Have to say Bernstein should leave these finer parts of the music to others, this doesnt sound right at all and the tempo is way off. Broadway Musicals is not my cup of tea but im shure his legendary in those parts, European high culture is something he doesnt understand.
How I miss attending a live performance of Bernstein conducting one of the great orchestras! The rapport between conductor, orchestra and audience was something to be remembered!
@zolochnaya I'd say it's the New York Philharmonic Orchestra...And you may find the whole recording here on youtube, under the title "Leonard Bernstein & Boston Symphony Orchestra - Tchaikovsky 5th Symphony"....never mind the title. it's the NYPO.
Gotta love the style and commitment at 1:49. This is music that still lives and breathes! The pacing and character are so authentic. Broke the mold with this one.
Just watching the inimitable Leonard Berstein makes one FEEL this wondrous piece of music. His face reveals great feeling of terriffic expression...He was a once in a lifetime personage! Many conductors and composers are great...and their music is great. But "Lenny" wears himself out expressing his love for the music he is conducting...I LOVE this ! Rest in Peace and Love! BRAVA-BRAVA!
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As a violin player I can assure you: the presto of Tchaikovsky's 5th Finale at this tempo makes your left hand fingers and your whole right arm BURN. And ooh we love it when it burns :D!
I like to think of this symphony as being the life of an evil dictator. The first movement is his troublemaking as a child, the second is his depression during teenage years for not being accepted into society, and the third is him descovering politics. The recurring motif represents his motivation for doing evil things throughout his life, and the final movement turns that into pure satisfaction (that's why it gives me the chills). I know that's not the real program, but I like thinking of it.
Ich bin 22 und hab Klassische Musik für mich entdeckt. Tchaykovsky ist der Grösste!
Die meisten Stücke sind einfach Meisterwerke. Pompös, brachial, kraftvoll und doch nicht plump oder langweilig sondern gar verspielt. Angefangen hab ich mit Beethoven und Wagner. Mozart konnt ich nie leiden. Aber Tchaykovsky steckt sie alle in die Tasche. bravo!
Was nervt sind die Black Swan und V wie Vendetta Lutscher!!
Who ever said you dont sweat when playing (or in this case conducting) should seriously watch this video. Look at Bernstein; going into every note made. what a passionate and inspirational man. oh btw Tchaikovsky symphony #5 is one of my all time favorite symphonies and yes, Bernstein obviously nailed it!
Excessive rubato always makes this movement sound a scrambled mess and Bernstein falls into the usual trap, Andris Nelsons is one of the few conductors I've heard recently who seems to bring this off more successfully although I must admit that Tchaikovsky should really have revised this movement, somehow it doesn't really work.
So amazing- and even that's an understatement:) From 2:45 and on, I believe that is one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen. I mean, I knew that Bernstein was passionate about music, but the sheer joy, passion and content is clearly written on his face- he looks so happy (corny as that sounds):D
his musics weren't so recognized at his time, latter his musics were more appreciated and founded to be genius. Rather than rock star, I would like to compare his music to harsh, cold Siberia winter.
@TchaikovskyFDR Because he felt the music and expressed it better than so many professional conductors of his time. Every twitch of his face was a pure expression of what the music meant.
great performance. Where the beginning of the 1st mvt. of this symphony is probably the most sincerest apology every written in music, the finale is Tchaikovsky giving the world the middle finger!!! Great brass playing here. So much emotion!!
Exactly right, nahaymath. At 3.29 Bernstein holds the tempo back a little which sets up the reveal in the coda perfectly. I much prefer this to Mravinsky but that's a personal view. In the end, Tchaikovsky's the winner. What a glorious sound... to make this symphony convince you have to play it like this otherwise it does sound the weakest of the last three. Aeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
All u can say for the music and tchaikovsky is tat they relyed on each other, nothing more, other wise u exargerate the truth, this is no geinus, this is a lifeline
Excellent - listen to Mravinsky and the Leningrad for a comparison .... both are valid interpretations - Mravinsky adds an extra zest to the music ... Bernstein has the zest in his conducting - the music itself speaks for itself - Tchaikovsky at his top form.
At 1:12 it is nice to see him so happy and enjoying the music despite his back pain. His biographies say that when he was about the age seen here (plus/minus a few years) he only conducted with a baton if his back was hurting, which often caused him great agony during rehearsals and concerts. The pain was a reason why he liked to be away from conducting periodically, giving him time for his back to get better, and to work on composing.
