Johannes Brahms: Sinfonie Nr.1 c-moll op.68 (Finale) Blomstedt / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

[akagi2002]

Also blus das Alphorn heut'...

Nicht nur heute,sondern für immer...

in alle Ewigkeit

Johannes Brahms

[svenskasandy]

They are awesome.

[7catstied2gether]

Relax on the critics guys the music goes beyond the ears and ego-trip, Music is reduction of ego (Juan Pablo Izquerdo )

[olivleonardo]

Very nice coda.

[UlfenDaddy]

@blechmusik Your English is quite understandable; I have no idea how many people attended classical concerts in this country last year but proportionately yes, it is lower than Germany. Our educational system is deplorable just in exposing people to music. "Watching" is about all they Could do, and I think that is a great part of what my complaint is based upon. Yes I agree, the musicains can and should "feel" the music, but I repeat my comment. It comes at a COST in accuracy and execution.

[UlfenDaddy]

@UlfenDaddy When I was trained (Viola) my musical masters and mentors were... GERMAN. And they insisted upon not automaton, robotic posture, but Restraint and CONTROL. That is what I do not see in an orchestra such as this. Where one rises to the right, another is dipping to the left, another bowing forward and the other swings his instrument around in curves... That is not UNITY of playing!!! That is 80 or 90 "soloists" each on his own little planet about "interpretation."

[UlfenDaddy]

@UlfenDaddy (3) And I started with the comment that the RESULTS here are BEAUTIFUL; which, as you observe, is really the aim of making music. As I stated, what did I do? I did NOT WATCH IT, I LISTENED and enjoyed it, haha! (I can be pretty sarcastic too, even if I can't spell in German.) My point is one of opinion; I don't "like" this style of playing, I never have and never will. Nor for that matter did Beethoven, Schumann, Wagner... OR BRAHMS ever tolerate that from orchestra players.

[UlfenDaddy]

I'd never cared that much for Maestro Blomstedt, but this makes me reconsider. Beautiful work! I can't watch much of the video though; I keep imaging a rehearsal with these players and shouting SIT STILL AND PLAY!!! over and over. I just detest this recent tendency for orchestral players to bob and weave and flail about "with" the music. I would say (and HAVE said to players, many times,) "This is not a DANCE recital; and even if it were... YOU'RE NOT THE DANCERS!"

[TheVaughan5]

@UlfenDaddy Sorry don't agree with your theory of players sitting still while playing. If you watch old film of any symphony orchestra they look like stuffed dummies!! (even if the playing is wonderful, which it often is)

Why shouldn't the players move about, the soloists do! It certainly makes for much more interesting and involved watching at a concert or on film/video.

[SordidGuy]

If there is a God, it's BRAHMS!!!

[SordidGuy]

Anyone who doesn't have tears running down their face (mostly at 09:19) has absouletly no feeling!

[Chisuz]

i would have loved to experience this live. biiiiiiig orcherstra oO

[sdeshpande102]

German and Austrian classical music is without compare. I think the closest anybody has ever gotten is Tchaikovsky

[hutz]

Great sounding orchestra. Blomstedt is excellent.

[mokade3]

the greatness of the German music, forever!

I love Johannes Brahms, I worship German orchestra.

[Pfriemel]

9:20 - 9:30 unbelievably powerful. Goosebumps :-)

[robynsalain]

un brahms inoubliable ; superbe !!

[Tobias15111985]

Blomstedts Aufführung ist durchaus mit den grossen Orchesterversionen des Chicago Symphony Orchestra unter Georg Solti vergleichbar. Sehr gute Performance!

[Zottanna]

@Tobias15111985 da gebe ich dir absolut recht. habe es gerade gefunden und bin begeistert. ich habe herrn blomstedt auch schon live in leipzig erleben dürfen und bin einfach nur beeindruckt von der tiefe und fülle des gefühls für musik <3

[Oidualc8891]

Powerful Timpani in the end!!!

[edgluhrs]

Sehr nett!!!

[classicontemporary]

how,relax sound!

[MatteMacPiano]

Fantastic!!