take the bows I give you

[TsarBovov]

LOL one sentence, better than all the shoutings of Toscanini put together.

[Huddiethegreat]

WHY DON'T YOU TAKE THE BOWS I GiVE YOU! My new catch phrase

[LeavesinTibet]

Say what you will about his methods: the proof is in the music. Beethoven is simply not recorded with this degree of seriousness or quality these days.

[Scissors8311]

The old school of conducting: They were so harsh with the musicians...

[Doggy240]

What piece are they playing?

[frankfryderzweite]

It's Beethoven's "Egmont overture"

[winrx]

Only a goofy idiot conductor would have the violins use that bowing...

[DiVeronica]

klemperers die zauberflote is the best ever recorded.

[winrx]

He would have made a fine Gestapo chief...

[frankfryderzweite]

Why do you post such a fucking silly comment? The poor man was threatened by the Nazis because he was Jewish. That's why he left Germany in 1933. So if you don't have something intelligent to contribute you should better keep your stupid mouth shut !!!!

[darchr90]

what does he actually want them to play there? the movements with his hand don't seem to be that clear

[prokhorprotasov]

BOW:

down, down, dwon, up, up!

[darchr90]

but actually they play that, don't they? why is he so angry with them?

[Leibo07]

See Walter Klemperer Mengelberg Koussevitsky prt1 clip. At 4:30 it goes on where this one here stops.

Check how he apes the violinists. "Pam--pam--pa----pam-....---pa­aaam". O man.

[Leibo07]

"Oh, I'm an IMMORALISTE, ABSOLJUTELIEE !!!"

Ha ha, pure gold, what a brilliant geezer. I collect everything of 'O.K.' 

Merci.

[kaisergnocchi2]

look at 2. violin

[daspianist]

fucking most epic conductor ever ... you guys need to stop dissing klemperer and have a listen of his beethoven symphonies (such as the no. 5 he did with the vienna philharmonic in 1968).. they are absolutely profound.

[opera60]

Awful man,control freak ...he even upset the Brilliant Kathleen Ferrier!

[Leibo07]

Ha ha, "why don't you take the bows I gave you!!", well that was meant to help the musicians, right? What a great man and musician he was. He had a vivid sense of humour although he was a really unlucky person (bipolar). He also was leftwing.

Please post more Otto!

[Belathin]

I love it !

[winrx]

He would have made a fine camp commandant...

[stringph]

... if they accepted Jews in that position.

[Leibo07]

Who says they didn't, by the way? There have been lots of jewish volunteers in all branches of German army ('Hitlerjunge Salomon'), in the elite branches AND jewish girl Lise Meitner worked for H. on the Nazi BOMB...

Moreover, zionism was/is a racist ideology that inspired Fascism... In Italy jews had no problems...

[yasgi]

"There have been lots of jewish volunteers in all branches of German army" - yes, but this was during World War 1, not under Hitler. Meitner left Germany in 1938; she always refused to research on the atom bomb. "In Italy jews had no problems..." You cannot be serious!

[Leibo07]

1. I don't suffer easily from typos: WW2.

2. Meitner remained from 1933-1938 at Kaiser Wilhelm Institut Berlin, i.e. under Hitler, as senior jewish scientists were long gone. The project amounted to nuclear research;

3. Even in late 30's there were jews in Fascist party ánd Italian government. Mussolini gave economical aid to Zionist movement. Zionism influenced upcoming of Italian Fascism in the 20s.

[Entropy56]

This is one domain where liberalism is not a good thing. A touch of Facism please! Can I have another?

[murraybowles]

An interesting bowing, at that.

[AAtabey]

Does anyone know the name of the piece they are rehearsing?

[musico136]

"Egmont Overture Op. 84" by Ludwig Van Beethoven :)

[bus11]

Klemperer was one of the greats! "WHY DON'T YOU TAKE THE BOWINGS I GIVE YOU!!" If conductors could get away with stuff like that now, orchestras would sound so much better than they do now under the new generation of quasi-musician, pop-star-wannabes like Salonen will

[mpearsonmadrid]

No they wouldn't! It is nonsense to suggest that orchestras sound and work better when being conducted by rude and tyranical conductors.

[matthewR77]

Leadership and social skills don't affect people and, in turn, their musicianship? Seriously? Have you ever read a book?

[FungoBoy]

salonen is one of the most understated conductors in the top professional world....he recently resigned la phil to do more composing.....

[pviola314]

great conductor

[martincello25]

that's so funny! haha!

[yttrium55]

when I was listening to this music without knowing about this incident about the bowing, the music seemed to have a special kind of weight and dignity and I wondered why... It is certainly worthwhile to insist on that bowing directions.

[misterbg1]

lmao, its difficutl to take bows like that