Mozart: Symphony No. 29, Mvmt. 1 - Vengerov, VFCO

[rawringdino1003]

ok i have to play this and i im not even through book two yet im so freaking lucky to have bohnam and andrus helping with this song were playing with our orchestra and tuchans orchesrta and were 6 and 7 graders and there 12,11.10,9 graders that have been playing for idk like 14,13,12,11 years

[zolache1]

la musica es la mas bela de las artes... la musica te puede llevar a donde quieras... la musica lo unico que te pide a cambio es que la aqmes toda tu vida.........

[shadesoftherainbow]

WOAH! I didnt realize there were some kids there. this was beautiful

[sergepaloyan]

quand il aura fini de grimacer on pourra mieux écouter mozart moins vengerov !!!

[Capaden11]

thank you for all these great videos. I am new mozart and these concerts have been a lot of fun to listen and watch.

[avuncular300]

I have never seen a conductor with such exaggerated mannerisms.Thank goodness the essential qualities of Mozart still subsist.

[Pastura79]

The music is amazing....It takes me to a place of relaxation. The conductor is this is amazing. I wish my conductor was as enthusiastic as him or even had as much emotion as him.....Mozart's music is missed....Could you imagine the pieces he would have come up with if he hadn't died so young....

[GLXLR]

@Pastura79 The great thing is the conductor is a violinist lol

[Amarelaoo1]

I'm just searching " Mozart (insert random number here) symphony ". It's great!

[ClassicalMartin]

the music is nice because is Mozart but the recording sound sucks. There is no bass sounds inside. I almost can't hear the cellos...

[changeinthisworld]

@cubitubef Some people just have different tastes in music, it doesn't necessarily mean it's a bad piece just like food, different people like different things. Someone might be listening to classical music for the first time and didn't like it so they disliked it. Or a music critic didn't like the interpretation. It could be anything. Oh yeah and some people dislike videos for the sake of disliking.

[HerrWarja]

5:35 Is he like twelve or something? Amazing to play with such a prestigious orchestra! This really swings

[jack0reardon]

The conductor looks like he's listening to MC Hammer and is ready to go clubbing.

[bleger814]

I will ignore that "top comment." Absolutely glorious. Am not familiar with the conductor until tonight. He is exact, expressive to the max. As are the musicians. I am graced by this video. Thank you.

[cubitubef]

to all of these people disliked the video,i want to know why,and no i am not from these persons who say you are not allowed to press the dislike button

[Charleswang64]

nice music

[dadnapt24]

0:14 little snap, then u hear a HA CHEW

[Legionearean]

This symphony is, to me, the most beautiful of Mozart's. The violins sing. The entire orchestra playing this piece are to be commended.

[facundomaidana]

Please the exorcist!!

engaged in the violin!

Good violinist, bad conductor!!

[OxyTintin]

This rocks!

[MagicFantasyLover]

The conducting is creative and just makes it more fun to watch. in my opinion, orchestra isn't just music, it's partially performance. The third chair violinist looks so young!

[asde617]

I love this song I played this for Honors orchestra about 3 weeks ago

[VVVvicks331]

@asde617 really?? was your concert at sammamish high school?

[asde617]

@VVVvicks331 Yeah

[lunarfire7]

@asde617 I'm playing this one now in school

[bebekmahal]

lol @ comments

sometimes it is truly the blind people who can appreciate music objectively

[Herke83]

How come there is always arguments in the comments of classical music videos here on youtube? Are we getting a bit too pretentious here? No?

[mtjankezman]

0:44

[EvasionX2]

The conductor is almost moving in a legato manner while this song and Mozart are the opposite.

[snsdkelly]

wtf. the condutor is sooo weird.

shouldnt he be using the stick to conduct???/

[HighDefinitionFilmz]

@snsdkelly a stick is not neccessary to conduct, and he is a great violinist.

[Haaglander]

This is a great performance. One of my favorite symphonies of Mozart. Thanks for the uploading.

[DaveO15]

That conductor's on E.

[baomsauce]

the conductors having a siezure.

[thevsters9]

Gonna play this piece for my school concert. =) It's really really fun to play. I just love the performance of this orchestra too.

[o0RFKyoGaneKun0o]

I like the music and all but if i was in that orchestra and i happpen to glance at the conductor wich ur suppost two i would pee my pants...and the fact that all th people in this orchestra is literally rocking back and forth makes me smile XD....thirdly this was a great peice of music :)

[aubreyprosper1994]

This is the new definitive interpretation.

