After listening to many versions of this piece, I'm strictly convinced that maestro Petrenko's version cannot be surpassed. The Oslo Philharmonic and Petrenko are some of the best duos of our time. Everything they produce is utterly beautiful and divine. And one more thing, Petrenko is one of the rarest conductors that can take a piece out of its standard and usual form and flex it to his own ideas. This requires an incredible amount of encouragement.
On the basis of your review, I listened to the last 6 or 7 minutes of the finale - a good yardstick of any performance - and found it very hard driven. Then I tried the end of the first mvt and was disappointed to hear the timpani thwack which I believe is not in the score. There are so many performances of this masterpiece that it’s hard to choose just one, but on the basis of what I’ve heard so far, this would not be among my first picks. It’s too aggressive - just a fraction too fast. I’m very keen on the TH-cam version directed by American conductor James Feddeck - with a French orchestra, if I remember correctly. I’ll try this Petrenko from beginning to end in the meantime.
Es posible. Pero la versión de Dimitri Kitayenko con la sinfónica de Dinamarca y el solo de un magistral clarinetista cuyo nombre no recuerdo, en el adagio, y la flautista Ulla Miilmann (video que fue sacado o bajado de TH-cam por razones que ignoro) es de también de un nivel superlativo.
@@PeterLunowPL Just over rather than just under the hour is right, assuming the score is played complete. As noted below by another listener, Kitaenko is superb - but I fear his performance has been deleted from TH-cam…
I’ve heard dozens of symphony orchestras perform R2, both in live performances and all up and down TH-cam. One thing is clear: the brilliant orchestrator and harmonist Rachmaninoff transcends anyone and everything that presents his beautiful music.
Isn't the Adagio one of the most beautiful movements in all classical music?! Thank God for this season of working from home. I'd scarcely listened to Rachmaninoff beforehand; now I'm profoundly impressed with the soul and genius of his music. And I love Maestro Petrenko's conducting too. Bravo!
Yes it is. Check this out: LOVEBITES "Under The Red Sky". All female power metal band from Tokyo Japan. Miyako Watanabe is a classically trained pianist, and she also plays guitar. She used THIS music in her song.
The first time I ever heard this symphony was at a concert by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Eduarto Mata was the conductor. I was in Dallas for depositions and a court appearance and had a free night. When this movement came flowing up as if out of nowhere, I almost fell out of my seat. All I heard was Eric Carmen--"Never Gonna Fall in Love Again." But then that wonderful clarinet solo just overwhelmed me. The middle section, with the oboe and the English Horn answering one another is sublime. And then the horns. I listen to the Ashkenazy recording with the Concertgebouw Orchestra all the time. But this is very, very good.
@@waltertheus3467 You are most likely CORRECT. It was many years ago when I heard it and my memory was that I heard the Beatles. Don't trust my memory any more. Thanks for the reminder.
I want to thank my high school music teacher ms. Lee for introducing me to this incredibly beautiful piece of music. Ms. Lee if you are still with us, from the bottom of my heart I will forever be grateful. You don’t know how much you changed this boy from the ghetto’s life.
Young man, that was a beautiful comment to your music teacher. I hope she's read it. If not, then rest assured that many, many Music Teachers are very appreciative. My own experience, and first introduction to classical music, was from my maternal grandfather back in 1950. I was 7 at the time. He told me he was going to play a recording (78 rpm) of Wilhelm Furtwangler conducting the BPO in Rossini's "Guillaume Tell Overture". I had no idea what any of that meant. So, I listened. Some of it was "pretty good". Nearing the end, and not all that impressed, I heard the World-famous "Fanfare" begin. "Grandpa", I exclaimed, "That's the Lone Ranger!" He was grinning and I knew I had been HAD - FOREVER!
Ole Flogger what’s a real shame is that with all the cuts in public education, music is one of the programs that is being eliminated. Before high school I had never been introduced to classical music and undoubtedly would never have listened to it on my own. I fear that today many young people in my situation will miss out on one of life’s true enjoyments.
@@loualcaraz6497 It is absolutely a shame. It was drastic enough for a guy to get cheaply-made plastic recorders integrated into the schools' curriculum to inspire young minds to take up music. But all it is now is a mockery of real wooden recorders and made a joke for sounding horrible when played incorrectly.
@@laiyinquan8355 Yeah no. Plastic recorders are seen as terrible because they're played by unenthusiastic students who saw it as no more than an object they can blow into in order to get a passing grade. In the right hand, they sound just as good as wooden recorders. Wooden recorders are also harder to play and more expensive, which aren't the right combinations when you want to introduce it to kids who WILL throw them around. th-cam.com/video/AazGWpPSCkk/w-d-xo.html
and the clarinet solo in the adagio is the most moving I ever heard in the 100 or so renditions I heard in all my life (I am 67). I heard it for the first time when I was 18......
No matter how many times I hear that movement, I get goosebumps. That, and the 2nd movement of Rach's Piano Concerto No. 2. The final passage of it makes my spine tingle, traveling up from my lower back and culminating at the back of my head.
@@nicolasdelaforge7420The entire piece is excellent, yes. I disagree that a movement cannot be separated from the whole though, the enduring popularity of Beethoven's "Ode To Joy" shows how common it is to focus on a specific section of an overall piece.
