Quite simply an extraordinary and moving performance given the circumstances. How quickly we forget the past, be it recent or distant. Hats off to the orchestra and its great conductor.
I experienced Maestro Blomstedt guest conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra Hall) about 4 years ago and it was magic. Brahms Symphony No. 2 (I think it was), and sitting just a few rows back from the podium I was completely mesmerized. Something to always remember. This performance of Schubert is equally fabulous.
How wonderful! Experiencing Herbert Blomstedt live is simply magical!!! We are lucky to be able to share some recordings of concerts with the Maestro and some of his introductions :) #HerbertBlomstedt #NDRElbphilharmonieOrchestra 👉 our Playlist: th-cam.com/play/PLpINuL5yse2eraMmM7rp2pHckihP4O68S.html&si=_nCb-80Wzbt-6fa9
Gott sei Dank ist Ihr Wunsch bis jetzt erfüllt worden! Maestro Blomstedt hat gerade erst bei den Salzburger Festspielen die Wiener dirigiert. Wohl jeder Musikfreund empfindet ihn als ein Wunder!
Ich mußte 74 Jahre alt werden, um die Qualitäten von Herrn Blomstedt zu erkennen. Eine sehr lebendige Einführung in Schuberts Große C-Dur Sinfonie gefolgt von dem wunderbaren Spiel des Orchesters ist ein wirklicher Lichtblick in unseren Zeiten. Großen Dank an Herrn Blomstedt und dem ganzen Orchester. Es macht soviel Freude.
Das in dieser Pandemiezeit ohne Publikum so ein wunderbares Konzert gezaubert worden ist, ist einfach beeindruckend. Die große Sinfonie im Ausmaße einer romantischen Sinfonie, wie sie von Mahler oder Bruckner hätte sein können. Schubert sehr vorausschauend. Hervorragend interpretiert. Es ist auch die große Erfahrung und auch das nicht endende Talent des Herrn Blomstedt, das so überzeugt. Auch das Orchester bringt hervorragende Leistung. Ein Genuss! Vielen herzlichen Dank!
Vielen Dank für Ihre begeisterten Worte, wir freuen uns - besonders in diesen schwierigen Zeiten - Konzerte wenigstens digital erlebbar machen zu können! 🎼🤗
Ich finde diese Fassung von Blomstedt und der NDR Philharmonie wirklich zum Weinen schön. Ich habe mehrere andere zum Vergleich gehört. Sie alle kommen nicht an diese heran. Blomstedt versteht diese Musik wirklich richtig gut und das Orchester hört fantastisch aufeinander und geht wunderbar mit, als sei es ein einziger Mensch, der all diese herrlichen Klänge hervorbringt. Blomstedt ist ein großer Menschenfreund, was sich auch daran zeigt, dass er diese wunderbar tröstende Musik gerade in der Lockdownzeit zu den Menschen bringt. Anderes Beispiel dazu: Während seiner Zeit in San Francisco gab es dieses schwere Erdbeben mit etlichen Toten. Er verschob augenblicklich seinen geplanten Urlaub und führte in einem Park - öffentlich für alle - Beethovens Neunte auf.
An excellent performance by Maestro Blomstedt and the orchestra. Whatever number is assigned to Schubert's Great C Major, it ranks with the greatest symphonies ever written.
Maestro blombstedt conducting with a smile, so fresh and youthful. This is when you really love what you do. The orchestra sounding magnificent, with great clarity and beautiful dynamics. Thank you for this.
One of the best performance that I recently see of this wonderful Schubert’ symphony. Really amazing maestro Blomstedt conducting the orchestra! Thank you for sharing.
Indeed! He radiates so much joy and kindness that we, who have met him, are convinced the world is a better place because he inhabits it. We are his biggest fans, too.
What can one say, that hasn't been said or felt by everyone who has watched...Inspirational performances from everyone, but what a pleasure and privilege to see and listen to maestro Blomstedt. Thank you NDR
How wonderfully natural this performance sounds-especially given that we are all starting to emerge from some of the most unnatural circumstances imaginable. Then again, why should we be surprised, with the most (well) seasoned maestro of our time at the helm? Gratitude to all involved!!!
There was the countless musical cosmos in Schubert‘s brain This wonderful performances conducted by Herbert Blomstedt will be pleasing , well- received and highly acclaimed . There is something extraordinary in this orchestra's performance From Tokyo of the Land of the Rising Sun 🇯🇵
Wunderbar -- habe noch selten so ein "ruhiges" Orchester ( ohne grosse Freiübungen der Musiker ) und einen Dirigenten mit einer solchen Ausstrahlung gesehen ! Bitte weiter so. :-)
Wonderful incandescent performance by Maestro Blomstedt & the superb NDR Elbphilharmonie in their magnificent albeit empty concert hall! Especially gratifying & proud as a South African to see Paulus van der Merwe on first Oboe playing those wonderful oboe solos with such aplomb!
