver un colombiano dirigiendo semejante orquesta. Felicitaciones al maestro Andrés Orozco.

The FRSO exemplifies the astonishingly high standards of the multiple orchestras throughout Germany. Every decent city and region has its own musical culture and centres of excellence. Really, one can forgive our German sisters and brothers quite a lot merely for this single gift to European art and life. Whether that is a politically wise thought is another matter. Ask the inhabitants of another great city, St Petersburg, whether they would agree.🤔🤐. Enough of that. Just imagine the honour of rehearsing and playing in such a band! Heaven on earth, and a gift to thousands in the audience, and millions on RU-vid. Love, andrea 🌈👩‍❤‍💋‍👩🔥🤱💕🤱🔥👩‍❤‍💋‍👩🌈

Heart achingly, mind expandingly exquisitely magnificent music 🎶

Безупречная, абсолютная любовь!!

Sublime. Played this in my teens as a student, what a privilege.

My heart soars and soars till I think it's going to burst

Powerful and melancholic at the same time : quintessential German Romanticism of the 1800! When Europe led the way ( not anymore , unfortunately…)!!!

50 años oyendo esta musica ,lo mejor de Wagner, y me emociono igual que el primer dia

Mesmerizing.

It just makes me cry, and I don't even know why.

Magnifique !

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Maravilhosa!!!! Parabéns maestro!!!

O que essa música faz comigo? Emociona-me de um jeito febril... Tanta melancolia, tanta tristeza... E, ao mesmo tempo, uma pequena esperança de que algo bom pode vir... A melhor composição de Wagner e uma das mais belas nesse vasto campo da Música Clássica.

A unique combination: arguably the most sublime pieces of the repertoire and a fabulous orchestra led by a new Furtwangler.

I think this is now my favourite orchestra. I know many of the players now but Clara's (Andrada de la Calle) expressions while she plays, drive me insane with love for her!

Wunderbare Aufführung...in allem .. auch die großartige Leistung des Orchesters wird durch die Kameraführung gewürdigt... übrigens jeder ist sein eigener Kosmos ..an alle ..Vergleichsfans ..

Tristan and Isidore of great Maestro Wagner has been performed by Par Excellence by the Conductor and his guided orchestra. It was absolutely so beautiful. Thanks .

Wonderful Performance. Thank You All So Much.

Gracias a la Frankfurt Radio symphony por ofrecernos estos vídeos de altísima calidad. El maestro Orozco-Estrada ofrece una versión muy apasionada e inspirada de esta obra de Wagner.

Bravo, bravíssimo, much applause, all respect to all the works of this composer, although this is not my favorite, I concidero this the most beautiful of his works!

0:28 at this moment he knows that this will be the beginning of an 4 hour opera which is so difficult to conduct and play. And even in this first prelude to act 1 everything needs to be perfect. You can clearly hear the longing and desire of the two lovers Tristan and Isolde. The theme this piece begins with (0:45) leaves the listener with ambivalent emotions because the chord never really dissolves (0:59). This chord (more the one at 0:54) is called the “Tristan chord” because it leads the piece and is the leitmotif to Tristan. Also the repetitive chromatic movements of the melody throughout this prelude really create that permanent tension which leads to a feeling of pursuit and nostalgia which expresses love and pain just as in the story of Romeo and Juliet and makes the audience feel unsure about where this is going. And this tension lasts for the full 20 minutes and then finally at the end, Wagner gives the listener a rest. A chord which finally fully dissolves (18:59) To give the listener something to hold on to before giving them another 4 hours of this kind of music. Just beautiful.

Clear and clean performance of this romantic masterpiece without any contamination of sound. The incomparable conductor leads the entire orchestra with utmost carefulness and no oppression, as if he were a genuine medium between the score and the performers. Simply wonderful!

You got me again, Maestro. Bravo, bravo, bravissimo. Oh, the tears...

This orchestra is dreamly outstanding and certainly one can realizes that it has a large number of wonderful musicians. I can see that Clara Andrada is instead of the fluteist of the beard. Other hornist and so on. Many musicians all great, under the conduction of Orozco-Estrada...again!! I heard he was in USA.

Intenso, poderoso, melancólico. Interpretación magistral.

I’m in your embrace once more forever surrounded with your love a love that will never leave me as long as l live.

7:20 to 8:50 tugs on my heart's strings and gives me this emotional anxiety. It's so amazing I can't even put it into words.