Played slow or a little fast, this composition is perhaps the most inspirational and perfect ever composed by any person. I'll listen to it and cherish it any way I can get it.
okay so firstly tchaikovsky can't critique his own pieces because this symphony is like insanely epic.....secondly LOOK AT HIM EFFING SWEATING AT THE END! THATS HOW ITS DONE!
Bernstein is a very great conducter and composer, but sometimes I don't like to see him conduct. To overblown, to much show.. Is there anyone who also think that Bernstein is a little bit of an attention whore and very vain? Just my thought..
@HensCambier For him to get on that stage he had to graduate from Harvard and cover his homosexuality by getting married just to comply with the philharmonic and be admitted. So most of his movements were an outlet to his feminine side.
I played this timpani part with my All State Orchestra (Arizona) in high school. I definitely opted for a more soloistic sound namely at 0:16, 1:02, 1:35-1:44 and some other sections. I think it gave it a more 'epic' feel at times and the conductor seemed to go along with it.
It was one of the highlights of my music career and life so far!
This is EXACTLY how the finale of this piece should be played. Exactly how it MUST be slowed down. Every other conductor rushes the damned thing at the end.
I played it (second violin) in spring 1981 with the Haddonfield Symphony Orchestra in New Jersey.
This piece is the alpha and omega of all being. I hate Tchaikovsky's own criticism of this work. NO idea WTF he was thinking.
@nahaymath Apparently Brahms had said the finale was like a nightmare where you ran and ran and never got anywhere. Tchaikovsky was absolutely horrified. He had sought to accept and even to celebrate his sexuality, his 'fate' as he called it, in this wonderful symphony, only to be told that his hard-won victory was nothing more than running on the spot. So he turned against his own creation. Brahms could be a bastard where other people's music was concerned - look how he treated poor Hans Rott.
@nahaymath This is also one of my favorite symphonic works. It appears that Tchaikovsky was his own worst critic. This makes sense since he suffered from chronic depression most of his adult life. Bernstein captured the correct tempo at the end, didn't he?
@nahaymath he was in his own metal turmoil, his music was his own way to convince him to man up and accept his ways, though it failed in every piece until his last, the 6th symphony
@nahaymath Too slow for my taste. Just a little bit faster would be better for me. This last movement evokes to me the last moments of a life. It depends how quickly you want to pass away.
@colonosabio I think it's perfect. Keep in mind...this IS the finale of a 50 minute symphony, it needs a grand finish, and rushing it really kills its grandeur.
Plus, it's also nice to really see the symphony being brought to such a great close by reprising the first movement melody in E major. Why rush that? That being said, if you want a "slightly faster" version, get the one with the Royal Concergebouw orchestra. That recording's great.
@mario54671 The one from Royal Concertgebouw. & -Bernard Haitink is very good. I liked some parts from Sergiu Celibidache and the performance of the Chicago Orchestra was good (bad for the sound recording).
I should confess that I knew this symphony before I could talk. It brings me very deep feelings and I want to hear some of the many passages that can take you away. If the conductor passes on them you miss much. I am disappointed if I don’t hear them. It’s very difficult to explain
@mario54671 Great comment! I'm a real stickler for proper (emotional) tempi - even if it's not what the composer wrote. I hate it when conductors play sections either too fast or too slow.
e.g. Beethoven's 9th symphony: in the final bars of the chorus (I don't have the score with me so I don't remember the exact tempo marking), the tempo should practically grind to a halt before the final explosive presstissimo.
@nahaymath Yes, I try not to be too picky, but I HATE it when people play the Prestissimo sections in that symphony too slow, and then play the Maestoso section too fast...it completely spoils it!
People conduct the Prestissimo sections at like 120 bmp, which is VERY slow for a "Prestissimo" written by Beethoven. It should be at least 160bpm per half note.
@nahaymath Well he received a lot of criticism from others. Tchaikovsky did always seem too hard on himself, but that doesn't change the fact this his music is immortal.
I like the way Bernstein draws out the main theme of this finale...he does the same with the Brahms 1st and the Dvorak 9th..and then things go CRAYYYYYZZEEEEEEEE!
