Berio: Coro / Rattle · Berliner Philharmoniker

[SaxNino]

Can anyone tell me who are the saxophonist that play with the orchestra? Thank you =)

[pricklyphlox]

Okay so listen to this twice / double / at the same time but start one a minute earlier. (Sorry purists)

[eliasclarinetista]

who's the horn player at 2:10

[happywandy457]

HappyWandy457, I wonder what the composer is willing to let us feel on this piece...In my ears I cannot miss to think he intends to give us somewhat near to a Karl Orff composition, It could be a Burana post mortem, don´t you think? What a waste on such hard work done by soloist, orchestra and master of the batoon!

[physphilmusic]

Who's the flautist on the right at 0:30? Never saw her before; is she new or something?

[BerlinPhil]

@physphilmusic It is Se-Hyun Kim, student at our Orchestra Academy.

[vvsivakumar]

Good on yer, Sir Simon and the Berlin Phil. Good to see new music being performed by the Berlin Phil.

[ElTGV]

Berio can feel a bit theatrical and exaggerated, but he's written some great music. I don't know this one (which sounds like it draws heavily from the Sacre), but if you want to hear something more accessible, give "Rendering" a try. It's sketches from Schubert for his10th symphony, mixed with comments by Berio.

And this was played well, very well. It's hard to make such pieces sound clear, but the Berliner Phil succeeds in this fragment.

[jonataszacarias1]

wonderful. I wish I could play music in that style.

[mannvishnu]

it's not challenging it is pure organic and not less... Berio is one of the most important composer of the past century

[TheVrajr]

It must have been rather difficult to balance the voices and instruments. A most unusual stage arrangement.

[Hidalguia]

Excelso, divino densísimo, fabuloso!

[NiniClarineta]

Wow!!! N I C E.........

[hsviolinplayer]

Very interesting...the fact that it has a discernible melody (at times) makes this piece easier for me to listen to than some of the other music that falls into this genre. I like it enough that I'm kinda bummed that I can't find it elsewhere on YouTube...but not enough to buy a ticket to watch the whole piece in the digital concert hall! :P

[macintosh315]

I know a lot of people are saying how noisy it is, but i like it! It's very percussive and frantic, i like it :P

[maxbigazzi]

Cool!!

[semperwifi1]

this is really cool

[JosephGlaser]

this is fantastic!

[milouribebotta]

Absolutamente fantástico!

[usnhorn]

Is the seating called for in the score? How interesting, I'm going to get this in the DCH. Thanks for the glimpse into this.

[alexiserik]

this is so awesome.

[FenAllo1]

wonderful!!!



[jyukutyo1]

歌手が、オーケストラの中に点在している、不思議な光景です。ま­ー人間【声】も立派な楽器だからなぁ~。

[sutphoe]

This reminds me of a dream I had once...strange.

[tlchop]

interesting to hear voices in the orchestra. Glad Berlin Phil is exploring outside the canon

[TFreckle]

This is fantastic music. I love the semi-tonal character of the piece and that it has actual listenable melodies. When I see sir Simon conducting this it really makes me wonder no longer why it is his version of Stockhausen's Gruppen that is so famous today.

[SandboxGeneral]

This just did not sound good. It was more like a hodgepodge of sound mashed together.

[TNEFMUB]

i love this music :-D great performance!!!

[ChanonPongpanich]

Wow! I have never expected this kind of music especially from Berliner Philharmoniker. Honestly, I don't like it. But I think it really depends on the listener. Some might think it's fantastic and challenging but for some it's more like a noise.

[TravisEdward]

@ChanonPongpanich It does depend on the listener, but its not a matter of opinion really. I've noticed that truly open-minded people can find the beauty in all music. This is some of the most colorful music ever composed. Those "folk-like" vocal lines, and the vibrant and interesting percussion writing...all of it is so amazing, and if people are willing to open their ears and minds to it, then you will hear far more than just noise. Its gorgeous.

[sutherndudetx]

Nice to hear a challenging work. It's not something I'd keep on my Ipod, but good to listen to music that challenges our listening.

[Ifrossim]

@sutherndudetx I keep it on my iPod! :D

[masterclassicalmusic]

there are some question:

1. what is the kind of the instrument like piano on the left at 0:15

2. why do the singers sit with the wind and strings players

3. why are the instrument mixed? don't like the orchestra's structure 

[ThierryChervel]

@masterclassicalmusic The instrumtne is a celesta, I would say.

[gwaur]

@masterclassicalmusic 1. I think it's a harmonium. 2. & 3. It's probably demanded by the composer.

[physphilmusic]

@masterclassicalmusic 1. Celesta. 2. Probably the composer told them to do so, for the sake of trying for a unique musical effect. 3. Why shouldn't they be mixed? Don't really understand your question. Isn't the very concept of an orchestra different instruments mixing together?

[crazymezzo09]

@masterclassicalmusic 1. The instrument is a Celesta.

2. Every singer is doubled with an instrument

3. There is an exact plan of which singer/which instrument is sitting where on stage made by Luciano Berio himself.

[shalotte667]

this is not music~!

[ThierryChervel]

@shalotte667 It's music. And it's wonderfull!