This Performance of Shostakovich's 8th symphony is just outstanding. I must say, Teodor Currentzis did a marvelous job in conducting this. The more I listen to Shostakovich's music, the more convinced I am that he was a genius. I know he would have been proud of this performance. Thank you so much for uploading this concert for all to enjoy.
Fabulous work!! Never had heard of Currentzis (my bad) but became a fan, now. Hats off to the SWR too. Fantastic sound. Before watching (hearing) this film I had patiently seen (heard, one hour and a half) the one of the rehearsing of the 1st movement (LAB) of this piece. I can understand why another viewer (notarbolz926) calls Currentzis style interventionist. Stopping the orchestra every 30 seconds or so to change or modulate some thing must be wearisome to the musicians but the fact is that in a group of more then a hundred musicians, each one of them must have and idea how things should sound and that has to be, well, unified , if not...and Currentzis is very demanding. Every musician in this orchestra is "top gun" but the woodwinds... what a show! The piccolo, the bassoon, the flute... If you don't have the time, the patience or the taste for this kind of music at least hear the 2nd and 3rd movements. Just 12 minutes you will never forget.
Μπραβο σε ολη την ορχηστρα κ τον υπεροχο Θεοδωρο Κουρεντζη ,που ενορχηστρωνει κ καθοδηγει ολους αυτους τους ταλαντουχους μουσικους! Σε περιμενουμε στο Ηρωδειο,Θεοδωρε!❤
Anhub mit Schwung. schillernd, drängend.Mit geballter Kraft, dann die Hervorhebung des zarten und tiefsinnigen Einzeltons, langsam einstimmende Streicher. Singularität in einer monumentalen Zusammenfasssung. Bravo.
Bravi!!!!!! 👏👏👏 Auch ein grosses Dankeschön an die Damen und Herren des SWR, die dafür sorgen, dass diese tollen Konzerte auch ausserhalb von BW gehört und miterlebt werden können.
Fantastische Interpretation dieser großartigen, Ehrfurcht gebietenden und bewegenden Sinfonie. Die erfahrenen Musiker spielen allesamt wundervoll. Vielen Dank fürs Hochladen.
Un chef passionné, une symphonie cataclysmique, qui exprime toutes les douleurs du monde, des vents à pleurer qui font saigner le cœur, merci à swr, quel cadeau ❤
Intense performance! Please tell us we're getting a Currentzis/SWR Shostakovich cycle. Orchestra and conductor seem perfectly suited for the composer's aesthetics.
They're performing the 13th right this week! Hopefully it will be recorded as well. Sadly, as this is Currentzis' last season with the SWR, I think there's no option for an entire cycle.
Wonderful performance! This introduced me to the conductor, Teodor Currentzis. A new favorite! Also, regarding the symphony itself, I love the woodwind fun @31:30-32:25
Здравствуйте. Эта великолепная Симфония № 8 Шостаковича также неофициально известна как Сталинградская симфония. Однако втайне она направлена против Сталина. Это особенно заметно в 3-й части... Слушайте внимательно... Вы поймете... Мои самые преданные приветствия России из Германии
Quanta beleza em uma obra, Zé. Enquanto isto, homens se mata nesta terra de músicos maravilhosos. Por quê será que isto acontece, Mancambira? Alguém não quer que eu eles cresçam, ficam de olho em suas riquezas.
Good grief! What have I just listened to? Shostakovich as he should be played. That's what I just listened to. What a unique performance. I have only seen Teodor Currentzis superbly directing Mozart's piano concerto #20 on period instruments in Vienna. What a contrast this is! Thank you for portraying so well Shostakovich's lament about World War II not being the victory over fascism that the rest of the world thought it was going to be. (For Stalin was way worse than Hitler). Fantastic performance and a great video which, for once, did not sycophantly concentrate on the conductor at the expense of the rest of the instrumental playing. Again, thank you for bringing such majestic music to the public in such an authentic manner.
You should realize a complete Shostakovich cycle with Currentzis. This live concert is absolutely mindblowing. The best Shostakovich 8th I've ever heard since Haitink Decca legendary recording with the Concertgebouw Amsterdam.
