Bruckner Symphony no. 8 4th Mov. 1/3 Karajan VPO 1979

[shoeprich2012]

Why does it stop? I want the music to go on!!!!!

[ConnyBoy5678]

HELL YEAH!!!

[bdrman]

One tutti passage of Bruckner's is worth all the symphonies of several other composers. I can't think of anyone that can produce such walls of sound.

[cpthornman]

Who needs rock music when you have this.

[parsecs2000]

@cpthornman I totally agree.

[Dragonsfire867]

Whether it's the brass being too slow, or the violins rushing in the beginning, I can't tell, but it defintiely ruined the aesthetic for me. =/ Not in sync at all.

[jonathanaconway]

I used to always skip to the Finale, but now after hearing the Symphony from the beginning, the themes in the Finale take on a new meaning.

[linky6911]

^reason I play trumpet^

[xcRaD28]

9:08 , the worst part

[darkblueangel1956]

Video stupendo, nitido e limpido. Karajan sceglie l'impronta beethoveniana dentro questa Ottava Sinfonia di Bruckner, maestosa, monumentale e caparbiamente tardoromantica, piena di echi profetici dei tempi successivi. Ma, secondo me, ci sono degli spunti melodici e armonici, usati in seguito, da Gustav Mahler , William Walton e forse anche Ralph Waugan Williams, ma questo lo penso io, solo una mia supposizione ! Sorry !

[KnottPatriot]

I know Bruckner was 4 When Beethoven died, but somehow he became Beethoven reincarnate of the romantic period. What a great composer.

[bdrman]

Now I know how to get people into Bruckner.

[jwunschie14]

@bdrman Yea man

[AJNorth]

As one wag put it, "Bruckner was God's thank-you note to humanity." The Finale is the apotheosis of the mighty 8th, aptly named "The Apocalyptic," and creates a triad formed by the perfect melding of the Heroic, the Tragic and the Eternal. When one experiences music such as this in truly capable hands, life takes on new meaning. In this instance, von Karajan and the VPO turn in, quite literally, the performance of a lifetime.

[AnamorphicDreams]

Every time I feel depressed or insecure about myself, I listen to some Bruckner and I almost instantly feel at home. I am cradled by the music. I get a feeling of a strong, inner security. It's hard to explain. I think it has something to do with his strong spiritual beliefs, which comes across as rather heavy and masculine. Even in his more elegant and soft movements.

It's as if his music elevates the male self-confident in me.in a sort of... spiritual way.

[harryslide]

@AnamorphicDreams Very well said! Totally concur. This is music of, for, and about Heaven-I think.

[nunomatosfafe]

muito bom

[Jan2303]

jaaaaaaaaaaa blech :D:D:D

[oxarim]

loooooooool!

doublebass at 1.00........Hard to play against such brass!

[MrRaretunes]

This is supercagafragalistically wonderful,Bruckner is divine!!!How competently performed!!!

[nurtasuts]

We playerd this at Interlocken....I was lucky to be introduced to Bruckner at a young age...we played the whole eight movement....I will never forget it!

[Numboss]

Lorin Maazel recorded a marvelous Bruckner 8 with the Berliner Philharmoniker on the EMI label, back in 1990, which is my favourite and probably still available. The funny thing about Bruckner is that my dog loves his music. With Sibelius and Mahler my dog turns a deaf ear (whereas I don't), but with Anton she rolls over and listens in bliss with all four feet in the air. And it seems the 8th is what makes my dog the happiest. Who says humans know everything?

[lsbrother]

@Numboss

most people know more than most dogs

I suppose it's possible that some dogs know more than some people - perhaps you and your dog are an example of this

[MrRaretunes]

@lsbrother people know squat,full of frustrated hot air allot of the time woof woof ,yes yes ^o^

[MrRaretunes]

@Numboss Woof Woof ,agreed!!

[1871freude]

IV. Finale. Feierlich, nicht schnell

"nicht schnell" wäre ja mal ein wunder gewesen hätte Karajan sich daran gehalten...

[Limanus3975]

absulute incredible

[HoustonGD]

I'm not familiar with this piece. I will have to listen to the entire score.

[710scarletreaper]

If I were blind and dumb and only had my hearing, this would absolutely suffice.

[rieekan243]

Come on trombones. It's ok to be weighty--but, dragging like *that*? That's over the top.

[hersh1957]

Karajan is in third place. Giulini in second. Celibidache its first.

 The Karajan's finale is totally mixed up. Listen for a perfect one on Celibidache

[herodot2]

@hersh1957

We seem to have a similar Bruckner taste. Celibidache, Giulini (close one), Jochum, Karajan for me. Then all the rest.

[scomdnz9]

@hersh1957 i agree the bruckner 8 by the Muncher Phil under Celibedache is something out of this world!!

[dieterlino]

this shit fucking sucks man, where are the drum solos and the awsome guitar rifs? this dude is nothing compared to lynardskynard and van halen.

they should add some sick bass to make it bearable...

[rieekan243]

@dieterlino Go elsewhere, please.

[koipondity]

Powerful and radiant opening theme. I love it!

