Beethoven：Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

[zAzNzO]

Oh whew I thought he was having a seizure at the beginning. Glad to see he's ok.... :0

[esjoap]

Guys, he is only subdividing!!!!!....IN FOUR....haha

[maxbigazzi]

o.O

[baldrbraa]

He actually conducts with his upper arm. The tip of the baton just flutters with no other purpose than keeping flies away.

[baldrbraa]

@baldrbraa Maybe he thinks the blurry stick waving looks "vehement" or "uncompromisingly taking on the forces of fate" or something.

[cutehippy16]

XD

[kv313]

We shouldn't make fun....Parkinson's is a terrible thing.

[safiparkinson]

He's conducting in Japanese.

[abqvahospital]

高校時代、ヴィエール管弦楽団がきて、生徒対象にコンサートして­くれた。

生徒が、がやがやうるさくて、最後に指揮者に怒られた。

それが指宿さんだったんだとわかった。

あの指揮者、印象に残ってるなぁ…30年経った、いまでも覚えて­いるくらい。

[jordik1986]

:-DDDDDDDDDDDDDDD



[Babasun1000]

Да уж, такой вот "японский Бетховен". Без "слёз радости" на такое смотреть невозможно!!!

[Stalker200867]

Чтож ты делаешь руками Усуки!

[Stalker200867]

Чтож ты делаешь руками Усуки

[MISSION781]

この宇宙感には驚愕させられました。無意識に感涙に浸りました。­宇宿さんありがとう。

[slapfleitun]

О Боже! И ведь всеравно вместе!!!!!!!! Божественный ауфтакт!!!!! Японцы - инопланетяне!!!!!

[hinoto000]

2011/03/10のコンサート楽しみにしていたのに(涙～)

回復されるまで気長に待ち続けます！宇宿さんの指揮する『運命』­にはかなり衝撃を受けました。魂が入っている感じがしますし、何­よりもエッジが立っている演奏の仕上がりと感情表現の演出にも感­銘しております！是非是非、まだまだ頑張って欲しいと思っており­ます。

[corno3291]

カッコイイ！(-_-)

[physphilmusic]

Although the cues seem weird and stupid, I think they're rather consistent - it's 1, 2, 1-2-play - you just wait for him to do two silly up and downs on the beat where normally you're supposed to come in.

[subkontrabasklarinet]

Seriously, I don't think he's much different from the "top star" conductors. They also like showing off and conducting one beat ahead the orchestra. This supports my hypothesis that conductors of professional orchestras are absolutely expendable people.

[physphilmusic]

@subkontrabasklarinet Yeah, but you don't know anything about what happens AFTER the concert: they patch up recordings with the utmost precision and accuracy, no more showboating and histrionics. A concert is not a mere musical experience, otherwise people would just buy records. People need a bit of showmanship.

[YOMONOTUKAI]

フルトヴェングラーの47年5月27日盤を髣髴とさせる。少なく­とも私にとって最高の第５の一つ。

[Odmitnuty]

A pupil of Jaroslav Krombholc!

[Odmitnuty]

A pupil of Jaroslav Krombholc!

[Jafuet]

i'snt he conducting in two-times faster tempo than orchestra playing?

[jjmomusic]

one of my all time favorites! Air Guitar, meet your match: Air Conducting!

[Hotlipherb]

I fühl mi grod so ähnlich wie die Kollegen in dem Video :)

[dannes22]

Okej, i've got a question, i've always liked classical music, but why is there a fucking guy standing there waving a stick, i mean im guesing they learn't the music before they went there and what tone, strenght speed and all thay jazz, is he completely useless?

[iqis60]

Extremely rad hair though.

[iqis60]

I think they employed a bus conductor by mistake.

[bettomenez]

ahahah csm!!! En que momento entra la orquestaa??? jajajajajajajajaja xDDD

[simoncaca]

i know nothing about classical music; can someone explain what's funny about the video?

[elpelucagarcia2]

@simoncaca the conductor is funny

[contrerados]

At 0:50

Carlos Kleiber: AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

H. von Karajan: UHUHUHUHUHUHU!!!!

Karl Bohm: WTF!@*!CK!!

Carlo Maria Giulini: MA CHE PAGLIACCIO!!

Wilhelm Furtwangler: EHEHEHEHEHEHEHEEEEE!!!