Outstanding performance! I am not usually a fan of Currentzis' interventionist conducting style. Here he demonstrated his understanding of the work and lets the music speak for itself. Bravi! Great flute and piccolo playing in particular.
Great performance, muscular, intense, mysterious and otherwordly... Maestro and SWR Orchester in perfect match and understanding. Thank you very much for uploading!
Για μία ακόμα φορά ο Θεόδωρος Κουρεντζής τόσο μέσα στο μυαλό του συνθέτη. Μία συγκλονιστικη ενσάρκωση! Μία ερμηνεία σχεδιασμένη στην λεπτομέρεια και την ίδια στιγμή καθοδηγουμενη από ένα ένστικτο απρόβλεπτο! Θεόδωρε Κουρεντζή, Maestro,έρχομαι στο Ηρώδειο γι αυτήν την μαγική σας ύλη. Είθε οι μέρες να περάσουν σύντομα, μέχρι να ανέβετε στο πόντιουμ, κάτω από το βλέμμα του Παρθενώνα!
Вы не находите, что после 0:56 и далее в течение почти 2-х минут вся полифония композитора летит к чертям из-за ppppppp-ниссимо дирижёра? Конечно, можно прибавить звук. Но на это ли рассчитывал великий композитор?
The prsonal moods of Chostakovitch interfered with his reactions to the kind of life he had to suffer in a complex and quite attractive way. This 8th symphony was written between the "Leningrad" 7th and the 9th, rather light and joyful when officials were waiting for a massive song of triumph celebrating the victory. This 8th symphony anticipates the mood of the 10Th and the desolated or sarcastic mood of hid last works. The rendering is splendid.
Excelente interpretación, y también sonido impecable, con lo cual la obra adquiere una nueva dimensión. Currentzis demuestra una vez más su pasión por el repertorio más contemporáneo, a la vez que es capaz de embarcarse en el repertorio "clásico" con fuerza y expresividad muy suyas. Grandes músicos, los de esta orquesta. Grande Shostakóvich.
I came across shosto( violin concerto#1)by … accident (attended a Megaron concert for other reasons), then I heard the Leningrad symphony, then his cello concerto#1… AND NOW THIS!!! Is it going to get even better than this??? Can it get any better? Grateful to the contributors of this
I live in St-Petersburg (former Leningrad) - the city where Shostakovich lived. There's a great cultural tradition in our city of performance of Shostakovich's music. And we also tend to be very faltfinding when it comes to his music performance (especially by foreigners). Yet, I must say that this performancs is excellent! Almoust flawless. Fire this guy. He doesn't understand music. 39:54 . This should be played LOUD.
Very good performance by this orchestra, bravo. But of course nothing can surpass Kurt Sanderling / Berliner Sinfonieorchester. But everyone who likes Sanderlings timeless performance will like this one too. 🎉🎉🎉
@@catineanadelin105 Kurt Sanderling with Berliner Sinfonieorchester (on Berlin Classics), many people, including me, adore him and this performance. He's extra grim IMO. Given the age (I think it's from the 1980s), the quality of the recording is marvellous. Also his 5th. It's the reference for me.
Excellent performance, but the quiet passages are sometimes almost inaudible. This is particularly true of the flutter tongue passage or flutes in the 4th movement
Hola , us escoltaria , m,agrada molt aquest concert , pero , he decidit venir ara a Barcelona , dema treballo , tinc que matinar Ara vinc , i , quan arribi a casa ho escolto , ok
This magnificent Symphony No. 8 by Shostakovich is also unofficially known as the Stalingrad Symphony. However, it is secretly aimed at Stalin. This is particularly evident in the 3rd movement ... Listen carefully ... You will understand ...
Cette symphonie rappelle à juste titre et dans les moments inquiétants et tragiques que nous vivons actuellement, que ce sont essentiellement les russes, les soviétiques, qui écrasèrent le nazisme en Europe.
Fine orchestra as always. At times the conductor’s flapping and gesticulating get in the way. Less drama might produce even better results. Not sure why some viewers seem to think this is great conducting. Orchestral musicians prefer much less sweating and drama.
