For me, life doesn't get much more pleasurable than listening to this. We should be so grateful, not just to Mozart, not just to Bernstein, not just to the Boston Symphony, but the techies who figured out how to record it and make it available to all of us for free on TH-cam. Wow!
If Bernstein loved this, I'm glad to be in such exalted company, because of the final trio of symphonies Mozart wrote, this is the one I most love as well, in part, because for me, it gives a glimpse of what Mozart could have evolved into as a composer had he lived another decade or two. I just picture this train continuing, and running into Beethoven and imaging the result of that impact on both composers and their music.
De esta Sinfonía he escuchado más de 20 versiones distintas y de todas; sí, de todas las versiones, esta es la mejor. ¿Por qué? porque es una versión muy dulce, pausada, con grandes matices, con mucha profundidad y sentimiento. Sin duda, la dirección de L. Bernstein no ha podido ser superada. ¡Viva Bernstein, te extrañamos Leonard!
i think the tempo here isn't necessarily something that should be debated because, remember, this was done specifically so that he could discuss it before/after. if you watch the other videos related to this, you'll notice that he's talking a lot about the harmonic progressions and whatnot.
Not many pieces of music can reduce me to an emotional wreck, left speechless at the utter genius of the composer......well.....this is one of them. Got it first on vinyl...wore it out. Bought it again...wore it out again!! 6:11 to the end literally makes my brain tingle.
I totaly agree with your coments how great were these genious Mozart and Bernstein . He makes a complete and exhaustive analysis on this symphony in one of his Talks at Harvard, "The unanswer Quetion " . I also recomend for you friends , listen the 25 Mozart Symphony conducting by Bernstein , you can feel how Mozart takes a modern dimenssion than the classical one. By the way Bernstein always loved Mozart music.
@davidjeonguh He is there to keep everyone in time and to direct how the song goes and the tempo at which the song is played. Think of it this way, he's playing the people as much as the people are playing the instrument.
I've been in both marching bands and orchestras from elementary to high school, the only time you are required to hold the flute parallel to your mouth is for marching competitions based on uniformity and presentation points. There isn't a more correct or incorrect way to hold your flute in orchestra type environment.. We also have to remember that these players all auditioned to be there, professional orchestras are very exclusive and only accept top caliber instrumentalists.
Interesting observation. Maybe we as a society have adapted to a higher-paced lifestyle? How would the people of Mozart's day have interpreted Bernstein's tempo of conducting? We can only speculate.
@GryphonWahle That's simply wrong. Perhaps the style has got old-fashioned because of the evolution of the so-called "historical interpretation", but Mozart himself saw some of his symphonies premiered with orchestras in which a total amount of 40 violinists were playing. And that's not an opinion, that's a fact which can be found in the some of the letters he used to wrote to his father.
To all of those who are new to classical music --you don't have to understand all these technical jargon in order to enjoy this amazing symphony....Just listen to the symphony with open ears and mind...actually listening and trying to understand to all of his elaborate explanations can be tiresome ...
Hearing this rather morose rendition of the G minor makes me appreciate those who have been successful with this piece - the incomparable George Szell and his Cleveland, which routinely bested Lenny every year in competitions, and Andre Previn as well. If you want to hear an exposition of a composer's work that is actually understandable to non-musicians, catch Previn's rehearsal/observations of Brahms. It accomplishes what Bernstein's predantry never allowed- it actually educates the viewer
lol. I'm not a flautist, but I'd like to be, so I'm interested - how is she holding it wrong? It looks slanted to me, interfering with where the mouth sits over the... hole. lol
It wasn't a Karajan specialty either. Karajan lets the notes blur into each other, the strings cloak and cloud all the other instruments - it sounds spongy and bland, much slower than the actual tempo he chooses. I'm talking about his Berlin years of course, his 50s stuff could be good - though never really was much of a Mozartean. Interesting that Lenny chooses a much more appropriate tempo for the piece at the piano, did he fear the orchestra wouldn't be able to keep up with him?
Furtwangler was a complete incompetent when it came to classical/early romantic music. His Beethoven symphonies are appalling, and his Mozart Requiem should be taken of the market it's so bad!
For me, life doesn't get much more pleasurable than listening to this. We should be so grateful, not just to Mozart, not just to Bernstein, not just to the Boston Symphony, but the techies who figured out how to record it and make it available to all of us for free on TH-cam. Wow!
Leonard Bernstein had perfect pitch and was a genius indeed.
If Bernstein loved this, I'm glad to be in such exalted company, because of the final trio of symphonies Mozart wrote, this is the one I most love as well, in part, because for me, it gives a glimpse of what Mozart could have evolved into as a composer had he lived another decade or two. I just picture this train continuing, and running into Beethoven and imaging the result of that impact on both composers and their music.
Amazing. I love this, thanks so much for posting this!
OMG listen to those winds move down the scale @ 3:04. Sounds like human voices. Just heavenly.
One of the greatest conductors the world has ever seen conduction one of the greatest orchestras the world has ever seen. Excellent video! Thank you!
perfec perfect Leonard Bernstein was a genius!!!!! Count off Mozart!
An amazing conductor!!
I LOVE it!!!
@tylerofdenmark I was able to obtain these lectures from my music professor on VHS, astonishing...
One of the best masterpiece in music history!!!! Mozart in the legend!
