MTT/SFS: Tchaikovsky Symphony 4 - 2nd mvmt

[ellis12241]

Hate to say it, but wow he holds his oboe close to his body.

[LoriZig]

William Bennett, oboe + Steve Paulson, bassoon + Robin McKee, flute + Tim Day, flute = Woodwind Nirvana

[cubsfaninstlouis]

Christ is Born!-Glorify Him!

I love the second movement! I like this symphony espscially the 2nd movement!

[Mash494]

@cubsfaninstlouis Christ is born?lol It sounds more like His trial and execution, but praise Him all the same!

[thebudgielover1198]

i just watched this at school

[ALBIBISBIS]

Wow...that oboe solo is sooooooo slow! That's self-indulgence not expresiveness!

[ikshields]

@ALBIBISBIS Not "self-indulgence" at all. You seem not to know how music like this gets made -- which is expert, collaborative, and carefully rehearsed -- not some kind of ego thing. In this case, the conductor worked with Bennett (the oboe) and Paulson (the bassoon) for exactly this effect, and they delivered as great professionals do. The oboe starts, in a simple, childlike way; then, the bassoon finishes, like the voice of years of wisdom. Try listening again, and you might catch it.

[ALBIBISBIS]

@ikshields

Thanks for praising me and making so many suppositions about about me.

You call that 'childlike'??? That's like a hippopotamus after swallowing an elephant! The movement's tempo marking is Andantino in modo di canzona which means that there needs to be a certain pace and that it is song-like (a song not a funeral march!).

Listen to Karajan, Muti, Abbado and Masur etc.

[JetBlueAirways320]

I love the Cello solo

[larryryals44]

Brilliant!!

[MrMassimiliano10]

whos the jerk who dislikes this



[piinkatheart]

amazing eye contact/communication between oboist and mtt! he definitely brings out tchaikovsky's true emotion in this movement!

[9215]

I love this version of the movement. It just perfectly conjures up the image of stumbling along in the aftermath of the first movement desperately trying to recover from the sword of demascules (sp?) theme. It's agonisingly beautiful. sigh.

[177018101811]

A very romantic interpretation, thoughtful and soft. The orchestra has a marvelous sound, all are great musicians. But I don't really like the interpretation of the main theme, it's too complicated. The rubati aren't very natural, it gives some discomfort.

[Jalilvideogeek93]

I listen to this movement every morning. It inspires me. Who needs starbucks?!!

[MrNatti151]

@Jalilvideogeek93 Starbucks is great too,but you are right is music is simple amazing:)

[robynsalain]

un grand bonheur de tous les instants!

[ikshields]

William Bennett, oboe

+

Steve Paulson, bassoon

=

Woodwind Nirvana

[pwebsers]

@ikshields

most epic woodwind quintet ever? we'll need to find a horn player, clarinetist and flautist of the same calibre...

[1972jewish]

prety sad this mov., i cannot help thinking of Tchaikovsky`s sad life & death

[dataghost47]

Absolutely beautiful! This entire symphony is one of the best I have ever heard. Thank you for uploading! :)

[MrNatgor]

Это потрясающе. Слушаю и смотрю, не могу оторваться. МТТ - потрясающий дирижер. Я знаю 4-ю смифонию, но так прочувствовать еще через лица и руки исполнителей, особенно МТТ! Как я завидую людям так живущим музыкой1 Спасибо огромное.

[DrSlinkyWW]

Bill Bennet sounds great. Love the vibrato.

[amazonjn]

Yes, yes, yes!!! this is the drunken, wambling version I prefer!

Thank you, Maestro MTT

[9948845]

Un si grande musique dans un tel décors crée un effet si magistral que c'en est presque féerique.

[hjbajq]

We went to the live performance on 9-25-10. If you ever get a chance to see MTT and SFS, DON'T miss it. They are absolutely wonderful!

[2pepperoni]

very nice and a great bassoon solo

[kiwicherryprincess]

Lovely. :)