Leonard Bernstein performs Beethoven's Ode to Joy - 2/3

[jackeroo02]

This is epic fucking shit.

[dcboi95]

this is my freakin' jam!

[AgentFisher]

3:41 = Ear orgasm.

[Dragonkiller86]

Gänsehaut Pur!!! :-) Schade das diese Kunst nicht mehr allzu gegenwärtig ist, viele kennen klassische Musik nicht mehr. Bzw. nur noch modernisiert, was jedoch das Original nie ersetzen kann. LG

[ZachVMNTX1]

5:00 I had no idea Bill Maher was part of hte Vienna Philaharmonic choir. What a shocking revalation.

[BurnJewsih]

where the fuck i can find part 1 ??

[ZoNieMoep]

@BurnJewsih

here is part 1: /watch?v=nZJ1Tgf4JL8&feature=r­elated

at first he's telling something about, then it will beginns..

[dedissimo]

I don't really like the tenor here. I personally prefer our contemporary Michael Schade, and George Shirley of the 70s.

[veralosk]

Bernstein is number 1!

[s1981ist]

THE BEST SOUNDTRACK for your life, if u are able to say YES to your life!

[orlandorays]

3:43 Bernstein is absolutely gleeful when he starts the most beloved movement of Ode to Joy.

[dedissimo]

@orlandorays Go see Mariss Jansons :D

[WestHavenBob]

The impact of Schiller's lyrics, beginning with the one word "Freuden", or "Friends" in English, is the starting point for European unity.

[maxveloso]

3:42 just orgasmatic

[ElephantRage]

Beethoven rocks.

He is the only all time musician that deserves to be in the same sentence as AC/DC.

[fjollornaz]

lol go fuck yourself dude, i like ac/dc and rock is what i usually listen to, but Beethoven was a genius something ac/dc are not.

[agreatgeat]

Not to belittle Domingo, but 1:48-1:51 is particularly painful to listen.

[Rugaetamir]

3:45 -My heart stoped and did broken)))

[hbgrantland]

No! Shinji! Dont kill kaworu!

[crawfordfanatic]

O friends, no more these sounds!

Let us sing more cheerful songs,

more full of joy!

Joy, bright spark of divinity,

Daughter of Elysium,

Fire-

[Russebby]

Was that Placido Domingo singing the tenor solo?

[drumfreak1501]

I absolutely love how at the chorus Bernstein barely even conducts. The man is so powerful without even trying. Love him.

[katandann]

I squeal everytime I parts of this song (or composition, for technical people) on the piano...

I say "parts" because I'm learning a version that is a bit complex for my level and it's taking forever...

My piano teacher probably thinks I'm going nuts...

[fortinbras47]

Nothing in history of music compares to to the chorus of 3:00. It is the most excellent exclamation of humanity. We are here. If nothing were to survive of this planet, I wish at least this could be blasted through the cosmos.

[tangoalpha7]

1:35 .... what is the horn player doing XD

[lapo3399]

@tangoalpha7 Might be draining saliva

[samskywalker]

K.A.R.A.J.A.N

[alexgomez83]

makes me smile:)

[robhoey]

anyone who dislikes this is nonhuman

[hotrave]

did they say "Seig Hail"?

[Riku1288]

Thumbs up if you were brought here by evangelion

[emoboy5461]

I love his q's and how he conducts

[handmiadenofgod]

3:45 I always get chills at this point.

[joojy]

3:45 And so it begins.

[bochum123123]

one world

[MrJohanasBilderberg]

Leonard Bernstein plays an entire orchestra like a single instrument,

Leonard Bernstein > You.

[razorgif]

thats the masterpiece of the masterpieces!

[AligolYT]

3:43 grandios!

[mjarratt12]

What instrument is that at the beginning? I've never seen one before. Does anyone know? It looks like a contra bassoon or something.

[Emaniac0]

@mjarratt12 Yes, it's a contrabassoon.

[extraspecialguy]

where's the ending????

[lukedonaldson11]

I have always loved Beethoven's symphonies and this is my favourite one

[Sunmocker]

The first time I heard this was a "edited" version on an old tape.

