KARAJAN SPEAKS

[ashtracold]

which piece is this? mahler?



[darkblueangel1956]

@ashtracold

P. I. Tchaikovskij - Sinf. N. 5 in mi min. op. 64 - 4° movim.

[etiterum]

but something is not right. when he says, I must see something in your faces, an orchestra players utters "a-ha", at 0:21 in a rather sketpical tone, as if to say, well, now he needs our faces too.

[pagatwarrior]

"Und es geht los! Zwei, drei!" (0:25)

Großartiger Dirigent, großartiges Orchester!! :)

[SherryVapors]

There is no one like him. I miss him very much :(

[Mozafunkula]

Music was his voice..the most Beautiful of interpitations.

R.I.P Maestro Karajan :'(

[alanflanders]

The very best-in government,

Democracy, in Music, Aristocracy...that was von Karajan

[JeeRant]

I love the pregnant silence at the end, right before he says "Bravo." I'm sure every musician in the orchestra was was slightly terrified, thinking, "Did he like it? Did he like it?"

[FrEricT]

Can you believe it?! Just a few words and the dynamic changed altogether. No reason to be overly blown away, I guess, it was just a note to the brass, but we are astonished by his control of the orchestra and his ear which extracts only the most desirable sounds. He is the master.

[clarinocrates]

@petergate:

It's not a word-by-word translation but means quite the same:

"We were listening to that theme so many times! once, twice...then the (reminiszens?!), then again, again...and now you have to play it another time and here, it's not the same anymore. I need to see your faces feel the music, feel the triumph in this music...

Bravo!

One last request: please play the same way at 7 o'clock; then the opera has nothing to fear in the future"

I hope it's quite right and I didn't mistake him.

[petergate]

can anyone translate what he said in english?

I wanna learn but I don't know german

[kyvcbs]

終楽章のリハのシーンで、演奏開始部分が弦セクと管セクで見事に­二手に分かれてたのが笑えました。ウィーン・フィルの楽員の皆さ­んも、たとえ指揮者が帝王カラヤンであろうと、練習中の指示をあ­まりよく聞いていないことが表れていたと思います。

[Beathame88]

of course

[armandosama]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[AntzBandit12]

Outstanding! Love his Sibelius recordings too. Thanks for posting.

[Foretecapu89]

Karajan is divine,he was a great conductor..

[munkybrain]

is there a book that discusses and explains and probes and teaches the german language? i know i'm describing a wonder book but if there exists a very broad book on the german language for a reader with limited knowledge umm let me know? X-)

[DerMeister2007]

Ignorant troll. (that vomitallIdeals guy)

[mfealy]

A giant among men!!!

[Stahlstiefel]

wich music from tchaikowski is this?

[Sinneo91]

Symphony No. 5

Movement 4

[Erkele]

He's THE MAN!!!

[luisenes]

el exprtesa su admiracion a la orquesta,es humilde y lider a la  vez.

[billinrio]

Good job conducting the end of the Tchaikovsky (but you can hear and watch Bernstein do it better here on YouTube). Too bad Karajan was a proto-Nazi during his youth and pandered to them all during WWII.

[alusa76]

You should make some research about the division of art & politics and after that bring to the table what you have done in the same field of the person you are judging otherwise your comments are just opinions of a stupid who misunderstand the value of criticism

[alusa76]

I-as much as you do-couldnt disagree more with nazism,or any totalitarian ideology or practice,it was horrible what they did,anybody can tell u that.I dont think Karajan was aware of what was going on-specialy when he was married to a jewish woman and he protected her during those awfl yrs-the question is who're you to judge him? can you put some credentials or work in that field on the table that makes you equal or better than him?Is an artist or his work better if he's politicalycorrect?

[billinrio]

Oh, come on... of course he was aware of what was going on. He merely decided to place his career above any moral scuples. The fact that he protected his wife doesn't justify his disregarding the mass slaughter that was taking place.

[billinrio]

The question is not "who are you to judge him". I don´t have to demonstrate that I am "equal or better" than someone else in order to question their actions. Such a standard closes door to any criticism whatsoever. Calling a Nazi "politically incorrect" is just your way of trivializing the question.

[alusa76]

Ok my friend: This is the way i'm going to play it and I won't bend it like Beeckham (and it will be my last reply) If you like or not Karajan music is only your taste and the world is plagued with good & bad taste from every human being, If you have an opinion about his past and his stand in politics that's just your opinion and the world is amused enough with opinions but at the end of the day and for the nxt yrs what will we have:His music and not your words or opinions or maybe both(cont)

[alusa76]

I hope you not only post comments about totalitarism or injustice over the past but you are actually doing something about it more valuable than just your words ACTION my friend...There is a train going to Darfur tonight i suggest you start at that station and then you can move to others my hero...I'll send you a check for your cause so you can free the world from injustice, but remember: Don't judge and you wont be judge, but what you DO is what's important the rest is silence....

[hex486]

how many times had Hilter joined the Nazi party? grow up man.

[Ihi92]

Ein Genie

[JohnAGood]

I'm amazed he worw white tie and tails for the rehearsal. you don't get conductors like Furtwangler, Karajan or Solti anymore, they were in many ways dictators. Speaking as an orchestral musician I can honestly say modern orchestras wouldn't tolerate them anymore. Of course towards the end of his life Karajan had major battle with the Berlin Phil which in fact lost and was more or less dismissed which was a sad end to his 45 year reign there.

[egymagyar1111111]

when we walk close or on the Olympus we can not make too much difference between the Gods there sometimes a Thunderbolt reminds us there is Karajan managing the divine choir and orchestra

[SigfridKargElert]

Wow. I'm affraid to speak with all of the Karajan supporters. Well, I think Karajan was great....but not the best. Furtwangler was the best (awkward baton patterns and all). He had more imagination and I prefer his heavy sound with Berlin. Karajan is a bit too clean for my taste; though, he's always ravishing to watch. I didn't like the fact that he kept Lenny out of Berlin either; though, I'm not sure if that was intentional or not.

[pianist12]

To SigfridKargElert- What do you mean? Karajan wouldn't let Bernstein conduct in Berlin? Tell me why? What happened?

[trexrover]

Although he has been voted as an undisputed best conductor ever, he kept improving his performance as he said...those who has reached all of their aims, probalt aimed too low...what a humble maestro

[zurriuss]

The best conductor ever!...

[stpd1957]

Thta is a lovely clip.

[RonAlmeida]

All truly great men are humble for they know its a gift, though ignorant society makes them pay for it dearly.

[Historiwa]

What a great man! What a great conductor. He was overwhelmed by the applause from the orchestra. Such modesty. I did not understand a word he said but the meaning was showing on his face.

[tatters1232006]

HE WAS THE GREATEST OF ALLTIME

[billyguns2]

This is the finale of Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony, and Maestro Von Karajan makes me like it for the first time! Such burning conviction and flawless playing! Such taut, forward moving musical line! He was the last of the truly great conductors.

[OPERMUSIK]

You have all the reason.

[guitarike]

I believe it's the finale of the 5th symphony. Karajan is amazing as always.

[emonticel]

That is a treat! Thank you.