The frown of the violinist at 4:02 was one of involvement and intensity! It's one thing to wave your arms around wildly...but to get players to play for you in this way..that takes force of personality. I also like the way he looks to be having a blast conducting this music, other conductors seem either bored or annoyed.
In a word..... breathtaking!!!!!! This is one amazing performance - the orchestra is top-notch, but Bernstein is COMPLETELY at the top of his form - which always produced spectacular music :-+). The energiser bunny would LOVE this one: it just keeps going and going.......
Bernstein converted all sorrounding material or inmaterial things into pure, astounding and magnificent music; the air, the audience, the time. By his hand even the notes and the score got turned into a new composition. He became music himself by the way he conducted...
"The death shall live, the living die, and music shal untune the sky..."
LOL Were you on drugs while writing this or feeling a bit melancholic?? Bernstein was a great conductor, but jesus... he was nothing you've described. Life is a movie. One only have to act well, and Bernstein was with the greatest of actors.
PLEASE - I need someone's help desperately. At one time the entire symphony by the BSO conducted by Leonard Bernstein was on U-Tube. Now it's gone. Is there another website that show the entire concert. If not, is there a DVD to be found anywhere. I miss watching this so much. If anyone knows please post a comment.
Well, try conducting the whole symphony without a drop of sweat. And see if the audience likes it ;P
I recon You're not very familiar with Bernstein and his intensity.. You should watch some more of his concerts - for me they're as emotional, as it gets..
They might not get to play a lot, but when they have rests, they get to hear the rest of the band and how everyone fits together. Isn't that wonderful by itself?
I look at this man conducting like that and it kinda puts me in shock that he had emphysema, maybe not at this point in his life, but he is so energetic. It really adds to the song. Tchaikovsky is awesome. He must have been one of the greatest composers of all time.
this music...is like taking a warm sunbath.
and berstein is oiling you up.....
so good.
lilcomposer1 1 week ago
I was actually concerned that the piece was going to stop around 3 mins 30; it got so slow!
tristanwatson123 3 weeks ago
This Ritardando sounds like shit!
lukasnickel 3 weeks ago
There is man in love with his music.
zolochnaya 4 weeks ago
Man, I'd never thought conducting could be such a workout!
OneWhoLivesThere 1 month ago
This is a joy to watch.
zolochnaya 1 month ago
hmz einzige deutsche hier
LashayHaleybq363 2 months ago
ha meine brüste wachsen
DorlaKerabg423 2 months ago
Have to say Bernstein should leave these finer parts of the music to others, this doesnt sound right at all and the tempo is way off. Broadway Musicals is not my cup of tea but im shure his legendary in those parts, European high culture is something he doesnt understand.
Wargen023 2 months ago
the vast, great sweep of the Russian land!! and from an American conductor. Who would have believed it?.
I must reconsider my opinion of Leonard bernstein, for sure
Strefanasha 2 months ago
How I miss attending a live performance of Bernstein conducting one of the great orchestras! The rapport between conductor, orchestra and audience was something to be remembered!
CanadaPisces 2 months ago
gracias......!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Twjdfa 2 months ago
if there is "hard rock" this is "hard classic"
wiesel246 3 months ago
Like a warrior poet he did conduct, like warrior poets they played.
unnameableuser 4 months ago
Does anyone know which orchestra this is?
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@zolochnaya I'd say it's the New York Philharmonic Orchestra...And you may find the whole recording here on youtube, under the title "Leonard Bernstein & Boston Symphony Orchestra - Tchaikovsky 5th Symphony"....never mind the title. it's the NYPO.
unnameableuser 4 months ago
@unnameableuser This orchestra is the Boston Symphony
wsfshin 3 months ago
@wsfshin well, they're awesome. thanks for the rectification.
unnameableuser 3 months ago
Gotta love the style and commitment at 1:49. This is music that still lives and breathes! The pacing and character are so authentic. Broke the mold with this one.
fulcrumpointstephen 5 months ago
Bernstein brought out the best in everyone else by bringing it all out from his own self. Bravo, indeed!
SusieLee09 5 months ago
Just watching the inimitable Leonard Berstein makes one FEEL this wondrous piece of music. His face reveals great feeling of terriffic expression...He was a once in a lifetime personage! Many conductors and composers are great...and their music is great. But "Lenny" wears himself out expressing his love for the music he is conducting...I LOVE this ! Rest in Peace and Love! BRAVA-BRAVA!
kasha1932 5 months ago
He was brilliant!