GENIUS!
sends shivers down my spine
Heavenly
De esta Sinfonía he escuchado más de 20 versiones distintas y de todas; sí, de todas las versiones, esta es la mejor. ¿Por qué? porque es una versión muy dulce, pausada, con grandes matices, con mucha profundidad y sentimiento. Sin duda, la dirección de L. Bernstein no ha podido ser superada. ¡Viva Bernstein, te extrañamos Leonard!
what a touching...................... in ma soul
¡Qué perfección!
i think the tempo here isn't necessarily something that should be debated because, remember, this was done specifically so that he could discuss it before/after. if you watch the other videos related to this, you'll notice that he's talking a lot about the harmonic progressions and whatnot.
Not many pieces of music can reduce me to an emotional wreck, left speechless at the utter genius of the composer......well.....this is one of them. Got it first on vinyl...wore it out. Bought it again...wore it out again!! 6:11 to the end literally makes my brain tingle.
member2798 Totalmente de acuerdo. La versión de Bernstein es insuperable, el tiempo es perfecto para la obra.
Sounds grand. This is a conductor who got inside the music.
I totaly agree with your coments how great were these genious Mozart and Bernstein . He makes a complete and exhaustive analysis on this symphony in one of his Talks at Harvard, "The unanswer Quetion " . I also recomend for you friends , listen the 25 Mozart Symphony conducting by Bernstein , you can feel how Mozart takes a modern dimenssion than the classical one. By the way Bernstein always loved Mozart music.
Marcelo Uzcategui
I like this
@davidjeonguh He is there to keep everyone in time and to direct how the song goes and the tempo at which the song is played. Think of it this way, he's playing the people as much as the people are playing the instrument.
the best way ive ever heard it played before.
Beutyiful
A great poet sayd that Good, sometimes,uses several men to let the others understand that He is! Mozart is a mankind's genius!
C'est également mon tempo favori
I've been in both marching bands and orchestras from elementary to high school, the only time you are required to hold the flute parallel to your mouth is for marching competitions based on uniformity and presentation points. There isn't a more correct or incorrect way to hold your flute in orchestra type environment.. We also have to remember that these players all auditioned to be there, professional orchestras are very exclusive and only accept top caliber instrumentalists.
Anybody know where i could get the piano score for this ?
great leonardo
I quite enjoy the tempo. I like it faster too, but it's easier to appreciate the harmonic shifts at this tempo. It feels more Mozartean at this speed.
@member2798 what year is this?
perfeita,igual a original.
What a performance...I really don't know what to say.
@Rheinmetall1 I totally agree!!!!!!!!! Nothing to say!
occasionally there's a trombone in his scores (Magic Flute overture has one). an uncommon instrument to have in an orchestra in his time
Great, impassioned performance of the g minor symphony! I like Bernstein's interpretation much better than Karajan's.
greater Mozart
מהמם
Leonard Bernstein was greeeaaaaaatttttt.....
Interesting observation.
Maybe we as a society have adapted to a higher-paced lifestyle?
How would the people of Mozart's day have interpreted Bernstein's tempo of conducting?
We can only speculate.
@FebalanceChaosCrew That would be requiem mass lacrimosa
When Mozart Symphony played by a full Romantic size orchestra, the string section just seemed a bit too heavy for me.
i don't know why i feel sad at last ;(
@GryphonWahle That's simply wrong. Perhaps the style has got old-fashioned because of the evolution of the so-called "historical interpretation", but Mozart himself saw some of his symphonies premiered with orchestras in which a total amount of 40 violinists were playing. And that's not an opinion, that's a fact which can be found in the some of the letters he used to wrote to his father.
Bernstein does a backflip! 12:28
Mozart noted: Molto (!) Allegro
She was holding it VERY low. It's supposed to be parallel to her mouth, or at least close to.
wtf is up with the flute posture at 0:40? lol
bernstein plays it more vienesse, as it was composed; karajan plays it more like a german hammer (good in his style).
Il y a cinq personnes qui connaissent pas encore le coton tige.
Try Furtwangler. It is the best.
To all of those who are new to classical music --you don't have to understand all these technical jargon in order to enjoy this amazing symphony....Just listen to the symphony with open ears and mind...actually listening and trying to understand to all of his elaborate explanations can be tiresome ...
Hearing this rather morose rendition of the G minor makes me appreciate those who have been successful with this piece - the incomparable George Szell and his Cleveland, which routinely bested Lenny every year in competitions, and Andre Previn as well. If you want to hear an exposition of a composer's work that is actually understandable to non-musicians, catch Previn's rehearsal/observations of Brahms. It accomplishes what Bernstein's predantry never allowed- it actually educates the viewer
Furtwangler almost always is. :)
the guy looks like peter falk
how on earth is this performance sloppy?
a 00:40 plays fidel?? ah ah
Ahhh I see, I did wonder if that was it. It's silly how players who are meant to be part of a professional orchestra can make such glaring errors!
lol. I'm not a flautist, but I'd like to be, so I'm interested - how is she holding it wrong? It looks slanted to me, interfering with where the mouth sits over the... hole. lol
It wasn't a Karajan specialty either. Karajan lets the notes blur into each other, the strings cloak and cloud all the other instruments - it sounds spongy and bland, much slower than the actual tempo he chooses. I'm talking about his Berlin years of course, his 50s stuff could be good - though never really was much of a Mozartean. Interesting that Lenny chooses a much more appropriate tempo for the piece at the piano, did he fear the orchestra wouldn't be able to keep up with him?
Damn flautist was holding the flute so wrong it wasn't even funny.
Furtwangler was a complete incompetent when it came to classical/early romantic music. His Beethoven symphonies are appalling, and his Mozart Requiem should be taken of the market it's so bad!
Pretty damn sloppy for an orchestra of the big five.