[StrawberryJungle]

@aubreyprosper1994 100% Agreed! Most of the other interpretations I've heard on YouTube are all played faaaar too slow :P

[stickom]

Hold there...He is very nice guy and a STRING SPECIALIST- first after long to take the baton. CONGRADULATES!!!

(these guys already made to the music world, and is a bliss for everyone to be there)

[thesir27]

This is why Mozart was on a completely different level than his contemporaries. There is a sort of "personality" and uniqueness to the melodies in this symphony, that other compositions from the same time period are lacking

[alnamree]

All the musical pieces of Mozart are miraculas.

[TherealMrsTodd]

Everytime when i see this guy..as "Dirigent" (sorry I dont know the english word)) I have to laugh xD..He's really funny xD

[100violinista]

the concertino is hilary hahn? does anyone know? she looks like hilary but i am not sure...

[bublichek76]

@100violinista no, it is NOT Hilary Hahn, It's Rimma Yermosh(now Bergeron-Langlois)

[Dogaradodia]

Certified Intergalactic! Holy Vengerov!

[violin614]

Does he get all that energy from thinking he is great?

[DDS1906]

@violin614 no no no no no. He loves this music. He really really loves this music.

[mz854f]

great tempo on this masterpiece..

[orphan567]

Did anyone else see the little boy with the violin????!!!

[Pakotho88]

this is music by a genius, cool to see it fly

[justa16thnote]

This is my first time coming to this video. The comments are borderline retarded. Seeing how all of your people can argue about how moving with music is affecting performance and what the conductor's actions are doing is asinine. Can't anyone just comment normally and say something like "Nice music" without one person completely trampling down on their opinion like they are a grade-schooler?

Leave it alone and act like mature adults I think you are.

[stephenouve]

@justa16thnote You're wrong.

[justa16thnote]

@stephenouve Oh dear. I believe the wrong one is the person replying to a comment made more than half a year ago.

[stephenouve]

@justa16thnote Yea was meant to be a joke...because you just made a speel about exactly what I said

[aabaker22]

@justa16thnote How ironic... a criticism of criticism.

[890phil890]

@justa16thnote it is weird how the conductors move do they really need conductors

[justa16thnote]

@890phil890 Most of the time large orchestras need conductors to keep them together. When playing, some could be too involved with their own parts and go too fast or too slow. And when there are tempo changes a conductor is needed to guide them through that or everyone will end up on a different measure at a different tempo.

[890phil890]

@justa16thnote thats why they rehearse

[justa16thnote]

@890phil890 In the case that a section gets lost or is off while performing for an audience, the conductor can help bring the section back in. Yes, you can rehearse that but that's more work for the whole orchestra. Also, while playing for operas or musicals, there are cues where the orchestra should enter, vamp, or stop. The conductor is there to get the orchestra's attention and do what is needed for the situation.

[890phil890]

@justa16thnote they dont even look at the conductor

[justa16thnote]

@890phil890 peripherals ;)

[rhonin93]

@justa16thnote when it's smooth, they say he's moving in legato, when he's jerking they say he's on E and he's having seizure. sometimes people are really... like grade-schoolers.

[justa16thnote]

@rhonin93 You should have seen the comments about a year ago. There were literally 10 or 15 horribly rude and childish comments about how to conduct music and the orchestra from 20-55 year old adults.

[plagueofangels666]

@justa16thnote haha "i think you are", no... they are not justa16thnote.

[TheZeke64]

@justa16thnote *sigh* Thank you! People just don't know that you don't know what it's like to be a musician until you really are one. I don't mean in the high school band, either. I'm sorry to say that in 10 years of musical performance, I've only really achieved this state of musical "attunement" a couple times, but it's a wonderful experience for someone who works hard for it.

[SilenceTheQuiet]

@justa16thnote in all honesty, I agree with you. but I actually am in 10th grade. my favorite music is Classical and opera though:) But as far as maturity, I'm all with you because I've always been mature for my age:/ people just need to enjoy the music and stop judging the look of the performance. It's Mozart, for crying out loud!

[Violapianist]

I am quite annoyed with idiotic comments made attacking Vengerov. He is conducting and having the music flow even when he is not playing. It is called passion or grace. Now shut up and enjoy this beautifully performed piece

[walkingon2001]

From 6:51 to 7:01 the orchestra is out of tone, a few violin players are very flat. The wood wind is also flat.