@@joshliam1967 The ones that you should not separate are ones where the same thematic material runs across the movements or the movements are so complimentary that any separation is an incomprehnsion. I think that Rachmaninov's 2nd belongs in this category. But, as you said, some movements may be sufficently distinct that they can be listened to apart from the rest. I do listen to Shostokovich's piano adagio - it is created by a god; so too ravel's piano adagio; Mahler's famous adagio from the 5th. These and more, I isolate. It's because I find the other movements jarring or boring. But it can't be done with Beethoven's 5th, for example, or Brahms' first. Having said that, as long as you love symphonic music, you're involved in some of the deepest beauty life has to give. Best -
OMG, what a Rach 2 symphony, one that penetrates the Slavic soul like no other. Surely, the DEFINITIVE performance, to me at least! Maestro Petrenko is top class and the Oslo players better than even the Berliners! Bitte. My wish is to hear this great orchestra play this same piece (with the same passion!) with this great conductor in the Dewan Fil over here in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, perhaps, when the Covid 19 pandemic is over. And that clarinet solo with Leif Pederson in the Adagio..........
I've never before seen a conductor with such control over whole orchestra. He uses his hands and fingers as of he was playing a very large and complex instrument, everyone was in sync so the harmony was crisp and clear. Brilliant.
Someone pointed out to me that a conductor's job is done in rehearsal. His presence isn't needed in performance---- they'd play it this way if he wasn't even there! Any tempo can be set for the orchestra by the concertmaster's bowing motion (first chair violin)
After the storm comes the peace of the Adagio…..repeating the motifs we hear in the first two movements but with such serenity and calm. Gives me chills every time I hear it.
Vasily Petrenko is one of the most gifted conductors on the classical music scene today. May his artistry and command of the score continue to enlighten and refresh the repertoire.
The Third Movement (Adagio) gives me goosebumps every single time! (And I've heard it many many times!) One of the best interpretations of Rach Symphony 2 - one of my favourite symphonies!
As monumentally gorgeous as the Adagio is, that sudden modulation from 42:08 to 42:12 never fails to get me. It's so subtle and only happens once in that whole 15-minute movement, but it tugs at my heartstrings every single time 🥲🥰
That brief interjection of a jolly, proud march at 23:50 is so incredible. I don't know why I enjoy that part so, but it just speaks to the creative genius of Rachmaninov. All of the themes in this song could be expanded into their own 30-minute long work.
Wow what a rendition from Oslo Philarmonic and Mr Petrenko!!! It seems to me that the orquestra members where in the high seas of emotion! They brings to me to tears. 😪 And yes, the adagio really was made with the angels behind mr Rachmaninov....and is the most highest and beautiful music ever written by a human been.
Petrenko and the Oslo Philharmonic have such a great chemistry. They blend in so well and they clearly have a great musical understanding of each other. What happens is something like this is produced. Can you come to the UK one day?
This symphony is brilliant as is this performance. I first heard Rachmaninoff's second symphony at a Boston Symphony Orchestra concert years ago. I had gone primarily to hear the soloist in a concerto during the first half of the concert. The emotion and intensity of the Rachmaninoff in the second half of the concert was overwhelming. To this day I cannot remember what was performed in the first half of the concert. This symphony should be performed much more frequently than it is.
Rachmaninoff is one of favourite Composer and this symphony does move me emotionally! I have watched this amazing symphony performed so many times by different orchestras and all of them were excellent! It's very difficult for me to say which orchestra is better than the others because by doing so I am making a judgement which is not fair on any orchestra. Having said that this concert is excellent. Super performance by Oslo Philharmonic orchestra and an very involved Conductor though young brings out the best from this orchestra. On the lighter side my girlfriend and me are watching the wonder of Rachmaninoff in full flow with a glass of wine!
This is the most intense emotionally compelling symphony ever. In 90s I remember attending it with ST Louis symphony orchestra when conducted by Leonard Slatkin. I sat in the first row and the finale ending was an out of body experience. Felt at union with the violinists who on turn were in a different world.
Es una de las más grandes y emocionales sinfonías. La pondría como asignatura modelo junto a las 5 y 9 de L.V. Beethoven, las 8 y 9 de Dvorak, 40 y 41 de W.A. Mozart, 4, 5 y 6 de Tchaikovski y alguna más.
They way how Maestro Petrenko conducts, really look film-ish. The dramatic sound effects and the ambitious body language formed the best interpretation of this piece. Bravo! Rachmaninov has always been my favourite composer of all time. Such a treasure to us Rach-fans!
I was searching for 2 hour to find the second movement, I checked all shostakovich, prokofiev, korsakov, rachmaninoff 1, and then finally found it. Thank you.
This is an incredible performance. Every member of that orchestra feels and "understands" what the music is "saying" and you can see it on their faces. They're good and they know it. So much energy!
Pieces at minute 31 onward melted my heart...everything doesn't seems to matter anymore in this world, while floating in the air and battling with global pandemic and world economy issues...
The solo clarinet in the 2nd movement was inexpressibly beautiful. I have never hear it performed more flawlessly. Brought tears. But then this movement always moves me. Maybe where the musical term derives. If it isn’t, it ought to be.
there is something really powerful about a brass ensemble playing a harmonic note in the lower registers. You don't hear it very often, but when they do, it is a really powerful sound.