BA73SF08 6 months ago
There are many versions of this on youtube...I've heard alot of them.
WHY IS IT...with this version...do I start getting all emotional at 3:10?
iczerman 6 months ago
What a magician he was.
zolochnaya 6 months ago
Its's the greatest exponant of the Man !
TheTherese3 6 months ago
how could anyone dislike this? its amazing!!!
thebasstromboner 6 months ago
Only Yes can compete with this supreme idea
TheTherese3 6 months ago
Amen.
harpguy18 7 months ago
BERNSTEIN AND TCHAIKOWSKY:A DREAM OF DEPPEST BEAUTY
MrOlogramma 7 months ago
Bernstein is the BEST!!!!
EMcbeal 7 months ago
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1bateleur 8 months ago
As a violin player I can assure you: the presto of Tchaikovsky's 5th Finale at this tempo makes your left hand fingers and your whole right arm BURN. And ooh we love it when it burns :D!
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1bateleur 8 months ago
@wwjd19jeff91ynwa lol :-)
nousernamewhatsoever 7 months ago
@wwjd19jeff91ynwa lol i know what you mean. I play violinin a youth orchestra and we played this piece.
bobthezee 7 months ago
Which orchestra was this?
youngergermanpope 8 months ago
@youngergermanpope Boston Symphony Orchestra
tpt005 7 months ago
@tpt005 Thanks man. I should've noticed Vic Firth behind the timpani!!
youngergermanpope 7 months ago
中学生の時にこの動画を見た時は、「この指揮おもしれぇ」とか思って見てたけど、
クラシックに目覚めた今、自分も曲に乗って指揮してみると、こうなるのがわかりますね（笑）
こういう素晴らしいオケの指揮してると気持ちいいですね！＾＾
音楽ってなんかホント素晴らしい！！
blowcircuitR 8 months ago
When berstein is so plenty and enjoy the music even more that whoever listen, this is the prerfect way... Just see bernstein, that´s all
Kolnikov 8 months ago
How come it's written that the artist Denver Brass. Who is he anyway? He won't take credit on behalf of my beloved Tchaikovsky, will he?
samlab0920 8 months ago
When was this recorded?
DarthMauldaLego 9 months ago
OLE OLE Y OLE THE BEST CONDUCTOR AMAZING.
ARREANEENE 9 months ago
I like to think of this symphony as being the life of an evil dictator. The first movement is his troublemaking as a child, the second is his depression during teenage years for not being accepted into society, and the third is him descovering politics. The recurring motif represents his motivation for doing evil things throughout his life, and the final movement turns that into pure satisfaction (that's why it gives me the chills). I know that's not the real program, but I like thinking of it.
EarthBoundRules 9 months ago 3
soooo satisfying!
ClassicHolic 9 months ago
the energy from the conductor is amazing
thejitar 9 months ago
Ich bin 22 und hab Klassische Musik für mich entdeckt. Tchaykovsky ist der Grösste!
Die meisten Stücke sind einfach Meisterwerke. Pompös, brachial, kraftvoll und doch nicht plump oder langweilig sondern gar verspielt. Angefangen hab ich mit Beethoven und Wagner. Mozart konnt ich nie leiden. Aber Tchaykovsky steckt sie alle in die Tasche. bravo!
Was nervt sind die Black Swan und V wie Vendetta Lutscher!!
(Auch wenn ich beide Filme nicht schlecht finde)
Tafkadasohlol 9 months ago
Do I need to promote Egypt?
ExploreEgypt 9 months ago
Bernstien is fu*kin crazy lol
upindabdc 9 months ago
Who ever said you dont sweat when playing (or in this case conducting) should seriously watch this video. Look at Bernstein; going into every note made. what a passionate and inspirational man. oh btw Tchaikovsky symphony #5 is one of my all time favorite symphonies and yes, Bernstein obviously nailed it!
Isaneman123 10 months ago
Bernstain in his later years was quite the conductor (both comical and serious on my part).
Johannes999999999 10 months ago
Excessive rubato always makes this movement sound a scrambled mess and Bernstein falls into the usual trap, Andris Nelsons is one of the few conductors I've heard recently who seems to bring this off more successfully although I must admit that Tchaikovsky should really have revised this movement, somehow it doesn't really work.