Years later, I heard my first full version live. I whispered to my friend "there's more??!"

She nodded and smiled.

The first new note I heard, I cried like a baby. So beautiful. It felt like I was dieing..

[brenonion]

I think the Ninth Symphony is the greatest piece of art ever conceived.

[asmaib]

i dont like classical music.

this this is the greatest piece of music ever written,there is nothing else that is even close.end of story

[asmaib]

@asmaib apparently a vast majority of the people agree so i guess no rebellion here.also its probably perhaps the most powerful piece of music ever written and that includes pop,ballads,heavy metal,etc .

[DrStrangefate]

Like Lenny said at the beginning of the symphony in his pre-performance interview

"It's like celebrating the birthday of music itself."

Beethoven........'nuff said.

[wpratts]

A true classic. Love it!

[bolillolokillo]

I dont found any word to be thankful to you for upper this video, is a jewelery..

[fx902]

Thank for posting this video with its detailed description..

You've helped enjoy this masterpiece..

[tennesseelvr]

there is no argument about sight with the BLIND sfox!!! probably forgot we are moving about 26,000 mph!!! the miracle is so enormous as to not be seen!!!

[Alexander87oclock]

Even the music God, Apollo, is enviouse.

[BENDAMAN94]

17 people missed the like button on this video.

[ETECHJOEs]

Mozart would say " LATE on the beat "

[Robnx23x]

Deine Zauber binden wieder!

Was die Mode streng geteilt!

ALLE Menschen werden Brüder!

Wo dein sanfter Flügel weilt!

[alainchabry]

you want a short and simple comment: 3:40 The pinacle of history of music and humanity achievment

[Merryjest]

That poor tenor!

[MaxtheWise]

@Merryjest

Do you know that's Placido Domingo?

But I agree with you :D

[Merryjest]

@MaxtheWise I honestly didn't recognize Placido in this. He's not in his best voice.

[Timrath]

@Merryjest So true. Everything was perfect... the conductor, the orchestra, the choir. Only the tenor was horrible, all the way through. It's not as if he botched a note or two. Every one of his notes was awful, every one in a different way. He just about covered everything a singer could do wrong.

It just proves that even the best can be godawful if they want. ^^

[aixla69]

on a copy of beethovens original notas i saw on the page where this 0:05 begins: "turkische Musik"... as a turk it makes love beethovens more than others` music

[abbesieyes]

SlyFox616 intentionally misses the point.

Schiller and Beethoven collaborated to expound on the Form of God in reality and present said to the masses, whereas Von Goethe refused to do so. Von Goethe sided with the counter enlightenment, as all 'roman-tics' did.

Two true prometheans casting fire into the future...that is the reason the piece endures.

[VASPerformer]

At the feet of the masters, Bernstein AND Beethoven.

[Operaman41]

Who is the tenor????

[MsTruNorth]

@Operaman41 The tenor without the beard is Placido Domongo.

[MsTruNorth]

@MsTruNorth  That's Domingo. Sorry for the typo on the spelling of his name.

[ShakaPR10]

Can somebody listen to this and not feel complete awe and wonder when you realize the composer of this was already deaf?? If at leat 1 tear don't come out of your eyes... you don't belong in the human race.

[mrfinn9]

God is completely irrelevant in this music. This is the music that keeps the barbarians at bay. It is a pinacle of culture and art and it should never be degraded by debate. In our society we have reached high points and this is one of them. I am not sure this beauty can ever be matched. 

[jimmy5548]

I am not a German butI wish I am one of those basses or tenors.

[MsTruNorth]

@jimmy5548  I thik one of the tenors in this is that famous Spanish tenor.

[Gunnifunz]

@MsTruNorth Plàcido Domingo! But it's not one of his better performances.

[MsTruNorth]

@Gunnifunz  Yes, thanks. I couldn't remember his name...Placido Domingo. Thanks!

[cozmosmashzu]

even now I get shivers listening to this song. Perfection.

[GR8TM4N]

This shouldn't be considered just the hymn of the European Union, It must become the hymn of the entire human race...