Yesterday I heard this live at The Philadelphia Orchestra. I’m here with headphones on to listen for the difference in sound with the European seating of the strings.
Partial as I am to Schubert's "Unfinished," I was wondering what to expect from this "great" one in the somewhat predictable key of C major. Well...a fine performance is what I got here! I have a recording from San Francisco of a Brahms choral works program under Maestro Blomstedt, so that he is familiar to me, and although an audience in the Elbphilharmonie is perforce lacking, there's nevertheless a certain quite agreeable atmosphere here. Thank you again, NDR, from a devoted listener to Classic auf Wunsch on NDR Kultur! JAT
Maestro Blomstedt is the former Music Director of our own San Francisco Symphony. He performed wonders with this group! He continues as "Emeritus" and still appears now and then.
And I must say that he was grossly UNDERAPPRECIATED during his tenure with the SF Symphony Orchestra. We failed to grasp what a gem we had in our midst for a decade.
Schuberts große C-Dur-Sinfonie. Vom Wiener Orchster damals abgelehnt: "zu lang,zu schwierig". Ein Jahr später war er tot. Das Leben: für wenige ein Glücksfall, für die meisten ein trauriges Dasein. Sorry, da keinen besseren Bescheid geben zu können. Da hilft auch keine Musik. Trotzdem: großartige Sinfonie, großartige Aufführung...
I’ve always known this symphony described as no, 9? Never a favourite of mine simply because of so many repeats making it excessively long. Having said that, this performance is so wonderful it has virtually won me over. Conducting and playing exemplary, a real winner.
It is indeed the 8th - at least in the numbering system Herbert Blomstedt believes in! :) You may want to listen to him here: th-cam.com/video/kiZb3wzf6Wo/w-d-xo.html There are simply different ways of numbering out in the world - some including his 7th, some who don't, because he wrote so little of it himself.
Wunderschöne und lebhafte Aufführung dieser romantischen und großartigen Sinfonie mit gut vereinigten und perfekt entsprechenden Tönen aller Instrumente. Der zweite Satz klingt besonders schön und echt überzeugend. Der dritte Satz klingt besonders lebhaft und auch inspirierend. Der erfahrene und unvergleichliche Dirigent leitet das ausgezeichnete Orchester im relativ langsamen Tempo und mit perfekt kontrollierter Dynamik. Einfach wunderbar!
Besonders gut haben mir die "gut vereinigten und perfekt entsprechenden Töne aller Instrumente" gefallen. Kann mir jemand erklären, welche Botschaft uns notaire2 damit übermitteln will???
Hi, Stan! It is indeed the 8th - at least in the numbering system Herbert Blomstedt believes in! :) You may want to listen to him here: th-cam.com/video/kiZb3wzf6Wo/w-d-xo.html There are simply different ways of numbering out in the world - some including his 7th, some who don't, because he wrote so little of it.
No.7 was dropped from the list of symphonies because so little of it was actually composed by him. He only scored the introduction and first 110 bars of the first movement. So, what was No.8 is now No.7 and what was No.9 is now No.8. Best wishes from Vermont 🍁
Excellent perfomance! Congratulations to the orchestra and especially to the conductor. But with a little correction. This was the 9th. The 8th is the unfinished ...
Thank you, much appreciated!! :) The numbering has already been discussed here in the comments. There are simply different numbering systems. According to the current Schubert research his "Great C Major" is named as "No. 8". And than Herbert Blomstedt insists that it is the 8th - you might want to listen to his very charming introduction here: th-cam.com/video/kiZb3wzf6Wo/w-d-xo.html
Blomstedt is a priceless cultural treasure, now 94 years young. Don't miss his joyful and illuminating 20-min intro to this masterpiece on TH-cam here: th-cam.com/video/kiZb3wzf6Wo/w-d-xo.html. Virtuosic and spirited playing by the formidable NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester.
Taking the repeats, as Blomstedt does, the performance clocks in at a full hour, justifying Robert Schumann's praise of the symphony's "heavenly length." The orchestral playing here is outstanding throughout; the trombones at the conclusion of the first movement are particularly thrilling. (I believe that this work is usually referred to as Schubert's 9th symphony, not 8th, as listed in the TH-cam headline and again in the description. I realize that there is no real 7th symphony, but I hope that listing this one as the 8th was an oversight, and not an awkward attempt at renumbering.)
