Gustavo Dudamel / SBYOV Shostakovich Symphony 10.mvt I 1/4

[BlueManao]

Je ne suis pas sensible à un orchestre aussi tonitruant, alors que rien ne le justifie.Il y avait la très belle version "Erato" de Mravinsky, mais aucun chef n'aura exprimé la complexité de l'oeuvre aussi justement que Karajan dans sa version de 1966. Dudamel est jeune et tellement impulsif, qu'il passe bien souvent à côté de certaines de ses interprétations. Attendons quelques années.

[lilttlekevin89]

Does Dudamel EVER use sheet music when he is conducting?!?

[KyotoMelody]

fascinating!

[ggalexhutchings]

there is some serious attention being paid to some of the inner voices here. the kind of thing you don't always hear in some seasoned orchestras.

[andretchaikowskycom]

I know what musicmann008 means about the Karajan. This version is wonderful, just wonderful. Maybe they can now piece it together in a single performance.

[musicmann008]

Even better than the version i have. And this is saying a lot considering that the version i have is the BPO with Karajan xDDD

[GraniteQuarrier]

That was great! Great job everyone!

[angel4justice1]

Era hora de que Venezuela se diera a conocer no solo por los superficiales Concursos de Belleza (en algunos paises denominados como Carniceria) si no por su talento! BRAVO!!!

[grigor27]

Majestic...I remember these words here "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning". ( James 1:7)

[BrucknerMotet]

3:03 - The transition from the clarinet solo here is one of my favorite moments in music.

[dsm2240]

I hear the influence of Beethoven's C#-minor quarter, opus 131.

[shostakov66]

one of his best symphonies i think.

[ggalexhutchings]

@shostakov66 at least for the first movement it's my favorite. the second movement is pretty kick ass too.

[AmandaCbx]

@jezmuff o.O you're crazy !

[AmandaCbx]

neim acredito que ja toquei pra todos eles ! q toquei no contrabaixo da moça lá q neim perguntei o nome, mas de grande simpatia ! foi o melhor dia na minha vida... chorei quando vi dudamel entrando pelo lado do theatro municipal ! foi a melhor coisa... e ve-los ensaiando tbm, e ve-los tocando... Daphnis & Cloé- Suite Nº 2 (Maurice Ravel), Santa Cruz de Pararigua (Evencio Castellano), Sinfonia Nº 2 (Sinfonia Índia- Carlos Chávez) e O Pássaro de Fogo (Igor Stravinsky) foi meu sonho realizado !

[andretchaikowskycom]

Just terrific in every way. Congrats to all.

[FiatObscuritas]

Música de los cielos!

Heaven's music!

[vegueta1889]

since the 4:09 until the 4:48..... bellisimo!!!!!! y desde el 4:59 hasta el 5:08 majestuoso! viva latinoamerica!!!

[hyeonj315]

2:35 she can play my double bass any day . = =

[wayare]

@hyeonj315

jajajajajaja el mio tambien xD

[horiac]

0:00 mysterious, grave

1:10 gnome walking

2:45 clarinet solo

3:40 pensive

4:23 struggle

[jezmuff]

what the fuck is wrong with this orchestra?! They're swaying like trees

[padredemishijos12]

@jezmuff What is wrong with you? The orchestra is PERFECT, and you are not.

[Capncrunchssbm]

Incredible. These kids are a shining beacon of hope in a region plagued by corruption, poverty and crime. The entire continent and the world could learn something from the passion these kids show. If we each had the kind of passion in our individual fields these kids demonstrate in their music, the world would not only be a better place, but it would be a hopeful place. A place where we can't wait to see what other beautiful, incredible things we and our fellow passionate humans create.

[ryanfallon]

geeeez this is a youth orchestra??

GREAT sound

[TerentiaWillsomethin]

i LOVE how much they are feeling this yesssss

[CrockSkinTesticles]

Holy shit that bass player's hot! 2:31

[JohnEBPiano]

@CrockSkinTesticles I'm pretty sure the second bass is checking out her ass. at 2:33

[abeautifullnightmare]

In america most big cities have orchestra classes in there schools starting from elementry and even independint youth orchestras

[fer7912]

Que poder!!!!!!!!!!