Yevgeny Mravinsky: SOMEBODY ACTIVATE THE TRAP DOOR!

A music student hoping to be a conductor: NAAH, I'm changing my major!

[OfCanada]

@contrerados Funny, he kind of looks like Furtwangler did...

[marthahu]

His hands trembling alot...and his left hand is quite interesting...

[kevincalen]

I REALLY hope that this Concertmaster gets bonus checks whenever he conducts the group!

[evanfmitchell]

Other than the downbeat the section after 5:27 is the best. Kudos to the orchestra for making it through this alive, and without laughter!

[Susannekaffeekanne]

Usuki, der Superdirigent! :D

[musicafe2010]

これは一種のこけおどしのようなパフォーマンスに思われます。何­より楽団の演奏家がどう出してよいのか困っています。

[MissMezzoMinx]

Oh God, if I got a downbeat like that I think I'd just have an aneurism instead.

[bootybandy]

I think he must have his iPod plugged in and conducting another Beethoven piece...

[Erebuz]

When i saw his first gesture, I actually cried with laughter.

[algamo19]

quien coño puede entra ahiii??

[GreySeph]

yo habría entrado ocho veces o ninguna, pero nunca donde entran ellos... xD

[321bydlo]

I don't see what the big whoop is. He has great hair.

[MrCelliste]

TU FOIRE TELLEMENT !!!!

[anferlo]

Con directores como este se hace mucho mas cierta la frase de que en concierrto, las orquestas no necesitan un director. Y mira que siempre pense que era mentira, pero que sentido tiene que esté marcando los acentos que aparecen en la partitura?

No obstante, el trabajo que lleva detrás muy bueno, gran versión.

[serayas]

It's very funny that there are several people that think that the conductor doesn't have to do nothing interesting in the concert... If you only have to follow the leaders of the section, the conductor is only disturbing, so he mustn't be there in the concert, only in the rehersals!!! Other thing is the orchestal discipline... it's true...

In this case I think that the orchestra'd play better with this awful conductor!!! :-P

[organman52]

Desecration and blasphemy.

[shakingguy]

HILARIOUS !!!

[MrMustech]

If so Tim . . why does this fine orchestra NOT play together? Answer: Conductor.

[TimChoFsho]

not playing together because of the conductor is youth orchestra shit. maybe the section leaders lack the skill to lead. if u've been in a professional rehearsal, u would kno wat im talkin about.

[JukeboxTenor]

Bobby Corno lives!

[MrMustech]

He doesn't even realise that when the orchestra is not together on the many occassions - IT IS HIS FAULT.

What a dickhead!

[koakikaki]

HAHAHAHAHA!!! Revolutionäre!!!!!!!!

[miscoplasfavoritas]

no hay palabras. Elite

[MrAlbertsmith1]

Esta es la orquesta de la ONCJ, Organización Nacional de Ciegos de Japón. El director está ahí metido también, que además es sordo, y lo ponen a dirigir y se entretiene. Se lo montan bien, lo mejor las trompas, van sobraos. Un pasada.

[violinclass]

What an opening!!! This orchestra is 100% psychic!

[counterculture25]

HAHAHAHHAHHA! erm......conductor looks like he suffers from epilepsy

[pawils]

Looks bad, sounds bad. This man is not a musician. He's a charlatan. Uf.

[Leberwurstseife]

...einfach nich hingucken...

[bpewien]

Wer den Dirigenten mag, spielt das, was in den Noten steht.

Wer den Dirigenten nicht mag, spielt das, was er dirigiert...

[eliorab]

Un sentito ringraziamento alla spalla e alle prime parti dell'orchestra in questione (uh... che orchestra sarà?) e soprattutto all'acustica della sala ( in 2 tournèe in Giappone e circa 25 concerti non ho mai trovato una sala mediore)

[Prunfftl]

Wer zuerst spielt, zahlt ne Runde Schnapps!

[jaimetromp]

madre mia, vaya tela no se como suenan asi dirigiendo como dirige xD yo taria con los huevos en la garganta desde el principio, como pa no colarse

[SuperStaggman]

This is seriously one of the most hilarious openings ive ever seen. Thank god the orchestra could deal without him.

[Jurkerbor]

La entrada del principio es increíble...que atrocidad!!

[mbadal]

ie ke risa!!!!! no puk parar de partir-me el kul!!!!!!!! jajajajajajajajajaj

[LiwenFlute]

Los músicos tienen que ser cojonudos, ¿como pueden seguirlo?

