Skip Fretwell: I just want to tell you our almost identical circumstances: I am one year younger, and was introduced to Beethoven one year later than you were. Listening to the third pianoconcerto was love at first hearing.. Regards.-
You couldn't be more right, Caleb Hu! In 1953, I used the carefully accumulated savings of my first job to start my musical treasury with Beethoven's fifth concerto by Arthur SchnabeI with the Chicago Symphony whose conductor I am not sure of but think it was Rafael Kubelik. An album with five vinyl records. And would you believe that I still remember some of the interruptions when the changer pushed the following record in? I repeated that marvelous experience with the other four concertos, before giving attention to other composers.
dinulipati I am currently a junior in high school and I can only hope to someday have the wonderful experiences you've had with music. Its beautiful how great music can connect people even with 70 years of difference in age.
Seems like that may have been the passion put into the second movement. Also, if you add in Figlio Perduto lyrics which seem to me to portray a story of an 18th century man on horseback carrying his dying son (I'm guessing fever) to get him help only to have his son die along the way as he is carrying him.
Thank you to the entire production team of Carl Sagan's Cosmos for introducing me to this beautiful magnificent music. Yes, in this instant case, the execution is wonderful. All of the joy, passion and exuberance is there. Thank you for putting this on CZcams.
Everyone comments about the greatness of this ineffable composition, while nobody seems to be noticing the incredible quality of the execution. The ones involved in this orchestra are truly amazing musicians, who here gave a flawless performance!
Indeed... The string section handled the beginning of the second movement with so much sensitivity I was overwhelmed by it, and I've heard it played by so many different orchestras and read through the score so many times it's ludicrous, but this is one of the best executions I've heard in years.
100% indeed. Even every single 8th note in 1st movement is unbelievably tense. Have never seen such perfectly conducted and executed 7th symphony. I am listening to this magical music since several years and it never fails to amaze me and every time I listen I recognize the real deepness of this performance.
Marcellus Sinclair- I agree too. I personally enjoy the 3rd movement its a bit more invigorating in my estimation. I love how the music is building up to a climax. It’s such a beautiful piece associated with ‘Horse of the Year’ in equestrian terms. The total symphony is very well done I love the drum roll. Ivan Fischer is so immersed in conducting. Wonderful to watch him. The R.C.O. are great.
I feel the same way every time I listen to it. What a wonderful theme! Love the chord progression so much. This orchestra is for me one of the best in the world - as far as I know others. I had the pleasure to see and hear it live in the Konzerthaus in Berlin last year. It was amazing.
@@wiejetze8397 - I think Ivan Fischer and the R.C.O. in my opinion too are one of the best. I would love the opportunity to see them in a live performance presenting this wonderful Symphony. Beethoven certainly was a maestro to compose something so joyful. I absolutely love this it’s what we need right now enjoyment, composure and to feel safe.
I listened to this symphony, conducted by the same Iván Fischer, on a Sunday evening 4 years ago after spending the whole day attending other concerts where Beethoven symphonies were played one after the other (the 1st, the 4th, the 3rd, the 2nd, the 8th and finally the 7th). It was a so-called "Beethoven Marathon" in my hometown. I was all alone throughout, but it was truly one of the most beautiful, most memorable days of my life.
The first movement deserves more love. It's absolutely gorgeous! The soaring orchestra, the gentle woodwinds made to imitate the chirping of birds, and that sublime melody. All wonderful
youre not wrong, in my opinion the whole 7th should be regarded higher in the grand scheme of things, but when youre followed by one of if not the most impressive pieces of music ever written (second movement of course) its tough to not be overshadowed.
It still astonishes me, after many decades of familiarity with the symphony, how any human being could compose such a masterpiece. It baffles the mind.
I am from a small town in Southern part of India, now 54 years, I didn't have exposure to western classical music till age 22, when I accidentally tuned in ( one of those old time old valve radios) in AM stations ( called short wave) and briefly ended on a random BBC station and it was a celestial feeling ( I learnt many years later after I moved to USA, it was one of the Bach pieces), then when I listened to an audio music when cars were reversing to alert pedestrians through a Fur Elise music bit didn't know it was Beethovens. One of the greatest composers of India Ilaiyaraaja (en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilaiyaraaja), introduced many of the listeners to western classical music through his phenomenal film score. Fast forward many years I had my life time opportunity to visit Beethovens birth place in Bonn and visited his house now maintained as a museum ( with his original scores, piano, his actual hair fore lock cut from his head when he passed away), the experience was surreal. Beethovens music takes me in time and without having any connections what so ever I feel I am walking in Germany, Vienna 300- 400 years ago while listening to his music
Yes! I know that feeling of being transported back in time to Vienna as you say! I have felt this many times when listening to Beethoven! His music is so intense and enthralling it carries the the zetgeist of that age and audience transports you to that time and place and people!
The Second movement is just genius - Beethoven almost uses a form of the Baroque technique of terraced dynamics. I'm currently playing the entire symphony with my school. It's completely worth it.