Thank you :) The numbering has already been discussed here in the comments. There are simply different numbering systems. According to the current Schubert research his "Great C Major" is named as "No. 8". And Herbert Blomstedt insists that it is the 8th - you might want to listen to his very charming introduction here: th-cam.com/video/kiZb3wzf6Wo/w-d-xo.html
❤❤❤ Tja, mit Herbert Blomstedt bekommt der Ausruf "Alter Schwede!" wieder seine urspüngliche Bedeutung zurück, nämlich Lob und Anerkennung. Herbert Blomstedt IST ein Alter Schwede, und was für einer - ein solch wunderbarer, liebenswerter, lieber, humorvoller, inspirierender, hochgebildeter und weiser... Die ursprünglichen "Alten Schweden" waren alte Soldaten des Schwedenkönigs Gustav Adolf, der ja den Verlauf des Dreißigjährigen Krieges entscheidend beeinflusst hatte. Sie waren vom Preußischen Kurfürsten angeheuert worden, um den preußischen Soldaten mehr Schliff zu geben.
@@ursularissmann-telle4000 Dankeschön! Ich freue mich, dass aus meinem Witz, der eigentlich gar kein war, eine geschichtliche Erinnerung wurde. Als ich in Deutschland lebte vermochte es kein einziger Deutscher, mir zu erklären, woher dieser Ausdruck stammt!
Hola. Esta mal etiquetada la información es la Sinfonía Nº 9 in C major, D 944, La Grande y no la Symphony No. 8 in C major, D 944. Pero Bravo, Muy buena interpretación. Saludos desde Chile.
¡Gracias por el cumplido y saludos desde Hamburgo! Sobre el etiquetado: es un sistema de numeración diferente para las sinfonías de Schubert. Y Herbert Blomstedt insiste en que es el 8. :) th-cam.com/video/kiZb3wzf6Wo/w-d-xo.html.
It is indeed the 8th - at least in the numbering system Herbert Blomstedt believes in! :) You may want to listen to him here - with english subtitles :) -> th-cam.com/video/kiZb3wzf6Wo/w-d-xo.html There are simply different ways of numbering out in the world - some including his 7th, some who don't, because he wrote so little of it himself.
Hello. This mislabeled information is Symphony No. 9 in C major, D 944, (The Great) and not Symphony No. 8 in C major, D 944. But Bravo, very good interpretation. Greetings from Chile.
Thank you for the compliment and greetings from Hamburg! About the labeling: It's a different numbering system for Schubert's symphonies. And Herbert Blomstedt insists that it is the 8th. :) th-cam.com/video/kiZb3wzf6Wo/w-d-xo.html.
@@NDRKlassik bloody awesome indeed! This was the first "large" symphony in which I played the timpany as a replacement with a amateur orchestra. My lord, was I happy i had once learned to count over 100 and for the "stichnoten". :-)
There are different numbering systems. It has already been discussed here in the comments. According to the current Schubert research his "Great C Major" is named as "No. 8". And Herbert Blomstedt insists that it is the 8th - you might want to listen to his very charming introduction here: th-cam.com/video/kiZb3wzf6Wo/w-d-xo.html 🤩
One of the symphonies has been removed from the list. What used to be No.7 was dropped from the list because the manuscript is a draft score with only its introduction and 110 bars scored by Schubert. Several other people subsequently turned the remaining un-orchestrated manuscript. Schubert didn't write what was called Symphony No.7, so it was removed - decades ago - from the accepted canon. It's that simple. Some people are just getting the news, however - and resisting it.
This is already discussed here in the comments. According to the current Schubert research his "Große" is named as "No. 8". And Herbert Blomstedt insists that it is the 8th. :) th-cam.com/video/kiZb3wzf6Wo/w-d-xo.html
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Quite simply an extraordinary and moving performance given the circumstances. How quickly we forget the past, be it recent or distant. Hats off to the orchestra and its great conductor.
It's our pleasure. Thank you very much.
93 years old in this performance with the vigor of someone much younger. I just saw him in Tanglewood (August 2021), still ageless.
He is simply awesome.
Yes! I saw the Maestro's Tanglewood Beethoven and Brahms concerts. Fantastic. I continue to look for more performances in the USA!
@@fjames208 1927, this recording was in 2020.
BLOMSTADT WAS 93? FAR FETCHING OUT! VERY ENCOURAGING TO THIS 86 YEAR OLD SMART ASS
I experienced Maestro Blomstedt guest conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra Hall) about 4 years ago and it was magic. Brahms Symphony No. 2 (I think it was), and sitting just a few rows back from the podium I was completely mesmerized. Something to always remember. This performance of Schubert is equally fabulous.