[chusomen]

Joder, me parece increíble que puedan seguirlo. Claro que en realidad no lo siguen, porque si miras para ahí estás perdido.

[soniaka85]

si que es verdad que subdivide bien jajajajaja

[abbocath]

EL director no tiene pinta de haber sido malo de joven... Lo que tiene pinta de tener Parkinsonismo o alguna enfermedad neurologica parecida.

[carballido28]

A este director le hacía falta ir a un curso de dirección.

[mianmamo]

La verdad es que ya dijo Karajan.... El mejor director es aquel que sabe retirarse cuando molesta a la orquesta. Tiene un merito enorme la orquesta por tocar como toca "a pesar del director". Y para el compañero que opina que lo importante son los musicos, decirle, que no es asi. En esto, todos son importantes, cada cual con su papel. El director tiene la función de implantar un solo criterio comun frente a la obra. Y su instrumento es el mas grande de todos, la orquesta completa. Saludos.

[marcjhorne]

qué mal gusto...

[dodosolsollalasol]

Que se den cuenta algunos: lo mas importante son los musicos. En este caso entran con el concertino, no el director. Una buena orquesta suena aunque la dirija un niño.

[ariodantecallas]

totalmente en desacuerdo.En  todo caso el concertino es el director;)

[MrLavegabrass]

lo de las trompas es comprensible, con ese director...!! puajjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj

[xaxoximba]

Estoy de acuerdo en lo de alegro con "brio", poke si algo no le falta es precisamente eso...jajajaa. Jodeeerr... que razaa tiene el amigo, que se mire lo del parkinson, poke ta chungo!...jajajaja

Saludos a todos...sean felices y sonrian a la vida!...pero cuidado donde se sientan y de lo que se rien, porque como te meta este maromo la batuta por el "nomeniegues"...ahi si sentirás la 5ª sinfonia, con brio y se te pondrán los ojos igual que a el -..- jajaja. Bye!!

[zagrodzki]

Es ridículo! Qué divertido jajajaja parece un robot de estos que inventan los japoneses! Ala qué desastre jajajjajajaja

It´s ridicoulous, very funny. It seems like a robot! What a disaster hahahahahha

[motipavlove]

what a tremendous shit

[eldoctordeltac]

Las trompas llevan un pedal de delay, o es que cada una sigue a un brazo del director?

[MrJapipi]

Está claro que este hombre estudió con "Che, le vi dar: ¿el qué?

[dulytraly]

que chungo ¡¡¡¡¡¡no?''

[Navea123]

igualito que Karajan... igualito...

[guirolet]

Qué coño superclaras, colega, si parece un espadachín chiquitín que da un miedo...

[otrogiova]

Yo, que quieres que te diga, a mi me parece un señor que da unas entradas super claras. eso sí, hay que mirarlo (sin "flipar"), cosa que no hacen la mayoría de los músicos que chupan atril a diario.

[falstaff63]

Como se nota que no conoces absolutamente nada de la técnica de dirección ni has tocado en una orquesta. Tienen un mérito tremendo los pobres músicos de ir de vez en cuando juntos, y si se le mira como tu sugieres, te aseguro que es imposible tocar juntos.

[otrogiova]

Ironía amigo, ironía, no te enfades... Es broma. Te aclaro que soy un profesional de la música clásica que bromea. Un Saludo

[chockablocked]

It could be that the conductor is actually a martial artist, that was sent to Japan on a secret mission, and was just pretending to be a conductor. You laugh. But try this: Slow down the video by 4X, and you will see what I mean.

[halfeu]

show

[yamaneenecha]

宇宿さんの演奏には、まるで自分が思っている通りに奏するという­錯覚を抱いてしまいます

もちろんそれは錯覚で、彼の音楽観が私の音楽観を凌駕しているだ­けなのですが

錯覚でも100％自分の思い通りに、また、ベートーベンが思った­とおりに奏でていると思わせるのはすばらしいことです

[dustjunk]

非常にドラマチックな５番！生で聴きたかった。みんな、しっかり­元弓使ってますね。。

[crazypianist18]

I saw this video at least 15 times..and my conclusion is this.He must be a wonderful musician..and u can see that if u hear..The orchestra has many wonderful moments,you can feel and hear rich sound,good work at the rehearsal,you can feel the glory of Beethoven..But it looses from that conducting style..the poor man looks like he don't know what to do..and the orchestra too,because of that..If he was steady at tempo,it would be a great recording...