[VeryVery1]

Qué belleza y qué orgullo!!!

Yo debía estar allí desde pequeña. Awwww!!!!!!!!! :/

Pero me alegro inmensamente por ellos y por mi país! :)

[kanye1204]

holy friggin crap how many bassists are there?



[oliverleehornbake]

@kanye1204 As many as should be in any orchestra

[BAJJMiller]

@kanye1204 When I saw them, 14.

[samdajellybeenie14]

Some people have said that they are so good because there are 26 year olds in the orchestra, and I think, in this case, that age is rather irrelevant. One could be 15 years old and still play amazing or one could be 30 and play like crap. It all depends on skill level in my opinion.

[buxter]

Fabulous performance. The best of Shostakovich I've heard in recent memory. I know of no other orchestra that plays like this in the world. The depth of spirit, passion, energy, breathing, movement, precision... BRAVO!!!!

I love how they move and breath together. And notice how each entrance of a wind instrument has a totally different character and color. Very rare these days.

[fischpredigt]

this is a powerfully awesome vid, but honestly, the tempo is too slow - why is he belaboring the point? can somone tell me?

[bivmvideo]

America needs youth orchestras in every state!

[alejoeisabel]

@bivmvideo Just like every town in the US has a baseball team, in Venezuela every town has a youth orchestra and a chorus, and it is all free thanks to the government.

[fcmilsweeper9]

@alejoeisabel

Actually a lot of cities in the US have youth orchestras, some tour.

[FaygoAddict]

Love this symphony, it's matched with the perfect conductor.

[friend706]

wonderful, i love this piece..

[melpost]

Brilliant Performance!!

[proghousedj]

The orchestra is fantastic, the conductor is a joke.

[Josep489]

right!

rittle could make the same ¬¬'

[perpetualpeace81]

@proghousedj

Why is he a joke? You follow Adorno in resisting the 'cult of the conductor'?

[helenagothicangel13]

Your face is a joke...

[abviolinplayer]

you try becoming music director of the LA Phil...asshole.

[almendroarb]

There's no need to isult anyone...I think that if someone looks only generally on the behaviour of the conductor it is easy to produce such a comment that he is a joke. But when you look inside, you can see a very lively man, who really knows Shostakovich's music and knows how to conduct it. I have this symphony recorded by Haitink with LSO and SBYOV with Dudamel are not worse. They are even more lively, more energetic. I like this interpretation very much:)

[FaygoAddict]

WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG

[alejoeisabel]

@proghousedj The joke is in your bathroom mirror.  Go and see for yourself.

[wierdo1232123]

@proghousedj Go fuck yourself. I would act the same way if I got to conduct Beethoven 5 or 9 or Tchaik 4, 5, or 6

[melpost]

Excellent!

[thailow117]

noisy audience

[helenagothicangel13]

I am seriously jumping up and down in my seat because I'm just that excited. SO GOOD!

[scarletovergods]

4:27 damn, shosti rocks!

[RominPhoenix]

The musicians are not just "tools" the are stars with or without Gustavo... the orchestra it's been recognized as the 5th in the world not for Gustavo.. but for all the members and the sistem per se.. We are proud of our young director but it doesn't mean we won't recognized the labor and how important are each one of the guys

[stickershomeplus]

Wonderful to see an orchestra actually "move" when it plays, especially after seeing overly controlled performances where the conductor is the "star" and the orchestra simply is a tool.

[turow6000]

@stickershomeplus 

[repinshtrad]

All I will say is I have listened to the version by the Berliner Philharmoniker and this one by Dudamel is the one that gives me the chills up my spine when I listen to it.

[padredemishijos12]

@repinshtrad Germans just don't get Shostakovich. The Venezuelans do get it.

[salsadance999]

haha his hair is a little bit smaller in this video.Lols

[orchdork607]

Haha I noticed that too! By the end of the second movement he almost has an afro going...but it's very tame in this one. =D

[QkTruth]

wow

[THEMGOROTH75]

EEEEEPIC!!!

[beethomozart]

written in 1953, has been labeled as deeply autobiographic, a portrait of the author's bitterness that was predominant in his last years, as always a great conduction by this young country fellowman Gustavo Dudamel

[THEMGOROTH75]

EEEEEEPIC!!!!