@@Quotenwagnerianer I mean "unusual" as for real existing recordings. But that is of course a personal and limited set of recordings. I checked: K. Sanderling/Berliner and Rostropovich/NSO have it played staccato. Järvi/Scots: Legato. Staccato is just what I'm used to.
@@Tortuosit I have some more legato performances: Haitink, Solti, Kiril Petrenko, Rostropovich with the LSO (obviously changed his mind), Nelsons, Berglund, Inbal. It seems you have been listening to the wrong recordings. ;)
Shostakovich is Soviet propaganda, he wasn’t anti soviet unfortunately. Karajan was nazi but on the other hand Toscanini refused to work with nazi and we respect such anti nazi/soviet people. Especially matters in times of war in Europe. Russland kaput!!!
/notes/marks-notes-on-shostakovich-symphony-no-8/ Its Mark Wigglesworth blog. Worth a read. (TH-cam does not accept active links in the comments otherwise)
This Performance of Shostakovich's 8th symphony is just outstanding. I must say, Teodor Currentzis did a marvelous job in conducting this. The more I listen to Shostakovich's music, the more convinced I am that he was a genius. I know he would have been proud of this performance. Thank you so much for uploading this concert for all to enjoy.
Thanks for your appreciation! ♥
Δεν έχω γνώση κλασικής μουσικής ένιωσα χαλάρωση γαληνη στα κύτταρα μου ευχαριστώ πολύ
Of course he was a genius. That's pretty obvious.
Fabulous work!! Never had heard of Currentzis (my bad) but became a fan, now. Hats off to the SWR too. Fantastic sound. Before watching (hearing) this film I had patiently seen (heard, one hour and a half) the one of the rehearsing of the 1st movement (LAB) of this piece. I can understand why another viewer (notarbolz926) calls Currentzis style interventionist. Stopping the orchestra every 30 seconds or so to change or modulate some thing must be wearisome to the musicians but the fact is that in a group of more then a hundred musicians, each one of them must have and idea how things should sound and that has to be, well, unified , if not...and Currentzis is very demanding.
Every musician in this orchestra is "top gun" but the woodwinds... what a show! The piccolo, the bassoon, the flute...
If you don't have the time, the patience or the taste for this kind of music at least hear the 2nd and 3rd movements. Just 12 minutes you will never forget.
Wunderbares Orchester...wie immer...fabelhaft
Μπραβο σε ολη την ορχηστρα κ τον υπεροχο Θεοδωρο Κουρεντζη ,που ενορχηστρωνει κ καθοδηγει ολους αυτους τους ταλαντουχους μουσικους! Σε περιμενουμε στο Ηρωδειο,Θεοδωρε!❤
Anhub mit Schwung. schillernd, drängend.Mit geballter Kraft, dann die Hervorhebung des zarten und tiefsinnigen Einzeltons, langsam einstimmende Streicher. Singularität in einer monumentalen Zusammenfasssung. Bravo.
I think that is the best performance of this Symphony! Amazing!!!!!
Bravi!!!!!! 👏👏👏
Auch ein grosses Dankeschön an die Damen und Herren des SWR, die dafür sorgen, dass diese tollen Konzerte auch ausserhalb von BW gehört und miterlebt werden können.
Sehr gerne! ♥️
Браво! Великолепно! Огромное спасибо, что выложили такое исполнение! ❤
@paarse2024 We're glad, that you like it!
flute section 😎 only gold
Thank you!
Fantastische Interpretation dieser großartigen, Ehrfurcht gebietenden und bewegenden Sinfonie. Die erfahrenen Musiker spielen allesamt wundervoll. Vielen Dank fürs Hochladen.
Vielen, vielen Dank!
Excellent Congratulations ❤
Amazing! Best version I have heard....
Wow! Thank you for the feedback!
凄まじい緊迫感。弱音と強奏のコントラストは驚くべきもの。静寂と祈り。引き込まれる美しさと狂暴が交互にやってくる。豊かさと鋭さ。クルレンティスの力量には圧倒され、舌を巻く。ＳＷＲの正確さと厚み、音楽性－人間性にも痺れる。
Un chef passionné, une symphonie cataclysmique, qui exprime toutes les douleurs du monde, des vents à pleurer qui font saigner le cœur, merci à swr, quel cadeau ❤
Merci beaucoup ❤️
Intense performance!