TheVaughan5 10 months ago
@TheVaughan5 Valery Gergiev and Vienna did a wonderful job on this one too.
hutz 4 months ago
3:51 Is that trombonist cheating? Looks like he's hastily moving his slide, but you can see his mouthpiece isn't firmly in place on his mouth. LOL
kungfusushi 10 months ago
@kungfusushi Lol. It kinda looks to me like he took a breath and then started fingering the notes to keep up and come back in smoother.
calves92 9 months ago
Music is a sport
TheChar96 10 months ago
So amazing- and even that's an understatement:) From 2:45 and on, I believe that is one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen. I mean, I knew that Bernstein was passionate about music, but the sheer joy, passion and content is clearly written on his face- he looks so happy (corny as that sounds):D
HahnPotterishFowlnut 11 months ago 2
This version sucks. I want the Justin Bieber version.
(rushes out of town to evade angry mobs garnishing pitchforks and flaming torches)
mphello 11 months ago
I meant the Carmel High School Symphony Orchestra, Soo Han, Director
ISSMA Concert Orchestra State Finals. May 3, 2008
instead of the Chicago version I wrote.. sorry
colonosabio 11 months ago
Me pongo de pie Bernstein the Best, the master.
Zonenhof 11 months ago
Justin Bieber must dai, now.
Ivdro 11 months ago
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kungfusushi 11 months ago
Tchaikovsky is my favorite... he was a rock star of his time....
dewgy32 1 year ago 33
his musics weren't so recognized at his time, latter his musics were more appreciated and founded to be genius. Rather than rock star, I would like to compare his music to harsh, cold Siberia winter.
KoreanMale12 5 months ago
Hey any one mind telling me what made Berstein so great?
TchaikovskyFDR 1 year ago
@TchaikovskyFDR Because he felt the music and expressed it better than so many professional conductors of his time. Every twitch of his face was a pure expression of what the music meant.
InterrobangMusique 1 year ago
@TchaikovskyFDR
Jew
TheSunmanho 1 year ago
great performance. Where the beginning of the 1st mvt. of this symphony is probably the most sincerest apology every written in music, the finale is Tchaikovsky giving the world the middle finger!!! Great brass playing here. So much emotion!!
BigE4419 1 year ago
Exactly right, nahaymath. At 3.29 Bernstein holds the tempo back a little which sets up the reveal in the coda perfectly. I much prefer this to Mravinsky but that's a personal view. In the end, Tchaikovsky's the winner. What a glorious sound... to make this symphony convince you have to play it like this otherwise it does sound the weakest of the last three. Aeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
ComposerInUK 1 year ago 4
that was sick
shavethebravedave 1 year ago
Never did I have so much respect for Tchaikovsky as I did after watching this video! Stunning!
thecomposerpianist 1 year ago
INCREDIBLE!!!!!! this is FANBLEEDINGRASTIC!!!!!!!1
venskus2009 1 year ago
too many americans
Tamarack1231 1 year ago
I had no idea that Joe Namath was a conductor! Is there anything he can't do?
dillsgar 1 year ago
All u can say for the music and tchaikovsky is tat they relyed on each other, nothing more, other wise u exargerate the truth, this is no geinus, this is a lifeline
TchaikovskyFDR 1 year ago
1:47 changes your life
Ikdushejijniej 1 year ago
Excellent - listen to Mravinsky and the Leningrad for a comparison .... both are valid interpretations - Mravinsky adds an extra zest to the music ... Bernstein has the zest in his conducting - the music itself speaks for itself - Tchaikovsky at his top form.
Baruchyoseph8 1 year ago
I love his smile
muzykofilia 1 year ago
GREAT!!
Funny at 3:50. Trombone player(maybe assistant) pauses playing but keeps sliding his notes, which should be played at the moment :-D
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immapubrec 1 year ago
At 1:12 it is nice to see him so happy and enjoying the music despite his back pain. His biographies say that when he was about the age seen here (plus/minus a few years) he only conducted with a baton if his back was hurting, which often caused him great agony during rehearsals and concerts. The pain was a reason why he liked to be away from conducting periodically, giving him time for his back to get better, and to work on composing.