P.S: please forgive me for my bad english..!

[puntodifuga]

ecco un direttore con il morbo di alzaimer e paralisi spastica. come cazzo fa ad essere ancora vivo

[shibadoggie11]

I have been to his concert several times and I still remember those were the most impressive concerts I'd ever experieced. The best one was Brahms secomd symphony when he stopped the music because of the orchestra's technical reason. But after that the music went so great. I remember that time like yesterday even though it was about ten years ago. I'm not really trained about music but I still can understand the strong emotion of Beethoven (and this conductor). I like it.

[paerkaela]

that´s a bad joke, really. his upbeat to me looks like "play!!play!!Why don´t you start playing?Play!!!"

if you listen very carefully, you may hear that already the very first note is not exactly together (almost, but not exactly,)

and really obvious it is at 1:41, at 3:18 and especially at 4:03, the horns just can´t play togehter cause he´s not conducting well.

He may be a great musician (I don´t know him), but for me,he´s a quite poor conductor.

[oropesinoa]

Genial!!!

[joyfulohs]

What a joke....I can't believe people get payed to confuse.

[ppmonia]

FANTASTIC!

[KIRBYofUNKO]

日本人は白人コンプレックス

[clatshaw]

I think there's method to his madness at the prep.

He give a 1...2...1,2,GO! prep. It's the same for his beethoven IV video here on Youtube.

I don't like it, but I'm also convinced it's not random. :)

[tiredarms]

Of course it's not random. Nothing is random if it's rehearsed and everyone is on the "same page."

But they might as well have rehearsed without him.

[tiredarms]

That is the most amazing upbeat I've ever seen. I wish we could see the rehearsal where he had to demonstrate that for them several times.

[TECHBALLET]

I know his rehearsal is only two or three days.

You can see his rehearsal in DVD.

please seek keyword masato usuki.

[jediman05]

I feel bad for him, but that is NOT conducting.

The severe delay means that they are ignoring him and watching the concertmaster.

[TimChoFsho]

@jediman05 not true. conductor's job is mostly off stage in rehearsal. gettin all the phrasing right, etc. conductor's job is to lead the orchestra and to give them the phrasing as oppose to just giving beats.

[noirutneCxemA]

皆でコンマスを必死に見ているに違いない！！

そうしないと合わないと思われ。

[nogita1000]

O.o

[elie707]

looks like he's poppin

[maggiesfarm92]

theres a lag on the fucking video get over your selfs thats what conductors look like >.>

[1MRBASSMAN]

@maggiesfarm92

No. there's no lag on the video. If you watch the instumentalists you'll hear (hopefully) that the music and picture are in synch.

[sanitilium]

This... Is impossible. The Conductor isn't directing... He's having a spasm on stage. How can the orchestra be so together?

I thought this was a parody for a really long time... But I don't know anymore.

[Chuckanor]

How do they even know where to play????????

[1MRBASSMAN]

@Chuckanor

They watch the concertmaster.

[msgoofball]

are you people blind? This conductor is out of his freakin mind! Senile! he shouldn't be conducting anymore. It's amazing that they are as together as they are. You can't conduct like that. rediculous! If they actually played the way he conducts, it would have been a complete disaster.

[hsmFreek]

Maevelous!!!

[SHUN623]

宇宿・・・

いったい何者なんだ・・・。

驚かざるを得ない、交響曲第5番だ。

この曲の世界観に合わせてのテンポの変化・・・。

そして、間違いなく心に響くこの演奏。

終幕の、息絶えんと言わんばかりの、

果てた演奏・・・。

まさにベートーヴェンその物だ。

[oswald7031]

ホルンが可哀想。

お疲れ様だね。

[Ensilope]

A carbon copy of Furtwangler i think...

[foerster]

yes it is.

[kangstakang]

whats the deal with the french horns

[zuckerkrank]

정말 훌륭합니다!!! 일본인이 지휘한 5번중에서 가장 멋있는 연주인 것 같아요.

[cellistae]

Yes! This is good and wonderful!

[gunnsireibugennsui]

正確な指揮、曲調を最大限に引き出している。そしてバックが最大­の強みとなっている。ＷＯＮＤＥＲＦＵＬ！！