Peter, my dad was a musician who played 5 instruments and had a piano at home, where he prepared and practice for his art; I grew among scales and beautiful sounds and even though I was not gifted to play instruments, I was blessed with a good ear for quality music. I believe in inspiration, in making good music, which is telling us of the human capability and the human heart. We live in an era of mediocre art, of nudity and corruption, good music to me, is one of the purifying arts, the light that shines in dark places, a soothing bath of healing and tranquility; I do not know what I would have done with this Pandemic, hitting us without good music. Peter, I wish you a Happy Season and a Much Better New Year. Ángel
This is beautiful!! I feel like Rachmaninov is underrated as a Symphonic composer when compared to his contemporaries Stravinsky, Prokofiev, and Shostakovich.
La segunda sinfonía de Rachmaninoff tiene momentos conmovedores, y no sólo en el "adagio". No sé qué tan cerca vivió este hombre del mar, pero yo siento en su música flotar la brisa y alentar la marea, mientras el día se resiste hasta el último momento a morir sobre la playa y allá en el horizonte. Un ocaso interminable, hondamente nostálgico.
I've heard this symphony countless times. this is probably the best i've ever heard it. fantastic clarity, masterful use of tempo, spirit and emotion are everpresent. love when artists can take an old standard and convincingly do something different with it. beautifully done.
Cette symphonie est de bout en bout un véritable bonheur pour l’esprit. Vassili Petrenko maitrise cet orchestre, et sans gestes inutiles nous donne sa vision et ainsi une magnifique version. Le troisième mouvement a lui même une émotion communicative. C’est une déception que d’avoir « seulement « une version audio de la version Ashkénazy, car il signe lui aussi une œuvre formidable. En son temps la première symphonie fut un relatif échec. Et pourtant c’est aussi une merveilleuse symphonie. Il est dommage que les symphonies de Rachmaninov ne retiennent pas encore toute l’attention qu’elles devraient avoir. En tout cas pas autant que ses concertos. Rachmaninov nous a laissé quantité d’œuvres majeures. Elles ont le mérite qu’on s’y attarde. P.R.
I feel like an enthralled captive of my beloved, yearning and longing to be one with my dearest one. Who could capture my soul so tightly yet tenderly than Rachmaninoff's Adagio, that my death becomes my life in that melodious and exhilarating celestial world! Thank you, Oslo Philharmanic, for the music.
Not an expert who has carefully listened to 20 versions of this piece but, nonetheless, it stands out even among the many great performances on youtube. The harmonies often gave me chills. Lots of emotional energy. Great performance. The video/direction and recording add a lot as well. Wonderfully filmed. And, I guess, Rachmaninoff gets some credit too.
This is difficult to play because of Epic + Lyric impressions mixed up with modern + old. This Young conductor and Oslo phil accomplished astonishing playing indeed. I am mesmerized.
Bravo! Bravo! I never get tired of listening to this recording, I get goosebumps each time. Thank you Vasily Petrenko, thank you Oslo Philharmonic, but most of all thank you Sergei Rachmaninoff!
Дорогая Вы моя! Потрясающе по-русски сказано. Спасибо Вам, Ваши объятья принял и возвращаю Вам! Будем счастливы, как будто эта музыка всегда звучала бы с нами рядом!
This most wonderful work of genius makes me think that it's really about an hour's worth of watching with our ears the various and active thoughts and imaginings of any one of us. But the most soul-satisfying takeaway from the hour is the overall sense of comfort and well-being imparted by the splendid and life-loving Maestro Rachmaninoff. What an amazing work!
What a great performance of arguably one of the best symphonies ever composed and the conductor is super class and I can't wait to watch this video over and over again.
So beautifully done and played with such passion from a great orchestra. Congrats to the concert master for the best bowing - loved the up bows in the 1st movement - brilliant! The tempo mastery creates an unstoppable emotion, particularly in the 4th movement - it just rides across the top of heaven itself. Bravo, bravo, bravissimo!
Ik heb het stuk vaak op CD gehoord. Om het te zien uitvoeren is een ware belevenis. Nu pas zie ik hoe moeilijk en complex het stuk is. De musici leveren gezamenlijk een echte prestatie, ze scheppen een kunstwerk.
It's like a lovefest. Fabulous is justifiable. Every phrase is brought out beautifully, every movement stars, nothing is lost in this performance. What warmth!!! I think Rachmaninoff has found his conductor in Vasily Petrenko. He never abandons the players but is with them all the way. The orchestra shows total commitment to the music from the first measure. The string sections have several kinds of vibrato, very subtle and advanced, which they use to great effect and the concertmaster uses a down shift on the first finger that is very cool. All the sections and solos are very fine. What is extremely impressive is the way the entire brass section uses rubato as one to adjust and follow the interpretation/playing of the strings in passages perfectly. The clarinet solo is most excellent. He seems to use circular breathing since long passages have no breaks for breaths. Wow. Gives me chills.
Magnifique interprétation ! Le troisième mouvement est sublimé par l'orchestre et son chef, qui ensemble, m'arrachent les larmes des yeux à chaque écoute ! On se dit alors, que Dieu existe sans doute !
This performance is so romantic and yet so very clear and clean. Bravo to the Oslo orchestra members and Maestro Petrenko!! I think this is an excellent relationship, and it's obvious the orchestra members--though very focused--are thoroughly enjoying themselves. Love to see that.
The build to the climax at 15:50 is masterly in providing focus for the whole first movement. I was brought up with the classic Previn LSO/70s but this is right up there. Thank you!
