rare footage of W. Furtwangler rehearsing Schubert's Unfinished Symphony

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  • @cesteres
    @cesteres 6 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    He really knew his stuff. Zero bs or mannerisms

  • @Mr.CelloPaul
    @Mr.CelloPaul ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This is a very fine video. I only wish there were more of it. Here I find Furtwängler and the Berlin Philharmonic mesmerizing in their intensity!

  • @endlandmusic
    @endlandmusic 6 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    was für ein unglaubliches Genie !!!

  • @matthewzisi300
    @matthewzisi300 4 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    To all those youth orchestra conductors that told you to smile more when playing...find a violinist in that group that doesn't have a serious frown of determination!

    • @antoniovisioli4460
      @antoniovisioli4460 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Giustissima osservazione!

    • @zenpiper
      @zenpiper 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Berliners didn't smile much back then. Hitler killed the funny people.

    • @gabrielgabriel8096
      @gabrielgabriel8096 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Today is The Idiocracy Era... You know?? Everyone smiling even while playing dramatic pieces (composed by desperated Artists, usually; not to be forgotten)... non sense at all... like monkies.
      Smile or Die...

    • @classicalperformances8777
      @classicalperformances8777 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      everyone is different

    • @УзеирМамедов-п6л
      @УзеирМамедов-п6л 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I never smile👹

  • @shantihealer
    @shantihealer 6 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    Fantastic to have such footage surviving. Thank you!

  • @paolograndinetti7609
    @paolograndinetti7609 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Straordinario filmato del più grande direttore di tutti i tempi.

  • @roideschats8799
    @roideschats8799 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    fabuleux !

  • @sriram9350
    @sriram9350 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    We in South India got introduced to this Schubert symphony thru composer Ilayaraja who used this piece in a stage show in 2011 to demonstrate what a symphony is and how he composed a Tamil film song in 1979 ..in a folk genre inspired by this piece ..

    • @khurmiful
      @khurmiful 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Any chance of that being on TH-cam?

    • @sriram9350
      @sriram9350 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@khurmiful yes... That stage show is available in social media ..let me try...

    • @sriram9350
      @sriram9350 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      th-cam.com/video/7gT7qqbN9jQ/w-d-xo.html. This is the link for that portion of that stage show .. where uses this Schubert symphony... To explain what is a symphony ....
      He says that in lay man terms it is .. two different melodies playing simultaneously. ..and demonstrated with one section playing a melody seperately and the other one playing another ...then asking both of them to play simultaneously. .. he says that this Schubert piece impressed him so much.. that he composed a folk melancholy fir a flim ...from this inspiration... He also demonstrates it by humming his folk composition as the symphony ends . . Where u see the continuity in the spirit ..though they are different compositions .... Another genius ...Ilayaraja

    • @akshay15411
      @akshay15411 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Which was done with in Neenga Mudiyuma song

    • @Cernumospete
      @Cernumospete 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for that.
      And the link.

  • @pearlpham5578
    @pearlpham5578 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Oh my god . Wonderfullll

  • @sangdopalri349
    @sangdopalri349 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Wunderbar. Der Meister.

    • @sangdopalri349
      @sangdopalri349 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Luigi Raimondo Pomo Das sind alles große Künstler. Aber der Meister ist nur einer.

    • @sangdopalri349
      @sangdopalri349 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Luigi Raimondo Pomo I am a German, I live in Danzig - now in Poland. The excellent conductors you mentioned are great. But Furtwängler was the only one... For me. Greetings.

    • @sangdopalri349
      @sangdopalri349 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Luigi Raimondo Pomo The war was triggered by Hitler and Stalin (Ribbentrop-Molotov pact in 1939). Tragic history cannot be changed. However, care must be taken that it does not happen again.

    • @sangdopalri349
      @sangdopalri349 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Luigi Raimondo Pomo Definitly! Gute Nacht

    • @sangdopalri349
      @sangdopalri349 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@Luigi Raimondo Pomo Good morning. Of course, I have this set, with an excellent Ninth Symphony (EMI?).
      Furtwängler conducted Wagner's Ring with Wolfgang Windgassen and Martha Mödl, 1953 - this performance I value most.

  • @marciarijfkogelrijfkogel4587
    @marciarijfkogelrijfkogel4587 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Wunderbar, der beste Dirigent

    • @Mr.CelloPaul
      @Mr.CelloPaul ปีที่แล้ว

      Seemingly *one of* the best!

  • @cimbassovr
    @cimbassovr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Un genio non c è che dire !!!

  • @Luckyluc1151
    @Luckyluc1151 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    It's like if an invisible force moves him, he is possessed by this force. Between 1:23 and 1:30 it's impressive: a marionette moved by the force of music.