How wonderful! Experiencing Herbert Blomstedt live is simply magical!!!
We are lucky to be able to share some recordings of concerts with the Maestro and some of his introductions :)
#HerbertBlomstedt #NDRElbphilharmonieOrchestra
👉 our Playlist:
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Blomstedt und Wand in ihrem Alter in dieser Sinfonie sind nicht zu überbieten. Ein sagenhaftes Erlebnis auf uTube.
Es freut uns sehr, dass unsere Aufnahme mit Maestro Blomstedt so gut gefällt! Herzlichen Dank fürs Zuschauen und Zuhören.💐💐💐
Das finde ich auch.
Maestro Blomstedt as youthful as always. Bravo Maestro, please keep making glorious music for the world to enjoy.
Yes, please!!
Gott sei Dank ist Ihr Wunsch bis jetzt erfüllt worden! Maestro Blomstedt hat gerade erst bei den Salzburger Festspielen die Wiener dirigiert. Wohl jeder Musikfreund empfindet ihn als ein Wunder!
Ich mußte 74 Jahre alt werden, um die Qualitäten von Herrn Blomstedt zu erkennen. Eine sehr lebendige Einführung in Schuberts Große C-Dur Sinfonie gefolgt von dem wunderbaren Spiel des Orchesters ist ein wirklicher Lichtblick in unseren Zeiten. Großen Dank an Herrn Blomstedt und dem ganzen Orchester. Es macht soviel Freude.
Das freut uns sehr! Und ja - Herbert Blomstedt ist ein Schatz für uns alle.
Wunderbar mit den himmlischen Längen. Und toll aufgezeichnet-man hört wirklich jedes Detail.
Vielen Dank, das freut uns!
The first movement is one of the most refined and brilhant music ever wrote.
Das in dieser Pandemiezeit ohne Publikum so ein wunderbares Konzert gezaubert worden ist, ist einfach beeindruckend. Die große Sinfonie im Ausmaße einer romantischen Sinfonie, wie sie von Mahler oder Bruckner hätte sein können. Schubert sehr vorausschauend. Hervorragend interpretiert. Es ist auch die große Erfahrung und auch das nicht endende Talent des Herrn Blomstedt, das so überzeugt. Auch das Orchester bringt hervorragende Leistung. Ein Genuss! Vielen herzlichen Dank!
Vielen Dank für Ihre begeisterten Worte, wir freuen uns - besonders in diesen schwierigen Zeiten - Konzerte wenigstens digital erlebbar machen zu können! 🎼🤗
Great symphony is one of the my favorite symphony.
Beautiful and nostalgic melodies fascinate my heart...
merveilleux !!! Maestro Blomstedt nous fait vivre le génie de Schubert avec subtilité et passion
Merci!!
Ich finde diese Fassung von Blomstedt und der NDR Philharmonie wirklich zum Weinen schön. Ich habe mehrere andere zum Vergleich gehört. Sie alle kommen nicht an diese heran. Blomstedt versteht diese Musik wirklich richtig gut und das Orchester hört fantastisch aufeinander und geht wunderbar mit, als sei es ein einziger Mensch, der all diese herrlichen Klänge hervorbringt.
Blomstedt ist ein großer Menschenfreund, was sich auch daran zeigt, dass er diese wunderbar tröstende Musik gerade in der Lockdownzeit zu den Menschen bringt. Anderes Beispiel dazu: Während seiner Zeit in San Francisco gab es dieses schwere Erdbeben mit etlichen Toten. Er verschob augenblicklich seinen geplanten Urlaub und führte in einem Park - öffentlich für alle - Beethovens Neunte auf.
Wir freuen uns sehr, dass unsere Aufnahme mit Maestro Blomstedt so sehr gefällt!
Maestro Blomstedt was conducting breathtakingly!
Agreed!!
good to see how much this orchestra loves his Emeritus Maestro. Great conductor and great orchestra. Thank you for the joy that you bing.
Thank you, it is our pleasure :))
An excellent performance by Maestro Blomstedt and the orchestra. Whatever number is assigned to Schubert's Great C Major, it ranks with the greatest symphonies ever written.
We can only agree!
Maestro blombstedt conducting with a smile, so fresh and youthful. This is when you really love what you do. The orchestra sounding magnificent, with great clarity and beautiful dynamics. Thank you for this.
Thank you for joining us! Much appreciated!
