Introduzione 00:04 L'uccello di fuoco e la sua danza 03:37 Rondò delle Principesse 05:03 Danza infernale del re Kascej 10:11 Berceuse 14:12 Finale 18:32
I just love the Firebird, and the music of Stravinsky. To me the ending of this piece has to be the most powerful music ever composed in the history of classical music. Thank you so much for uploading this. The conductor and orchestra can be very proud of this outstanding performance. I just know Stravinsky would have been very proud. All I can say is, I enjoyed it immensely. Love this channel.
Created on June 25, 1910 at the Paris Opera, The Firebird preserves the memory of one of the greatest triumphs of the Ballets Russes. The Firebird is inspired by several Russian tales of which it retains the marvelous character and, for a Western audience, strongly exotic. Here is the argument: the valiant Ivan Tsarevich succeeds in seizing the Firebird and releases it in exchange for a gold talisman. Arrived in front of the enchanted domain of Kastchei which holds thirteen princesses prisoner, he risks being transformed into stone by the magician. The Bird then comes to his aid and reveals where the egg containing Kastchei's soul is hidden. Ivan steals it and breaks it then, while the Bird disappears in all its splendor, we must finally find Tsarevna, the most beautiful of princesses who makes his heart beat. On this libretto that he had edited, Michel Fokine created a notably inventive choreography. In Stravinsky's music we recognize the very strong influence from his teacher Rimsky-Korsakov as well as certain kinships with Glinka or again Scriabin. But this avant-garde young composer already manifests himself in the oppositions of timbres, the shimmer of the instrumentation. Stravinsky chooses to differentiate the elements of the action. The human element is represented by diatonic themes, while the magical element is associated with chromatic arabesques of an oriental character. From this partition, Stravinsky derived three orchestral suites. The innate virtuosity of Igor Stravinsky reveals already his poetic genius. *Lucien*
@@staffanolofsson8201 Music is like life: it has its own story. It is indeed wonderful music that reveals the full potential of Igor Stravinsky to come. *Lucien*
ピュアで透明度の高さを誇る清澄な音質が心地よい。 またいっぽうで、色彩感にあふれた「豊麗なるサウンド」がとても美しい。 スザンナ＝マルッキが指揮するこの「組曲」は、どこを取っても極上 至上の「火の鳥」ではないかと思う。 急がず力まず誇張せず、終始一貫した「自然体の演奏表現」が誠に素晴らしい。 「火の鳥」を聴いている本人も、期せずして「燃え上がってしまった」ようだ。 スザンナ＝マルッキさんと、hr交響楽団の皆様に「心から御礼申し上げます。」 光明こと中井章弘 Pure, transparent and refreshing sound. On the other hand, the rich and colorful sound is very beautiful. This suite, conducted by Susanna Malkki is a superb Firebird in every way. The natural performance expression that is consistent and consistent from beginning to end, without rushing or exaggerating, is truly wonderful.
Thank you so so much! 中井章弘：Akihiro Nakai from Japan.
Esecuzione impeccabile, meravigliosa, un autentico spettacolo per le orecchie ma anche per gli occhi. Suono dell'orchestra straordinario, musicisti di altissimo livello. Direzione stratosferica, complimenti! Una gioia ascoltare e anche guardare i movimenti, il gesto elegantissimo, espressivo, chiarissimo, efficace. Esecuzione caratterizzata da una chiarezza nelle varie parti unita ad una scelta dei tempi e dell'agogica assolutamente di riferimento. Non voglio togliere meriti ad altre esecuzioni eccellenti presenti su TH-cam, ovviamente, ma questa è di livello stratosferico. Maestria, tecnica, eccellenza musicale ma anche tanta, tantissima capacità di emozionare e di coinvolgere il pubblico. Complimenti ancora!!!
Ces excellents musiciens révèlent magnifiquement la force, le feu, la finesse de cette œuvre. C'est une très belle interprétation dirigée avec superbe par Susanna Mälkki. Bravo et merci.
Cette chaîne du HRSO est décidément une veritable mine : non seulement l'orchestre est formidable, mais le son et l'image le sont tout autant. Quant aux pépites proposées, elles abondent. En temoigne une fois de plus le programme de ce soir.