Please tell us we're getting a Currentzis/SWR Shostakovich cycle. Orchestra and conductor seem perfectly suited for the composer's aesthetics.
They're performing the 13th right this week! Hopefully it will be recorded as well. Sadly, as this is Currentzis' last season with the SWR, I think there's no option for an entire cycle.
Superb performance, excellent sound, well done!!
Fantastisch! Bravo
Vielen Dank!
Wonderful performance! This introduced me to the conductor, Teodor Currentzis. A new favorite! Also, regarding the symphony itself, I love the woodwind fun @31:30-32:25
Piccolo virtuoso ;)
Bravo SWR❤❤
😍🎶
THANK YOU SWR KULTUR FOR THIS VIDEO,CONGRATULATIONS TO ORCHESTRA AND CONDUCTOR.
Thank you! We're very glad that you like it! 💕
Практически идеальное исполнение. Спасибо Оркестру, Теодору и великому Шостаковичу
Thank you!
Здравствуйте. Эта великолепная Симфония № 8 Шостаковича также неофициально известна как Сталинградская симфония. Однако втайне она направлена против Сталина. Это особенно заметно в 3-й части... Слушайте внимательно... Вы поймете... Мои самые преданные приветствия России из Германии
Great performance and recording!!!
Hugely powerful and moving performance!
Какие счастливчики - все, кто мог это слышать в концертном зале! Но видеосъемка - замечательна, всем музыкантам и Теодору - браво!
All wind instruments in the pasacaglia are glorious. Clarinetist the most, he handles the tempo freedoms in a wonderful way.
Also the piccolo flute.
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Quanta beleza em uma obra, Zé. Enquanto isto, homens se mata nesta terra de músicos maravilhosos. Por quê será que isto acontece, Mancambira? Alguém não quer que eu eles cresçam, ficam de olho em suas riquezas.
What a beautiful, moving rendition of Shotsto's most intimate and personal pieces. Bravo!
Good grief! What have I just listened to? Shostakovich as he should be played. That's what I just listened to. What a unique performance. I have only seen Teodor Currentzis superbly directing Mozart's piano concerto #20 on period instruments in Vienna. What a contrast this is! Thank you for portraying so well Shostakovich's lament about World War II not being the victory over fascism that the rest of the world thought it was going to be. (For Stalin was way worse than Hitler). Fantastic performance and a great video which, for once, did not sycophantly concentrate on the conductor at the expense of the rest of the instrumental playing. Again, thank you for bringing such majestic music to the public in such an authentic manner.
Прекрасное начало дня!!!
Большое спасибо оркестру, Теодору за божественное исполнение великого произведения Д.Шoстаковича🙏🙏🙏
Thank you!
исправьте ошибку в фамилии, ну...
@@ГлебМиргородский-х6ь благодарю за зоркость сокола 🙂
You should realize a complete Shostakovich cycle with Currentzis. This live concert is absolutely mindblowing. The best Shostakovich 8th I've ever heard since Haitink Decca legendary recording with the Concertgebouw Amsterdam.
38:00 bass trombonist showing his stuff, awesome
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42:31 tamtam virtuoso showing his stuff, full body work 😂
50:10 Hipster man has a beautiful clarinet. Beautifully played. And for sure plays better than me 😁
Outstanding performance! I am not usually a fan of Currentzis' interventionist conducting style. Here he demonstrated his understanding of the work and lets the music speak for itself. Bravi! Great flute and piccolo playing in particular.
Thanks for the nice feedback!
❤
Wonderful performance. Many thanks.@@klassikswrkultur
Great performance, muscular, intense, mysterious and otherwordly... Maestro and SWR Orchester in perfect match and understanding. Thank you very much for uploading!
Beautiful! Thank you
Για μία ακόμα φορά ο Θεόδωρος Κουρεντζής τόσο μέσα στο μυαλό του συνθέτη.