Quelle incroyable vivacité de Herbert Blomsteld, merveilleux directeur ❤
Merci beaucoup!
Schubert's masterpiece comes alive with such lyrical feeling from Maestro Blomstedt.
Thank you! Seeing (and hearing) Maestro Blomstedt is always a great pleasure - for us as well! 🤩
1st movement
0:37 begins | 16:18 repeat intro
2nd movement (flute intro)
16:50 begins | 31:29 ending notes
3rd movement
31:58 begins | 38:49 begin elegance section | 40:41 dignified success | 42:20 dignified success
4th movement
47:24 begins | 49:19 fancy | 49:36 preview | 50:12 preview | 50:32 preview | 50:54 build up | 51:09 wind down | 53:48 build up | 54:02 ta da da | 54:11 moment | 55:44 magical section begins | 56:35 preview |
57:29 magical | 58:35 preview | 59:44 ending | 59:49 ending |
A warm-hearted interpretation, not overly rushed. A masterful conductor with a great orchestra. Thank you!
Much appreciated, thank you! :)
Watching it now on tv. Pleasure and joy watching Maestro Blomstedt conducting the Orchester! Brilliant !
Pleasure for us! Thanks a lot for sharing your thoughts 😊
Vielen Dank für diese Darbietung! In Zeiten von Corona so wichtig!
Vielen Dank! Es ist uns ein Vergnügen :)
Quelle élégance vous avez Monsieur Blomstedt, c'est un plaisir de vous voir dirigé, et de vous écouter bien sûr. Un grand merci.👏💖
Un grand merci à vous 💐🤗🎼
Schönen Dank für die Musik.
Dafür sind wir da :). Gern geschehen!
One of the best performance that I recently see of this wonderful Schubert’ symphony. Really amazing maestro Blomstedt conducting the orchestra! Thank you for sharing.
You're welcome! Thanks for joining us!!
What a lovely person Herbert is, so full of joy and kindness.
Indeed! He radiates so much joy and kindness that we, who have met him, are convinced the world is a better place because he inhabits it. We are his biggest fans, too.
What can one say, that hasn't been said or felt by everyone who has watched...Inspirational performances from everyone, but what a pleasure and privilege to see and listen to maestro Blomstedt. Thank you NDR
You are very welcome, thank you for writing! This is exactly how we feel about him.
Fantastisk mesterverk bare helt nydelig 👌
Det tror vi også! Hilsen til Norge!!
Best of Schubert symphony no.9
This is one of my favorite symphonies by Schubert.
How wonderfully natural this performance sounds-especially given that we are all starting to emerge from some of the most unnatural circumstances imaginable. Then again, why should we be surprised, with the most (well) seasoned maestro of our time at the helm? Gratitude to all involved!!!
Thank you so much, Anthony!! Our pleasure. To be able to work with Herbert Blomstedt and to be able to share it with you.
There was the countless musical cosmos in Schubert‘s brain
This wonderful performances conducted by Herbert Blomstedt will be pleasing , well- received and highly acclaimed .
There is something extraordinary in this orchestra's performance
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Tokyo of the Land of the Rising Sun 🇯🇵
Thank you very much. Greetings around the world 🎼🤗
@@NDRKlassik
Thank-you
Hang in there ！
Good luck ！
Thank you, much appreciated! Greetings to Tokyo!!
@@NDRKlassik
You are welcome
Please spend time for spirit
Another masterful conductor - thank you!
We are his biggest fans.
Recht so! :-)
This symphony promotes spiritual uplift and awakening, and activates the soul
Wunderbar -- habe noch selten so ein "ruhiges" Orchester ( ohne grosse Freiübungen der Musiker ) und einen
Dirigenten mit einer solchen Ausstrahlung gesehen ! Bitte weiter so. :-)
Herzlichen Dank!
Maestro Blomstedt, Bravo! You will never give in COVID-19.
Vielen Dank für diese lebhafte, strahlende Interpretation.
Herzlich gern!
Beautiful music
What a wonderful symphony, lovely orchestra and a good conductor!!
Thank you ever so much :)))
In the magnificent Concert hall, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, the best in the world, I dare say.
@@charliekim2939 I agree with you!
Big thanks for sharing this wonderful music making. Bravi!!
With pleasure! Thank you for being here! :)
My 1001st Like ;-) Great Concert! He really loves his job, and Schubert, and music!
He sure does!! We are happy, you enjoyed it! :)
Was für ein präzisiertes zugleich warmes und tief beeindruckendes Spiel! Danke an alle Musiker!
Wir danken herzlich!!
Herr Maestro H. Blomstedt ist ein Phänomen
Absolut!