[CheeseTrix13337]

@GR8TM4N i concur

[odstarmor557]

so many things are rushing through my mind right now (mostly montages)

[ehukai26]

When the growing chorus swells beyond containment and explodes to momentary silence followed by these simple, quiet and tender notes it is like a dance among the stars. It is like the return of innocence after its loss to the pain that life can inflict.

[1990iamfrommalaysia]

i wish that beethoven can listen to his own masterpiece he would die much happier

[duboisch99]

The singer at the beginning don't speak very well german. You don't understand a word... For a professional singer laughable! If Beethofen was alive today, he'd be turning in his grave!

[WarriorSage2]

@duboisch99 How can someone turn in his grave if their alive

[Hoshy69]

@duboisch99

I beg to differ, for me he sounds like he is German. And if he is not I couldn't identify his real nationality. That's how good he is

[rossmcl177]

@Hoshy69 It is Placido Domingo. Therefore his nationality is Spanish. But I agree with you that you couldn't tell this if you didn't know him. For me his German is good, and he has performed Wagnerian roles to great acclaim so I don't think you and I are alone to think so.

[gigimc]

the first few bars of this part makes me want to yell "onward to the Korova Milkbar my Droogs!" :))) ah, the old Ludwig Van...

[Loveshugochara1]

i love this song i played this is band class but only a portion of it

[MetroDuroc]

The starry canopy is glowing at the end of this segment, just as Beethoven would have wanted it.

[celebrei]

"God is closer to me than others of my art" —Beethoven

[HeliouHyios]

is der sänger asthmatiker?XD

oder liegt das irgendwie an der aufnahmequali?

[johnmccool21]

these musicians are fantastic...and lenord counducts the emotion more that the music....almost perfect....it's almost impossible to get this many musicians to understand every measure they play... even many pros are still little babies compared to what beethoven heard in his head

[wwefanx3]

a slice of heaven

[gusagos]

nice

[heardofrvb]

PEGGLE!

[Loveshugochara1]

WTF!!

[yasses36]

If dummies don't appreciate this wonderful piece of music.,don't listen but do not criticize it

[unap16]

@dadrummingirl Screaming their heads off? lol!

If I am not mistaken it's German.

[NetworkGuide]

@dadrummingirl

its german - composed by mr. ludwig van beethoven

[TheWebcracker]

its german

[Chazwozel1]

are you not right in the head? I think most 6 year olds know this song is sung in German.

[thegermanandre]

April, 21st 2007 LOL

[SlyFox616]

Arguments about whether or not the Ninth Symphony was inspired by God are utterly trivial and petty in the face of this music.

[MoaiMaea]

Tell me, when aren’t they?

[vHumboldt77]

@SlyFox616 - they are absolutely valid for me. Let's respect each other views, as long as they do not harm the rest. That's the very best hommage we can pay to the spirit of this wonderful music and words! :)

[richardz117]

@SlyFox616 I would say matters not if it was inspired by god. It was created by a man worthy of been God, and dedicated to his fellow men, This is an act of pure humility, of pure kindness, This is the responce of a once volatile time. He was the last Classic, and the First Romantic, so human that his music undermines the very existance of any god.

This was the work of a man, a great man.

[alainchabry]

@richardz117 Excellent comment!

[richardz117]

@alainchabry Thank you. I didnt even remember this comment.

[highskilledsibby]

@richardz117 True words. I for myself don't have any problems with Beethoven being a God. At least the music in Beethoven's own heaven is awesome! :)

[BioHunter1990]

@highskilledsibby He is no God, but I can bet the Ode to Joy is a piece sung on high by the angelic choirs. :D

[highskilledsibby]

@BioHunter1990 Hah, have you ever read Hölderlin's full poem? In one part he wrote "Our sin register shall be destroyed, reconciled the whole world, brothers over the starry canopy: judge God like God judged you!". In Beethoven's symphony they only sing the nice and god-loving verses. The poem - in the end - is about invading heaven, disturbing the peace of Elysium and killing the crowned liars. :D

[BioHunter1990]

@highskilledsibby I will not debate my faith to someone who clearly rejects Christ.♠

[highskilledsibby]

@BioHunter1990 Ja, in religiösen Belangen bin ich ein Elefant im Porzelanladen, mein Guter. :)

[ZachVMNTX1]

@BioHunter1990 Really you're getting into religion on this? Leave it at the door Ladies and gents. This piece is about human brotherhood, and best we not get into the topic which has divided us the most over our existence this ONE TIME! You're christ is just one out of another 10,000 gods people believed and believe in. He doesn't belong here.