They seriously need to stop jerking when they play, focus on the sound quality more.

[kontrabass20]

@walkingon2001 Maybe a group which you conducts, can make it better, no?? Show us!!!

[walkingon2001]

@kontrabass20 yes, it is very OUT OF TONE, can't stand it. Listen to the oboe and upper voices from 6m51s to 7m01s. It is pretty bad!

[walkingon2001]

@kontrabass20 From #t=6m51 to #t=7m01s, listen to the Oboe and upper voices, it is VERY OUT OF TONE!!

[kontrabass20]

@walkingon2001 and does it make the music bad??? I dont think so...

[kontrabass20]

@walkingon2001 I dont pay attention for the mistakes, I like to hear the good thing...and they are doing A LOT of good things!

[walkingon2001]

@kontrabass20 If I were the conductor, I certainly wouldn't want to ignore those mistakes. It's a very beautiful piece, I would try every effort to make it better.

[walkingon2001]

why is he dancing? Mozart will be so much happier if he can stand still and conduct the music.

[billyguns2]

This performance is too fast and too Romantic!! I've so far compared a dozen YouTube performances of this piece, and nobody gets it "right;" what is so damned difficult about ALLEGRO MODERATO?

[0rangePete]

You got what you paid for.

[billyguns2]

I didn't pay for anything and find your remark cryptic; I have sicne found the closest to ideal tempo and mood on YouTube of this movement: Neville Marriner's. It was used in the film AMADEUS.

[0rangePete]

If you didn't pay anything then what have you lost?

[billyguns2]

Did I say anything anywhere in these comments about losing anything? I'm just making comments, as everyone else here is invited to do.

[0rangePete]

Although thinking about it I agree with you. This sounds a little tight.

[Redskins1726]

What is soooo damned difficult for you to understand that conductors interpret music their way????

[billyguns2]

BECAUSE I HAVE RESPECT FOR WHAT THE COMPOSER INTENDED. The GREAT conductors respected STYLE, and I was fortunate enough to have teachers who insisted on each composer sounding according to his own style. Would you play Chopin in th style of Bartok? Mozart in the style of Wagner? Do you even know of what I speak?

[Violapianist]

While i agree with what you say in regards to style i disagree with what you say in regards to what Mozart would have wanted. How do you know? were you alive? please do not attack a beautiful piece because you disagree with their interpretation, instead say I respectfully disagree.

[idwiw6057]

@billyguns2 omg cleveland steamers are so gross

[billyguns2]

To respond directly to your direct personal attack, I don't like this particular conductor's way with this music.

[renbouy]

I really wonder how many of those commenting here are actually musician and how many just listeners.For me the conductor is really into the mood of the song.He's passionate musician and the lkes of him dont give a damm whether there is crowd of thousands or just handful of people.They just immerse themselves into that moment of music and forget the world around them and that's wat makes a great artist and musician.He wants his orchestra to feel the same way that he does when he's conducting

[billyguns2]

You describe the job of a conductor; for me the issue is whether or not I like a particular conductor's way with a piece of music, and the answer is a emphatic NO in this case. You are of course entitled to adore this performance.

[Atrena2000]

i played this song on the piano when i was 8 years old

[lucia140895]

en tres emanas voy a tocar esta pieza con mi clase de orquesta, y es la primera vez que tocamos en un teatro, ojala nos salga igual la cuarta parte de bien de este conjunto espectacular

[mamuea]

the wind-player were too loud!!!

but still the orchesrta played quite good.

[waldhorner]

i'm a horn player and i played it some days ago: it's a really difficult and tiring piece for us. i think they play really well.

[niedavgeige]

Omg it´s so romantic.

Vengerov play the violin. BUT DON´T CONDUCT. PLEASE!!!!

[MissTeenageNothing]

The movements are so funny. Theirs just something about musicians; the music moves them

[getsuga97]

@MissTeenageNothing

there's*

[djstriker91]

@MissTeenageNothing the music does move them, that's the point

[freeqwerqwer]

nice conducting but it's too bad that the orchestra's playing is too tepid and weak

[Rudeolphe]

he's a fucking dancer not a director

[iputacapinurass]

hes a violinist genius, and its called a conductor

[Rudeolphe]

Everyone knows he's a violonist, I said he was a dancer cause he does some useless move with his body and his hands, useless for the musician...

