1. Scène. Moderato - Swan Lake - Tchaikovsky

[lukebccb]

The violin section at 1:24 is the most haunting piece of music I can think of and is why I always come back to listen to Swan Lake.

It literally brings tears to my eyes.

[TheMusiloco]

The best the playing of the orchestra, the worst, these noisy sound very unpleasant. The ear health is very important and our brain feels the same too.

[solstice7294]

beautiful!

[lovelette12132]

i love it im trying to play like that well i now it already but whatever his victoriya valova from phoenix academy 5 grade!

[lovelette12132]

i like it



[JetBlueAirways320]

As opposed to their normal quiet mellow solos.

[JetBlueAirways320]

The French Horns really spoke up for themselves in this piece.

[samthegatorfan]

Awesome

[YukkiCross1993]

awsome love it

[Goldenrod636]

What is the name of this song?

[jamal96jojo]

@Goldenrod636 its named the youtube Donkey Who Can't Read :D

[diacoalzaf]

What a beutiful story in this Master piece with a lot of drama, emotions and a sad ending, still a Master piece.

[NaokoXIchimaru]

22 people don't know good music and are probably listening to Justin Bieber right now.

[adamthaman284]

@NaokoXIchimaru: Amen... The true meaning of music and the feeling is completely lost. I listen to classical all the time even with my friends in my car and they look at me so bored and just completely dumb.. The one time I even yelled at them for telling me this is boring music because they don't know what is good anymore.

[jabariabramson]

@adamthaman284 As much as I agree classical music is beautiful, mind soothing and creatively inducing, you can't tell others how to act, feel, what to like, etc. It makes you seem just as ignorant and close-minded. If they were really your friends, you would respect their differences, and vice versa.

[adamthaman284]

@jabariabramson: How do you figure that? I yelled at them for telling me I was dumb to listen to this kind of music. So they are the ones disrespectful. Read the comment carefully before replying dumbass.

[jabariabramson]

@adamthaman284 Thanks for the dumbass comment, that's how I figured the disrespectful part.

I was agreeing this music is good but if someone called you dumb for listening to this music (what kind of friends are you making or wasting your time with) and you yelled at them, you are, in essence, a pussy.

Rather than wasting time here, you really should channel that pessimistic anger into making that great music with meaning we no longer seem to have as you claim. Either that or cure cancer.

[misheshe]

@jabariabramson youre kinda the guy wasting ur time replying to him in 3 paragraphs... just putting it out there..

[LordCarlos]

I would be curious who is it the idiot who did not like this.

Sorry for bad english.

[CartoonsRocks]

I love these classic Russian songs! XD

I can't wait to get a piano for my Birthday next Tuesday!

[hosny741]

نضف ودنك يابنى انت وهوا

[Snowpum18]

16 Really drunk people pressed the Dislike button thinking it was Like..

;) I love Swan Lake it's so enchanting and lovely to dance to!

[aconkling]

@Snowpum18 …or people who couldn't put aside the buzz. It's bad.

[aconkling]

@Snowpum18 …or people who couldn't put aside the buzz. It's bad. Granted the playing does make up for it.

[InfernoDragon1]

I thank the bella lagousi Dracula film for introduicing me to such a beautiful piece, even though my primary taste in music is metal, I am a fan of several classical pieces such as this, my personal favorite being Midnight Sonatta.

[EmperorCesar]

@InfernoDragon1 I too was introduced to this song through Dracula starring Bella Lagousi.

[MeeluMaru]

14 people don't know what beautiful music is.

[200210891]

14 idiotas...

[jommiemoore]

When I heard this masterpiece.I feel the heaven come around me.

[jommiemoore]

When I heard this piece.I feel the heaven come to me.

[kabourokunigos]

i am the guitarist of a greek black metal band. but this music i magic!!!!

[ivanzina]

star wars episode 2 lol

[sturpik74]

@ivanzina Lord of war ;)

[Siemianowicee]

something wrong buddy; did you wire your stereo up yourself?

Call 1800 555 1212

for help

[wrathof]

the guy with the flute turns as red as a tomato

[SuperAshCash]

@wrathof There is not a guy with a flute? is it the guy in the beginning ur talking about that plays the intro?

[isausol]

@wrathof That was an Oboe, not a flute. The woman at the end was playing a flute.

[JNMusicLover]

I love this :) my high school marching band is doing our show based on Swan Lake, and I'm so excited :)

[T1carus]

why bother uploading something when the audio is so terrible, its just insulting to those who play the music.