[DieF1228]

@highskilledsibby I thought that Friederich Schiller wrote the original poem...? And I also thought that the poem was written in order to evoke peaceful thoughts/actions from people who were in no way peaceful? I'm not trying to disparage you; I'm just curious as to where you get your information from.

[highskilledsibby]

@DieF1228 You're right that Schiller wrote Ode an die Freude. I don't know why I wrote Hölderlin. Must have read something of him that day, too. But to evoke peaceful thoughts/actions? It is written ironically! Read the german original! "Gram und Armut solln sich melden; mit den Frohen sich erfreun." Translation is: "Grief and Poverty shall come forward; with the Merry (ones) they shall rejoice.", it's utterly cynical.

[zargorn]

@highskilledsibby I wouldn't interpret that as cynical. Not in the context of the entire poem and considering that it was written for freemanson lodge. You certainly might say that parts of the poem are a little naive in its optimism.

[zargorn]

@highskilledsibby But the purpose in my opinion is to get the reader in a state of mind where they accept that "grief and poverty" can be overcome by a simple change of attitude. It is supposed to "brainwash" you to believe that we can change everything if we just join together in that state of mind. And the most amazing thing is that (for me at least) the poem succeeds with that.

[highskilledsibby]

@DieF1228 If some one said to you "Duldet mutig, Millionen! Duldet für die beßre Welt! Droben überm Sternenzelt wird ein großer Gott belohnen!" wouldn't it sound cynical in your ears? The translation ist: "Suffer boldly, millions! Suffer for a better world! Over the star canopy a great god will reward you!" :)

[anamusingusername]

@richardz117 ....this is a drinking song.

[FATMAN6930]

@richardz117 Did you read that on the back of a fruit loops box?

[thesuperiormax]

1989

[lakebluffer]

What's the date of this performance? Placido looks soooo young!

[zavenisgood4u]

1989

[xunvala]

I don't think this is 1989--both Lenny and Domingo look way too young. I believe this was some time in the 1970s

[Aryuze]

man created god so, if he have been inspirated by gods, men inspirated him.

[mandarinz69]

You guys below me are hilarious.

Enjoy the music. ^.^

[jackuy12345]

beethoven was awesome but his life sucked so badly

[vanillacokemz]

and the masturbation goes on and on and on...

[SimuLord]

It's like Tantric sex. Building up for what seems like an eternity to the most thunderous of climaxes that leaves everyone involved a little limp in their seats and utterly satisfied.

[ccogg2]

The fact that Beethoven composed this while deaf is a remarkable feat. I truly believe there was a Higher Power guiding him while he was composing this.

[xsfslayer]

I find it denigrating of you to attribute Beethoven's genius to where complement does not belong. Beethoven's genius is his own. Do not defile that fact by some nonsense talk of a "higher power" guiding him. Do not spit on the face of humanity by attributing our greatest feats to the grace of some god.

[ccogg2]

Take it easy. Beethoven probably would disagree with you because whether you want to admit it or not, he was a religious man. How do you know he didn't pray for inspiration? I am not spitting in the face of anyone, least of all, humanity. It's not my fault you're so easily offended. Do your history before you post angry comments in response to a simple, benign comment.

[xsfslayer]

Did I ever say he wasn't a religious man? It's simply aggravating when people falsely attribute achievements to a god. He may have prayed, but his hands and his hands alone wrote the music. Inspiration from prayer does not mean inspiration from a god. It is inspiration from the belief of a god; two very different things. People may condition their minds to believe nonsense, but blind faith doesn't make a belief true.