[LordApocalypsys]

la musica apocaliptica

[cjsuljic]

Yes they are looking at the conductor, I am in an orchestra and I know that you can always see the conductor out of the corner of your eye. You watch your music and the conductor at the same time. This is a beautiful piece. I really enjoyed it. Great job!

[ThePoliticalMusician]

Large displays of emotion adds to the flavor of the piece, after all music is an art.

[phantomsparrow102]

I don't think he was necessarily angry, I think he was more concentrating. If you listen to the music, he's really just going with it-- it's more intense at 4:36, and calms down significantly at 4:40.

[MarcusBernard89]

No one even looking @ the conductor.....

[elimaurer]

nice horn

[beemochobrahms]

who the hell asked you?

[shibadoggie11]

i like this. its beautiful.

[granddivin]

Who cares anyway, if he conducts well?

[vic225]

great playing!

but he's a bit too short to conduct without a podium..

[ozkr08]

don't have importance the podium

[aurazillian]

what's wrong with short people huh?! our conductor is short mind u! xP

[vic225]

well, i'm a conductor and i'm short too.. thats why i say the podium is usful =)

[aurazillian]

yeah,

[yapster69]

The winds are a bit too loud

[ghiliutadirigent]

Wonderful! Perfect musical structure, nice mozart subtleties and a young fresh breath. Promissing conductor and great orchestra!

[pfefferminzprinz99]

Is he gay???

[kobracankush]

i bet he is

[NeverEnoughGore]

I think he's straight actually, married even, which is a surprise. Maybe he's in denial ;D

[gymbob0]

Straight but not maried I think!

[anjulirobin]

I really like this version, it has a good tempo. BRAVO!

[sas147741]

Uhh tuve un orgasmo

[tacetviola]

What a joke...

[isntthisacrapysn]

Can anybody agree that this conductor looks like a complete fag.

[janapix]

He looks like Van Damme .. and he still acts better =p

[xiaoxiayu]

that is maxim vengerov, one of hte best violinsts in the world

[isntthisacrapysn]

I know who he is. Just one of the most ridiculous conductors in the world. Respect should be given where it is deserved ; and his skills in playing the violin already claims that respect.

Just not his role as a conductor. :)

[tacetviola]

His violin playing is pathetic. His main claim to fame are the ridiculous faces he makes. Oh and his random on stage seizures.

[xiaoxiayu]

hhahahah, ok so he looks ridiculous on stage, but i mean, he is a good violinist, he has to be.

[GoldCooney]

Do you have problems with that? If so, then you're a short-visioned (probably) American?

[isntthisacrapysn]

If you've read my comment to have such a response, then you are either :

1. Not fluent in the English language.

2. Stupid.

What I said was that this man's respect is earned by being a violinist (because he is one of the best). His conducting is ridiculed by me and many others.

I never said I had a problem with it ; and saying that he looks like a complete fag doesn't mean that I do (because it brings hilarity instead of spite or hatred to the viewers.)

You sir, are the short-visioned one.

[GoldCooney]

I really don't care whether I'm not fluent in 'the' English language ;) No communication errors are made when you can still understand me.

[isntthisacrapysn]

Then I should say that you've made a stupid comment then (it had more than one choice; and since you argue against yourself that way I will agree to it).

I didn't misunderstand you. I merely implied that you didn't understand the nature of my comment previous to yours.

And because you didn't understand the comment about being inadequate in English or being stupid, I will conclude that you do not understand the basics of interpreting English.

Cheers. Have a good one.

[GoldCooney]

Grats on your new President

[anjulirobin]

"Beautiful is what you like" (I missed an "a", so I wrote it again,as you are so concerned about spelling).

[isntthisacrapysn]

Spelling doesn't matter as long as the interpretation is represented correctly. I don't criticize anyone for their spelling, only their lack of understanding.

[isntthisacrapysn]

Simply treating someone as a god no matter how bad he is - just because he is good at one skill - shows extreme bias.

Just because he's a great violinist, doesn't mean that you have to defend his performance as a conductor. In fact - if you do (which many would agree) - you're just infatuated by this man (I say infatuated because you admire a quality of his that is very poor, just because of one different quality of his that is good).

So who's the "short-visioned" one now?

[anjulirobin]

"BELLO ES LO QUE GUSTA" (Beutiful is what you like).