Hi, Niam. I think what he does there it's something new and revolutionary: it's a huge crescendo from min to max, not only in dynamics, but in range, orchestration and in composition materials. Those long-arcs were something new, he's introducing us to romanticism. Or... he's creating it.
No composer better than beethoven... He's every thing to music(miracle,sadness,happiness,stress, relaxing, Another world and imagination, top of strength...)
Movement 2 Allegretto is a Masterpiece! Magnificent! I'm so glad that my dad turned me on to Beethoven when I was a kid. I only wish he was still here to enjoy it with me now.
Me to. My dad would play violin grandad had his viola and I on flute I miss my dad and grandfather so much. Classical music and music tuition is the best gift a parent can pass on. Schools in U.K. no longer teach this, I fear it will be a lost art form a couple more generations further on.
@@samyandkitty8399 I'm glad your dad and grandad endowed you with your grounding in classical music and were so close to you. I was miss my my dad and grandad very much. My grandad passed on the folk tradition of our music, singing old tunes to me. My dad had seriously considered becoming a concert pianist and paid his way through college through giving piano lessons. He felt it was very important to raise your kids with these things also. My dad would play Beethoven piano sonata's for us as had kids and would take me to hear our metropolitan symphonic orchestra. He and had each of us learn at least one instrument. My oldest sister trained in violin and continued into adulthood in her community symphony orchestra. My middle sister took up viola, then cello. My youngest sister took up oboe and trained with a professional oboist in our metropolitan symphony. I took up piano like my dad and then trombone in school and then then guitar. I have a child who is a trained vocalist who competed in school contests and has a lifetime love of music. Classical music also helps children mathematically, with logical processing and thinking areas of life, language learning and a host of other areas of life alongside artistic and emotional expression and understanding, from things that I have read and observed. Thanks for your response.
myfather had the same love of Beethoven and unfortunately he died in 1992, but not before he passed on his passion to me, now at 66 I can't listen to this without thinking of him, saddness twinged with beauty, sort of sums up Beethoven really.
Beethoven (and the N7!), Iván Fischer and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra! What else do I need for a great evening audition? Simply perfect! Bravissimi !
14:16 I'm in love with the quiet "bravo" the conductor mouths and the soft smile that follows. It's wholesome, and a really good way to push the musicians to give their best also in what comes next. Positive reinforcement :D
Iván just seems like an incredible person in general. He’s very humorous, warm, and super charming in interviews. Helps that he’a an amazing conductor, too!
Thank you. Although watching the musicians play is incredible, sometimes I just come on to listen and read the comments as I listen. I went back to watch this. ❤✨💫
Yeah, I’ve seen him live a few times. He had a mic where he says a few words, before or after a performance. He’s very charming and funny, gets everyone to laugh! :-)
What I really don't understand is that apparently 1,8K people throw a dislike to this performance. Shame on them. Of course, if you don't like this type of music, I respect that. But then, just don't play it. I think a performance of Beethoven 7th can't get any better than this. Well done Concertgebouworkest!
As a conductor myself, I can fully appreciate the genius of Ivan Fischer. He brings out the various voices and nuances in a very unique way. The orchestra responds to his every expression...watching this performance should be worth college credits in a conducting class.
Hmm...my impression was this seemed very polished technically, but lacking in texture. I will give it some more listening. Beethoven can be so tricky: there is immense emotion in his music, but it can be somewhat elusive because of the sheer architecture
I'm 27 and, as a pianist, I've had great passion for Beethoven since I was a toddler, watching Disney's Fantasia. The 7th Symphony is one of these masterpieces he wrote that inspired my passion while growing up. I even got the chance to recently hear the Colorado Symphony perform it as a first act. The second act had Itzhak Perlman come on stage to perform his beautiful violin. It was a night never to be forgotten! Beethoven is, to this day and beyond, one of the greatest inspirations of my life as a pianist. God bless him!
Marcellus Sinclair hâte to think what happens to you when you hear the second movement of the 5th concerto, or the violin concerto, or the Archduke !!!
I am fortunate, not in money but in the life to enjoy such kind of music and so great Composer, melodies, Conductor and Great Orchestras. Thanks my God, thanks Humankind.!
Wieder ein Beweis mehr, dass das Concertgebouworkest eines der weltbesten Orchester ist: Maestro Iván Fischer trägt ein gerütteltes Maß dazu bei! Ein wahrer Genuss beim Zuhören.
Between 14:30 and 18:20 is (to me) the most sublime orchestral music ....ever. If humans were to broadcast 4 minutes of sounds throughout the galaxy, to brag about what an evolved species we are, that's the portion. No matter how many times I hear it, ....it brings tears to my eyes.
My grandparents were Tanglewood season pass holders. Every year in the Berkshires. My grandmother told 7 year old me that the 2nd movement allegretto in A minor is the sound of angels climbing up the stairs to heaven. We were there in August of 1990 when Leonard Bernstein conducted his final concert and played this, 2 months before he died. My grandpa was a vascular surgeon and could tell by the coughing that Lenny had very little time left. He retired 3 weeks after, and passed in October.
