Stravinsky: Le sacre du printemps / The Rite of Spring

[Jefferd333]

66666e kijker.

[hellencwm]

Amazing, Bassones, Brass drums and French Horns!!

[onehipdad]

I had the distinct pleasure of seeing The Rite performed by Kwadrofonik (2 pianos, 2 percussionists) in Krakow last December. Fantastic! Check out their vids on YouTube.

[chris78501]

Its just not edgy enough in the winds. sounds too. . .I want to say legato for the lack of a better word. haha the SFO and MTT have ruined this piece for me. nobody plays it better.

[IamTheRune]

never before in the history of youtube was the comment section of a video so accomplished :D

[lebannerfan65]

starting at 9:00 is incredibly contemporary. I can trace back so much electronic music right to that passage.

[ClassicHolic]

14:38 see the bass drum preparing for the hardest passage in the entire repertoire

[hellencwm]

@ClassicHolic Awesome! And it sure must be hard!

[paintballKid545]

A little fast at the best parts

[lednew2010]

Yes: Tillson Thomas and SFO It's posted on Youtube. I've seen this rewriting on TV and in the concert halls ever more increasingly. Watch it the start of the "Rival Games Of The Cities" at 2:55 and compare to the other video. You'll see all the notes covered by 1 timpanist in the Thomas, and split between 2 timpanists (as written) in the other (Second Video clip)

[ranarivelogabriel]

Conductor´s great final move (from 33:37 - 33:42).

[lednew2010]

Refreshing to see the dual timpani parts played as originally written and not as so often "simplified" today. Good job all around.

[paulybarr]

@lednew2010 What do you mean? I have seen dozens of performances of The Rite over the past 40 years, and am intimately acquainted with the written score, including, of course, the timp parts. I have never seen a ' simplified' version of them. Is there any performance on youtube you could refer me to?

[SwZTuned]

best part 9 14.

[muslit]

i've heard better bass drum playing

[jwagner9226]

Same song that's in the original Fantasia movie during the dinosaur segment!

[DrCox1404]

great conducting!! :O

[chankwaichoi1]

THANKYOU VERY VERY MUCH avroklassiek. YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL FOR ALL THESE UPLOADS. THANX AGAIN.

[MarianneFaust]

He wanted to say 'WINGARDIUM LEVIOSA' at 16:00

[theclandestinum]

JAWS is based on Dvorak Ninth Symphony 3rd Movement.

[GGbreizh]

@theclandestinum What a nonsense !!!??? Jaws is based on an ostinato of two notes on which are adding several themes. On this work Williams takes as well his inspiration from Debussy, Stravinsky, Bach and others. But I don't see any similiraties between those two works. Jaws is a masterwork, just listen to the concert version of the shark cage fugue, this is a great demonstration of symphonic music.

[GGbreizh]

@theclandestinum "those two works" I meant Jaws and the scherzo of Dvorak 9th symphony.

[TheProgManTimSTR]

The conductors end pose at 33:40 says: "Damn! The flute missed the initial f sharp 4 at the end!"

Anyway, wonderful performance!!

[theclandestinum]

poor conducting.

[stamstuff]

@theclandestinum how needs a coductor in our days? the players can practice with a CD at home. conductors are neede only for new music like in Yossi Hamami concerto for piccolo 'Freakollo'.

[onejordangerous]

@stamstuff Yes, practice can make a part from start to finish seem almost second nature, but the conductor is still an essential component once the performance comes. I would liken the conductor to a sports coach; sure, at the highest levels, the players would still be able to find some success without a coach, but when unexpected things happen (as a performer, I can confidently say they almost always do), the coach is the perfect person to keep everyone performing well.

[jipke]

@theclandestinum Jaap van Zweden happens to have been elected Conductor of the Year 2012.

[theclandestinum]

@jipke Herbert Von Karajan was one of the best conductors of the XX Century and he still couldn´t get the need for savageness, energy and wildness that this piece needs.

[bbates777]

Excellent video showing all the solo's

[wuulumuulu]

great interpretation!!!

[MassimoIncarbone]

Very very nice. Bravo!

[osugi007]

Nice performance．fantastic !!

[TheIncredibleGodzy]

16:09 how the hell did we end up on Tatooine?!

[sibeliandrift]

@TheIncredibleGodzy - John Williams did a bit of borrowing at George Luycas's request.