[plastique45]

Everyone was religious back then, people were poor and ignorant, it's not relevant. He wasn't DEVOUTLY religious as was Bruckner who really was intending his music to be God's music.

[celebrei]

@xsfslayer you are truly creatures who are deaf to the music of the spheres, how sad...

[MsTruNorth]

I wish this could be performed in this kind of fullness for young school children Could someone help out and their parents, who do not typically have economic access to the symphony. Could someone help out here? Please?

[bpconductor2282]

everyone seems to take it a bit too slow for my taste

[imthebest11234]

3:40 = Awesomeness

[rgm480]

No matter how depressed, stressed out, sad or bitter I be, this wake me up again.

[Wolfzeye]

3:40 is perhaps the greatest rush of music to flow in a single instant in the history of the world. It's so powerful there are times where you will conduct as vibrantly as Mr. Bernstein.

[Treknor]

nothing more to say.. it is one of the most powerfull moments in the history of music..

[odstarmor557]

@Wolfzeye you mean 3:45 not 3:40

[jamesisgo]

@Wolfzeye Agreed.

[JoxJones]

kannst mich mal besuchen kommen...

[RosyAfterglow]

Bitte schoen! Truly diesen Kuss der ganzen Welt! Uber Stermen muss er wohnen! Beethoven...even in his affliction...could "hear" this!

[ShewalksNbeauty]

I love all the information provided! I found it very helpful and informative.

Of course the music is breath-taking. :)

[Marabomara]

Freude schöner Götterfunken!

[FredDude27]

Tochter aus Elysium

[greekandhairy916]

could you perhaps supply an mp3 please. i would like to use this piece for my drama coursework desperately and i don't know where to find it.

[lebeauviolet]

try buying it you thief..

[Silasbenjamin]

This is one of the easiest classical pieces to find in all of the world. Look for Beethoven's 9th Symphony. This is section comes mid-way through the 4th movement. You can easily pick it up on iTunes or anywhere else.

[spanhwar16]

wow

[Gumpo09]

OMG I HAVE GOOSE BUMPS ALL OVER MY BODY 4:00-end jsut jaw dropping

[highskilledsibby]

Haha, me too!

[StephenB58]

Be embraced ye millions yonder, take this kiss throughout the world. Brothers over the stars unfurled, must reside a loving father. He who in the great ring dwelleth, homage pays to sympathy. To the stars above leads she, where on high the unknown reigneth. As the suns are flying happy through the heavens' glorious plane. Travel brothers down your lane, joyful as in heroes' victory.

[moogletotema]

i always thought it was drink milk good life ;)

[estrat1]

You don't really have anything to rub in by saying that he was a theist. That just meant that he THOUGHT his work was inspired by 'God'. That doesn't mean it actually was. He had the music in him, in HIS head; whether or not he thought that came from 'God' is irrelevant.

I really can't fit the rest of argument into 500 chars. Basically, even if Beethoven was inspired by 'God', that's only because of the definition of the concept of 'God'. It's more complicated than theists-versus-atheists ;).

[donaldTfox]

tochter aus elysium...

[SecretTrollAccount1]

Wonderful.

[Stferdinanddhalifax]

hey don't shit on Metallica, they like Classical music

[Rockrea89]

can anyone give the translations of all the chorus?

[SecretTrollAccount1]

what do you make of it? in your own language?

Its something else.

[estrat1]

@Rockrea89

Look up Ode to Joy/Symphony No. 9 on Wikipedia. The article on the 9th Symphony has the original German version plus an English translation.

[folsak]

beethoven es demasiado grande.

[ShadowKitten13]

There is nothing wrong with using religion, and God, to inspire you to create something as breathtakingly beautiful as Beethoven did. The only times I have a problem with religion is when it is used to justify causing pain, suffering, warmongering, oppression of truth, justice, and equal rights, none of which Beethoven did. Beethoven used his faith to inspire him to create what is generally agreed to be the greatest musical work ever written, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that.

[sashka6666]

Music IS the mind of God.