[SanghaBlack]

The video needs a fix, but the buzz is not so noticeable at the middle of the melody -why on earth do I always cry every time I listen to it?

[Snowpum18]

Dangerous song.. o-o its sort of...enchanting?

[Joseph3044]

Please fix the sound. The constant buzz makes this video totally worthless.

[MissCJ1993]

my little sister dos ballet

[bigy78]

Amazing Peace ...

[XaliberDeathlock]

Amazing song... bad recording, unfortunately. :/

[TwiNerd27]

my fav

[Feodulova]

Браво!

[aghashire]

Ingenious!!!!

Pleez upload again. the humming sound is killing the music :( :(

Chaikovski is my no 1 compositor!... ya ya I have several number 1s :)

[OSCARINACOSTA72]

The tempo has to do with the symphonic arrangement, that is why it sounds 1/8 up to imbue it with a bit more brio, when you actually hear it during a ballet performance it is a little bit more languish and dark. For me both ways always strike a cord of emotion, I love this movement, it is a shame the sound quality is not the best, you can not actually hear the mellow tones of the clarinette (because that is the actual instrument), which connects the drama to the story. :)

[maxie88888888]

I love it and i play oboe !!!!! i love it u guys are really good :)

[letsmith]

Tchaikovsky arrasa, como sempre. Essa música é a minha preferida dele juntamente com a Overture. ^^

[pumpkinsparrow94]

I think it's a bit fast for the actually dark and deep emotion behind the piece, but it's nice.

[DarkArtsPrincess15]

my favorite song from him.makes me wish someone could play this at my wedding

[samtyn]

fantastic.indeed

[trapazza]

Fix the sound for Christ sake. There are already thousands of crappy videos in youtube and we don't need more.

[LadyJennifer2010]

@trapazza ha ha well said...no beating round the bush yo bro

[elizarylee]

@trapazza Considering it was taped in 1998 to sound is high quality for the technology of the time.

[Hania454]

@trapazza Well said. Such an incredible piece of music performed by great musicians and the sound is not good. It's an insult to the music.

[radiochrissie]

@trapazza . YES I DIDNT REALISE THAT PEOPLE WERE STILL USING C60 CASSETTES TO RECORD ON !

JUST AWFUL.

[partinggift]

@trapazza I´m agree, but this version is awesome, don´t you think so???

[redee14]

is this the one in barbie in the swan lake right?! such a calm sound . . i love it

[jonieheffner]

..i would like to snatch that conductors'

body and conduct this fabby orchestra

[pilarcita1707]

simplemente bella...

[coventrygardens]

about 20 years ago i was watching recordings of horror movies made in 1930s, and some of them had this tune in the beginning of the movies. i loved the tune, and yet i had no idea what the name of the tune was. a couple of days ago i found clips of one of those horror movies ( dracula, 1931) on youtube, and it included the tune. i then left a comment asking for the name of the tune, and someone said that it was the theme from swan lake. then i went to this video, and there was the tune. great!!

[SonicRush123]

ALOT faster then what I had thought.

[6are]

wow gracias por esa bella interpretacion

[Fr1tz3l]

Get a clue, art is what we say it is.

Some 40 year old member of the bourgoeisie thinks he is so sophisticated he can select what is art and what isn't... give me a break!

Obviously you've missed out on Duchamp or you wouldn't be making such silly comments.

And if you've missed out on that valuable lesson you should not discuss art with such elitism; you haven't a clue.

[xItachisGFx]

very well interpreted

[CLEndicott]

there's no rules with art, people take it how they will. the artist just puts it out there.

[otherjoe1234]

there's really only one rule to art. the most important thing is that it must successfully convey whatever the artist intended it to. it doesn't matter what style it is, if it can't do that, then it isn't good art. period

[locoyogui]

un poquito a prisa en los tiempos pero excelentemente realizada

[aarond53]

I'm all for free expression through art because that is what art is all about; however, today we have gotten sloppy with our art. Often, "artists" will not give enough care and attention to their "art" but they get a by because they say it's "free expression." For prior generations, such excuses would be highly unacceptable. We should realize that just because we call this age a modern one does NOT mean it is OK to get sloppy. It is good to pay attention to detail and be careful in your work.

[broadwaydude]

why is it that i always tear up when i hear this?

[lukameridian]

It's Amazaing i love the sound of the oboe!!! It's my favorite instrument..

[LadyCroftLara]

Lovely!

[skitzo429]

haha the oboeist BLOWS, professionals arent supposed to scoop into notes like that

[andynm123]

If it sounds good, who cares????