[boringshi]

@TheIncredibleGodzy because John Williams is "the greatest composer evah"!

[MHBDENDIEVEL]

@TheIncredibleGodzy True True True! The whole score of Star Wars is so much inspired by the Sacre!

[Nimenicamine01]

Por fin, buena orquesta.

[germanrodast]

La obra se divide en dos actos: PRIMERA PARTE: ADORACIÓN DE LA TIERRA Introducción Augurios primaverales (Danza de las adolescentes) Juego del rapto Rondas primaverales Juego de las tribus rivales Cortejo del sabio Adoración de la tierra Danza de la tierra SEGUNDA PARTE: EL SACRIFICIO Introducción Círculos misteriosos de las adolescentes Glorificación de la elegida Evocación de los antepasados Acción ritual de los antepasados Danza sagrada

[honron21]

Why in the beginning of the ritual action of the ancestors in almost every version the horns play staccatisimo? in the score it is written a very long note without any staccato.

[1udwi6]

john williams stole "jaws" from this

[MHBDENDIEVEL]

@1udwi6 not only jaws, also star wars: when C-3PO and R2-D2 walk on Tatooine.

[birkenowjenn]

23:50 then it's Israel from siouxsie and the banshees.. or not

[MoRulez]

Dank voor het uploaden. Leuk om Van Zweden in actie te zien (heb al in geen dertig jaar meer een uitvoering van hem bezocht).

[xmiszxiszx]

could anyone suggest me dudes like stravinsky? = )

[musicnerd225488]

@xmiszxiszx Try Bartok's "Miraculous Mandarin". Salonen/LA Phil is the best version. If you're really abstract, try Berio's Sequenzas (especially No. 5) :D

[xmiszxiszx]

@musicnerd225488 ty very much, will check them out. wish you a great day sir = >

[rosenscharf]

@xmiszxiszx tchaikovsky (romeo&juliet), brahms (humgarian dances)

have fun!

[AerdnaZaze]

epic performance 

[mhoran79]

This performance isn't edgy in the least because they've obviously played this too many times. =/

[jorgealbertobaron]

GRAN OBRA. SE LA DEDICO A MI HIJA ELISA MAXIMILIANE BARON OVALLE

[JankeyL]

Wat een baas was die Stravinsky!

[paulybarr]

But what a useless, soft, flabby bass drum ! The thwack at 32. 16( and following) should cut through like a canon, as strong as, and often stronger than the timpani- but this guy sounds like he's tapping the top of a cardboard box with a piece of rubber hose

[rpquin]

Really beautiful!!

[cornelis1901]

This is really one of the best performances I ever heard.

[Labdude0]

ooh, I've only ever hear The Rite of Spring Part 2. This is cool!

[Labdude0]

@Labdude0 ah, actually I've heard from about 16:05 on in this video

[keesvangulik127]

Ik heb het RFO altijd een prachtig orkest gevonden. O.l.v. Edo de Waart was een mooie periode. Ik herinner me een orkestsuite van Wagner's "Tristan en Isolde", die

één van de orkestleden heeft gemaakt. Later heb ik die helaas nooit meer gehoord.

Bestaat daar een opname van?

[elbandidomuerto]

Very nice performance!

[amistrymister]

LOL at flute 1's face when oboe 1 misses the cue. 8:57

[kevycanavan]

@amistrymister haha!

[traveler900]

@amistrymister

yeah hahaha

[karajanfan15]

@amistrymister Yeah and she is cute too...

[Nimenicamine01]

@amistrymister Ay si, es verdad!! la chica de su lado!! que pasó? un error de afinación?? yo no lo he notado! por qué frunció el ceño?

[amistrymister]

great performance. great recording. a great youtube find.

[kevycanavan]

Why is there a harp on stage though?

[leonvdberg]

@kevycanavan Le Sacre was just part of the concert

[kevycanavan]

@leonvdberg

I see. Usually an Orchestra will clear the stage of any unused instruments/seats for a performance. Wonder if the other piece was The Planets...

[leonvdberg]

@kevycanavan No, the other piece was 'Songs and Dances of Death' by Mussorgsky. It was a concert in the series of Zondagochtenconcerten ('Sunday morning concerts'), which are broadcast live on radio and internet, so there is no time to change/clear the stage (no break either).

[philipblaster1]

@kevycanavan they are not gonno take it off in the break. so if they play something with harp in the program the just let it there

[drshah0]

one of best performances i have ever heard