Gustav Mahler - Symphony No. 5: Adagietto (Solti, CSO)

[bloosey1]

if love could be heard, this is what it might sound like.

[HansvanMokum]

@bloosey1 Agree !

[alonepopstone]

It's so beautiful I can cry. It reflects my innermost feelings for life as a whole.

[hha6]

Sir George Solti is the greatest conductor of the 20th Century -- he beats Bernstein hands down -- I saw Sir Solti in Chicago back in the 80's.

[mrpeach]

mahler = sick as fuck

death in venice is a truly amazing piece of cinematic artwork too.

[Memale2009]

So sehr ich diesen Satz LIEBE, irritiert mich doch der Gedanke, dass Gustav über seiner Arbeit seine Frau Alma derart vernachlässigte, dass diese depressiv wurde und sich anderen Männern zuwandte. Das ist der Preis für diese wunderschönen Symphonien Mahlers. Die Gefühle, die er in seiner Musik auszudrücken vermochte, existierten nicht in seinem realen Leben und Alma Mahler litt sehr darunter...

[nata151108]

@radusven Downloaded. Thank you very much :)

[bcdgn49]

I remember the first time I heard this was in my Dad's car on the radio. We had gone for a drive in the countryside and both heard this for the first time. We were so overwhelmed with it ,we couldn't talk for an hour afterwards!

[voncello]

The resolution of that last chord...

[xxReaverXXCerberusxx]

"Shitty"...

Would be the word of some uncivilized modern caveman

"Beauty put into song" are my words, rather unfortunate people nowadays don't bother listening to these forgotten composers. Congratulations to the 52,248 viewers

[oicwhatyoudid]

I like this piece, quite a bit. I tend to loose myself when I listen to it, though. Somewhere between meloncholy and exultation. But if I have to be lost, I suppose there are worse ways of doing so than meandering with Mr Mahler's sublime voice. Bravo Herr Mahler. Bravo.

[keiji4956]

Solti`s performanse is wonderful・・・・

The last light of romanticism music.But may be the beggining・・・　of somewhat・・・

[keiji4956]

@keiji4956 cotinued, This performance is like Solti.Clear sound and clear understanding of this tune... Soltis .clear answer of this tune..Respectable performense I felt

[schiolde]

it is a little to fast in my opinion. I like the Bernstein recordings better, with vienna.

[hha6]

@schiolde -- it seems to me this tempo is appropriate for the composition. I've always heard it slower tempo and now I understand why I felt something missing.

The orchestration requires a faster tempo.

[scottishhotshot72]

If you like that you'll like Wagner's 'Tristan und Isolde'...especially the prelude and the leibestod at the end!! I'd put money on it...

[sanlmn]

@scottishhotshot72 thanks for the tip. I'll listen to it for sure!

;-)

[saxamaphoneguy1]

@scottishhotshot72 Great suggestion! I was always a die-hard Wagner fan, and was devastatingly and sadly behind on discovering Mahler-who is now one of my absolute favorites! Needless to say- if you like one of them, the other probably isn't far off!

[garylucian]

it is a fantastic piece.If you are interested watch the movie Death In Venice ,the piece is haevily featured .

[sanlmn]

I simply can't get enough of this piece of music. It's amazing. I've been listening to it again and again and again. And I'm not even that fan of or expert on classical music.

[alucardz100]

wow, this is so beautiful

[BridgewaterSQ]

Fantastic! Could listen to this forever

[olgaromantica]

no existe otra manera mas precisa y contundente de hablar de sentimientos encontrados, de esperanza y resignacion, de horizonte y de inmediatez, de humanidad y trascendencia, de dicha y tristeza, del mar, la naturaleza y de la verdad. Yo solo lloro. la tengo en "mis favoritos", y masoquista, lloro, por todo, tan solo lloro.

[frascorex]

How many things about music we can discover whith youtube: I have never listen this music by Mahaler!

[ccedwards]

I show the movie Lorenzo's Oil every year in my Health class and this piece is played toward the end of the movie and I tear up every single time. Stunningly beautiful!

[tselam77]

This piece heals and restores my soul. It is the epitome of the phrase 'more than the sum of its parts'.

[Jeffbear1]

Few pieces of music ever written are this beautiful !! The sound quality of this recording  is awesome. With my surround sound speaker system, this is just stunning.

[JonEngland]

This music (usually played this slowly for dramatic emotional effect) was Gustav Mahler's "marriage proposal" to his wife-to-be. He sent her the manuscript - alone, no notes, no letter accompanying - to her.....she read it, understood it, and they wed. No speed-dating, no sexting, no Facebook, MySpace.... how we have 'progressed'?

[29DSL]

@JonEngland Thanks so much for your explanation. I always felt that this peace had to do with a romance in a beautiful garden at the begining of the century, where a couple met in a bench and he declared his love waiting anxiously for her answer....The music is just a universal love story! Thanks again for your coment!

[FilmRomMusDrawingWar]

Fatal love.

[streiff100]

quite possibly the best romantic piece ever!

[jamesgrubz]

Does anyone have any recommendations for me. i like this peice. don't know many others

[airforcekid265]

@jamesgrubz

Barber's Adagio for Strings is very emotional. As is Tchaikovsky's Symphony No 6 (I'm not exactly sure which mvt, but it might be the finally. Which ever one is adagio.)