Μία συγκλονιστικη ενσάρκωση!
Μία ερμηνεία σχεδιασμένη στην λεπτομέρεια και την ίδια στιγμή καθοδηγουμενη από ένα ένστικτο απρόβλεπτο!
Θεόδωρε Κουρεντζή, Maestro,έρχομαι στο Ηρώδειο γι αυτήν την μαγική σας ύλη.
Είθε οι μέρες να περάσουν σύντομα, μέχρι να ανέβετε στο πόντιουμ, κάτω από το βλέμμα του Παρθενώνα!
Хорошо Теодор поработал с Оркестром, правильно выстраивает форму с динамикой--отличное исполнение!❤❤❤❤❤
Вы не находите, что после 0:56 и далее в течение почти 2-х минут вся полифония композитора летит к чертям из-за ppppppp-ниссимо дирижёра? Конечно, можно прибавить звук. Но на это ли рассчитывал великий композитор?
Великое ИСПОЛНЕНИЕ!!! СПАСИБО ТЕОДОР! СПАСИБО ОРКЕСТРУ! Шостакович очень был бы рад и счастлив за такое Исполнение! Гениально!❤
No, he would not! And he would have his reasons....
One of the best conductor nowadays.Awesome orchestra.English horn at the top.😀
Really enjoyable. Thankyou.
The prsonal moods of Chostakovitch interfered with his reactions to the kind of life he had to suffer in a complex and quite attractive way. This 8th symphony was written between the "Leningrad" 7th and the 9th, rather light and joyful when officials were waiting for a massive song of triumph celebrating the victory. This 8th symphony anticipates the mood of the 10Th and the desolated or sarcastic mood of hid last works. The rendering is splendid.
Μπράβο Θεόδωρε ❤
Part 1: 3:56 first mini build-up | 11:04 deep saddened | 14:14 | 26:56 | 42:44
素晴らしい演奏でした。ありがとうございます。
the low brass rip at 1:03:18 is my favorite part of this symphony
Браво!🌹👏
Thanks!
@@surkova_a Ich verstehe nicht
Teodor Currentzis conductor of orchestras SWR & musicAeterna😁
@@surkova_a ok
Excelente interpretación, y también sonido impecable, con lo cual la obra adquiere una nueva dimensión. Currentzis demuestra una vez más su pasión por el repertorio más contemporáneo, a la vez que es capaz de embarcarse en el repertorio "clásico" con fuerza y expresividad muy suyas. Grandes músicos, los de esta orquesta. Grande Shostakóvich.
Phänomenal!
I've never seen an emo conductor before, sounds incredible tho!
Класс! Браво!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
😂ara estic a la cuina , he portat sopar per ara i esmorzar per dema mati Us escolto , es una meravella aquest concert ❤
40:18 Clarinetists bottom left - There's always someone having fun with that part of the symphony 😅
Hahahahahhahha true!
Brilliant!
36:14 viola solo, so powerful 😍
Somptueux...
I came across shosto( violin concerto#1)by … accident (attended a Megaron concert for other reasons), then I heard the Leningrad symphony, then his cello concerto#1… AND NOW THIS!!! Is it going to get even better than this??? Can it get any better? Grateful to the contributors of this
Thank you very much! We are delighted that you like our recordings of works by Shostakovich so much. 😄He was an incredible genius ❤
42:00 to 43:05 Baron Harkonnen rising from the death
I live in St-Petersburg (former Leningrad) - the city where Shostakovich lived. There's a great cultural tradition in our city of performance of Shostakovich's music. And we also tend to be very faltfinding when it comes to his music performance (especially by foreigners). Yet, I must say that this performancs is excellent! Almoust flawless.
Fire this guy. He doesn't understand music. 39:54 . This should be played LOUD.
Very good performance by this orchestra, bravo. But of course nothing can surpass Kurt Sanderling / Berliner Sinfonieorchester.
But everyone who likes Sanderlings timeless performance will like this one too. 🎉🎉🎉
sanderling? 🙄
@@catineanadelin105 Kurt Sanderling with Berliner Sinfonieorchester (on Berlin Classics), many people, including me, adore him and this performance. He's extra grim IMO. Given the age (I think it's from the 1980s), the quality of the recording is marvellous.