  • @MrGer2295
    @MrGer2295 7 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    WONDERFUL ! Thank you for posting :)

  • @bigbeautifullife7329
    @bigbeautifullife7329 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Furtwängler was a German conductor who continued to perform during the war until just before the end of the war. There were times when the Nazi history was in a prominent place at the performance venue. However, the relationship with Nazi executives was not good. He tried to welcome the Jews to the Berlin Philharmoniker if he was musically good. There was often conflict with the authorities. He went into exile in Switzerland shortly before the end of the war. I saw a valuable video. Thank you.

    • @classicalperformances8777
      @classicalperformances8777 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      he suffered a lot then,especially with toscanini accusing him for being aNazi and running almsot a propaganda against him

    • @yvonneheald6456
      @yvonneheald6456 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I didnt know about the upstart Toscanini calling him a Nazi, which he wasnt by the way. Obviously Toscanini was consumed with jealously; in that he was considered second rate when compared to Furtwangler. What's ironic is Italy and Germany were the axis powers during WW2. What did the Italian think he was doing criticizing his German allies.

    • @maxscholl7021
      @maxscholl7021 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Furtwangler was brilliant but a huge narcissist, perhaps larger than most conductors. His choice to stay in Germany is condemnable.

  • @松本保雄-z2e
    @松本保雄-z2e 11 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    とても、きれいな映像です。感激です。

  • @lionelthiebaud7081
    @lionelthiebaud7081 ปีที่แล้ว

    Immense et inégalable Furtwangler

  • @brighidclaire
    @brighidclaire 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you for this!

  • @ljiljanastanic9076
    @ljiljanastanic9076 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Geeeeeeeeeeeeenius!!!!!!!!!!

    • @calou505
      @calou505 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Document incroyable, quelle chance! Merci!!

  • @juanuceda401
    @juanuceda401 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The master...

    • @Mr.CelloPaul
      @Mr.CelloPaul ปีที่แล้ว

      (sometimes we say "maestro" 😊!)

  • @AlexandreDiLolli
    @AlexandreDiLolli 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Whoa, fantastic video thanks!

  • @ilirllukaci5345
    @ilirllukaci5345 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks.

  • @TheStockwell
    @TheStockwell 9 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    To clear up the date of this film clip: 1951.
    1954 is erroneously given in the documentary "Great Conductors of the Past." That date is wrong.
    Furtwangler was filmed in 1951 for the film "Botschafter der Musik." The film was released in 1952; several authoritative sources, including the BFI, make this clear. If nothing else, the 1952 release date makes the later date impossible.

    • @petersweeney1959
      @petersweeney1959 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      This rehearsal was in the 1951 film Botschafter der Musik, so clearly 1954 is wrong. The actual performance could, however, be earlier than 1951. The rehearsal must be associated with a performance and, searching through Trémine's concert listings, the only possible postwar performance I can find is 24-26 October 1948. There is a full performance from 24 October available on the Audite set of RIAS recordings.

    • @christianschuster4184
      @christianschuster4184 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Tanks a lot - hopefully your correction is right. Otherwise is not a question of belief in these days of misinformation on all levels. Thanks.

    • @TheStockwell
      @TheStockwell 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@christianschuster4184 I'm not the greatest living authority on Furtwangler - or anything - but I spent six years working on securing copyrights for a documentary about him. I had to track down copyright holders, locate film archives with the footage, dates when that footage was created - you get the idea. In the case of this footage, the archives in Berlin said the film this footage comes from, "Botschafter der Musik," was made in 1951 and released in 1952.
      Thus Spake Wikipedia:
      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambassadors_of_Music

    • @christianschuster4184
      @christianschuster4184 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@TheStockwell Thank you for your kind and profound answer. Yes, I also did research here in Germany. The film "Ambassador of Music" is mentioned everywhere, but I haven't been able to find out where it exists. The Berlin Philharmonic is said to have given access to all of the archive material, but unfortunately there is only one film in the area of the Digital Concert Hall (which belongs to the Berliners), but not the one mentioned. I continue to research and keep them up to date. Best regards.

    • @TheStockwell
      @TheStockwell 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@christianschuster4184 The rights to the film are controlled by RBB Medline (Berlin). A question: are you attempting to see the entire film - or purchase a copy? Best wishes from Vermont. 🐧

  • @vitogeraci843
    @vitogeraci843 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    At 1:00, the guy right behind and seen between the first two front violinists looks like Schubert or Mahler.

  • @shupingwang3392
    @shupingwang3392 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    He has a relaxed physical disposition, his movement is mostly in the arms, little body movement.

  • @Adagietto
    @Adagietto 11 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Isn't from 1951 but 1954. Berlin Philharmonic. Dated in the documentary "Great Conductors of the Past"

  • @ReSoundWorks
    @ReSoundWorks  11 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Sorry, I didn't know that. Thanks for the observation!

  • @cvb6957
    @cvb6957 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Das ist... deutsche Kultur. Der deutsche Geist.

    • @philzmusic8098
      @philzmusic8098 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I would have said human culture, the human spirit. "Alle Menschen werden Brüder," as Schiller wrote. But you're entitled to your opinion.

