Shostakovich Festive Overture Op 96 Live @ Nobel Prize Concert 2009

Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich,

Conductor: Yuri Temirkanov,

Orchestra: Royal Stockholm Philharmonic.

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• dmitri
• shostakovich
• festive
• overture
• op.96
• classical
• music
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• nobel
• prize
• concert
• 2009
• royal
• stockholm
• philharmonic
• yuri
• temirkanov

[lilttlekevin89]

I absolutely love this song!! :-D I especially love all the violins!! <3

But I have some questions:

Is that harp ever played in this song?

At 2:55 what are the white things on the drums?

At 3:16, why are their hands in their french horns?

[th3wing3dpaint3r]

@lilttlekevin89 Harp was probably for the Ravel piano concerto, played right after this performance. And I don't play the horn but I think putting your hand in the bell changes the sound, makes it warmer. I was told Horn players can also control the pitch of the horn with their hands inside (like fine-tuning).

[1812Beethovens9th]

@th3wing3dpaint3r Yes, that is what Horns can do, BUT i can tell it's not completely inside the Horn, so it's just the normal way we hold our instruments... If they were muting their instruments, id be very confused, because this piece doesn't call for that at any point... lol

[th3wing3dpaint3r]

@1812Beethovens9th O! ok. Good to know.

[OliNelson1819]

@lilttlekevin89 small pieces of tissue are most likely what is on the snare drum, so that even the short snare drum sound does not reverberate, keeping it short and direct. it is much like how you dampen the timpani so that the sound dosen't ring on.

[oldschooldrumcorps]

The festive overture is all about energy...you can't sit still and play....even the conductor is getting a workout....wonderful tempo.....excellent performance

[ahh10123]

@lilttlekevin89 thats how you hold a french horn. also i think it does something to the sound

[gothrowsome2a]

@lilttlekevin89 dampeners to get rid of overtones

[Bromeu57]

@lilttlekevin89 At 2:55, I am pretty sure it is used to dampen the drum so it doesn't ring so much. It could be a cloth or some sort of muffle made by some company or something the percussion decided to put on the snare.

[windstorm1000]

wonderful work. maestro temirkanov spreads his excitement and pacing to the orchestra. 

[windstorm1000]

the perfect introduction to Shostakovich for those who only listen to Mozart. what's not to like about this zesty, tuneful, bouncy?? I love it.

[swankestdraf]

@lilttlekevin89 The white thing on the drum is a little piece of cloth. It helps to eliminate unwanted vibrations on the snare drum head so it produces a crisper, cleaner sound.

[klmsdrummer]

@lilttlekevin89 the white thing just a mute on the snare drum. it can get ringy sometimes.

[MrInformer100]

nice balance of treble and bass and excellent calrinet solo