AllTriadHexachord 1 year ago
@AllTriadHexachord: thanks for the information it should make everyone appreciate him even more fore his contribution towards the art of conducting.
rkc2380 1 year ago
the masters grace unbelieveble
lpipmp 1 year ago
Played slow or a little fast, this composition is perhaps the most inspirational and perfect ever composed by any person. I'll listen to it and cherish it any way I can get it.
rpdalonzo 1 year ago
How could you not like this?
moreradnick 1 year ago
2:48 changes your life
hereHehereHE 1 year ago
Well what else is there to say but WOW, not much better then that. I agree with you nahaymath 210%.
HamiltonConductor 1 year ago
...It is perfect. I love how he ends the piece. I look forward to one day doing the same.
Tasyanim 1 year ago
You hear Tchairkovsky's genius at 4:20 - never fails to raise goosebumps!
NonInflatable 1 year ago
New York Philharmonic* he means, haha sorry i had to. I think Boston?
cysotbone621 1 year ago
I think New York symphony orchestra
thomas4179 1 year ago
what orchestra is this?
kevwithell 1 year ago
Lenny is a sheer joy to watch. And the sound he achieves!
KiaOra53 1 year ago
Shame you couldn't have started this from the end of Movement III. I really like the segue-way from III to IV.
Quieter; nearly over; wait, something's coming; it's coming; it's coming; BANG!
d19t85 1 year ago
Ignore that, I wrote that for another video I had playing and it somehow ended up on here. :-/
d19t85 1 year ago
wow simplemente eso WOW
jorgefer333 1 year ago
Bernstein was great! i love his conducting, soooo temperamented, he enjoyed what he conducted
BassicStorm 1 year ago
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otherjoe1234 1 year ago 2
ah what would you all say about karajan's recording. even he doesn't exaggerate the tempo changes as much. not to say this is bad but still
yongrenjie 1 year ago
DAAAAMNNNNNN!
okay so firstly tchaikovsky can't critique his own pieces because this symphony is like insanely epic.....secondly LOOK AT HIM EFFING SWEATING AT THE END! THATS HOW ITS DONE!
theman9126 1 year ago
Impareggiabile!!! Grazie di questo regalo!
masko70 1 year ago
That was great.
ThaDeeStylee 1 year ago
amazning
easternpeople 1 year ago
incredible interpretation by bernstein. he always knew when to rush and when to surprise with slow dominant tempo.
sutekin 1 year ago
Way to slow! 96 beats tchaikovsky asked for in the meno mosso section
pedrovski10 1 year ago
SOOOOO GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
XallyX941 1 year ago
Bernstein is a very great conducter and composer, but sometimes I don't like to see him conduct. To overblown, to much show.. Is there anyone who also think that Bernstein is a little bit of an attention whore and very vain? Just my thought..
HensCambier 1 year ago
@HensCambier For him to get on that stage he had to graduate from Harvard and cover his homosexuality by getting married just to comply with the philharmonic and be admitted. So most of his movements were an outlet to his feminine side.
novoare 1 year ago
when was this? please reply! thx =D
BassicStorm 1 year ago
Who's got the keys to the shit house?
mihohobaba 1 year ago
I looooove bernstein
albertbauli 1 year ago
I played this timpani part with my All State Orchestra (Arizona) in high school. I definitely opted for a more soloistic sound namely at 0:16, 1:02, 1:35-1:44 and some other sections. I think it gave it a more 'epic' feel at times and the conductor seemed to go along with it.
It was one of the highlights of my music career and life so far!
dmh091 1 year ago
This is EXACTLY how the finale of this piece should be played. Exactly how it MUST be slowed down. Every other conductor rushes the damned thing at the end.
I played it (second violin) in spring 1981 with the Haddonfield Symphony Orchestra in New Jersey.
This piece is the alpha and omega of all being. I hate Tchaikovsky's own criticism of this work. NO idea WTF he was thinking.
nahaymath 1 year ago 87
@nahaymath mahler 2 is the alpha and the omega of all being. Tchaikovksy was great though.
wjsado 1 year ago
@nahaymath why the hate man, it's all good.
shoegazer666 1 year ago
@nahaymath Apparently Brahms had said the finale was like a nightmare where you ran and ran and never got anywhere. Tchaikovsky was absolutely horrified. He had sought to accept and even to celebrate his sexuality, his 'fate' as he called it, in this wonderful symphony, only to be told that his hard-won victory was nothing more than running on the spot. So he turned against his own creation. Brahms could be a bastard where other people's music was concerned - look how he treated poor Hans Rott.
conradin1000 1 year ago
@conradin1000
though to be fair, tchaikovsky did trash a lot of brahm's work, called it all empty and meaningless rubbish. lol.
otherjoe1234 1 year ago
@otherjoe1234 point taken :(
conradin1000 1 year ago
@conradin1000
though tchaik was right. hehe :D
otherjoe1234 1 year ago
@nahaymath I totally agree with you as a musician myself, this version is PERFECT, and should be written musical LAW.