This piece hac brought me to joyful tears many times in my life, and this wonderful performance certainly did so here. Now I just need another box of tissues for my desk ...
The Firebird was one of the pieces I loved most in youth orchestra, and this is the definitive performance to my mind. There are so many highlights here, but my favorite ones are the astounding rhythmic clarity in the Infernal Dance, Theo Plath's beautiful bassoon solo and the magnificent ending (the cymbals at 21:10 are simply breathtaking). All I can say is thank you for all the incredible performances that you share with us, I'm looking forward to finally hearing you live this year.
I have thought about Fire Bird compared to Rite of Spring. When played the first time Fire Bird was a success, but Rite of Spring was a complete scandal. Still, with its more modest expressions, Fire Bird is like a preparation for Rite of Spring. I like them both. And I find this version of Fire Bird just exquisite!
Though "The Firebird" is often uncharitably categorised as the young and brilliant Stravinsky being "more Rimsky than Rimsky himself", there are pieces where you hear the fully organising, and dazzlingly original, and orchestrally highly innovative voice of the same musician who, within a few years, had written Petruska and the Rite of Spring. The "Round Dance of the Princes", and the "Infernal Dance Of King Kashchei" are the best of Stravinsky's always titanic genius. The first because it conveys Stravinsky's uniquely synthetic Paris-St Petersburg blending of the sacred and the unrestrainedly sensuous and erotic. The second because it demonstrates a blindingly brilliant command of rhythm and orchestral timbres that seems to run all the way from Tchaikovsky, to Dvorak, to Rimsky and into the modernism of Bartok, Hindemith and Honegger. That is arguably the truest touchstone of front-rank genius. Psyche-expanding originality, which is simultaneously being expounded by limitlessly commanding and infallible technique. As if the artist was feeding upon and digesting everything already known, and saying something completely original at the same time. Only by having direct access to our transcendental and womanly collective consciousness, with its inconceivably rich psychical and elaborative and sensuous and frankly erotic resources - only then is this possible. Love andrea
I am an admirer of Susanna Mälkki and also of this orchestra, and this rendition is a Wonder, one of the best interpretations I ever heard. Warm thanks!
She reminds me very much of Marin Alsop - although Mälkki is younger (and taller, I think). There's a facial resemblance, but more significantly, her conducting style is virtually identical (although, of course, I have no idea of their respective approaches to rehearsal).
Depuis Lausanne, je suis depuis longtemps les retransmissions de cet orchestre magnifique! Ici, il s’est surpassé! Quelle superbe interprétation! Merci!
Maravillosa interpretación... Bravo Susana Mälki. Liebe Grüße aus Argentina immer. Ich wünsche nur alles gute und zu viel Musik für euch. Walter Jonathan Ale.
Music should bestow greatness and cleanse the human’s soul and infuses love, beauty and glory to soul. The contents and verse of the music should be a creator of pure love, greatness, lightness and depth and not corruption, meanness and absurdity. This is true music. 💛💕
Tiefempfundene Aufführung dieser perfekt komponierten Suite mit milden Tönen aller Streicher, farbenreichen Tönen aller Holzbläser und majestätischen Tönen der Blechbläser und des Schlagwerks. Die intelligente und finnische Dirigentin leitet das erfahrene hr-Sinfonieorchester im gut phrasierten Tempo und mit möglichst effektiver Dynamik. Alles ist perfekt!
Wunderschöne und detaillierte Aufführung dieser ein bisschen expressionistischen und exotisch komponiierten Suite mit farbenreichen doch perfekt entsprechenden Tönen aller instrumente. Die intelligente und talentierte Dirigentin leitet das ausgezeichnete Orchester im veränderlichen Tempo und mit künstlerisch kontrollierter Dynamik. Wahrlich hörenswert!
Ich geniesse alle iIhre Kommentare-sachlich korrekt oder nicht-wegen ihrer Wortgewalt und ihrer notorischen Verwendung immer wiederkehrender Adjektive.Sie setzen sich damit bisweilen bissigem Spott,sogar Hohn aus.Dazu gehoert Mut,den ich an Ihnen bewundere.Schreiben Sie weiterhin,was Ihnen am Herzen liegt,sonst wuerde ein Urgestein der Kommentargemeinde nicht nur mir fehlen.