[Addaick]

First time to see there are two set of timpani for Bruckner8

[mzecke]

the video response is not as epic - is not as impressive as karajans total stunning performance of the beginning

[patrahilevlampiev]

I listened to the audio in the video response and... of course we can hear better these epic four notes of the trumpets at 0:16 and 0:37 . Unfortunetely we can't here anything else but the brass wing...

[ari11doll]

7:47 tan bello

[flammesombres]

god, in this symphony (and most of Bruckner's others) he makes all others look totally pathetic and trivial.

[floyd21pink]

yes i agree with you flammesombres:

the symphony smells of incense like bruckners all

[MrNobleSavagery]

Well in Romanticism there is Beethoven, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, and Mahler--so I'd have to say; not really, though Bruckner is great.

[MrNobleSavagery]

okay

[lsbrother]

@flammesombres

that's a very silly remark

Bruckner composed some fine symphonies but hardly better than many other composers; Beethoven, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Sibelius, Shostakovich, Schubert, Mahler to name but a few

or were you just expressing your opinion to god?!

[flammesombres]

@lsbrother no, nominating Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich and Sibelius as better symphonists than Bruckner is silly... let's just say I have my opinion and you have yours.

[lsbrother]

@flammesombres

Yes, we each have our opinions - but, unlike your opinion, mine would seem to be the same as most serious musicians - I don't recall Karajan, Furtwangler, Barenboim, Ashkenazy, Rattle, etc, etc, saying that, having heard Bruckners 8th, they now regarded all works of Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms etc etc as "totally trivial and pathetic" and indeed their continued enthusiasm for these works would strongly indicate quite the contrary.

Why not just admit it was a very silly remark?

[flammesombres]

@lsbrother because I think you're taking my comment far too literally. And your opinion isn't really the same as most serious musicians. There are only really a few Mozart symphonies that can compare to Bruckner's best (most of the piano concertos and operas are far better), Tchaikovsky's are disgusting, Sibelius' are amateurish, Brahms and Beethoven were at their best in their chamber music etc etc. Furthermore I couldn't care less of what Karajan,Barenboim or Rattle thought about great music

[SecondAgeOfReason]

@flammesombres He makes like pornographic blasting music and it's great. Nobody else matches his sheer outburst of power that I have yet heard.

[sirwootalot]

@SecondAgeOfReason I completely agree with you that bruckner's one of the best at it, especially in this and the second movement of his ninth symphony. If you want to hear *the* best though, look up mahler's second symphony, shostakovich's 5th or 8th, and wagner's... well, fuck, *anything* of his really. :p

[SecondAgeOfReason]

@sirwootalot I definitely agree on Mahler 2. I like many of the Shostakovich ones as well. I believe I've heard both of those while not remembering specifically what those ones were. Wagner's music is adulterated with opera though :)

[MrAlfaiete]

Yes. Listen to the audio in video response. The four notes of the trumpets at 0:16 and at 0:37. We hear the trumpet motiv better.

That is the Jesus Lopez-Cobos ( conductor ) recording with the Cincinnati Orchestra.

[codonauta]

It is really great, but there is a problem. We can't hear very well the 4 ascendent notes of trumpets at 0:16 and at 0:38. That is essencial to complete the idea the overture of the movement.

[xXxDjJayZxXx]

Thank you so much for posting.

[divine604]

thank you very much shostak!!!

[choralcomposerdude]

My favorite recording of my favorite symphony. Masterful. Thanks so much.

BTW, I like your comparison, C2209w.

[claronebasse]

This is the kind of music that lets you know God is real.

[C2209w]

Very easy to imagine that it was written by a greatly religious man.

What do you think that the Catholic Church is, man?

Let me give you a comparison: the Church is Minas Tirith, the frail and frequetly ill-governed city, the last refuge for humanity, the only white point under the darkness, crowded with imperfect and cowards men.. but always facing the terror and the death which menaces with destroying her up to her very foundations.

[waldhorn33]

The beginning is Wrathful!!

[Shepherd101]

Well they didn't have youtube and internet and tv to distract from sitting and passing the time writing great detailed music. TIme lost indeed. We're just lazy now.

[xcatrocasx]

lo que escucho es bueno de lo mejor disfruten buen canal

[andreasolofsson]

In my humble opinion, this is one of the best recordings ever made of Bruckner's eighth.

[RobertLYA]

Bruckner!! es una chingoneriaaaa, Ajuaaaaa, majestuosoo,

[AmadeusHTS]

Bruckner was a master of Orchestration. The colors of all the instruments blend so perfectly.

[pirpinelo]

Absolute performance. Full of adrenaline and sensitivity!

[gustavyeung]

Very hard to imagine that it is written by a very religious man, right?

[baldwalrus7]

Huh?

[MrNobleSavagery]

Don't be foolish; Piety is potency.

[lilleeWAfot]

There is nothing like this any more.A time lost now.

[gzaenker]

@lilleeWAfot

What a beautiful recording. Bruckner is less known than he should be. I love Karajan

[JayKeaton]

@lilleeWAfot Oh I don't know about that. This reminds me a lot of Lady GaGa's second movement on her debut album.