Mahler: Symphony No. 3 / Mehta · Berliner Philharmoniker

[sicutcervus]

Davvero la più bella orchestra del mondo!

[Strefanasha]

brass players seated in front of tympani and behind violas (usually) is why orchestral deafness is a common scourge of orchestral musicians.

my own deafness is due to disease not bass playing in a symphony orchestra, but seeing the big climax with the troms blaring like mad reminded me that deafness is a common fate of orchestral players.

what to do about it? or is industrial health and safety something we should ignore in the name of Great Art?

[llsds1]

2:02 THATS how you crash cymbals correctly. hell yea

[andy10608]

That's simply GREAT!!!!



[masoaviator]

1:20 What's that drum at the very back? 42 inch timpano?!

[jRent2011]

Just watch Stefan Schulz at 2:07. So much power, but so controlled. You could be deaf and still be able to tell how amazing he is at playing trombone

[Twjdfa]

si,la esencia de algo esta en en esta estrofa es como un pensamieto pasajero pero resume una realidad ....maravilloso..oh!!! Mahler.....

[esproarteforever]

When I saw this performance i thought: what's that? Mahler? No way. This is something beautiful. Concratulations (again), Berliner Philharmoniker. :)

[StAngersucks]

@esproarteforever beautiful mahler, eh, funny? :s

[sahand144]

THIS. Is Mahler.

[SirGlennGould]

I would hold my breath till death rather than cough during a Berlin Phil performance

[schumannlover1]

A great director

and friend of Israel :)

[steionem]

I've no words....really! my favorite orchestra in absolute!

[GUNBUSTER2010]

at first I set volume mute but i can imagine how orchestra performed viewing his conduct. when i turned volume on. the performance is just what i imagined. i am learning violin. i felt like i was like performing with his conducting.

[eswakuwaku]

力強く、エネルギーが迸るし、元気をもらう。もうすこし聞かせろ­よ（笑）

[20010Therubber]

die spielen als eine großartige masse und doch sehr differenziert :) Absolute weltklasse :)

[Obstructions]

LOTS OF STRINGS..And brass. :)

[AndyMan4000]

My 8 year old brother and I (myself being 20) listen to a ton of Berlin Phil excerpts. I'm excited to say that my brother loves these excerpts, almost as much as me. What a fantastic way to promote music to the youth. Thank you Berliner Philharmoniker!

[alshraphaelia]

i hear the tears the sweat the hardwork in the music. very touching.

[iter68]

2:06, the female 1st trombonist looks like my mother, but my mum doesn't play trombone, lol

[PianoKwanMan]

What is Seegers doing at 2:05?

[BerlinPhil]

@PianoKwanMan He is tuning the timpani.

[youngergermanpope]

@BerlinPhil The Berlin Philharmonic's rendition of Romantic is simply unparalleled. Do you know of any recordings or future performances of Mahler's 8th Symphony.

[youngergermanpope]

@BerlinPhil The Berlin Philharmonic's rendition of Romantic is simply unparalleled. Do you know of any recordings or future performances of Mahler's 8th Symphony?

[BerlinPhil]

@youngergermanpope Yes, Simon Rattle will conduct a performance of the 8th Symphony next season.

[777wallaby777]

@BerlinPhil

génial!! j'ai hate de voir ça!

[marimbachou1]

@PianoKwanMan I think he was playing the F piano note on two drums (both tune to A) rather then one so it has fuller sound, then roll softly on both, then switch to the 26" to do crescendo.

[marimbachou1]

@PianoKwanMan I think he was playing the F piano note on two drums (both tune to A) rather then one so it has fuller sound, then roll softly on both, then switch to the 26" to do crescendo.

[schnozz87]

@PianoKwanMan Or flicking a fly off the drum...

[shaylen911]

@PianoKwanMan he's taking on the task of being Principal DJ of the Berlin Phil

[LLJtbone]

Nice tbones! <3

[aweitzer1]

i havent heard any mahler symphony before, not even a complete movement, but these 3 minutes sent shivers down my spine...really. just amazing....bravo!