Classicalguy12 1 year ago
@Classicalguy12 I agree! I played second violin in this piece back in 1981 in the Haddonfield Symphony Orchestra in New Jersey. What a whirlwind!
nahaymath 1 year ago
@nahaymath This is also one of my favorite symphonic works. It appears that Tchaikovsky was his own worst critic. This makes sense since he suffered from chronic depression most of his adult life. Bernstein captured the correct tempo at the end, didn't he?
RockDoctorLV 1 year ago
@RockDoctorLV Yes, Bernstein nailed the tempo!
nahaymath 1 year ago
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Amen! Bernstein gives the finale the gravitas and dignity by ensuring it is NOT rushed!
dolphrog2 1 year ago
@nahaymath
Amen! Bernstein gives the finale the gravitas and dignity by ensuring it is NOT rushed!
dolphrog2 1 year ago
@nahaymath he was in his own metal turmoil, his music was his own way to convince him to man up and accept his ways, though it failed in every piece until his last, the 6th symphony
TchaikovskyFDR 1 year ago
@nahaymath i swear Tchaikovsky hated all of his work thats what you get for being a depresent
MINIHermanator 1 year ago
@nahaymath Too slow for my taste. Just a little bit faster would be better for me. This last movement evokes to me the last moments of a life. It depends how quickly you want to pass away.
colonosabio 1 year ago
@colonosabio I think it's perfect. Keep in mind...this IS the finale of a 50 minute symphony, it needs a grand finish, and rushing it really kills its grandeur.
Plus, it's also nice to really see the symphony being brought to such a great close by reprising the first movement melody in E major. Why rush that? That being said, if you want a "slightly faster" version, get the one with the Royal Concergebouw orchestra. That recording's great.
mario54671 11 months ago 2
@mario54671 The one from Royal Concertgebouw. & -Bernard Haitink is very good. I liked some parts from Sergiu Celibidache and the performance of the Chicago Orchestra was good (bad for the sound recording).
I should confess that I knew this symphony before I could talk. It brings me very deep feelings and I want to hear some of the many passages that can take you away. If the conductor passes on them you miss much. I am disappointed if I don’t hear them. It’s very difficult to explain
colonosabio 11 months ago
@mario54671 Great comment! I'm a real stickler for proper (emotional) tempi - even if it's not what the composer wrote. I hate it when conductors play sections either too fast or too slow.
e.g. Beethoven's 9th symphony: in the final bars of the chorus (I don't have the score with me so I don't remember the exact tempo marking), the tempo should practically grind to a halt before the final explosive presstissimo.
nahaymath 8 months ago
@nahaymath Yes, I try not to be too picky, but I HATE it when people play the Prestissimo sections in that symphony too slow, and then play the Maestoso section too fast...it completely spoils it!
People conduct the Prestissimo sections at like 120 bmp, which is VERY slow for a "Prestissimo" written by Beethoven. It should be at least 160bpm per half note.
mario54671 8 months ago
@colonosabio Perhaps Bernstein isn't one for just quickly passing away?
chocotastic 11 months ago
@nahaymath Well he received a lot of criticism from others. Tchaikovsky did always seem too hard on himself, but that doesn't change the fact this his music is immortal.
CyValkarion 8 months ago
Where has this song been all my life? I almost want to cry.
krjimmy 2 years ago
I know what you mean..especially at 3:25!
iczerman 2 years ago 3
A finale to blow the roof off the great old shed, and rattle the rafters throughout New England. After the great abandon of Munch and Koussy.
schwei56 2 years ago
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I like the way Bernstein draws out the main theme of this finale...he does the same with the Brahms 1st and the Dvorak 9th..and then things go CRAYYYYYZZEEEEEEEE!
The frown of the violinist at 4:02 was one of involvement and intensity! It's one thing to wave your arms around wildly...but to get players to play for you in this way..that takes force of personality. I also like the way he looks to be having a blast conducting this music, other conductors seem either bored or annoyed.