I stand in complete amazement every day-in front of my laptop, watching these conductors and talented musicians achieve total unity of purpose: to provide the most beautiful harmonic sounds that humans are able to produce. To me the most impressive feature of good music is that as we enjoy listening to it, it will not distract us from the chore at hand, it soothes the soul and blends with our spirits. My father was a musician and I grew appreciating music but, these days of crisis and pandemics, I am admiring it even more,
Under Maestro Petrenko, The Oslo phil.displays an obvious emotional connection. The kind of dynamic personal investment that is totally compelling.For me...one of the most riveting experiences I've ever had with this glorious work.🎵🏆🏆
In here is peace, thoughtfulness, structure, introspection, sublimity, and beauty. Out there is noise, confusion, anarchy, and ugliness. An die, Musik!
Esta sinfonia es mi preferida...no puedo evitar cada vez que la escucho me hace llorar me arrebata todos los sentidos, me eleva, es sublime, es maravillosa, es perfecta Y que bien ejecutada. Gracias
I think that I would like to be transported back in time to sit next to him in silence and watch him compose this symphony. There is a point in time that he did exactly that. Pen, paper and creative artistic genius. Send me back.
At 19:08 we hear the substitution of a nice solid E natural stroke played on the timpani rather than just the bass string section as in the original score by the composer. BRAVO
I miss Maurice Jansons, I saw Ormandy lead no.Rachy's No.2 this is exceptionally good. And I love the Oslo Phil and Petrenko. I hope to get to Norway some day.
This symphony draws your attention and then you start to love it like few others. Thanks to TH-cam for the different versions but this is my favourite. Inspired score and beautiful playing. Last seen for real at Bridgewater Hall, Manchester (RNCM) and bowled over. Hope one day I will see it played by Oslo Phil for real, but this recording is so special.
After listening to many versions of this piece, I'm strictly convinced that maestro Petrenko's version cannot be surpassed. The Oslo Philharmonic and Petrenko are some of the best duos of our time. Everything they produce is utterly beautiful and divine. And one more thing, Petrenko is one of the rarest conductors that can take a piece out of its standard and usual form and flex it to his own ideas. This requires an incredible amount of encouragement.
On the basis of your review, I listened to the last 6 or 7 minutes of the finale - a good yardstick of any performance - and found it very hard driven. Then I tried the end of the first mvt and was disappointed to hear the timpani thwack which I believe is not in the score. There are so many performances of this masterpiece that it’s hard to choose just one, but on the basis of what I’ve heard so far, this would not be among my first picks. It’s too aggressive - just a fraction too fast. I’m very keen on the TH-cam version directed by American conductor James Feddeck - with a French orchestra, if I remember correctly. I’ll try this Petrenko from beginning to end in the meantime.
@@paulturner1973 too fast???????
What about Anthony Pappano's version?
Es posible. Pero la versión de Dimitri Kitayenko con la sinfónica de Dinamarca y el solo de un magistral clarinetista cuyo nombre no recuerdo, en el adagio, y la flautista Ulla Miilmann (video que fue sacado o bajado de TH-cam por razones que ignoro) es de también de un nivel superlativo.
@@PeterLunowPL Just over rather than just under the hour is right, assuming the score is played complete. As noted below by another listener, Kitaenko is superb - but I fear his performance has been deleted from TH-cam…
I’ve heard dozens of symphony orchestras perform R2, both in live performances and all up and down TH-cam. One thing is clear: the brilliant orchestrator and harmonist Rachmaninoff transcends anyone and everything that presents his beautiful music.
Isn't the Adagio one of the most beautiful movements in all classical music?! Thank God for this season of working from home. I'd scarcely listened to Rachmaninoff beforehand; now I'm profoundly impressed with the soul and genius of his music. And I love Maestro Petrenko's conducting too. Bravo!
Yes it is. Check this out: LOVEBITES "Under The Red Sky". All female power metal band from Tokyo Japan. Miyako Watanabe is a classically trained pianist, and she also plays guitar. She used THIS music in her song.
Thank the Beatles for using it effectively.
@@dadhatchett7343: You lost me there. Wasn't it Eric Carmen? "Never Gonna Fall in Love."
The first time I ever heard this symphony was at a concert by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. Eduarto Mata was the conductor. I was in Dallas for depositions and a court appearance and had a free night. When this movement came flowing up as if out of nowhere, I almost fell out of my seat. All I heard was Eric Carmen--"Never Gonna Fall in Love Again." But then that wonderful clarinet solo just overwhelmed me. The middle section, with the oboe and the English Horn answering one another is sublime. And then the horns. I listen to the Ashkenazy recording with the Concertgebouw Orchestra all the time. But this is very, very good.
@@waltertheus3467 You are most likely CORRECT. It was many years ago when I heard it and my memory was that I heard the Beatles. Don't trust my memory any more. Thanks for the reminder.
I want to thank my high school music teacher ms. Lee for introducing me to this incredibly beautiful piece of music. Ms. Lee if you are still with us, from the bottom of my heart I will forever be grateful. You don’t know how much you changed this boy from the ghetto’s life.
Young man, that was a beautiful comment to your music teacher. I hope she's read it. If not, then rest assured that many, many Music Teachers are very appreciative. My own experience, and first introduction to classical music, was from my maternal grandfather back in 1950. I was 7 at the time. He told me he was going to play a recording (78 rpm) of Wilhelm Furtwangler conducting the BPO in Rossini's "Guillaume Tell Overture". I had no idea what any of that meant. So, I listened. Some of it was "pretty good". Nearing the end, and not all that impressed, I heard the World-famous "Fanfare" begin. "Grandpa", I exclaimed, "That's the Lone Ranger!" He was grinning and I knew I had been HAD - FOREVER!
