Strauss: Eine Alpensinfonie / Bychkov · Berliner Philharmoniker

[sanclspbr1]

visit my channel and see SEBASTIAM BAVERSTAM on cello

[rmsturge]

@cdoliver It is in fact a contra, can tell from 0:34.

[TimGBone]

LOVE the contrabass trombone in the beginning. Orgasmic.

[nghacl8pd]

@iter68 I don't know but htere is allso something good going on in the very low trombone at 2:15. Rock on.

[TheAmeerx]

He is such an amazing Musician, i first heard his music from " Perfume: the story of a murderer ", Brilliant and absolutely enjoyable.

[yootpiyachan]

Das finder ich sehr shöner Klang 

[kelltrumpet]

@WAKeele

When i say blast the hell out it i mean power. I play trumpet and i love when theres good low brass that can actually play the music.

[kelltrumpet]

@bassbonelover

Thank you! I play trumpet. I apologize

[tubadude07]

0:18, V to I has never sounded so good.

[Trombonist1991]

@tubadude07 Totally agree. 

[1995or1]

Is there anything more beautiful than the sound of the trombones at 0:16? its so exciting sound

[garfreed]

Extraordinarily exciting!!

[droidean]

I can not get enough of this. Best orchestra in the world! Bravo. Especially to the brass! That is one blow of a piece.

[wooskru]

If you berliners sell these performances on DVD for 15 Euros instead of charging 10 for seeing the concert you'd get a better bargain...I don't rent a house if I can buy it for the same price or a little more..

[CatFlashBlue]

When it looks effortless but is truly 10,000 times harder than one could imagine, then it is musical freedom!

I loved it.

[MartinPadderborn]

Why oh why won't the Berlin Phiharmonic release this on DVD,? Surely it's not beyond the capability of the management to come to some arrangement with regard to contractual obligations. On the strengthh of this extract, this is quite simply the greatest recorded performance of the Alpine ever made. It even surpasses Karajan's which I would never have thought possible. To restrict it to a subscription format is annoying in the extreme. Has anyone on Youtube seen the whole performance ?

[harryslide]

This is fantastic! Good Lord, what an orchestra! Yes, the passion and understanding of the music do indeed come through.

And what amazing A/V. I would so love seeing that hall.

Quite a change from the October '44 recording I have of the Bruckner 8 and 9!

But it, too, was amazing, for its time. And most especially the time!

[MusicInvestigation]

2:16 literally made me cry today. I have just had one of the most miserable days. And the beauty of the music brought tears to me eyes. :') Thank you Strauss, thank you Berlin, thank you Bychkov, thank you God.

[wPHao]

Damn. i cant get enough of 0:16

[botelhovesky]

@wPHao same! its just.... amazing!

[Sternman318]

Wow, that was unbelievable! The best recording I have found so far was with Karajan, and then I listened to this... whew :P

[OVERDRIVE4825]

Will this be coming to CD/ digital download at any point? If so, I will immediately buy it! Amazing job by the Berlin Phil!

[lemidi]

I like how the 4th hornist (2:03) looks very determined to lift his french horn like lifting a gun preparing to shoot. Not in the brutal way but in a way of an athlete :)

[DTNSU]

The trombone and bass trombone at the 0:16 mark is ab.so.lutely. incredible!!! I rewind, and rewind and rewind over and over again...and I play trumpet!!!

[wPHao]

@DTNSU Brass is just the best period.

[OVERDRIVE4825]

I was brought to tears in seconds. FANTASTIC.

[neukertification]

I wish they would come to California

[Erge08]

Incredible sound!

[happysolojuffa]

Fantastic, the best!!!....:-)))

[martinohorn]

Escucho esta parte de la ALPINA Y  AGRADEZCO ESTAR VIVO PARA ESCUCHARLO !!!

[1AdrianR]

BRAVO! SUPREME!

[Klarinettenjunge]

So etwas tolles habe ich noch nie gehört!!!

Einfach fantastisch!!!! :-)

[SchwarzeDose21]

such a ahame, that baborak is not any longer with the BerlinPhil :( He is surely one of the best horn players on this planet, maybe the best..

[NtropyPyroductions]

Ooh, Rotary Trumpets.

Me gusta.

[manuelspcool]

Sir Simon Rattle

Sara Willis

Emmanuel Pahud

Albrecht Mayer

Edicson Ruiz

Wenzel Fuchs

Well the entire Philharmoniker is a huge star =')

[tubadude07]

Who knew V to I could sound soo sexy with contrabass trombone.

