P.I.Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake (FINALE) - Wolfgang Sawallisch

[7katzelucy]

Sound of heaven.

[bgrose78]

@JoeTownley: Tchaikovsky wrote it for the ballet Swan Lake - and I can tell you that choreographers all over the world, in the past and in the present, are not using all of Tchaikovsky's music that he wrote for it. They do similar things like this conductor - they stitch parts together, others leave parts out... I have seen Russian performances, where I expect to hear something, but suddenly there is an additional piece that I've never heard before in American or European performances.

[k545]

awful....cut out the best parts, better have not performed it at all

[SunriseHealthFoods]

if only i wrote this............ the girls would love me.

[rudderhardtoport]

haha the snare drummer was beating the hell out of the snare drum. epic!!

[Muhikose]

good good good very good!

[AnastasiaNastenka]

8 reasons to use a condom :P

[jgesselberty]

Obviously, this conductor knew better than the composer. Yeah, right.

[Miamicop100]

REALLY GOOD, Sehr Gut! Claro! As Bra!

[Gonnakillyou]

That cut is disgusting! The grimaces I make because of it! Good grief!

[bgcalde]

Was really liking it until the end, where the conductor decided to cut what is in my opinion one of the most dramatic, beautiful and moving melody.

[frenchie1146]

@ 2:00, what is that solo instrument? Soprano Clarinet?

[Accumen26]

@frenchie1146 Oboe

[CincyDude5]

@frenchie1146 That's an oboe.

[yvesvangelre]

Just horrible. These people should be shot.

[waleed9622]

UNBELIEVABLE



[TrotskeyPanda]

a very nice piece. i play french horn and i have part of the song and i play it that fast. I play the part at 1:45 except french horn. a very nice piece.

[JoeTownley]

To his credit, Sawallisch leaves in 4:31-5:05 which most conductors including the great Ormandy cut--why I cannot even begin to comprehend since it so adds to the seemingly anti-climactic 5:06 which then builds to about the most stunning conclusion to a ballet in the entire literature. But that's par for Tchaik.

[JoeTownley]

ooooh!!! Horrible HORRIBLE cut at 2:48. The conductor chopped out about a minute of absolutely stunning music that builds to the climax at 2:49. Why do conductors do such STUPID things??????

[esordiendes]

@JoeTownley , giusto!!

[agcontra2]

@JoeTownley

Isto é porque o áudio e a imagem não estão sincronizados

[paintballKid545]

@JoeTownley What was so stupid about what he did

[JoeTownley]

@paintballKid545 The conductor cut out a large chunk of music from the score. Listen to other recordings and you'll notice the missing music.

[paintballKid545]

@JoeTownley Ohhhh... thank god i thought you were one of those idiots who thought that the motions and movements a conductor does was stupid.

[Aristocatable]

@JoeTownley Maybe he's in love with Odette and wanted to cut the part where she (usually) dies lol

But seriously, that build up is one the best and the cut just seems so jarring.

[JoeTownley]

@Aristocatable It's more than jarring. It's criminal. Lock up the b@stards!

[JoeTownley]

@JoeTownley I am now convinced that this was an edit by the technicians putting this video together for public consumption, except they don't realize they put the public on a starvation diet by making that stunningly BAD cut. Idiots! Maybe "jerks" would be kinder.

[HoneysEffect]

I personally like how it's sort of fast. It's sounds more aggressive. I like it.

[RebhuhnPasi]

Ohhh it´s too fast !!

[montze100]

as a ballet dancer, who has danced this piece for waaayy toooooooo many years, it is moving too fast at some key points (i cannot imagine the speed of the corps de ballet, lol) and my only complain is the cutting!! WTH?? like 3 times!! nope **shakes head** love the percussions though!

[aseretkavon]

this is truly beautiful, but I feel like it's moving too fast. That might just be me, though.

[caar780821]

@aseretkavon too fast????? it is tooooo slow!!!

[tsaponi]

stupid stupid cutting/editing at ~3min.... why??? such a shame :s

[Ramonchis70]

I found ti at last!!!!!!!!!!!!