[Karmae7]

Funny how everyone becomes a critic/expert once they post comments on youtube...I seen Dudamel twice, all I can say is he knows what he is doing...

[wh0eversheis]

hahaha.

exactly.

[Wasabiindent]

Totally agree, there might be another interpretation I prefer, but that doesn't put me in any position to criticise world class conductors or players!

[majark4]

esta sinfonia es demaciado tremenda, sin dudas la mas grande de todas, la he escuchado miles de veses y la he analizado nota por nota con la partitura y nunca ha dejado de asombrarme como si fuera la primera vez, gracias por postear esta interpretacion para que se conosca mas masivamente y no solo entre los que se interesan por Shostakovich

[deygernva]

thanks / gracias / merci / danke !! :D

[AndreiKrakovsky]

Dudamel is exceeding his reach here. The orchestra plays well, but the interpretation seems superficial, not exploring the depth and breadth of this enormously rich and complex symphony. Perhaps he Dudamel should revist 10 years from now.

[TheViolinick]

Common, are you Los Angeles Philharmonic conductor? Semi-conductor? So just cool down!

[npapachris]

Epical dimensions!

[repinshtrad]

did they make a cd of this???? i have had no luck so far :( I really want to get one if they did.

[THEMGOROTH75]

OOOOH!!!!Brutal epic power from Shostakovich!!EPIC POWER!!!!Hails from Greece!!!!

[domtomato]

Great depth and meaning

[robbiethemann]

what a conductor

[THEMGOROTH75]

EEEEEEEEEEPIC!!!!!

[sarafeary]

shoshtakovich is my man

[Purichama]

wow Dudamel sale peinado en este concierto :-) jejeje

[P4BL094]

tiene mejor estilo despeinado

[maxicaas]

Si, pero le dura poco el peinado! Que grande maestro por favor!

[elgatoquecaedepie]

bravo hermanos venezolanos...qué orgullo da verlos y escucharlos tocar así y en ese lugar...son un ejemplo...para que vean que en latinoamérica no sólo se producen narcotraficantes sino también buenos músicos

[pomontty]

gracias mi pana, pues para muchos a nivel mundial los venezxolanos somos unos "indios" pero modestia aparte tenemos el mejor sistema de orquestas del mundo y por supuestto uno de los mejores directores del mundo. el unico problema es que todavia los venezolanos preferimos, asistir a un concierto de reggeton, esta tranformacion es algo progresivo y sutil, espero que en mi pais algun dia podamos valorar esta esta hermosa musica

[zutflutefleur]

@elgatoquecaedepie Que se JODA la opinión cultivada por los ignorantes que piensan así no sabiendo NADA de NADA y echándoles esa mierda. Los latinoamericanos tienen corazón y cerebro, y en mi opinión están mas próximas a las realidades punzantes de la vida que los demás en el oeste. estoy de acuerdo con usted

[Mindfor2012]

It times, the emotion was so intense!

I love this piece.

[repinshtrad]

i personally like the tempo at 4:30 to 5:55. the previous section as you have said is just about perfect.

[PhilosopherEight]

A bit too slow from 4:30 to 5:55, but otherwise superb. The piece is supposed to get legs at this point and not stay as ponderous as before. But the previous section is the perfect tempo, and it is played with the right amount of venom. It is supposed to be an accusation against Stalin "You bastard, look what you've done to us!"

Tremendous rich tone out of these players, and the entire ensemble seems to be conveying a single, unified emotion. Good direction, excepting the tempo problems.

[imsleepyanddead]

i'd think the tempo changes are all about interpretation, no? i don't see any problem with different interpretations.

[PhilosopherEight]

As I've said, his interpretation of the piece is not to my liking because it loses melodic focus and impact due to the slow tempo as the piece crescendos.

If you don't have a problem with different interpretations, I am confused as to why, when I offered one, you criticized it/me.

My view of this piece is more in line with Karajan's ideal.

[imsleepyanddead]

much sorrys. it sounded as if you were saying, "this is how it is supposed to be, period."

[Zwijnhaat]

Karajan is the worst interpreter of Russian composers ever.

[DannyDaWriter]

No, Bernstein is.

