@papercotton I just finished watching it and that's how I came to find this wonderful music too! It's so great how one good thing can lead to another. :)
Who is conducting which orchestra on this recording???
One thing of interest: both Prévin and Jansons BOTH rescore at least one part of the 4th movement: Prévin rewrites the string parts to help the low woodwinds on the melody in bars 81-88, while Jansons adds the Horns instead - and adds at least either the cornets and/or the trumpets on top of the trombones in bars 141-146. HOW COME?? [This recording seems to be faithful to Chaykóvskiy's original orchestration so far...]
This work is so powerful, moving and suggestive it literally terrifies me. I love it like crazy and to me it is as if it stands alone from the rest of Tchaikovsky´s magnificent and Heavenly inspired creation.
The only way to hear this piece of music is to listen to Toscanini and the NBC Symphony, recorded in 1949. He brings new life to the score with a few editings, and actually improves a few of the original writings. Despite a rather long cut in the fourth movement, I believe anyone who appreciates Manfred would love hearing Toscanini's version. It should still be available on CD from places like Amazon, and maybe even eBay.
You are so correct. My late father John Peper played bass clarinet with the NBC Symphony from 1949 to 1951. He is on some very famous recordings including the Manfred. Toscanini liked my dad's playing even though he wasn't from a well known Symphony Orchestra, because he played nice and loud. BTW Toscanini asked my dad to play the solo with a lot of vibrato, not often heard on a bass clarinet. And remember folks, I believe that all of the NBC Symphony recordings were done with one microphone!
@GangrenaD me too... hahaha
colbeyification 1 month ago
Going to see this piece performed this weekend at the symphony.
HWKTheDrake 11 months ago 3
Manfred's Symphony to be performed @ MPO on 2nd n 3rd of Apr 2011. :)
daphramore 11 months ago
FUCK YOU GUMBY
stamey1994 1 year ago
Gankutsuou brought me here :P
GangrenaD 1 year ago 24
@GangrenaD Likewise. :)
mafistofun 4 months ago in playlist New Classical
@GangrenaD It did my friend, it did.
I had to find this epic piece of music after hearing it.
Talthain 3 months ago in playlist Favorite videos
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rawmovies 1 year ago
Where can I find the Manfred Symphony for free?
gerzaa9 1 year ago
Who is the conductor and the orchestra??
kh495 2 years ago
Too fast!
JackSafferyRowe 2 years ago
This is near terrible ... no character. "OK french horns, you're next ... let's get through this folks".
dave0mary 2 years ago
The way I got in contact with this symphony... is by Gankutsuou...
Wonderful classical masterpiece!
papercotton 2 years ago 6
Same here! xD
stephanato 2 years ago 3
Surely a great anime
worthy of this stunishing piece
love them both
mulanovich 2 years ago 8
I strongly agree with your opinion ;)
papercotton 2 years ago
@papercotton I just finished watching it and that's how I came to find this wonderful music too! It's so great how one good thing can lead to another. :)
OnAFantasy 2 years ago
all you just said is pure truth ;)
papercotton 2 years ago
Me three!!! :)
connielove93 2 years ago
Who is conducting which orchestra on this recording???
One thing of interest: both Prévin and Jansons BOTH rescore at least one part of the 4th movement: Prévin rewrites the string parts to help the low woodwinds on the melody in bars 81-88, while Jansons adds the Horns instead - and adds at least either the cornets and/or the trumpets on top of the trombones in bars 141-146. HOW COME?? [This recording seems to be faithful to Chaykóvskiy's original orchestration so far...]
LJBSasha 2 years ago
Definitely this 1st part is TOO FAST!!! [Is it not supposed to be LUGUBRIOUSLY SLOW?!???] This is Andante moderato with a vengeance!!
LJBSasha 2 years ago
I heard this in Ken Russel's Music Lovers for the first time I went crazy right there
sondano 2 years ago
This work is so powerful, moving and suggestive it literally terrifies me. I love it like crazy and to me it is as if it stands alone from the rest of Tchaikovsky´s magnificent and Heavenly inspired creation.
TheLuke1840 2 years ago 4
The only way to hear this piece of music is to listen to Toscanini and the NBC Symphony, recorded in 1949. He brings new life to the score with a few editings, and actually improves a few of the original writings. Despite a rather long cut in the fourth movement, I believe anyone who appreciates Manfred would love hearing Toscanini's version. It should still be available on CD from places like Amazon, and maybe even eBay.
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gifiddler88 2 years ago
You are so correct. My late father John Peper played bass clarinet with the NBC Symphony from 1949 to 1951. He is on some very famous recordings including the Manfred. Toscanini liked my dad's playing even though he wasn't from a well known Symphony Orchestra, because he played nice and loud. BTW Toscanini asked my dad to play the solo with a lot of vibrato, not often heard on a bass clarinet. And remember folks, I believe that all of the NBC Symphony recordings were done with one microphone!
nickp04 2 years ago
Damn, I'd love to see this played live.
elessarz 3 years ago
I saw this at the Boston Symphony a few months ago. It was gorgeous!
JBenjamin82 3 years ago
i also like the more slow tempo manfred. i have only this cd. manfred is rarely played on concerts, and its cd is seldom released by major labels.
harvinsky 3 years ago
@harvinsky where did you get the picture? i'd like to know!!!!!
LIANXPIERCE 1 year ago
@LIANXPIERCE
Gustave Courbet. Search on google.
harvinsky 1 year ago
a musica é boa mas, esta perfomance é muito rápida para o que se considera como adequado
danolpe 3 years ago
too fast for my liking. its not really being played lento, and that sense of real pain and anguish doesnt come through..
DualThunder 3 years ago 9
@DualThunder your mom
doesn't come out.
lizardskeleton 1 year ago
@lizardskeleton grow some balls, get a life, and come back with a proper come back.
DualThunder 1 year ago
@DualThunder your mom grew some balls.
lizardskeleton 1 year ago
Awesome music!
LethargicDevils 3 years ago
great atmosphere, sounds really Russian, i mean the orchestra and the conductor -- looking forward to pt2 ;)
canada2love 3 years ago
I don't see why a performance that's no-nonsense fast and brutally blunt should be thought of as truly-Russian!?!?
LJBSasha 2 years ago