[skitzo429]

clearly you dont know very much about the world of professional music, being the principal oboeist of the new york phil is an extremely prestigious position, someone with that kind of job should NOT be making mistakes like that.

[andynm123]

I hate it when people try to make RULES for art and say that there are things that art MUST be. If it works it works, dont matter how. Its OK If you say that you dont like how it sounds. But the technique isnt important if it sounds good, and for me it does.

[skitzo429]

you dont get it, this isnt about art, this is about technical mechanics of playing an instrument, that kind of thing would stop someone from getting job in a heartbeat, professional music making is not all about art, its about prestige and precision, the final product is art. there ARE rules, you dont know what youre talking about, go listen to some pop where if it works it works.

[andynm123]

Theres a word for that and its called pedantic!!! You supposetly make music for the music itself and not for the technic used. You are the kind of people who would have condemnet picasso for not following the RULES!!!!

[skitzo429]

you still dont understand. picasso is art, im talking about technique behind the art, which is just as important, and its why professional orchestras are prestigous as they are. there ARE rules to play oboe, which are not artistic. im going to have to ask you to stop responding, because discussing this with you is a waste of my time.

[andynm123]

I just saw that you are jew so now I know why your so fucking pedantic!

[skitzo429]

haha wooow youre even more ingorant than i thought. im picky and precise because im in music school to be a professional musician, because its something that ALL real musicians do, its how they get good, something you clearly know nothing about. Hours of practice a day make professinals, not artistry over all else. you should really abstain from talking about things like this that you know so little about

[xItachisGFx]

I think you are right. I don't know much about music, since i just started playing the piano, but I know enough to realize that if there is no technique, the final product, the "art" is not complete. Technique is a very important part of art. It's not the same if, say, 50cent is singing "candy shop" while dancing valtz or rap, am I right? So you can't say if average people like it, then, who cares about the technique, especially when talking about classical music...

[SeeraAi]

I seriously hope you are not comparing Tchaikovsky to 50cent...

[Snowpum18]

@SeeraAi Uh....what's that suppose to mean?

[SeeraAi]

@Snowpum18 - I think it is very obvious what it means.

[Nimron12]

@SeeraAi LOL ! ;D

[captaincabeman]

@SeeraAi Who compared Tchaikovsky to 50 Cent?

[xItachisGFx]

I agree. I think that technique is needed in order to be able to say "this is art". andynm123, do you think Beethoven, Chopin, Grieg and other famous musicians became famous for braking the rules of music, or got to the point where they were famous for having just any technique? You say technique is not important, then imagine 50cent singing "candy shop" while dancing, not rap, but, say, valtzing. Now, can you say technique is not important? I don't think so.

[nat4zk]

BuZZZZZZ ....

[GavIs1338]

Can't watch this... the buzzing is insane..

[jclocktower]

The first time i ever heard this piece i fell in love with it.

[purhotty958]

such a wonderfull oboe part!!

[mutantotull]

Tchaikovsky man.

[junkyjuice21]

They play this too fast. Please, somebody SLOW THEM DOWN! It ruins the feel of the song.

[HahaMelia]

I agree. The tempo is bothering me.

[StephBerri]

i thought i was the only one who thought that lol

[sexymotherpucker45]

couldnt agree more !

[eviemaria]

love the oboe and the french horns!

[quickdisco]

gotta love the oboe!

[ayhansk]

kesinlikle tüylerim diken diken. böyle muhteşem bir orkestra. resmen gözümden yaşlar aktı :(

[ms13uz]

Marvelous,

Kurt Masur in the repertoire

[xmelonhippo]

it sounds so pretty!

[j72050]

..Masur gives this the sweep and intensity it needs....as the strong orchestration sweeps all on earth into its midst.....this is how to play Tchaikovsky....

[Circassian88]

Awesome!!!

this piece is incredible!

[shmury]

just perfect!

[regalo1979]

it reminds me of little einsteins, a children's program. my three-year-old son learned classical songs from that program...

[Clorow]

All the Classical songs on that show are overplayed and furthermore butchered.

[OhSoPeachyx]

LOL EYEBROWS

[slagmalsado]

that's why they call it classical music......AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!

[CuruuJR0ckers]

;_; such a beautiful, and strong song. It's amazing, that just one man, can do such thing...

[werq34ac]

also, there are those 5 thumbs down you have.