[XyloSlave]

2:01 No wonder percussionist are leading the way on orchestra musicians dying from heart attack! His heart must be beating more harshly than any other musicians'... That's the part I would want... (The Cymbals part, not the dying part, of course)

[sfrenchhorn07]

@XyloSlave lol in the score mahler actually directs the percussion to play exactly like they are doing in this clip.

[falas1972]

這首我在法國指揮練習的時候~指的好感動

[tissueowen]

Can anybody tell which movement is this?

[tissueowen]

@tissueowen

I see it is the sixth

[noirvalentin]

@tissueowen it is towards the end of the sixth, indeed. After the cut in this video there is maybe 1 minute left and it's totally awesome; there is this majestic end with both timpani sets marking the tempo with "marcato" playing, and then the final triple forte chord. Just amazing.

[martytrombone]

Mehta has a sublime interpretation of this part. Besides that he really knows the 'craft' of conducting, he has great skills. Each movement has a meaning, is well placed and the orchestra is really going with him.

(even lots of 'big names' make many unclear, uncontrolled and unnecessary gestures, that don't really make the players play better or more together than they would normally do)

Mehta is a true musician, a true leader and gets the best out of this great BPO... BRAVISSIMO!

[Haeronthegreat]

Check out the timpanist's technique at 2:20!

[mortalfrog0815]

@Haeronthegreat he's just re-tuning it!

[yaasper]

Every player in that orchestra is pouring their hearts out for this.

They've all died a little after performing this.

*Haha, the second trombone. She's seriously giving everything she has!

SERIOUSLY THE BEST MAHLER SYMPHONY!

[lj291261]

I cannot agree more. This is the Berlin Philharmonics at its best and what a wonderful piece of music. Thank you for finding the right words.

[handsomejohn100]

which movement is that?

[mortalfrog0815]

@handsomejohn100 the 6th

[handsomejohn100]

Which movement is that?

[LLJtbone]

Great sounding tbones <3

[Ericlb]

Damn, Mahler knew how to play with ours emotions

[dboeky]

love this performance. zubin mehta is great

[martytrombone]

The best orchestral video on Youtube, together with Bruckner 8 by the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by Bernard Haitink (in my humble opinion...)

[mortalfrog007]

mahler was one conductor who knew how to use a trombone in his compositions...

[knightfranken]

Beautiful & I'm so pleased to see women playing.

[physphilmusic]

@knightfranken Is that all you care about?

[dga471]

This affects me more even than the choral ending of the Resurrection. Some things are just inexpressible in words...

[Krampasch]

Amazing! What a Great Orchestra!! Wonderful.....

[Haeronthegreat]

There's a very touching moment at about 0:18 if you look at the couple to Mehta's left on full screen - the man smiles at his wife and they hold hands. Aw.

[maria39866]

the director knows how to put so much emotion into it and i think that makes it all the more amazing

[TromLord]

I got goosebumps, Mehta knows Mahler.

[jgesselberty]

The length of this symphony tends to frighten new listeners away, but the magnificence of it all cannot be escaped once you have heard it. The most excruciatingly beautiful ending ever composed.

[vvsivakumar]

@jgesselberty I've had Mehta's well regarded LAPO recording for a few years now and havent gotten around to listening to it only because of the sheer length of the piece . A 30 minute 1st movement !!

[JoGgL888]

great !!!!!!!!!!!!

[vahlrog]

wonderful !

it looks like tristan and yseult from wagner at the beginning.

[TheGreatMirage]

the resolution in the last chord is increible :3

[japanesesweet]

I agree,though to be clear-it's not the last chord of the movement.

[bracrowe]

One of Mahler's greatest works and an outstanding performance. I love the resolution at 2:04 with the shot of the cymbal - we've reached the promised land

[chumanho]

I cried, but I don't know why...

[music4dude]

I did the same thing when i first hear this piece.