Felicitaciones a la orquesta y al maestro Blomstedt que a los 93 años continúa brindándonos lo mejor del arte de la música
Muchas gracias!! Es realmente muy especial.
Wonderful incandescent performance by Maestro Blomstedt & the superb NDR Elbphilharmonie in their magnificent albeit empty concert hall!
Especially gratifying & proud as a South African to see Paulus van der Merwe on first Oboe playing those wonderful oboe solos with such aplomb!
Thank you very much and many greetings to South Africa :)
Maravilloso este director, cada vez lo admiro más.
Si!! Same here.
Thank you very very much for sharing this content
Wonderful orchestra! and of course, Master Blomstedt
You are very welcome!!
Ich danke für die wunderschöne Aufführung.
Von Herzen gern! Danke fürs Zuhören!
Thank you all. Great performance from a great composer. Bravo...
Much appreciated! Thank you!
フルトヴェングラー とBPOのあの有名な録音が、まるで現代に甦ったかのようだ。ゆったりとしたテンポで、よく歌わせ、絶妙なハーモニーで鳴らし切る。本当に素晴らしいです。
Thank you!
Excellent orchestral playing and conducting by maestro Blomstedt. Also the youtube audio engineering is top notch.
Thank you, much appreciated!! :))
youtube audio engineering? No way, that's the NDR doing that. youtube never engineers any recording.
👍
This splendor of words can not attach it
The conductor’s brilliant hands movements are inspirational
Thank you :) If you are also interested in his ✨ words ... -> th-cam.com/video/kiZb3wzf6Wo/w-d-xo.html
ゆったりとした演奏ですね。こんなにゆったりした四楽章は初めてです。でも、ブロムシュテットさんの指揮ぶりと相まって、これは味がある。
Yesterday I heard this live at The Philadelphia Orchestra. I’m here with headphones on to listen for the difference in sound with the European seating of the strings.
Quel merveilleux directeur
Absolument!!
Very nice endeed thank you
You are very welcome! Thank you!
Vielen Dank.
Herzlich gern!
Excelente interpretación. Gracias.
De nada, gracias!
What' a pleasant symphony, lovely o
Partial as I am to Schubert's "Unfinished," I was wondering what to expect from this "great" one in the somewhat predictable key of C major. Well...a fine performance is what I got here! I have a recording from San Francisco of a Brahms choral works program under Maestro Blomstedt, so that he is familiar to me, and although an audience in the Elbphilharmonie is perforce lacking, there's nevertheless a certain quite agreeable atmosphere here. Thank you again, NDR, from a devoted listener to Classic auf Wunsch on NDR Kultur! JAT
Hi, John, so happy to hear this! :) Thank you for being so loyal with us for such a long time now!
Bravísimo maestro!!!!
94 years old? Really good
It is very sad to see the concert hall empty :(
Anyway, thank you for sharing this wonderful performance.
With pleasure!! At least one opportunity to share music in these pandemic times ...
in fact..yes...
Bravissimo!! 👏💐
Amo esta sinfonia. Revigorante!
Bravo.
Thank you so much!!
Maestro Blomstedt is the former Music Director of our own San Francisco Symphony. He performed wonders with this group! He continues as "Emeritus" and still appears now and then.
And I must say that he was grossly UNDERAPPRECIATED during his tenure with the SF Symphony Orchestra. We failed to grasp what a gem we had in our midst for a decade.
superb
Schuberts große C-Dur-Sinfonie. Vom Wiener Orchster damals abgelehnt: "zu lang,zu schwierig". Ein Jahr später war er tot. Das Leben: für wenige ein Glücksfall, für die meisten ein trauriges Dasein. Sorry, da keinen besseren Bescheid geben zu können. Da hilft auch keine Musik. Trotzdem: großartige Sinfonie, großartige Aufführung...
Uh, das ist eine traurige Bilanz. Hoffentlich nur einem grauen Tag geschuldet! Wir schicken herzliche Grüße!
@@NDRKlassik Wie nett! Danke!
I’ve always known this symphony described as no, 9? Never a favourite of mine simply because of so many repeats making it excessively long. Having said that, this performance is so wonderful it has virtually won me over. Conducting and playing exemplary, a real winner.
It is indeed the 8th - at least in the numbering system Herbert Blomstedt believes in! :) You may want to listen to him here: th-cam.com/video/kiZb3wzf6Wo/w-d-xo.html
There are simply different ways of numbering out in the world - some including his 7th, some who don't, because he wrote so little of it himself.
