Nice! Fantastic music. I have all 15 of his symphonies. One of my favorite composers. There are videos of Bernstein talking about Shostakovich, how much he admires him and his music.
Thank you Brian! What a way to start a Sunday morning! Shostakovich was a leader of Russian composition in the 20th century. He was born in 1906 and his first symphony, of 15 premiered in 1926! he was an accepted member of the Soviet government. He died in 1975. His music pushed the envelop of modern music. Some of his music is easy to listen to, such as this overture and some takes some getting used to. My friends who are, were, instrumentalists, always said his work stretched their abilities. A side note; if you were in a place were swearing was frowned upon, a strong "Shostakovich!" made a dandy substitute!
thanks for posting, great composition. awesome orchestra. something my mother would have loved. she was the classical afficanado in our house. after i was a very bad boy at the age of 16 i was sent to a boarding school. every morning after breakfast we would all have to gather in the "big room" and listen to classical music for a half hour before class. it truly made a difference when we had to listen, learn and study. music like this opens your mind and makes you so much more receptive to the world around you IMO. ☮❤🙏
From an untrained eye and ear, that was beautiful. And I must say in most orchestras, you will find the most talented and intelligent people in the world.
Waauuww ….. what a beautiful firework!😃🤩💫🌟✨✨🌈🌈😃 What a way to start the day (eventhough it is Monday morning here now😉😄☀️🌈). Thank you so much both of you 🙏🏼🤗.
When I saw this, my thought was “is this something I haven’t heard?” Then I realized it is Festive Overture. I have played Trumpet on this multiple times and conducted it multiple times, and I must say that it is one of the most exciting works to both perform and conduct in the entire literature!
Technically at 2:05 the brass section is double tonguing. Then when you tried to triple tongue you in fact flutter tongued 😉 Still this brass section was tight with their articulations. Also impressive with the fact that you can flutter your tongue. Now do that while buzzing into a mouthpiece 😂
Jeff, great performance of one my favs. Played the concert band transcription in college many years ago. Not to hijack your thread, but wanted let you know about an excellent band performance of this piece - (th-cam.com/video/MDIkhOgztzc/w-d-xo.html). You would probably also enjoy his Sym. No. 5. There's a great video on TH-cam of this piece with Bernstein conducting the New York Philharmonic.
Just be warned . . . while he is a favorite of mine, most of Shostakovich is not this way. It tends to be very dark, a bit harsh and brutal, and often viewed through the lens of politics.
![[Decisive Performance!] Festive Overture (Shostakovich) Svetlanov USSR State Symphony Orchestra](/img/n.gif)
Nice! Fantastic music. I have all 15 of his symphonies. One of my favorite composers. There are videos of Bernstein talking about Shostakovich, how much he admires him and his music.
Thank you Brian! What a way to start a Sunday morning! Shostakovich was a leader of Russian composition in the 20th century. He was born in 1906 and his first symphony, of 15 premiered in 1926! he was an accepted member of the Soviet government. He died in 1975. His music pushed the envelop of modern music. Some of his music is easy to listen to, such as this overture and some takes some getting used to. My friends who are, were, instrumentalists, always said his work stretched their abilities. A side note; if you were in a place were swearing was frowned upon, a strong "Shostakovich!" made a dandy substitute!
thanks for the info.
thanks for posting, great composition. awesome orchestra.
something my mother would have loved. she was the classical afficanado in our house.
after i was a very bad boy at the age of 16 i was sent to a boarding school. every morning after breakfast we would all have to gather in the "big room" and listen to classical music for a half hour before class. it truly made a difference when we had to listen, learn and study. music like this opens your mind and makes you so much more receptive to the world around you IMO.
☮❤🙏
Thanks for posting, as part of your already famous classic Sundays
From an untrained eye and ear, that was beautiful. And I must say in most orchestras, you will find the most talented and intelligent people in the world.
Wonderfully uplifting piece! Made me feel like I should get somewhere in a hurry!!! 🤣
That was one of the best performances of the piece I've ever heard. Thanks, Brian
Thanks for posting Jeff! You spread our world of music. Fantastic group.
Waauuww ….. what a beautiful firework!😃🤩💫🌟✨✨🌈🌈😃 What a way to start the day (eventhough it is Monday morning here now😉😄☀️🌈). Thank you so much both of you 🙏🏼🤗.
When I saw this, my thought was “is this something I haven’t heard?” Then I realized it is Festive Overture. I have played Trumpet on this multiple times and conducted it multiple times, and I must say that it is one of the most exciting works to both perform and conduct in the entire literature!
IMO Shostakovich was the greatest 20th century composer
I heard that he composed it in 3 days. If this is true then WOW!!!!
Technically at 2:05 the brass section is double tonguing. Then when you tried to triple tongue you in fact flutter tongued 😉
Still this brass section was tight with their articulations. Also impressive with the fact that you can flutter your tongue. Now do that while buzzing into a mouthpiece 😂
Isn’t it Festive Overture not Festival.
@@anthonysantomauro8939 you, sir, are correct.
Jeff, great performance of one my favs. Played the concert band transcription in college many years ago. Not to hijack your thread, but wanted let you know about an excellent band performance of this piece -
(th-cam.com/video/MDIkhOgztzc/w-d-xo.html).
You would probably also enjoy his Sym. No. 5. There's a great video on TH-cam of this piece with Bernstein conducting the New York Philharmonic.
Just be warned . . . while he is a favorite of mine, most of Shostakovich is not this way. It tends to be very dark, a bit harsh and brutal, and often viewed through the lens of politics.