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iczerman 2 years ago
In a word..... breathtaking!!!!!! This is one amazing performance - the orchestra is top-notch, but Bernstein is COMPLETELY at the top of his form - which always produced spectacular music :-+). The energiser bunny would LOVE this one: it just keeps going and going.......
HolyMotherofGrid 2 years ago
wow, I love Ghitalla in all his vintage godlike awesomeness, in fact the whole section is ridiculous.
kotetsu131 2 years ago
long live bernstein!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
matti230 2 years ago 2
@matti230 dead.
BorisGaquere 1 year ago
Bernstein converted all sorrounding material or inmaterial things into pure, astounding and magnificent music; the air, the audience, the time. By his hand even the notes and the score got turned into a new composition. He became music himself by the way he conducted...
"The death shall live, the living die, and music shal untune the sky..."
mmuussiiccooppaattaa 2 years ago 2
LOL Were you on drugs while writing this or feeling a bit melancholic?? Bernstein was a great conductor, but jesus... he was nothing you've described. Life is a movie. One only have to act well, and Bernstein was with the greatest of actors.
yvesvangelre 2 years ago
How can I find a dvd video of a performance like this?
miltonspiess 2 years ago
@miltonspiess Netflix has this recording for rent on dvd. Leonard Bernstein witht he boston symphony.
magepua 2 years ago
What orchestra is this? They're rocking E-flat, B-flat and C trumpets in the section though.
Bobs482 2 years ago
@Bobs482 User preference.
TheRohBoat 2 years ago
3:20 is just amazing.
Jubilusv 2 years ago
What a fiery version!! The Great Bernstein when he is at his best. Beautiful Music.
Dionysosable 2 years ago 37
@Dionysosable How about a hand to the players too :P
Broan13 11 months ago
PLEASE - I need someone's help desperately. At one time the entire symphony by the BSO conducted by Leonard Bernstein was on U-Tube. Now it's gone. Is there another website that show the entire concert. If not, is there a DVD to be found anywhere. I miss watching this so much. If anyone knows please post a comment.
butlerkl 2 years ago
is the user jcmaldo
MrSeijiozawa 2 years ago
Yes that was great wasn't it - Bernstein went absolutely bonkers conducting the finale. Fabulous!
ilkinond 2 years ago
bernstein got into this one
sireofzelda 2 years ago 2
I reckon that you can't spell "reckon"
remembrancer1812 2 years ago 2
Bernstein connects genius and emotion; and this piece clearly exhibits his great genius talent.
jamandindy 2 years ago 2
The conductor looks half dead at the end
remembrancer1812 2 years ago
Well, try conducting the whole symphony without a drop of sweat. And see if the audience likes it ;P
I recon You're not very familiar with Bernstein and his intensity.. You should watch some more of his concerts - for me they're as emotional, as it gets..
pjkorab 2 years ago 2
when was this?
SebastienLoong 2 years ago
most fun piece to play.
i'm playing it in youth orchestra right now and it is very challenging. but very fun.
PatTheAnchor 2 years ago
The timpanist looked so bored...
SYSCMW2008 2 years ago
They might not get to play a lot, but when they have rests, they get to hear the rest of the band and how everyone fits together. Isn't that wonderful by itself?
pyromohanzed 2 years ago 2
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loveley, an US man holding an Russian! Great! Please, now, hold the islam!
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fticheli 2 years ago
I look at this man conducting like that and it kinda puts me in shock that he had emphysema, maybe not at this point in his life, but he is so energetic. It really adds to the song. Tchaikovsky is awesome. He must have been one of the greatest composers of all time.
sireofzelda 2 years ago 8
it's the music. it can turn anyone into anything.
therabbitsfoot 2 years ago
when is this?
spencetpt 2 years ago 2
About 500 years ago.
LeavesinTibet 2 years ago
well thts 5 centuries ago..ha ha
salsadance999 2 years ago
il Dio della Bacchetta...
omazzekaten 2 years ago 4
Whos in the trombone section? Was Ronald Barron playing in the section by this point?
macree01 2 years ago
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How boring!! Take a look at the maestro! Karajan. The one with the Berlin Phil not the vienna phil
baileydaled 2 years ago
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He conducts Tchaikovsky like Wagner, but for my mind this is wrong vision.
triptacker 2 years ago