@@HjsimpurHager No offense intended but the cookie cutter, cut-and-paste approach of this person - who posts using many different accounts and names - makes me believe AI is their method of generating so many bland, vague, and generic "reviews." Best wishes from Vermont 🍁
@@TheStockwell notarbolz926 is a mere imitator of mine, not the same commentator as notaire2. He/she usually appears in comments on hr-Sinfonieorchester.
Wonderful performance. This orchestra's videos consistently have the best audio of any live performances on TH-cam.
And the best performances. This is a remarkable orchestra, that rivals even the very top ensembles.
@@bryangl1 That would make it a very top ensemble, wouldn't it?
Introduzione 00:04
L'uccello di fuoco e la sua danza 03:37
Rondò delle Principesse 05:03
Danza infernale del re Kascej 10:11
Berceuse 14:12
Finale 18:32
I just love the Firebird, and the music of Stravinsky. To me the ending of this piece has to be the most powerful music ever composed in the history of classical music. Thank you so much for uploading this. The conductor and orchestra can be very proud of this outstanding performance. I just know Stravinsky would have been very proud. All I can say is, I enjoyed it immensely. Love this channel.
Created on June 25, 1910 at the Paris Opera, The Firebird preserves the memory of one of the greatest triumphs of the Ballets Russes. The Firebird is inspired by several Russian tales of which it retains the marvelous character and, for a Western audience, strongly exotic. Here is the argument: the valiant Ivan Tsarevich succeeds in seizing the Firebird and releases it in exchange for a gold talisman. Arrived in front of the enchanted domain of Kastchei which holds thirteen princesses prisoner, he risks being transformed into stone by the magician. The Bird then comes to his aid and reveals where the egg containing Kastchei's soul is hidden. Ivan steals it and breaks it then, while the Bird disappears in all its splendor, we must finally find Tsarevna, the most beautiful of princesses who makes his heart beat. On this libretto that he had edited, Michel Fokine created a notably inventive choreography. In Stravinsky's music we recognize the very strong influence from his teacher Rimsky-Korsakov as well as certain kinships with Glinka or again Scriabin. But this avant-garde young composer already manifests himself in the oppositions of timbres, the shimmer of the instrumentation. Stravinsky chooses to differentiate the elements of the action. The human element is represented by diatonic themes, while the magical element is associated with chromatic arabesques of an oriental character. From this partition, Stravinsky derived three orchestral suites. The innate virtuosity of Igor Stravinsky reveals already his poetic genius. *Lucien*
Nice to read the story behind this Firebird. I have always thought of it as just music, but wonderful music.
@@staffanolofsson8201
Music is like life: it has its own story. It is indeed wonderful music that reveals the full potential of Igor Stravinsky to come. *Lucien*
Beautiful playing Theo Plath, bassoonist.
Classial music is boring... Stravinsky: 10:13
10:13 AAAH!
ピュアで透明度の高さを誇る清澄な音質が心地よい。 またいっぽうで、色彩感にあふれた「豊麗なるサウンド」がとても美しい。 スザンナ＝マルッキが指揮するこの「組曲」は、どこを取っても極上 至上の「火の鳥」ではないかと思う。 急がず力まず誇張せず、終始一貫した「自然体の演奏表現」が誠に素晴らしい。 「火の鳥」を聴いている本人も、期せずして「燃え上がってしまった」ようだ。 スザンナ＝マルッキさんと、hr交響楽団の皆様に「心から御礼申し上げます。」
光明こと中井章弘
Pure, transparent and refreshing sound. On the other hand, the rich and colorful sound is very beautiful. This suite, conducted by Susanna Malkki is a superb Firebird in every way. The natural performance expression that is consistent and consistent from beginning to end, without rushing or exaggerating, is truly wonderful.
Thank you so so much! 中井章弘：Akihiro Nakai from Japan.
I hope the keyboardist got the doubling fee.
音色は明るく音楽が楽しい。有機的かつクリアーで、すべての音が聞こえ混濁しない。まったく退屈するところがなく、リズムがよく、充実の感動だ！
Hypnotic. Would love to be there to experience live.