Ole Flogger what’s a real shame is that with all the cuts in public education, music is one of the programs that is being eliminated. Before high school I had never been introduced to classical music and undoubtedly would never have listened to it on my own. I fear that today many young people in my situation will miss out on one of life’s true enjoyments.
@@loualcaraz6497 It is absolutely a shame. It was drastic enough for a guy to get cheaply-made plastic recorders integrated into the schools' curriculum to inspire young minds to take up music. But all it is now is a mockery of real wooden recorders and made a joke for sounding horrible when played incorrectly.
Bro this piece is genuinely life changing
@@laiyinquan8355 Yeah no. Plastic recorders are seen as terrible because they're played by unenthusiastic students who saw it as no more than an object they can blow into in order to get a passing grade. In the right hand, they sound just as good as wooden recorders. Wooden recorders are also harder to play and more expensive, which aren't the right combinations when you want to introduce it to kids who WILL throw them around. th-cam.com/video/AazGWpPSCkk/w-d-xo.html
The Adagio movement is my FAV.
I'm the best.
At torturing pianists
...no cabe duda que eres genial ¡Gracias por todas las obras que nos dejaste incluso tu sinfonía numero 1 !
Yea u big hand
@@charbelalam2648 cruel but true ,haha
At least you never told an orchestra what you yourself couldn't do. The problem was, you could do ANYTHING.
The first 4 minutes are just pure magic.
So are all the other minutes
The Adagio at 29:30 is pure magic
and the clarinet solo in the adagio is the most moving I ever heard in the 100 or so renditions I heard in all my life (I am 67). I heard it for the first time when I was 18......
No matter how many times I hear that movement, I get goosebumps.
That, and the 2nd movement of Rach's Piano Concerto No. 2. The final passage of it makes my spine tingle, traveling up from my lower back and culminating at the back of my head.
I cannot agree. The entire piece is magical - including the flute transition. The Adagio cannot be separated - the symphony is one whole piece.
@@nicolasdelaforge7420The entire piece is excellent, yes. I disagree that a movement cannot be separated from the whole though, the enduring popularity of Beethoven's "Ode To Joy" shows how common it is to focus on a specific section of an overall piece.
@@joshliam1967 The ones that you should not separate are ones where the same thematic material runs across the movements or the movements are so complimentary that any separation is an incomprehnsion. I think that Rachmaninov's 2nd belongs in this category. But, as you said, some movements may be sufficently distinct that they can be listened to apart from the rest. I do listen to Shostokovich's piano adagio - it is created by a god; so too ravel's piano adagio; Mahler's famous adagio from the 5th. These and more, I isolate. It's because I find the other movements jarring or boring. But it can't be done with Beethoven's 5th, for example, or Brahms' first. Having said that, as long as you love symphonic music, you're involved in some of the deepest beauty life has to give. Best -
OMG, what a Rach 2 symphony, one that penetrates the Slavic soul like no other. Surely, the DEFINITIVE performance, to me at least! Maestro Petrenko is top class and the Oslo players better than even the Berliners! Bitte.
My wish is to hear this great orchestra play this same piece (with the same passion!) with this great conductor in the Dewan Fil over here in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, perhaps, when the Covid 19 pandemic is over.
And that clarinet solo with Leif Pederson in the Adagio..........
I've never before seen a conductor with such control over whole orchestra. He uses his hands and fingers
as of he was playing a very large and complex instrument, everyone was in sync so the harmony was crisp and clear. Brilliant.
Ошибка в комментарии, которую сделала, обидно, что не поправила редакция!!! Слушаю Петренко всегда! ❤️❤️❤️
Браво, оркестру и Петренко!!!, ❤️❤️❤️
Someone pointed out to me that a conductor's job is done in rehearsal. His presence isn't needed in performance---- they'd play it this way if he wasn't even there! Any tempo can be set for the orchestra by the concertmaster's bowing motion (first chair violin)
After the storm comes the peace of the Adagio…..repeating the motifs we hear in the first two movements but with such serenity and calm. Gives me chills every time I hear it.
Vasily Petrenko is one of the most gifted conductors on the classical music scene today. May his artistry and command of the score continue to enlighten and refresh the repertoire.
The Third Movement (Adagio) gives me goosebumps every single time! (And I've heard it many many times!) One of the best interpretations of Rach Symphony 2 - one of my favourite symphonies!
As monumentally gorgeous as the Adagio is, that sudden modulation from 42:08 to 42:12 never fails to get me. It's so subtle and only happens once in that whole 15-minute movement, but it tugs at my heartstrings every single time 🥲🥰
It's "romantic' but in the 20th century episteme.
Right at 35:52. It gets so intense that it builds up to something powerful. I just love it.
That brief interjection of a jolly, proud march at 23:50 is so incredible. I don't know why I enjoy that part so, but it just speaks to the creative genius of Rachmaninov. All of the themes in this song could be expanded into their own 30-minute long work.
Wow what a rendition from Oslo Philarmonic and Mr Petrenko!!! It seems to me that the orquestra members where in the high seas of emotion! They brings to me to tears. 😪 And yes, the adagio really was made with the angels behind mr Rachmaninov....and is the most highest and beautiful music ever written by a human been.