[matt26811]

Can I watch just one video without some idiot making an anti-American comment? Just ONE?

Oh wait, you're from Belgium. In the global scheme of things, you don't matter. I just stopped caring.

[GoldCooney]

You don't mean anything in 'The United States of America' so don't tell me anything about Belgium ;) Atleast we don't change the entire country every 4 to 8 years

[matt26811]

Did I just hear something? Is that itty bitty Belgium in the room?

Good comeback, Belgie. Shut the hell up and know your small role. You're the Canada of France. Pathetic.

[GoldCooney]

Sure :p I don't represent my country, like you do so fanatic. Nice nuclear weapons you have detected. NOT?

[matt26811]

I'm sorry, is that OUR nuclear umbrella protecting YOU from Russia? We should just withdraw from NATO and let them rape you and your stupid country back to the Stone Age. Admittedly, the only thing worse than a stupid American is a pompous, stupid European.

[GoldCooney]

Russia wouldn't attack us, because we have no meaning. If they want to attack, they easily can (not from far distance, but smuggling a nuclear device near that Obama guy and many others.)

If they would nuke us, then Holland, Germany & France (At least) get hit too, Lol.

[007veliz]

excelente es bueno ver a vengerov en otra faceta como director de orquesta..!!

[sclyfies]

the oboe was, yes, strong but you must put that aside and enjoy the rest 45 minutes of it...

[musicwriter83]

Is he on meth?

[tomenomenom]

this is possibly the most hilariously ridiculous demonstration of "conducting" i have ever seen. you're fired vengerov...

[tomenomenom]

this is without doubt the most hilariously ridiculous demonstration of "conducting" i have ever seen. you're fired vengerov...

[daniki7]

a perfect example why conductors are quite useless. vengerov is simply beyond ridiculous. lucky for him the orchestra is good. notice how no one is actually looking at him from fear of bursting in laughter.

[sclyfies]

let's see you get up in front of thousands of people and conduct a Mozart composition! FOOLS

[daniki7]

yes well, that's exactly what I did last week my friend, so no reason for unsubstantiated accusations ok?

[elisaballerina456]

you're right! he's absolutely ridiculous! they should've got someone who can actually keep time using his hands!

[sclyfies]

add another layer of base....hen.

[sclyfies]

Mozart used every single instrument perfectly.

[sclyfies]

SUCH GENIUS. IT FLOWS THROUGH ME!

[EDWickert]

I dont know how that second chair bassist can play with that German Bow. I never could play with one of those.

[aoimozart]

clarinet? is too strong.

[delauge]

maybe you think oboe, because there are strings, two oboes and four horns I think

[Seraphina0013]

i think there's two oboes and two horns.

[Markohoppis]

Whatever it is, it must BE STOPPED! It sustains in a very very annoying strong high pitched tone.

[delauge]

I didnt know Vengerov is conductor too ! :) I know he is brilliant violinst, but this is superb!

[kandinskij]

Masterpiece.

[musicalgarden]

The winds are a little too loud for me. Maybe it's the recording though.

[znbr1]

you're right... but all the rest is exellent!

it's better even than the same of some famous names...

Mozart is alive again with Maxim Vengerov!

[rojaviva]

strings musicians are always better at conducting, why not virtuoso vengerov.. cmon he´s really good expresses what he wants, even a child could say he's really good

[KarlAmade]

you are certainly right!

His way is easier to understand, just take a look at those stupid old tiny men with the stupid piece of wood in their hand.... hahaha

[Gaubizi]

Admittedly, he looks a bit strange when conducting, but Maxim looks the same when he's playing the violin. A very passionate musician! But I am not sure if he will succeed as a conductor - in case of doubt one should ask the orchestra members or one of the omniscient concert reviewers for either position. ;-) Would love to see how he conducts more demanding pieces. I believe, in mozart's times, it was common practice for the concertmaster to conduct, of course less explicitly.

[KarlAmade]

The winds are a bit late, but really good.

[lardo427]

the music is impeccable, so the conductor must be doing something right.

[twilightsue]

I was fortunate enough to be standing in the front row for this performance and found it to be one of the most delicate and sensitive renditions of one of my favourite symphonies. Thanks for the chance to see it again.

[bety20]

you can use your arms as batons you know

[davidwatkins59]

I think that is quite ignorant of you to say that since some conductors dont need batons to conduct for example mozart he didnt use and anyway he conducts very well