    • @karlheven8328
      @karlheven8328 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Der Beweis Gottes liegt in diesem übermenschlichen Talent.❤

  • @MrGottlanze
    @MrGottlanze 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wuderbar¡¡¡¡

  • @上田進-r2g
    @上田進-r2g 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    フランツ・シューベルト 交響曲第8番「未完成」 ヴィルヘルム・フルトベングラー 指揮 大 賛 辞1950録音

  • @jimenaperez9688
    @jimenaperez9688 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    ive entered the classical music neard realm

  • @philzmusic8098
    @philzmusic8098 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Funny how the oboe and clarinet don't do what he asked them to (cresc in the middle of the bar, not into the beginning) bur he doesn't stop.

    • @jotaerreito
      @jotaerreito ปีที่แล้ว

      Qué buena observación!!

  • @Andrew-Crust
    @Andrew-Crust 10 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Can anyone translate?

    • @Fort976
      @Fort976 10 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      "The crescendo is in the middle of the bar, not already in the beginning. You were much too early. And don't be so exaggeratedly forceful, it should be more melancholic. Let's do it once more, with a proper legato."

    • @johnroh3905
      @johnroh3905 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Fort976 wow thanks for your work it’s done perfectly

    • @sangdopalri349
      @sangdopalri349 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Fort976 Gut gemacht.

  • @SpaghettiToaster
    @SpaghettiToaster 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Which piece are they playing? Schubert?

    • @AlexandreDiLolli
      @AlexandreDiLolli 8 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Schubert Unfinished Symphony first movement.

  • @YouTube大好き寛
    @YouTube大好き寛 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    マエストロは、この動画で団員に対して何と仰っていたのか が是非知りたい デス。独語ワカラナイ

  • @Opdf88
    @Opdf88 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    No girls. =(

    • @DynastieArtistique
      @DynastieArtistique 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      So? It's nothing disrespectful or uncommon, It's just the way the orchestral profession is organized in terms of gender.

    • @Opdf88
      @Opdf88 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@DynastieArtistique No it WAS just male chauvinism.

    • @purple467
      @purple467 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      It was the same in MANY countries.

    • @purple467
      @purple467 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DynastieArtistique
      WAS organized

    • @fernandofernandezgar
      @fernandofernandezgar 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      🤣🤣🤣

  • @gaetanomariapiscopo5637
    @gaetanomariapiscopo5637 ปีที่แล้ว

    E' incredibile come un gesto così brutto, innaturale e spesso asincrono abbia creato registrazioni ed esecuzioni memorabili. Nella musica ci troppe cose che non si possono spiegare...

  • @fflambeauutube
    @fflambeauutube 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Not a single one of these musicians looks like they are happy or enjoying this. It's the kind of "there the crazy old man goes again."

    • @QuickMadeUpName
      @QuickMadeUpName 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Just because someone doesn't look happy doesn't mean they aren't happy... besides, they are focusing

    • @alexeyizmirliev64
      @alexeyizmirliev64 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sei stupido?

    • @fernandofernandezgar
      @fernandofernandezgar 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Y... con el viejo bodrio que los dirige...

    • @shinyoshi1687
      @shinyoshi1687 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It’s different from enjoying Schubert’s B minor symphony. The piece expresses deep sadness of life, but it’s beautiful. No smile but maybe happy to be here.

    • @yvonneheald6456
      @yvonneheald6456 ปีที่แล้ว

      Exactly so, a high degree of concentration is required at a orchestral rehearsal. Looking happy doesnt enter into it.

  • @71ti
    @71ti 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Men's orchestra....terrible.

    • @germanchris4440
      @germanchris4440 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Says who and why?

    • @71ti
      @71ti 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@germanchris4440 Says I and says the reality. Are you blind?

    • @germanchris4440
      @germanchris4440 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@71ti If you are not willing to tell who you are and why you talk like that, then I can just assume that you are appropriately called Jezebel. Which in turn says it all.

    • @71ti
      @71ti 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@germanchris4440 If you don't know who I am, you have a big problem in understanding how the internet works. Idiot

    • @macksawyer6221
      @macksawyer6221 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Listen to the result and go fuck off.

  • @reginaaguilar6973
    @reginaaguilar6973 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nazi? Lol

    • @TheStockwell
      @TheStockwell 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      No - rescuer. According to archives, he directly saved over 80 people and assisted many others, either financially or by arranging for them to get out of Germany. "Trial of Strength" covers the story in detail. You're welcome? Lol

    • @johnroh3905
      @johnroh3905 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Regina Aguilar what are you f talking?

    • @matthbgaming1223
      @matthbgaming1223 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @T. Williams lol

    • @purple467
      @purple467 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      No he was NOT a nazi.

    • @alexeyizmirliev64
      @alexeyizmirliev64 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Non dire schiocchezze!