Petrenko and the Oslo Philharmonic have such a great chemistry. They blend in so well and they clearly have a great musical understanding of each other. What happens is something like this is produced. Can you come to the UK one day?
This symphony is brilliant as is this performance. I first heard Rachmaninoff's second symphony at a Boston Symphony Orchestra concert years ago. I had gone primarily to hear the soloist in a concerto during the first half of the concert. The emotion and intensity of the Rachmaninoff in the second half of the concert was overwhelming. To this day I cannot remember what was performed in the first half of the concert. This symphony should be performed much more frequently than it is.
The third movement actually made me cry! So beautiful!
yes indeed it was so melochonic
Rachmaninoff is one of favourite Composer and this symphony does move me emotionally! I have watched this amazing symphony performed so many times by different orchestras and all of them were excellent! It's very difficult for me to say which orchestra is better than the others because by doing so I am making a judgement which is not fair on any orchestra. Having said that this concert is excellent. Super performance by Oslo Philharmonic orchestra and an very involved Conductor though young brings out the best from this orchestra. On the lighter side my girlfriend and me are watching the wonder of Rachmaninoff in full flow with a glass of wine!
This is the most intense emotionally compelling symphony ever. In 90s I remember attending it with ST Louis symphony orchestra when conducted by Leonard Slatkin. I sat in the first row and the finale ending was an out of body experience. Felt at union with the violinists who on turn were in a different world.
Es una de las más grandes y emocionales sinfonías. La pondría como asignatura modelo junto a las 5 y 9 de L.V. Beethoven, las 8 y 9 de Dvorak, 40 y 41 de W.A. Mozart, 4, 5 y 6 de Tchaikovski y alguna más.
Saw this live at the Toronto Symphony last night. Had tears in my eyes throughout the adagio.
Oof I'm envious!! I haven't managed to find a live performance anywhere near me for quite some time.
They way how Maestro Petrenko conducts, really look film-ish. The dramatic sound effects and the ambitious body language formed the best interpretation of this piece. Bravo!
Rachmaninov has always been my favourite composer of all time. Such a treasure to us Rach-fans!
I. Largo - Allegro Moderato 0:00
II. Allegro molto 19:18
III. Adagio 29:30
IV. Allegro vivace 44:34
BRAVO!! ....May be they remember Maris Jansons' spirit , especially in that Symphony...!
Molto Grazie
I was searching for 2 hour to find the second movement, I checked all shostakovich, prokofiev, korsakov, rachmaninoff 1, and then finally found it. Thank you.
Thank you!
Que bueno poder encontrar los momentos con los que uno goza, gracias por su ayuda
This is an incredible performance. Every member of that orchestra feels and "understands" what the music is "saying" and you can see it on their faces. They're good and they know it. So much energy!
Just saw this live. Was mere meters away from him. What a actual god. The performance was LEGENDARY.
you are soooooo lucky!!!!!!!!
Pieces at minute 31 onward melted my heart...everything doesn't seems to matter anymore in this world, while floating in the air and battling with global pandemic and world economy issues...
❤
This is the best perform of Rachmaninov 2nd symphony ever. Brilliant!
The solo clarinet in the 2nd movement was inexpressibly beautiful. I have never hear it performed more flawlessly. Brought tears. But then this movement always moves me. Maybe where the musical term derives. If it isn’t, it ought to be.
there is something really powerful about a brass ensemble playing a harmonic note in the lower registers. You don't hear it very often, but when they do, it is a really powerful sound.
Peter, my dad was a musician who played 5 instruments and had a piano at home, where he prepared and practice for his art; I grew among scales and beautiful sounds and even though I was not gifted to play instruments, I was blessed with a good ear for quality music.
I believe in inspiration, in making good music, which is telling us of the human capability and the human heart.
We live in an era of mediocre art, of nudity and corruption, good music to me, is one of the purifying arts, the light that shines in dark places, a soothing bath of healing and tranquility; I do not know what I would have done with this Pandemic, hitting us without good music.
Peter, I wish you a Happy Season and a Much Better New Year.
Ángel
Who is Peter?
I love Oslo Philharmonic
Vasily Petrenko is an amazing conductor. This is one of my favorite symphonies, done to perfection. Bravo!!
I sincerely hope that we can travel again to hear the music, see the orchestra, and share the experience sooner than later.
One of the best symphonies I've heard.
Symphonie N° 2 fait partie de mes préférées, elle me procure un immense bonheur.💝C'est sublime .Merci Oslo Philharmonic.
This is literally breathtaking
i keep finding myself holding my breath during the performance haha
This is beautiful!! I feel like Rachmaninov is underrated as a Symphonic composer when compared to his contemporaries Stravinsky, Prokofiev, and Shostakovich.
Спасает только музыка! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Есть ли записи с пианиста и скрипачами, с этим оркестром?
That is right I do not understand why..
Stravinsky is just noise to me - unlistenable. I would definitely put Rachmaninoff right up there with Prokofiev or Shostakovich - or even above them.
My rank is Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov, Shostakovich, Prokofiev and Stravinsky
Probably one of the best symphonies!