Wunderschöne und lebhafte Aufführung dieser romantischen und großartigen Sinfonie mit gut vereinigten und perfekt entsprechenden Tönen aller Instrumente. Der zweite Satz klingt besonders schön und echt überzeugend. Der dritte Satz klingt besonders lebhaft und auch inspirierend. Der erfahrene und unvergleichliche Dirigent leitet das ausgezeichnete Orchester im relativ langsamen Tempo und mit perfekt kontrollierter Dynamik. Einfach wunderbar!
Moin notaire2! Wir danken für den sehr freundlichen Kommentar!
@@NDRKlassik Bitte sehr. Das Orchester ist echt glücklich, dass es von solch einem ausgezeichneten und zugleich geliebten Dirigenten geleitet wird.
Ja!!
Besonders gut haben mir die "gut vereinigten und perfekt entsprechenden Töne aller Instrumente" gefallen. Kann mir jemand erklären, welche Botschaft uns notaire2 damit übermitteln will???
Nice music 🎶
Indeed! :)
Very C Major!
Schubert e Beethoven os alicerces dos Românticos. Schubert Ave.
Music, like life, moves on.
Sure thing. And some things, in music as in life, are worth to be remembered. At least, that is what we believe in. :)
I have looked at most of the comments below and no one seems to have noticed that this isn't the 8th but the 9th. There's a huge difference.
Hi, Stan! It is indeed the 8th - at least in the numbering system Herbert Blomstedt believes in! :) You may want to listen to him here: th-cam.com/video/kiZb3wzf6Wo/w-d-xo.html
There are simply different ways of numbering out in the world - some including his 7th, some who don't, because he wrote so little of it.
Whichever number: It is Schubert's "The Great" in C Major! :)
No.7 was dropped from the list of symphonies because so little of it was actually composed by him. He only scored the introduction and first 110 bars of the first movement.
So, what was No.8 is now No.7 and what was No.9 is now No.8. Best wishes from Vermont 🍁
Excellent perfomance! Congratulations to the orchestra and especially to the conductor. But with a little correction. This was the 9th. The 8th is the unfinished ...
Thank you, much appreciated!! :) The numbering has already been discussed here in the comments. There are simply different numbering systems. According to the current Schubert research his "Great C Major" is named as "No. 8". And than Herbert Blomstedt insists that it is the 8th - you might want to listen to his very charming introduction here: th-cam.com/video/kiZb3wzf6Wo/w-d-xo.html
Woenderbaar!!!! BRAVOOOO!!!!
Thanks! 🌟🌟🌟
Bella esecuzione
I don't think there's another occassion where a work can be either Symphony No. 5, 8, 9 or 11.
51:43 can't be a joke that it sounds like the ode to joy! Even the passages ahead do!
And who wouldn't be in need of a little more joy at the moment ...
Of course it was Franz's deliberate homage to LvB!
eterna
Sometimes he seems like a child playing director. Perhaps true wisdom is there in essence.
Fantastisk vakker
Ein gutes video orchester dirigent
Danke! :)
Blomstedt is a priceless cultural treasure, now 94 years young. Don't miss his joyful and illuminating 20-min intro to this masterpiece on TH-cam here: th-cam.com/video/kiZb3wzf6Wo/w-d-xo.html. Virtuosic and spirited playing by the formidable NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester.
Thank you, much appreciated!! We totally agree with you in Maestro Blomstedt. 😍
He is our oldest Conductor-- born July 11, 1927 (age 94 years) [!]
The tile should be "No.9"
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Eccellente!
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Taking the repeats, as Blomstedt does, the performance clocks in at a full hour, justifying Robert Schumann's praise of the symphony's "heavenly length." The orchestral playing here is outstanding throughout; the trombones at the conclusion of the first movement are particularly thrilling. (I believe that this work is usually referred to as Schubert's 9th symphony, not 8th, as listed in the TH-cam headline and again in the description. I realize that there is no real 7th symphony, but I hope that listing this one as the 8th was an oversight, and not an awkward attempt at renumbering.)
Thank you :) The numbering has already been discussed here in the comments. There are simply different numbering systems. According to the current Schubert research his "Great C Major" is named as "No. 8". And Herbert Blomstedt insists that it is the 8th - you might want to listen to his very charming introduction here: th-cam.com/video/kiZb3wzf6Wo/w-d-xo.html
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Schöne Musik - aber keine Zuschauer - NIE WIEDER CORONA !
Das waren wahrhaftig schwierige Zeiten.
Alter Schwede!