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18:31
19:15
Comment 64: Thank you.
9:11 am CST
Aug. 9, 2024
Co-President Charity Colleen "Lovejoy" Crouse
Esecuzione impeccabile, meravigliosa, un autentico spettacolo per le orecchie ma anche per gli occhi.
Suono dell'orchestra straordinario, musicisti di altissimo livello.
Direzione stratosferica, complimenti! Una gioia ascoltare e anche guardare i movimenti, il gesto elegantissimo, espressivo, chiarissimo, efficace.
Esecuzione caratterizzata da una chiarezza nelle varie parti unita ad una scelta dei tempi e dell'agogica assolutamente di riferimento.
Non voglio togliere meriti ad altre esecuzioni eccellenti presenti su TH-cam, ovviamente, ma questa è di livello stratosferico.
Maestria, tecnica, eccellenza musicale ma anche tanta, tantissima capacità di emozionare e di coinvolgere il pubblico.
Complimenti ancora!!!
Eccezionale anche la regia televisiva, puntualissime le zoomate agli attacchi...
12:16
Love the Firebird. Yes Prog band use it as their Concert intro.
Eccezionale io lo ho suonato diverse volte come prima viola
Ces excellents musiciens révèlent magnifiquement la force, le feu, la finesse de cette œuvre. C'est une très belle interprétation dirigée avec superbe par Susanna Mälkki.
Bravo et merci.
Cette chaîne du HRSO est décidément une veritable mine : non seulement l'orchestre est formidable, mais le son et l'image le sont tout autant. Quant aux pépites proposées, elles abondent. En temoigne une fois de plus le programme de ce soir.
A wonderful Interpretation....beautifully played and conducted with Pathos and passion....GRANDIOS...GROßARTIG
This piece hac brought me to joyful tears many times in my life, and this wonderful performance certainly did so here. Now I just need another box of tissues for my desk ...
The Firebird was one of the pieces I loved most in youth orchestra, and this is the definitive performance to my mind. There are so many highlights here, but my favorite ones are the astounding rhythmic clarity in the Infernal Dance, Theo Plath's beautiful bassoon solo and the magnificent ending (the cymbals at 21:10 are simply breathtaking). All I can say is thank you for all the incredible performances that you share with us, I'm looking forward to finally hearing you live this year.
Yes, the cymbal-smash at 21:10 is fabulous. The bass drum punches it out too, right at the same time. Just wonderful ... Stravinsky's creative genius!
THANK YOU STRAVINSKY!!! My favorite composer 😁
I have thought about Fire Bird compared to Rite of Spring. When played the first time Fire Bird was a success, but Rite of Spring was a complete scandal. Still, with its more modest expressions, Fire Bird is like a preparation for Rite of Spring. I like them both. And I find this version of Fire Bird just exquisite!
Mrs Clara de la Calle and Liisa Randalu outstandinglll!!!!!!!
Though "The Firebird" is often uncharitably categorised as the young and brilliant Stravinsky being "more Rimsky than Rimsky himself", there are pieces where you hear the fully organising, and dazzlingly original, and orchestrally highly innovative voice of the same musician who, within a few years, had written Petruska and the Rite of Spring.
The "Round Dance of the Princes", and the "Infernal Dance Of King Kashchei" are the best of Stravinsky's always titanic genius.
The first because it conveys Stravinsky's uniquely synthetic Paris-St Petersburg blending of the sacred and the unrestrainedly sensuous and erotic.
The second because it demonstrates a blindingly brilliant command of rhythm and orchestral timbres that seems to run all the way from Tchaikovsky, to Dvorak, to Rimsky and into the modernism of Bartok, Hindemith and Honegger.
That is arguably the truest touchstone of front-rank genius. Psyche-expanding originality, which is simultaneously being expounded by limitlessly commanding and infallible technique.
As if the artist was feeding upon and digesting everything already known, and saying something completely original at the same time.
Only by having direct access to our transcendental and womanly collective consciousness, with its inconceivably rich psychical and elaborative and sensuous and frankly erotic resources - only then is this possible.