Also his 5th. It's the reference for me.
39:40 trumpet solo
Ja he arribat , a casa , estic al rebedor i us escolto
Schostakowitsch !!!
Dziekuje za lzy . Ktore polynely po tym kocercie.
햐 진짜 죽인다...쿠렌치스👍
♥
52:55 As an amateur clarinetist I know the sqeaking too well 😀
Swr.Verdinen gut😂😂😂
Snare drum in the 3rd movement is way too civil. Listen to what Mravinsky lets the guy do in his famous 1982 recording.
Excellent performance, but the quiet passages are sometimes almost inaudible. This is particularly true of the flutter tongue passage or flutes in the 4th movement
Bassoon exerpts: 53:55 1:04:42
Hola , us escoltaria , m,agrada molt aquest concert , pero , he decidit venir ara a Barcelona , dema treballo , tinc que matinar Ara vinc , i , quan arribi a casa ho escolto , ok
36:13
37:39, where they pull the strings so hard that they hit the wood, unfortunately off-cam. As demanded by DSCH.
This magnificent Symphony No. 8 by Shostakovich is also unofficially known as the Stalingrad Symphony. However, it is secretly aimed at Stalin. This is particularly evident in the 3rd movement ... Listen carefully ... You will understand ...
I do not know this conductor..so i have to listen. And then write amy meaning..
25:26 Glorious dark string section
Cette symphonie rappelle à juste titre et dans les moments inquiétants et tragiques que nous vivons actuellement, que ce sont essentiellement les russes, les soviétiques, qui écrasèrent le nazisme en Europe.
清水真弓さん✨❤✨
😂😂😂 😊😊😊
What would Dave Hurwitz say?
что-то я не припомню такой симфонии... может напутали что? а то тут лепят всё подряд...
Все правильно. Это 8я симфония Шостаковича
Курентзис с лоснящимся двойным подбородком, кучей стразиков в ухе и чёлкой как у болонки. Но, слушать можно!
Fine orchestra as always. At times the conductor’s flapping and gesticulating get in the way. Less drama might produce even better results. Not sure why some viewers seem to think this is great conducting. Orchestral musicians prefer much less sweating and drama.
41:44 Legato violins?!? That's definitely unusual.
It's in the score. Shostakovich explicitly states “détaché” in this place.
It's not unusual, it's what Shostakovich wrote.
@@Quotenwagnerianer I mean "unusual" as for real existing recordings. But that is of course a personal and limited set of recordings. I checked: K. Sanderling/Berliner and Rostropovich/NSO have it played staccato. Järvi/Scots: Legato.
Staccato is just what I'm used to.
@@Tortuosit I have some more legato performances: Haitink, Solti, Kiril Petrenko, Rostropovich with the LSO (obviously changed his mind), Nelsons, Berglund, Inbal.
It seems you have been listening to the wrong recordings. ;)
@@Quotenwagnerianer After all, I mostly listen to just one anyway. THE CHOSEN ONE 😁 (Kurt Sanderling)
Kultur-multur!..🤑
Ruslad - kaput! 😡
Don't drink and write.
Ukronazi detected
Shostakovich is Soviet propaganda, he wasn’t anti soviet unfortunately. Karajan was nazi but on the other hand Toscanini refused to work with nazi and we respect such anti nazi/soviet people. Especially matters in times of war in Europe. Russland kaput!!!
@@y89g78f56 When there was no Internet, only his family knew that a person was an idiot, now many people know. Don't drink and write)
Toscanini left Fascist Italy much later than is commonly assumed.@@y89g78f56
Bad, boring, and the conductor does not know the score very well.
/notes/marks-notes-on-shostakovich-symphony-no-8/
Its Mark Wigglesworth blog. Worth a read.
(TH-cam does not accept active links in the comments otherwise)
Solamente note. Questi non capisce niente della musica!
some weak snare-drum and trumpet solo have ruined all performance
It’s a live performance. Stuff happens even in the best orchestras.
36:13