❤❤❤ Tja, mit Herbert Blomstedt bekommt der Ausruf "Alter Schwede!" wieder seine urspüngliche Bedeutung zurück, nämlich Lob und Anerkennung. Herbert Blomstedt IST ein Alter Schwede, und was für einer - ein solch wunderbarer, liebenswerter, lieber, humorvoller, inspirierender, hochgebildeter und weiser...
Die ursprünglichen "Alten Schweden" waren alte Soldaten des Schwedenkönigs Gustav Adolf, der ja den Verlauf des Dreißigjährigen Krieges entscheidend beeinflusst hatte. Sie waren vom Preußischen Kurfürsten angeheuert worden, um den preußischen Soldaten mehr Schliff zu geben.
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Dankeschön!
Ich freue mich, dass aus meinem Witz, der eigentlich gar kein war, eine geschichtliche Erinnerung wurde.
Als ich in Deutschland lebte vermochte es kein einziger Deutscher, mir zu erklären, woher dieser Ausdruck stammt!
@@canardeur8390 Danke und gerne! Ich musste es auch nachgucken, aber heute, in Zeiten des Internets, ist das ja kein Problem mehr.
Hola. Esta mal etiquetada la información es la Sinfonía Nº 9 in C major, D 944, La Grande y no la Symphony No. 8 in C major, D 944. Pero Bravo, Muy buena interpretación. Saludos desde Chile.
¡Gracias por el cumplido y saludos desde Hamburgo! Sobre el etiquetado: es un sistema de numeración diferente para las sinfonías de Schubert. Y Herbert Blomstedt insiste en que es el 8. :) th-cam.com/video/kiZb3wzf6Wo/w-d-xo.html.
Its symphony no 9, not 8
Depends on the numbering system. ;)
No, it is Symphony No. 9.
It is indeed the 8th - at least in the numbering system Herbert Blomstedt believes in! :) You may want to listen to him here - with english subtitles :) -> th-cam.com/video/kiZb3wzf6Wo/w-d-xo.html
There are simply different ways of numbering out in the world - some including his 7th, some who don't, because he wrote so little of it himself.
@@NDRKlassik I see. Thanks for the enlightening information.
Hello. This mislabeled information is Symphony No. 9 in C major, D 944, (The Great) and not Symphony No. 8 in C major, D 944. But Bravo, very good interpretation. Greetings from Chile.
Thank you for the compliment and greetings from Hamburg! About the labeling: It's a different numbering system for Schubert's symphonies. And Herbert Blomstedt insists that it is the 8th. :) th-cam.com/video/kiZb3wzf6Wo/w-d-xo.html.
Ma NON è l'8a di Schubert ("Incompiuta"), bensì la 9a ("La Grande")!!!
Dipende dal metodo di conteggio .... In ogni caso è "La Grande"!! ☺️
Suprisingly timpanist doesn´t have the score! :O He´s playing by memory
Yes. He nearly always does. Awesome, isn't it?? It's Stephan Cürlis, our Solo timpanist.
@@NDRKlassik bloody awesome indeed! This was the first "large" symphony in which I played the timpany as a replacement with a amateur orchestra.
My lord, was I happy i had once learned to count over 100 and for the "stichnoten". :-)
:)))
Wait a sec. Isn't Schubert's NINTH symphony called 'The great"? Which is which?
There are different numbering systems. It has already been discussed here in the comments. According to the current Schubert research his "Great C Major" is named as "No. 8". And Herbert Blomstedt insists that it is the 8th - you might want to listen to his very charming introduction here: th-cam.com/video/kiZb3wzf6Wo/w-d-xo.html 🤩
*Not symphony no.8 in C major, it is Symphony no.9 in C Major
It's a different, competing numbering system for Schubert's symphonies.
Yes, indeed! And Herbert Blomstedt insists that it is the 8th. :) th-cam.com/video/kiZb3wzf6Wo/w-d-xo.html
@@NDRKlassik oh i did not know that!
We all learn from Maestro Blomstedt! ;)
One of the symphonies has been removed from the list. What used to be No.7 was dropped from the list because the manuscript is a draft score with only its introduction and 110 bars scored by Schubert. Several other people subsequently turned the remaining un-orchestrated manuscript. Schubert didn't write what was called Symphony No.7, so it was removed - decades ago - from the accepted canon. It's that simple. Some people are just getting the news, however - and resisting it.
Is this Symphony #8 or #9? The following video claims the same music is Symphony #9: th-cam.com/video/AEedfDHVbNI/w-d-xo.html
This is already discussed here in the comments. According to the current Schubert research his "Große" is named as "No. 8". And Herbert Blomstedt insists that it is the 8th. :) th-cam.com/video/kiZb3wzf6Wo/w-d-xo.html