[werq34ac]

I have a pretty good idea of how a guitar sounds. I can imagine it being played on a guitar. There's no way that a guitar can represent a full orchestra, And there's ABSOLUTELY no way a guitar can play Tchaikovsky without sucking horribly. People like you make me sick (not the slang). You think that just because it's played on guitar, it sounds good. So ignorant. Btw, I'm only 14.

[DrottningHel]

what is this piece's name?

[werq34ac]

bodomchild55, it would sound like shit on guitar. If it would have sounded sick on the guitar, Tchaikovsky would have composed it that way. But he composed it for a full orchestra. That's the only way it would sound good. Any transcriptions would be a shadow of the original piece

[raspao4]

Automat Kaloshnikov <3 'lord of war'

[marcopiega]

At. 1.25 the shene ends and we enter in the meaning of composer's filosophy, where the "legni" describe the human soul, instead the "fiati" describe the destiny.

There is a war between soul and destiny, with a quick fight and a run of the soul, followed by destiny with it's power (you can hear this very easy). And at the end of the run destiny beats, beats and wins .. always wins.

Out of this, rose a remembering .. the weak song of the swan.

[myndmap]

You have broken down music into cheap crap, please don't.

[marcopiega]

This part has a clair figurative explanation.

At the beginning the carpet of "legni" describes the wind on the water, the arp tells the drops on the surface of the lake and the oboe is the song of the swan.

[FrEaKi0304]

yes.. this song is so.. i dont know.. when I hear this song.. i think of good times.. its a so beautiful song..

[aqueenofspades]

it's my favourite piece of music,it can't be described with words,so emotional!i adore it

[magehunter978]

cool can you tech me more? i also play the trumpet but noe less of it

[tsupatero]

this is so beautiful!!!

HEY TCHAIKOVSKY YOU RULE DUDE!!!!!!!!

[fbandit007]

well put, mate xD

[betharemynameis]

sick? dont insult this music with that.

[schmekka]

makes kinda sense, what with the eyebrows

[sitobazito]

the man is playing an oboe

[bassfreakS]

ooooh. obsevant. idiot

[schmekka]

what`s up with the clarinet guy`s eyebrows?

wonderful music nonetheless

[doll1380]

Absolutely beautiful!

[socalifornia16]

Love it. :)

[kevinpassari]

Заебись !

[girl0911]

me encanta!!!

[gymnastgirl66]

bellisimo!

[Kocbaba84]

:):) nyugis :)

[moreno4521]

realmente bella

[areyouamoronlol]

simply took my breath away. fantastic!

[idiotte]

swan lake is a perenially beautiful classic!

[clbrow7]

Truly amazing composer and wonderful rendition

[Zachamei]

I love this piece by Tchaikovsky, I believe it's his best piece. :D

[pawelzeszczecina]

There are even better ones :)

[clavierubung]

his music is positively breath taking.

his piano concerto no1 in Bb minor?!

[kristine1995]

That song is undescribable, I mean this is just beautiful music and I wonder how anyone can write that kind of music, because this music touches my heart

[pieriboo]

BEAUTIFULL SONG!!

[alicolungafigo]

this is a very relaxing music

[rellman]

FYI for anyone who lives in Tampa, Swan Lake is coming to Ruth Eckerd hall on April 12th, 2008.

[valeriyvyskribov]

i love it

[sally16011990]

waw tha amizest ever ...we can't hear such things now..amizing

[jrpa50]

es la canciòn màs hermosa del mundo!

[StephaneGrappelli]

i love the cundoctor

who is he

he's kinda similar to j williams

[kwastormayt]

This is the best piece ever composed.

[Rassinxxxxx]

tchaikovsky .... god

[xXknightsoathXx]

awesome oboe playing!

[aPaThEiSt]

I don't think playing it in Moderato did the piece justice, they should have played it in Allegro, to better articulate the soothing piece, the clarinet has to sustain the sound and the strings add that harmony and tension, but a good performance indeed.

[enlco80]

This piece is by far the most magnificant creation by a human being. He was an absolute god.

[mikycoello]

its a very very very good permorfed congratulations

[marulya1993]

I absolutely love this piece.

[du1twa]

this is so beautiful.

elegant and graceful.

[darkarchon39]

So beautiful.

[sexyviolinist]

awesome ~

[vanessina2112]

just perfect

[feraLcherub]

what's the name of this orchestra?

[vanessina2112]

Hi! it's the New York Philharmonic in Cologne, Germany in 1998 for the WDR (west german television)

[kittypotter]

Esta cancion es las mas hermosa que mis oidos han escuchado...es relamente lo mejor.