La segunda sinfonía de Rachmaninoff tiene momentos conmovedores, y no sólo en el "adagio". No sé qué tan cerca vivió este hombre del mar, pero yo siento en su música flotar la brisa y alentar la marea, mientras el día se resiste hasta el último momento a morir sobre la playa y allá en el horizonte. Un ocaso interminable, hondamente nostálgico.
Мелодия мыслей. Так должна протекать жизнь.Так течет полноводная река. Браво Петренко. Браво оркестр
Осло. Вы молодцы. Привет из Киева.
I've heard this symphony countless times. this is probably the best i've ever heard it. fantastic clarity, masterful use of tempo, spirit and emotion are everpresent. love when artists can take an old standard and convincingly do something different with it. beautifully done.
@Ronin Silas What is that to do with Rach 2 Symphony???
This is as good as it gets. I can’t imagine a more inspiring performance. Thank you!
Cette symphonie est de bout en bout un véritable bonheur pour l’esprit. Vassili Petrenko maitrise cet orchestre, et sans gestes inutiles nous donne sa vision et ainsi une magnifique version. Le troisième mouvement a lui même une émotion communicative. C’est une déception que d’avoir « seulement « une version audio de la version Ashkénazy, car il signe lui aussi une œuvre formidable. En son temps la première symphonie fut un relatif échec. Et pourtant c’est aussi une merveilleuse symphonie. Il est dommage que les symphonies de Rachmaninov ne retiennent pas encore toute l’attention qu’elles devraient avoir. En tout cas pas autant que ses concertos. Rachmaninov nous a laissé quantité d’œuvres majeures. Elles ont le mérite qu’on s’y attarde. P.R.
I feel like an enthralled captive of my beloved, yearning and longing to be one with my dearest one. Who could capture my soul so tightly yet tenderly than Rachmaninoff's Adagio, that my death becomes my life in that melodious and exhilarating celestial world! Thank you, Oslo Philharmanic, for the music.
54:57 yep, that's how I feel this whole symphony, specially in that part.
And when it begins at 54:37 is like "Oh yes, here it comes"
Not an expert who has carefully listened to 20 versions of this piece but, nonetheless, it stands out even among the many great performances on youtube. The harmonies often gave me chills. Lots of emotional energy. Great performance. The video/direction and recording add a lot as well. Wonderfully filmed. And, I guess, Rachmaninoff gets some credit too.
"gets some credit too" Hilarious!
This is difficult to play because of Epic + Lyric impressions mixed up with modern + old. This Young conductor and Oslo phil accomplished astonishing playing indeed. I am mesmerized.
Bravo! Bravo! I never get tired of listening to this recording, I get goosebumps each time. Thank you Vasily Petrenko, thank you Oslo Philharmonic, but most of all thank you Sergei Rachmaninoff!
Simply stunning ! One of the great symphonies rendered brilliantly !
One of the best adagio in classical music
*of the best symphonies
Divine symphony by my beloved composer!Stunning performance!
Очень искренне, до слез. Хочется всех простить и обнять весь мир! Спасибо гениальному Рахманинову , дирижеру и оркестру!
I can feel your hugs. Hahahah! Here from the Philippines. Happy listening to the surreal music of Rachmaninoff.
Дорогая Вы моя! Потрясающе по-русски сказано. Спасибо Вам, Ваши объятья принял и возвращаю Вам! Будем счастливы, как будто эта музыка всегда звучала бы с нами рядом!
Que Belleza! Sublime! Los brazos de Petrenko son como alas! Vuela con el corazón!
Bravo! Bravo! Bravo! Рахманинову, Петренко, Oslo Philharmonic!!! Прошу у Бога прощения, прошу Его дать нам условия для мира и дружбы между людьми!!!
Да услышит Вас Бог! Берегите себя!
36:51 Goosebumps! Wow!
Thank You !! What a Masterpiece....pure Magic !!!
This most wonderful work of genius makes me think that it's really about an hour's worth of watching with our ears the various and active thoughts and imaginings of any one of us. But the most soul-satisfying takeaway from the hour is the overall sense of comfort and well-being imparted by the splendid and life-loving Maestro Rachmaninoff. What an amazing work!
What a great performance of arguably one of the best symphonies ever composed and the conductor is super class and I can't wait to watch this video over and over again.
Vasily Petrenko is a Genius! The best conductor ever! Brilliant performance! Thanks for this video!
So beautifully done and played with such passion from a great orchestra. Congrats to the concert master for the best bowing - loved the up bows in the 1st movement - brilliant! The tempo mastery creates an unstoppable emotion, particularly in the 4th movement - it just rides across the top of heaven itself. Bravo, bravo, bravissimo!
At 19:05 (among other places) you can see the orchestra getting physically into the climax of the 1st movement .
19:05 ここのティンパニーがカッコイイ😊
クラリネットのソロも素晴らしいです!
感動的でした❤
ありがとうございます😂
Magique et magnifique Rachmaninov! Bravo et Merci aux musiciens de l’Oslo Philharmonic et au talentueux chef Vasily Petrenko ❤️
Ik heb het stuk vaak op CD gehoord. Om het te zien uitvoeren is een ware belevenis. Nu pas zie ik hoe moeilijk en complex het stuk is. De musici leveren gezamenlijk een echte prestatie, ze scheppen een kunstwerk.
A real roller-coaster of a symphony it always leaves me emotionally drained with nowhere to go after.
Vasily, you are a genius!
Magnifique interprétation de cette superbe symphonie !!!! Bravo et Merci !!!