[leoncioviolin]

BRAVO. EXCELENTE SONIDO

[iczerman]

Guy has his eyes closed at :46....

[cogitoergosummmx]

*rant about pop music, industry 'standards' and the uncultured sheep of the bourgeoisie*

so, in conclusion, this is the best video on youtube, and support the arts.

[RGconductor]

Oh wow. So great!!!!

[GGefter1]

MAJESTIC!!!

BRAVO MAESTRO and BERLIN PHILHARMONIC!!!!

[mdenero]

The french horn player (female) at 1:10 is quite easy on the eyes.

[briang350z]

@mdenero she plays the horn well too you know.

[mdenero]

@briang350z That goes without saying...she's a member of the Berlin Philharmonic!

[WiccarB]

Sublime, spectacular, no more words!

[MusicSoundsNice]

Just wonderful :)

[quinten04]

What part is this? And btw: goosebumps from the beginning till the end!!!

[BerlinPhil]

@quinten04 It is "Auf dem Gipfel" (On the summit)

[horncall12]

@quinten04 Its known as the Summit

[mchaislip]

The greatest orchestral sounds are on this YouTube channel! @BerlinPhil 

[jsteuernol]

love the build up in this section

[verdiguy]

I've recently seen the whole performance in the Digital Concert Hall. Could you tell me the name of the young man filling in at Prinicpal Flute. He's very good and a fine substitute for Pahud and Blau.

Exceptional playing from the entire orchestra.

[superkekka98]

W gu! <3

[elgarian497]

Will the Berliners be doing Ein Heldenleben soon? I would love to see Sir Simon conducting that, I have his recording of it he made a few years ago with the Berliners which is excellent. :)

[BerlinPhil]

@elgarian497 Thank you! There might be a chance for a performance next year ...

[elgarian497]

@BerlinPhil Hearing that has made my day! Looking forward to it! :) And maybe Also Sprach Zarathustra as well? And Don Quixote!

[TFreckle]

@BerlinPhil Is this, by the way, availible on disc - or only from the DCH?

[BerlinPhil]

@TFreckle So far we may only show it digitally in the Digital Concert Hall.

[Matt123ttam]

lol contrabass trombone

[ahsdm07]

Wish I could climb inside of that sound....

[markwang91]

dat bass bone

[Lakaiemuwe]

dinghy lips ;D

[pohsiBRD]

Listen to the balance in the brass section!!! I dear any American orchestra to match the balance and blend of the Berlin Philharmonic brass section!!!!

[jrosen66]

@pohsiBRD Have you ever gone to see the Chicago Symphony Orchestra live?

[pohsiBRD]

@jrosen66 NO! However, I know of their lengendary sound. The balance I am referring too is within the whole orchestral sound. Think about it.

[orovalleydude]

And the cymbals!!!

[oliee87]

ech, mam lzy w oczach, kiedy pomysle o pelnej wersji koncertu mahlera pod batuta rattle'a i moim braku 29 euro na miesieczny abonament :( (juz nie wspomne o 149 euro za abonament roczny). BP why u so damn expensive? :(

[iczerman]

Love the shot of the strings staring at 0:44. I want to see people get into the music!

[shan12ize]

BRAVO!!!!!



[shottonjrg]

Great facial expression conversation in the violins at 0:58. The rest is quite good too...

[bigtina68]

Right!!

[TFreckle]

This IS the top of the mountain right???

[TheGerman6th]

If this this is what music can sound like on earth, I can not wait to hear what music will sound like in heaven!!!!!!!

[bachboy111]

WOW! Thank you Mr. Bychkov and Mr. Strauss!

[MusicInvestigation]

How is this even possible? Doesn't it look like he's about to snap his neck when he conducts the timpani hit at 1:59? It's just that amazing. From 2:18 to 2:40 is such an amazing and inspiring shot! Conductor and performers alike are in such passionate motion. I cannot stop coming back to this video!

[indaco87]

no please no please DON''''T STOOOOOPPPPP!!!!!

[bigtina68]

100 mal gesehen-100 mal Gänsehaut!!

Das muß ich unbedingt mal live erleben!

[Severolus]

@bigtina68

ich hatte das Vergnügen (nicht dieses) die Alpen zu "besteigen", live

Schöne Musik...

[bigtina68]

@Severolus

Da bin ich schon ein bisschen neidisch :-)

Falls es noch mal gespielt wird springe ich sofort in den Flieger!!