Love andrea
Beautiful playing by the musicians of the Frankfurt Radio Symphony under the very capable baton of Maestra Susanna Mälkki--Bravi tutti!
Wow
I am an admirer of Susanna Mälkki and also of this orchestra, and this rendition is a Wonder, one of the best interpretations I ever heard. Warm thanks!
She reminds me very much of Marin Alsop - although Mälkki is younger (and taller, I think). There's a facial resemblance, but more significantly, her conducting style is virtually identical (although, of course, I have no idea of their respective approaches to rehearsal).
I prefer Mälkki to Alsop. Her interpretations have the clarity and thoughtfulness of Haitink.
It was in Sibelius second symphony I discovered Susanna Mälkki. To me she has all the authority and the precision that is needed.
What a masterpiece, the part from 14:45 onward, in particular, is absolutely magical, goosebumps every time.
Eu gosto demais dessa orquestra, ainda mais por ser tão atuante no TH-cam!❤
I am glad that Stravinsky's genius has nothing to do with today's Russia.
Depuis Lausanne, je suis depuis longtemps les retransmissions de cet orchestre magnifique! Ici, il s’est surpassé! Quelle superbe interprétation! Merci!
Excellent!!!! Thank you for sharing, I’m in the US.
Maravillosa interpretación... Bravo Susana Mälki. Liebe Grüße aus Argentina immer. Ich wünsche nur alles gute und zu viel Musik für euch. Walter Jonathan Ale.
Outstanding performance - takes my breath away
Reminds me of Holst hammersmith upfront
Hervorragende Musiker eines tollen Musikstück, sehr souveräne Dirigentin!😊
Glad to see them performing this again! Also an interesting transition at 18:00!
Wow! That was so exciting!
🔥🪺👏🏽🐣👏🏽🐓🔥
❤🔥
The thing I like best about this orchestra is that it has class.
Ah, the Maelkki Way.😀😀
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Bravo maravilhoso 💘😻😻😍💗
10:12
👏👏👏
❤🌹🎶
Perfect ❤
Music should bestow greatness and cleanse the human’s soul and infuses love, beauty and glory to soul. The contents and verse of the music should be a creator of pure love, greatness, lightness and depth and not corruption, meanness and absurdity. This is true music. 💛💕
Standing ovation from here in the US!!
Tiefempfundene Aufführung dieser perfekt komponierten Suite mit milden Tönen aller Streicher, farbenreichen Tönen aller Holzbläser und majestätischen Tönen der Blechbläser und des Schlagwerks. Die intelligente und finnische Dirigentin leitet das erfahrene hr-Sinfonieorchester im gut phrasierten Tempo und mit möglichst effektiver Dynamik. Alles ist perfekt!
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Wunderschöne und detaillierte Aufführung dieser ein bisschen expressionistischen und exotisch komponiierten Suite mit farbenreichen doch perfekt entsprechenden Tönen aller instrumente. Die intelligente und talentierte Dirigentin leitet das ausgezeichnete Orchester im veränderlichen Tempo und mit künstlerisch kontrollierter Dynamik. Wahrlich hörenswert!
Mir war bisher nicht bewusst, dass es auf TH-cam auch Klassik-Bots gibt. Wahrlich wunderbar!
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Ich geniesse alle iIhre Kommentare-sachlich korrekt oder nicht-wegen ihrer Wortgewalt und ihrer notorischen Verwendung immer wiederkehrender Adjektive.Sie setzen sich damit bisweilen bissigem Spott,sogar Hohn aus.Dazu gehoert Mut,den ich an Ihnen bewundere.Schreiben Sie weiterhin,was Ihnen am Herzen liegt,sonst wuerde ein Urgestein der Kommentargemeinde nicht nur mir fehlen.
@@HjsimpurHager No offense intended but the cookie cutter, cut-and-paste approach of this person - who posts using many different accounts and names - makes me believe AI is their method of generating so many bland, vague, and generic "reviews."
Best wishes from Vermont 🍁
@@TheStockwell notarbolz926 is a mere imitator of mine, not the same commentator as notaire2. He/she usually appears in comments on hr-Sinfonieorchester.
Fantasic, the ending is just amazing!