[jamesgrubz]

amazing recommendations. thamks

[gymgymgymgym]

@jamesgrubz - Scriabin's Orchestral works are FANTASTIC !!!

[JonEngland]

Albinoni's Adagio for stings/organ - you will be transported.

[Mclovin171]

Necessary? Is it necessary for me to drink my own urine? No! But I do it anyway, 'cause it's sterile and I like the taste.

[POWER2WEIGHTRATIO]

nowadays many people try to switch off their emotions (and ya cant blame em) !! - this piece music resists that tendandcy. And for that, as well as many other reasons I vote this one of the most beautiful pieces ever. thx 4 up load!!

[gremlingrump]

have not played Mahler for such a long time,

today listened to Symphony 1, and 2 and

feel so 'peaceful' this evening. this adagietto

was used in one of my favourite 'comedy'

sketches, and i want to listen to it all night!

utterly beautiful.

[MrBeethoven333]

Can someone please tell me the mood of this. It's hard for me to understand exactly what it is. Memories? Love? Sadness? etc..

Thank you

[oscarnodiaz]

@MrBeethoven333 Music doesnt just have a mood. Pieces, or pieces like this anyway, are written to convey words that cannot be told in words. Just try and feel what Mahler wants you to feel.

[Lynca]

Listen to this with your eyes closed... you can't do nothing else than cry I think...

[abchangk]

OH HEAVENS, this movement is always the highlight for me in this piece. MAHLER was a genius making these melodies, and harmonies. and i love that the 1st violins aren't always the ones that keeps the melody throughout the peice. lovely cello soli. beautiful viola entrances. just so BEAUTIFUL

[InfiniteMomentStudio]

oh god, we are supposed to be learning the entire Mahler Symphony No. 5 next year.

...

im told its supposed to be CRAZY hard.

[JohnEBPiano]

What is it that makes this so unpopular? That makes classical music so unpopular? There's some sort of evil in it, I swear. So much more intense, so much more depth. But what is it today! "The most relaxing classical vol. 2" That won't show people what music is, it distorts the image of music and makes the world think that classical is soft and boring. I thought the same thing until I discovered music... The world today is sinking, and we all must try to save it.

[otherjoe1234]

@JohnEBPiano

not so much "evil" as there is "love" or "passion". it's not really unpopular as it merely just more ignored, as unpopular would mean there's a negatvie stigma attached to it, whereas classical today is more looked at with a kind of respect, yet also more like an obscure historical novelty.

[JohnEBPiano]

@otherjoe1234 I'm quite positive that 'unpopular' means what isn't popular, not something that isn't popular because it's bad. I think when something is ignored, it's usually ignored for a reason. I don't know why you're nitpicking my post.

Also, I didn't say people don't respect music, I just said that people don't like it and that the crappy little walmart compilations mislead people.

[chopzart]

@JohnEBPiano OMG I agree with everything you said. Indeed, it's very annoying when people think that all classical music is soft and boring. The harmonic intensity in classical music is unbeatable, and I agree that there has to be some evil that makes classical music unpopular.

[guitartrash]

@JohnEBPiano

Oh yes, my friend. we're sinking. But with this music...- I may sink into hell...

Can you "force" taste? I often think about it... and I don't give up hope.

[boyofdestiny1123]

Mahler was, in my opinion, the greatest composer of the 20th century. Artists like Lady Gaga and Justin Bieber get so much more credit than Mahler, and they don't deserve it.

[laramath16]

wonderful, yesterday I heard this long time loved song in a ballet and ran to buy and download the song, but its a little difficult to find, thank you for providing such great quality!

[pb6789]

the sound is very low

[AspenM]

goosebumps...all...over...

I've loved this movement (and entire piece) for so long, and this recording is simply fabulous! Thank you so much for sharing!

[jazzuffe]

Uuuuhhh Only nhøp is in this legeue..

[nostalgiahistoria67]

This is one of my all-time favorite pieces of classical music-ever! This is so beautiful and moving, and this particular recording by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra/Sir Georg Solti is the best! I first fell in love with this when I heard it (this recording) on one of the Hearts of Space programs on public radio years ago. I am always glad I heard and found this awesome piece of music.

[mystictouch9]

And from the Big Bang, to the formation of galaxies, comes this...........AMAZING!

[olgaromantica]

yes, that and much more than that

[blewnuts]

wow. just... wow

[smv34]

Great romance.

[masayosodeyama]

Canadian pair who won the Gold medal for Ice dancing performed this amazingly beautiful tune... can't get it out of my mind..

[konouchi]

Awesome!

[zbietka85]

dla mnie również.... najpiękniejszy utwór...

[renfieldpumpkin]

My opinion: The most beautifule piece of music ever written.

[nostalgiahistoria67]

@renfieldpumpkin I agree, this piece is one of my all-time favorites.

[billyguns2]

@renfieldpumpkin I can't dispute that statement. It's interesting to see how many different tempi are adopted for it by many great conductors. Solti takes a middle path.

[KatjaContu]

@renfieldpumpkin oh so true... so very true... lost a friend from suicide today... this is just how I feel... bless you, Gustav... you knew how to make the human soul talk...

[debonenplanter]

@renfieldpumpkin i agree!

[CurzonRoad]

Wonderful..... thank you!

[Movielunatic]

Is beautiful!