It's like a lovefest. Fabulous is justifiable. Every phrase is brought out beautifully, every movement stars, nothing is lost in this performance. What warmth!!! I think Rachmaninoff has found his conductor in Vasily Petrenko. He never abandons the players but is with them all the way. The orchestra shows total commitment to the music from the first measure. The string sections have several kinds of vibrato, very subtle and advanced, which they use to great effect and the concertmaster uses a down shift on the first finger that is very cool. All the sections and solos are very fine. What is extremely impressive is the way the entire brass section uses rubato as one to adjust and follow the interpretation/playing of the strings in passages perfectly. The clarinet solo is most excellent. He seems to use circular breathing since long passages have no breaks for breaths. Wow. Gives me chills.
Эта музыка перенесла меня в другой мир! Василий Петренко,вы совершенно точно занимаетесь своим делом!
Almost crying.. Wonderful music and performance!
This symphony is the soundtrack to my life
Rachmaninoff always blows me away..
This is an absolutely stunning performance. Inspiring and beautiful. Bravo!
Magnifique interprétation !
Le troisième mouvement est sublimé par l'orchestre et son chef, qui ensemble, m'arrachent les larmes des yeux à chaque écoute !
On se dit alors, que Dieu existe sans doute !
This performance is so romantic and yet so very clear and clean. Bravo to the Oslo orchestra members and Maestro Petrenko!! I think this is an excellent relationship, and it's obvious the orchestra members--though very focused--are thoroughly enjoying themselves. Love to see that.
The build to the climax at 15:50 is masterly in providing focus for the whole first movement. I was brought up with the classic Previn LSO/70s but this is right up there. Thank you!
The Previn/LSO is the Gold Standard
Agree wholeheartedly !@@patrickstults3132
I stand in complete amazement every day-in front of my laptop, watching these conductors and talented musicians achieve total unity of purpose: to provide the most beautiful harmonic sounds that humans are able to produce.
To me the most impressive feature of good music is that as we enjoy listening to it, it will not distract us from the chore at hand, it soothes the soul and blends with our spirits.
My father was a musician and I grew appreciating music but, these days of crisis and pandemics, I am admiring it even more,
Well said
thank you for these beautiful words, I am really moved by it (I am a musician)
So beautiful. It lifts my spirits to hear something so beautiful during these dangerous times we are living through.
Wonderful symphony! The "adagio" it's like soundtrack of old movies, it's the most beautiful moviment!
Under Maestro Petrenko, The Oslo phil.displays an obvious emotional connection. The kind of dynamic personal investment that is totally compelling.For me...one of the most riveting experiences I've ever had with this glorious work.🎵🏆🏆
20:30 ❤ 26:13 ❤ 26:40 ❤ 33:47 ❤ 34:25 ❤ 35:33 ❤ 42:07 ❤ 47:06 ❤ 47:47
That adagio is something I don't have words to describe...
In here is peace, thoughtfulness, structure, introspection, sublimity, and beauty. Out there is noise, confusion, anarchy, and ugliness. An die, Musik!
Esta sinfonia es mi preferida...no puedo evitar cada vez que la escucho me hace llorar me arrebata todos los sentidos, me eleva, es sublime, es maravillosa, es perfecta
Y que bien ejecutada.
Gracias
Vasily is getting wonderful performances from this very fine Oslo symphony!
Восхитительно! БРАВО!!! Такое очень русское исполнение, такой очень русской музыки!!! БРАВО!!!
В точку!)
Соседи..старались !
Печально, но в 2022 году случилась БЕДА. Российский президент решил 22 февраля 2022 напасть войной на УКРАИНУ.....
몇주동안 있지도 않던 불면증상때문에 고생좀 하다가 안정을 찾고 있는 중인데 이노래가 릴렉스하는데 너무 좋은 것 같아요. 심신이 릴렉스되는 마법.. ❤
Just wonderful
I think that I would like to be transported back in time to sit next to him in silence and watch him compose this symphony. There is a point in time that he did exactly that. Pen, paper and creative artistic genius. Send me back.
Είναι ό,τι καλύτερο έχει γραφεί στις συμφωνίες της κλασσικής μουσικής . Και ο μαέστρος μαζί με την ορχήστρα στα καλύτερά τους .
Meravigliosa musica, Rachsmaninov super, uno dei miei preferiti compositori Russi! ❤
Io sono patita dal musica di Rachmaninov sto scrivendo di scenario del film che racconta di lui
At 19:08 we hear the substitution of a nice solid E natural stroke played on the timpani rather than just the bass string section as in the original score by the composer. BRAVO
For me, this is the best version. Thankyou very much!
Really good. My favorite is the incomparable Previn/LSO from the 70's. So lush. But this was excellent.
I miss Maurice Jansons, I saw Ormandy lead no.Rachy's No.2 this is exceptionally good. And I love the Oslo Phil and Petrenko.
I hope to get to Norway some day.
The most breathtaking rendition of the "big" clarinet solo I've ever heard. Utterly flawless!
BRAVO Leif Pederson!
This symphony draws your attention and then you start to love it like few others. Thanks to TH-cam for the different versions but this is my favourite.
Inspired score and beautiful playing. Last seen for real at Bridgewater Hall, Manchester (RNCM) and bowled over. Hope one day I will see it played by Oslo Phil for real, but this recording is so special.
26:40 sounds like a deep breath in, then out. Beautiful moment