Ravel - Charles Dutoit - Bolero (1/2)

[LeptitFrantz1]

A truly great Bolero this, and the very best trombone solo I ever ever heard ! Outstanding

[Jimbothenoob]

What the hell is that piccolo doing at 6:43

[senniar]

Charles Dutoit is missed here in montreal.

He was the MSO and elevated it to what it is now.

Wish he would come visit sometime.

[prettycharmz09]

Magnificence personified. Each time I listen to this piece it is like a spiritual journey. Sheer bliss.

[BCarver1]

@flh618 - I think it's a soprano sax.

[flh618]

What is that instrument at 6:00?

[flh618]

poor bassoonist...almost 40 bars of rests

[blueprint687]

Always got turn on by this...

[mmoynan]

@blueprint687 Funny, because I read somewhere that Ravel wrote in a letter that Bolero was of a sexual nature. Not surprising, considering the structure of the dynamics...

[playboatify]

sung many times with Dutoit,with Mendelssohn club & Phila. Orch. at summer programs at the Mann & Saratoga Arts Fest. Usually Beethoven's 9th,carmina Burana,

[piroschka6]

always, since decades, bolero again and again gives me highest peaks of musical experience.........

[billyguns2]

Starting slowly at the perfect tempo, suggestive and seductive and brilliantly played by the highly musical orchestra, this is the only performance of this overdone performance that makes sense to me; bravi tutti, and bravo Maestro Dutoit!

[tuvshuu3736]

bravo...

[maborosinotori]

クロードルルーシュはボレロを心臓の音だと述べていた。

私はボレロは、人間の一生の起承転結を表現していると思います。­

[maborosinotori]

最高でした。良い音楽を聞かせて頂き有難うございますた。

[paurdilla]

Hermosa obra, nada que decir !

[MrMoiMagnus]

@trmpt4U - The horn and the piccolo shouldn't play unison - The piccolo is supposed to play certain interval OVER the horn - I think that none of those instruments are bad tuned.

On the contrary, I think that the horn should play a little louder and the piccolo maybe a little more quiet (if possible?)

[kashiozukenei]

stupendo

[trmpt4U]

That's was really nice. I loved the flute and bassoon sound. But I as a little mortified when the piccolo came in with the horn somebody needs to pay a tuner or their ear some attention. But I understand a little because piccolo is probably the hardest instrument to get in tune within an ensemble. great job though..

[ornleifs]

@trmpt4U - Actually the Orchestration here is two Piccolos, one Horn and a Celesta so the Celesta gives the Timbre a kind of mettalic sheen.

[fluteguyfreak]

I really like the tone of the flute here, i think its because of the wooden flute. i love it. its really dark and rich, wow. i wish i could create this tone on the regular silver flute.

[Starcastle2009]

Perhaps one of the most addictive pieces of music ever written. The only piece I know of that uses a similar technique is the first movement of the 7th symphony by Dmitri Shostakovich which portrays the Nazi's siege of Leningrad.

[johnny41chan]

It is a rare case I find there are many asian performed in orchester. It is really great.

from hong kong sar china

[luckyday465768]

1:49 LOL an asian Hitler.

[mmoynan]

@luckyday465768 At first I was appalled by this comment, and was gonna scald you mercilessly for saying such a thing... until I saw him! LOLLLL... not gonna lie. That's pretty crazy.

[sweentnhot0104]

This piece has been composed with so much delicacy. Wonderfull

[LauLtimaLma]

so.. so... I cannot express it - beautiful is not the correct word for this ...

thanks for this upload!



[LePeintreOrageux]

Splendid... from my childhood, I remember that I used to listen in awe to the slow but steady crescendo, getting goosebumps with every increase. :)

Magnificent piece, truly a fine example of the human race's capabilities.

[amrendonl]

imoimo feliz cumpleaños

[HamakenTokutake]

何度聞いてもいいですね

[58alaska]

the first time I heard this was in a visual arts class in college. It's mesmorising. Thank you, Mrs. Marshall for appreciating great music.

[MegaLollerskates]

Woah! A saxophone in the orchestra :)

[jazzgod101]

@MegaLollerskates yeah, this is one of the few saxophone excerpts. There aren't a lot of them, only a few composers used them, and only for small solos and melodies. When they are used in this ensemble (if the player knows the style), the sound can be gorgeous!!

[leodiaz117816]

wasent this song the theme song from The other?