[chumanho]

That was the first time I heard (any part of) this piece. I went out and bought a CD shortly after...

[Mahlerialiszt]

This may quite simply be the most beautiful piece of music ever written. It still brings tears to my eyes after hearing it hundreds of times. It's hard not to.

[chumanho]

Agree! This movement just lodges in my head and refuses to let go, not a bad thing if you ask me. It's so complex yet so accessible by Mahler's standard. I was already familiar with all of Mahler's symphonies except the 7th and Das Lied when I discovered this. I kicked myself for not giving it a chance earlier...

[asianpianoman]

@chumanho Because it's Mahler!

[CarlViola]

Life affirming and heart breaking at the same time. Every note is it should be.

[renodet]

I agree -- it's faster than most, but what a magnificent, moving performance! Mehta really has a way with Mahler. I love Mehta's "Resurrection"!

By the way, the only FASTER adagio finale of the 3rd that I've heard is Solti. Unfortunately, he massacred it!

[Sinneo91]

Gergiev's recording with LSO is, I believe, the quickest. Not good at all.

[artofpoetry]

Wow! Now that's a FULL sound.

[pianomatteo]

I need this recording now...the only that has made me feel like this was mahler 2.6. and 9 in live concert. but even this recording made me cry and my heart race. bravo berlin and mehta.

[danmcglaun]

Get Bernstein - The right tempo (slow) and you will not believe the difference. Mehta is Great; Bernstein is God.

[kanazo]

one of the most touching moments in mahler's music...end of adagio here

[alejoeisabel]

Just type in 'Vasquez Mahler" and it will knock you socks off. It is resurrection the most extraordinary rendition of Mahler's second.

[schmagali86]

my mom always cried when she listened this... she always has the picture of mister leonard bernstein himself crying while he was sitting of his podest and playing this... and now i give right to both: ITS SO DAMN BEAUTIFUL!!!!! :'(

[ChalieChaplin]

the best cymbal clash that I ever listened, great percussionist!

[danmcglaun]

I heard EP Salonen and LA Phil do this in 2008, and he had SIX Cymbals do this crash - the best ever bar none!

[Juv555]

For once,the very good quality of the vid does not ruin the music!Amazing music,great composer and maestro!

[medmai]

invite daniele gatti to berlin!

[vidura69]

God, Metha and Mahler uff the best uff

[atralfalgar]

beautiful ! So great Mahler !

[ThoughtTravel]

It's a bit faster than others, but , you know, I was just thinking how GOOD it sounds ... it's not so impossibly soopy, as some, are that you lose the train of thought.. It has ALL the richness it warrents and nothing is lost ... It's quite grand and beautiful. I feel I hear the natural resolutions better this way ... where the chords come from , and to where they go. I like this.

Bravo!

[MusicaRicercata]

I would normally agree, but I actually find the tempo to be a bit more welcoming. I don't think it does any damage to the profundity of the work, which remains well preserved. If you're interested in a more objective treatment of the work, I suggest you look at Boulez's renditions of the Mahler symphonies.

[GregHales]

I have many of the Mahler with Boulez, except 1 and 9

[josetrombonDEMERZA]

FANTASTICO

[Sinneo91]

I listened to the three-minute preview of this piece on the website, which gives short previews of various parts of the symphony and I personally believe this interpretation by Mehta and the BPO to surpass any other recording that I've listened to of this symphony. Unfortunately this performance seems to have taken place over a year ago, but this would have to be ethereal to see and hear in concert.

[mamcdonald]

2:05.  "Yeah, I'm that badass."

[nayajhen]

@mamcdonald OMG, yes. That 2:05 was insane... gave me chills

[dga471]

@nayajhen he delays that climax longer than any other recordings I've heard...which makes it all the more incredible.

[uroco]

Gorgeous!!

[vladisgreatmusician]

bravo!!

[bariguru]

EXCELLENT!!!

[SharpHarp99]

I love the choral-like grandeur of this piece (and this performance!)