Carlo Maria Giulini/ Los Angeles Philharmonic: Beethoven's 9th, Short Choral Excerpt

[donde2k]

It is an all too brief excerpt, but thank you for posting this from Maestro's premier concert with the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

When this was broadcast live on the radio we all knew that, after the decay under the disinterest of Previn, Los Angeles had its orchestra back. Even more, Maestro gave us a band such as we never knew we had - even under Mehta; inner voices, subtleties, and grandeur from musicians that truly loved their conductor. "Oh, we would do ANYTHING for him !" one told me.

[novasafo]

absolutely delightful. thank you for sharing this wonderful video.

[Gary2837]

Carlo Maria Giulini always delivers. Is that Simon Estes? Wow!! They had the audio turned up for the soprano; she drowned everyone else out.

[msbmusicsd]

@Gary2837 Go look up other recordings of Carol Neblett. I can guarantee you that it had NOTHING to do with the volume levels. As an audio technician and a student of Ms. Neblett's I can assure you she was that much louder than the other soloists naturally. It takes a special voice to stand on the same stage with her and NOT get blown away. Norman Treigle and Luciano Pavarotti are the only two I can think of.

[Gary2837]

@msbmusicsd This makes me wonder about the conductor/director? Since she has so much volume the conductor should have requested she not be so loud or increased the mikes to the others so as to have balance. One voice sticking out is like a "sore thumb" and does not speak well of her and is not musical. Oh! Someone on Youtube said Pavarotti had a small voice. I don't know for I've heard neither "live" without mikes. Thanks for your comments.

[bridgemag1]

Lovely man;  great conductor; wonderful human being.

[sakerd412]

Giulini, the last of the great Italian conductors.

[ThePlutino]

and Bernstein above all!

[ThePlutino]

it's wonderful!!! Giulini, Abbado and Klemperer are the best Beethoven's performers.

[althen]

Legendary Giulini~