Schade das es dieses Konzert nicht auf CD gibt,ich habe nur eine Aufnahme vom Cleveland orchester.

Überhaupt kein Vergleich, viel zu wenig tiefes Blech.

[hypermassimo]

dai fateci un dvd.grandioso grazie.

[AlbertosiUSA]

A BEAUTIFUL PERFORMANCE. NEVER HEAR BEFORE, SPECIALLY FROM STRAUSS, LOVE IT

[Funbia]

Que cosa mas hermosa, me encanta.

[towar85]

wooow what a sound!!!tbones are so divine!!!is that Stefan Schulz playing contrabass tbone?

[JMR6916]

@towar85 The one and only

[Nermalton77]

I am just a begginer in Classical music, but this piece is so... Strauss... i think that even if it wasnt written the compositer name, i would know that is Strauss

[MusicInvestigation]

@Nermalton77 I know exactly what you mean. All that I had heard of Richard Strauss was his Sunrise from Also Sprach Zarathustra (the space odyssey music). But when I heard this for the first time on the radio (not knowing who composed it), I knew it had to be Strauss.

[Jason88236]

I find the pummel of my heartbeat stops . . . I cannot find my words to appreciate this wonderful presentation so grand. The music and the entire orchestra brings joy reverberating to my nerve and that I wish when I die – I will find this music in the glory of my grave.

[wagneristhebest]

@Jason88236 hahaa dramatic

[NVMANTIA]

Das ist leider kein Karajan...

[hautboisification]

best contrabasstrombone video on the internet...

[MukudaiYoshiyuki]

@BerlinPhil This reminded me of Karajan's fantastic live recording with Sabine Meier. Time has changed in many ways. Thank you for this posting!

[Kuwaitanto]

Berliner Philarmoniker brass section trains with Chuck Norris

[atli8d20]

@Kuwaitanto Indeed

[mortalfrog0815]

@Kuwaitanto chuck norris can only dream of doing something like that...

[kelltrumpet]

Sweet God!! The trombones and tudas blast the hell out of those pedal E's and D's.

[bassbonelover]

@kelltrumpet no pedal e. lowest note is a pedal G.

[MusicInvestigation]

Probably the most amazing thing I've ever heard. It's a wonder the stage didn't collapse under the weight of the pure epicness of it all. What wonders Berlin can make!

[mazeppa63]

They should add a video of an atomic blast right at 2:17.

[nysound]

This is why the Berlin Philharmoniker is so loved. They are professionals (get paid for doing it) but they play music with so much passion and love. And it shows and people know it when listen to it. I love them all.

[b286guy]

I wish this was one of those funny kinds of excerpts that just happened to be the entire performance.

[nysound]

Hats off to Mr Kretzer.....we love you sir

[svspiper]

Stunning and incredibly beautiful playing. Bravo!

[mobile507]

Germans can play the heck out of trombones

[Moschenbilbo]

Best Orchestra on Earth^^

[tennisprep624]

This is so breathtaking.

[leoncioviolin]

la mejor orquesta

[asingusa]

Maravilloso! fantástico ... Bravo!! saludos desde Venezuela

[EDGJZConglomerate]

Dear Lord. Those trombones!!! And the trumpets!!!! And the horns!!! And the strings!!!!! And the Strauss!!! DEAR LORD!!!!

[LLJtbone]

@EDGJZConglomerate Absolute bliss on my end ;-)

[jbrahms1833]

Wow, the brass are amazing! Stunning....

[jsteuernol]

Great sounds from the brass sections!

[noirvalentin]

You just couldn´t play that any better. So amazing.

[starwarsjunkie7777]

String players can suck it.

[trommelhaus]

Absolutely marvelous.

[cavaliereramingo]

I LOVE this video: simply MAESTOSO. Thank you from Italy.

ps: Tickets are TOO EXPENSIVE on BerlPhil official site video section!

[Panzic89]

Un moment de grâce ou la fusion entre l'orchestre et le directeur est totale et produit un moment de pure magie, BRAVO le Berliner Philharmoniker, BRAVO M. Bychkov, Salutations depuis Lausanne

[froehlicherelter]

HappyWandy457,  here is an example of unique contact between conductor and interpreters. I have never seen a german orchestra playing with such endeavour and energy. Of course, R. Strauss demands the outmost of musicians!

Bravo Mr. Bychkov!!!

Hans Fröhlich - Germany

[claronebasse]

This is why the Berlin Philharmonic is GREAT! Such powerful yet never tasteless playing. Greetings from Greensboro, North Carolina!