[LJBSasha]

@DannyDaWriter: I'll disagree here! If any great conductor generally for me is a turn-off for Russian music, it's not Bernstein (interesting ideas for Chaykóvskiy's 6th Symphony, though some dislikeable things too) or Karajan. Solti so far seems like the one, from what I can tell. Also, Dutoit doesn't seem so great in it either...

[LJBSasha]

No way, I'd never say that of him!! In fact, while no doubt there are lots of conductors overall worse than Karajan, one composer I'll dare say was really not suited for Russian music was Sir Georg Solti.

Generally, Solti never had real success with Chaykóvskiy or Rakhmáñinov, and it seems the same applies to his work with Shostakóvich (from what I've so far seen at this time - yours truly could be wrong yet...).

[ezekieloak]

@LJBSasha I agree that Solti had no business conducting the ´Russian School´.  He was more suited to Offenbach and Berlioz, wasn´t he? Anyway, I don´t care for the way Simón Bolivar conducts the start of this first movement almost sans melodie. He elicits excellent dynamic control and balance, though.

[LJBSasha]

@ezekieloak: You presumably don't like Gustavo Dudamel as the conductor (NOT the long-dead Simón Bolivar, after whom the orchestra is named). Well, you might wish to compare Sir Simon Rattle leading the Berlin Philharmonic in this very movement (rather similar approach). Otherwise, I didn't think of Solti for Offenbach or Berlioz - he was more for the German and Italian schools (esp. Verdi).

[LJBSasha]

For the Germans, we know how Solti is adulated for his Beethoven, Brahms, Wagner, Richard Strauß and Mahler; less so for Mozart and Haydn. [Regarding Mozart, it wasn't until late in life, after his having children in his second marriage, that he apparently finally found the lighter touch necessary for the classicists.] As to the French: yes, I could see Berlioz being up his alley, though not Debussy or Ravel.

[xRaito09x]

MAJESTUOSO =0..

[Vostavas]

That horn player at the end was faking it BIG TIME

[LLJtbone]

I played in the Greater Hartford Youth Orchestra as a teen. If I could have played in a group like this, wow! Amazing musicians. Dudamel is an extremely emotional conductor as well.

[chivo989]

talento nacional de Venezuela para el mundo. DUDAMEL GRANDE!!!!!.

[77dd3]

i danced to this whole piece with overture 2012

at the royal albert hall!!!!

LOVE IT!!

[jtfran13]

en mi opinion eres uno de los mejores directores del mundo y me parece una exelente ejecucion de la obra esta demas decir que casi perfecta...

[rangasw4]

Shostakovich made this symphony to say the brutality of the regime of Joseph Stalin despite the request made by stalin not to make any music work against him.

[LJBSasha]

That's why the work wasn't written out and performed until a few months after that monster's death!!!

[bloodbrother44]

hello world

these commnts are SO much fun 2 read. 6x

[kmilaymv]

this is a miracle...! i love it... i whant to be a underbass player and this is very beautiful how it sounds...! all of then...! braaavooo! gusstavooo!

[cenotevenus]

beautiful!thankyou

[rynam1217]

Gustavo, me emociona tu maestría al ver como conduces y transmites a tus músicos pasión, q manifiesten q disfrutan d lo que aporta cada uno con sus instrumentos, no aparecer rígidos como pasa en otras orquestas, y puede ser aburrido el concierto. Conduces a esta orquesta de forma tal, q le das vida,logrando q la música nos llegue y nos eleve a lo máximo. Es como si nos transportaras al cielo mismo! Suerte en tu nominación en los Latin Grammy, con la producción del CD FIESTA!

[oliverleehornbake]

i played this movement. it was the best peice i have ever played. but then again i play the cello, so iguess that plays a big part in it. i can still se the first page of the movement in my head. i wish i still had it

[flutetime]

great orchestra and conductor

[dmclennan]

absolutely beautiful. nobody tops shosti. and dudamel does him justice.

[MoreThanHeroez]

Oh my god this is the most emotional performance I've ever seen.

[moonkasnow]

such a beatiful thing

[elcriticon84]

this is the best performance of the 10ma, Bravo Dudamel¡¡¡¡¡