[Denhalen79]

This classical masterpiece, can be best described, like a story or tale. In which each instrument, is a animal or character. I come to this conclusion, after seeing a cartoon with Dinosaurs, that complemented the instruments. It reminds me a bit of Peter and the Wolf.

[SordidGuy]

Ravel was BRILLIANT with his orchestration! There's no doubt about that - period!!!!!!

[ducky1992]

I pity the horn playing the same beat as the snares all the way! Great perseverance :D Love this song and Jap ppl playing it!

[mrsticks28]

I played this once on snare drum. Started with two silver dollars and switched to  sticks when we started to crescendo... great control at the beginning...

[bradhorn14]

@mrsticks28 Ive heard of many ways to start this, I conducted this with a youth orchestra, and had a NY studio snare player come in to play the part. He started with his fingers, graduated slowly trading with another as time went on from fingers to piccolo sticks onward. and by the end, were playing 8 inch diameter dowels they turned on a lathe, made of oak! It was a spectacle

[pinwizz69]

Satcmmo, I don,t mean to say the Bolero is the best. Its just the sexiest. I,m a fan of Mozart and Beethoven, ect. also. My personal favorite is The Hall of the Mountain King by Grieg. I listen to mane genres of music. The only genres I have no use for are hip hop and most country(crying in ma beer) waa waa music.

[Mottejotte]

very well interpretated!

[pinwizz69]

One of the most beautiful classical songs ever. Its pure unadulterated perfection in both the composers art and if played properly the conductor and orchestras blending of 3 talents into audio bliss.

[SatchmoSings]

@pinwizz69 Bolero is a good piece and Dutoit is known for handling this, and other much more worthy pieces by Ravel ("Mother Goose") with great aplomb.

But to rate this ahead of the best of Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, Brahms, Dvorak and Saint-Saens shows a rather timid and limited musical outlook.

Still, I would suppose, it is as any a good place start.

[pihtantao]

Fala sério,tem coisa mais bomita que isso?

Amo,é linda.

[pleasantblue]

admire Ravel so lot for discovering this melody which never makes me feel tired about it !!

[efucho]

ES absolutamente fantastico increible

[catsruledogsdrool23]

I love this piece. They just keep adding instruments which is what I like.

[AgateF]

the tones of their instruments seem to be the musician's second voices. amazing music.

[playmusick]

Iknow there is someone out there who has the whole piece instead of myself listening to half and then clicking onto another half. Perhaps I must purchase the music myself which I must add is quite wonderful at anytime of day.

Thank you for introducing us to Ravel.

[imsleepyanddead]

out of all the instruments and the conductor, the hardest part of this piece is the snare drummer. 15 minutes of crescendo, from the softest to loudest, that's something the look up too.

[MrTaylorYeah]

Definitely. Not only is it a constant crescendo, but imagine the stamina it must take to keep the same beat and tempo for fifteen minutes.

[lgadwords]

@imsleepyanddead ya and playing the same damn beat and not miss a note!

[ezemaro]

This piece makes me angry, i love the way Ravel played with the adrenaline!! Just wonderful.

[AlfredoNader]

This music always inspire me.

[ledormant]

The soloists are absolutely fantastic !

[meghybasstrombone]

bravo trombone player.great sound and flexibility

[redtorino]

My sentiments exactly...he just nailed it!!

[hondaccordriver]

agreed

[psalmtone]

The solo instrument at the beginning is a flute. Just ebony colored.

[skyciele]

basson was amazing, oboe too, everyother soloist basically. esp the drummer!!!! wow. conducting, needless to say, must have been superb for such a wondrous harmony of melodies.

[basunista]

the bassoon soloist was my great teacher koji okazaki.ilearned so much from him i think he's the best bassoonist from japan miss him terribly!!!

[eesulbee]

whoah what was the instrument that was played in the beginning as the solo??

it's a flute looking clarinet...:O

[JoshJNYC]

It is a wooden Powell flute.

[potassiumchlorate]

bolero, my favourite

[shimizukenta]

Every soloists is so amazing,

melody and tone were controlled very well by them.

AWESOME! :]

[ThaSchwab]

Bassoons playing in Alto clef sound amazing. :)

[papillon117]

SUBLIME

[prokofiev24]

Charles Dutiot is outstanding with ravel,also with Tchaikovsky.(his Montreal symphony recoedings)

[maestrojeremy]

I completely agree with you. His Tchaikovsky especially is my favorite.