[muslit]

Something very tired-sounding about this music. I mean, it's grand and all, but how many times has Strauss written this kind of music before? I'd rather be hearing this on a sound track accompanying a silent film.

[Atael]

@muslit what a fucking idiot comment, i can notice that you're definitely not a musician.

[muslit]

@Atael

what a fucking stupid mistake u'v made - not all musicians adore the 'alpine' - i'd take 'till' any day over the latter - it's a better piece of music - i've certainly played them enough - tant pis

[Atael]

@muslit What????????????? no entiendo tanto inglés... explicame de nuevo porfavor. gracias!

[Atael]

@muslit :)

[PUCCINIMUSICK]

Beautiful orchestra, as ever. But...you know, this was someone else's piece. Time goes by but something of the old glorious days remains. The Sony dvd with you-know-who on the podium remains totally unreachable. That is THE Alpensinfonie...

[soadfan]

which movement is this from?

[towar85]

This is so powerful..what a sound,brilliant!!.greetings from Croatia National Theatre in Rijeka.Bass trombone player..:)

[rmsturge]

SWEET MOTHER!

[Axolo1991]

fantastic performance!

[AWiddit]

That's some beautiful conducting!

Trumpet Playing as well :)

[MrDenull]

Bravo Contrabass trombone!!!!!

You lift the whole orchestra!!!

[GermanoDeppe]

Wow, that´s a big trombone....

[yoursoul85]

Bei dieser Musik und diesem Orchester werde ich schlichtweg sprachlos! Einfach WELTKLASSE! Wenn ich diese Musik höre, dann spüre ich, es ist alles gut. Bei all dem Schlechten und Falschen was es auf dieser Erde gibt.

Frieden, Frieden und nocheinmal Frieden!

[contrabassbob]

Tenor/tenor/bass/contrabass (trombone) for the win!

[jeangosset]

wooow

[mortalfrog0815]

AND a contrabass trombonist with enough loungs to play it properly...

[sma8282]

I almost cried listening to this very short excerpt.... thank you so much berlin phil!

[DJAR1E]

:D:D:D

[thomas4179]

Only Strauss to do this

[COPEWA1]

WOW !---add me to the list for a DVD

[OrganNLou]

One of the greatest pieces of music ever written! BRAVO!

[unverwendeternick]

Unglaublich. Hab mir die komplette Sinfonie jetzt drei Mal angesehen. Danke für den tollen Service, Berliner Philharmoniker! Bychkov ist der Wahnsinn! Highlight bei dieser Aufnahme sind die dramatischen Passagen (Vision, Elegie, Sonnenuntergang, ...). Und die Oboe auf dem Gipfel!! Unglaublich. Bychkov fängt fast an zu weinen. Kein Wunder, allein für diese Solo würden sich die 10€ drei Mal lohnen!!

Ich bin immer noch fassungslos!!

[noirvalentin]

Sarah Willis is the best!!

[TheGerman6th]

Is there a recording of this for sale anywhere?!!

[Ellapon]

And I fell in love with the Berlin Philharmonic

[pokemonlover72]

Now that's a sunrise....

[Laanen]

I love the Berliner !

[055697]

GOOD GOOD GOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[martytrombone]

I am a trombonist, but this time the french horns grabbed me the most. Before this time, I never heard a brass section, with french horns in particular, really being able to master this part. Musicianship at its best.

[syphlar]

This is what orchestral playing is all about. Fantastic!

[derWanderer500]

This recording is truly amazing. The violins sounding like velvet, the horns and trombones resounding between the mountains... The phrasing of the melody, so important for Strauss' music, is excellent! So I agree with the others who wrote comments: please make a dvd out of this.

[LLJtbone]

Wow.. the low brass was rockin' it :-)

[fredty0]

wen man so spielen kan ist man gut xD

[mortonbaychestnut]

Yeah... i want DVD too!

[LamPorFer]

@mortonbaychestnut I concur!!! love to have a dvd of this concert

[jgabriel000]

Genius.

[Matt123ttam]

Berlin Philharmonic is hands down the best symphony as of now.

[Matt123ttam]

0:17

[fbain1horn]

goosebumps. not gonna lie

[kotetsu131]

0:25 is Godlike!

[skellez83]

MUSIC!

[srr10]

YES! I beg you again, dear Berlin Philharmonic...As we have all suggested...PLEASE make this concert into a DVD....This may be the single greatest video of orchestral playing ever made....