Excellente interprétation de cette grande, très grande symphonie. Tempo parfait, accents parfaitement dosés et un timbalier remarquable, entre autres...
This is the most mystic of all Beethoven's symphonies.The second movement is the best of all slow movement in all symphonic music. The grandeur of this piece is so well brought out by this Maestro.
Well it is actually not a slow movement... the original score says "allegreto" which actually is kinda fast. You have a serious missconception of Beethoven's music...
I have admired Classical music for 60 years. Never have I heard or seen a better performance. The orchestra is of course the definition of excellence. The players and the director often smiling to each other, made it seem almost intimate. Maestro Fischer is a brilliant interpreter, conductor, and communicator. The producer and director of the video made the performance a joy to watch as well as to hear. I will save this performance and cherish it for the rest of my life.
I agree This not just impeccably played and directed, it is so well recorded for sound and sight. I played horn a long time ago and feel like I am back in the orchestra.
La septième de Beethoven... Y a t-il symphonie plus romantique que celle-là ??? Le paroxysme du romantisme allemand du XIXème siècle... SUBLIME ! Forcément sublime !
I am now turning to 60 years old, started to listen to symphony 4 years ago, and immediately fall in love with Beethoven and Tchaikovsky. I repeated listen to all of their works. This one, Beethoven’s 7th is one of my best love.
I remember listening to a part of this song several years ago in a game called War Thunder. They removed the song since and I've been trying to find the song until now. And when I listened to it along with the other parts, let me just say I had my jaw on the floor the entire time. I never knew classical music could be this good.
There is still plenty of time! I am 24 and have listened to symphonies for at least 10 years. Actually, it is probably closer to 15 years. They can bring you a lifetime of joy and pleasure. I am still finding new pieces, but it takes times since there's so many masterpieces and I never get bored of them, I must listen to them over and over again. But that is a mark of a good and beautiful piece of art, whether it is a painting, book, poem, movie, music or a video game. The first piece was probably Vivaldi's Four Seasons, and in retrospect, Sibelius' Finlandia, although I didn't view it as such in the time. Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto was another. I quickly progressed to Beethoven and Bach, and the piano lessons I started helped me tremendously to understand classical music. I wish I knew more about jazz! I like to listen to it, but I never received an education on it in the conservatory. There is plenty of really interesting stuff there to listen and discover.
I'm feeling so much anxiety and stress (Ukraine, inflation, global warming...) and then I listen to Concertgebouworkest conducted by Ivan Fischer performing Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No 7. It makes me feel happy to be alive, it's sublime.
There's no reason you should be stressing that much and having anxiety about Ukraine, inflation, and global warming. These are not things that affect you on a daily basis (except maybe inflation to a degree).
No,perhaps barbers adagio for strings.I found out my 95 year old mother is quite I'll from Covid.I listened to that piece and it went right through me.Wow!!!!!
Defining the inconcievable magnificence that is Beethoven is like trying to explain the concept of the " Tao " . His music is architectural in structure - the symphonies are picture story - books in sound - with joviality , movement . He waa , and ever will be the Shakespear of music - his music seems to unlock the floodgates of emotion in the listener - their uncanny sophistication and unassuming nobility and grace inspire awe and wonder 😌
I thank my dear 'ol dad for introducing me to classical music back in the 70s when it definitely was not hip!! Love Beethoven's 7th symphony forever!!! Thanks my dear father...
I only discovered this 30 years ago, and every time I listen to it, is the first time! Thank you Beethoven! This and his piano concerto 5(emperor)is beyond what humanity can ever create!
14:50 I really have no explanation for why....but I can’t listen to this without crying. Maybe, because to me this is the pinnacle of musical achievement. This is something that we would give to an alien civilization to show them what human emotion is. It is sublime.
It gives off the feeling of trudging through an endless amount of desert, all alone, and not knowing if all your efforts were enough. Like slowly losing hope.
Carl Sagan used the 2nd movement in his PBS series "Cosmos" back in 1980 or so. It inspired me when I first saw it as a college student and the symphony has been a favorite ever since.
Listening to this symphony is the brief moment where I feel comfort and relax in this tragical world where we live right now... Thanks, Beethoven, you give us some hope in the darkness.
The greatest symphony ever written; composed by a brilliant genius; interpreted my a masterful conductor; played by a leading world orchestra. It doesn’t get any better than this; absolute joy and gratitude.
His best, for sure. I'd say it's in the top 3 among all symphonies written humans. Put it in a cage match against anything from Mozart, Tchaikovsky, and Haydn, I can see it having a good chance of coming out alive, sure.
In life Beethoven went through hell but he produced some heavenly pieces of music.Symphonies that will never be forgotten.They have lives of their own.He truly left an amazing legacy in his life laden with horrible challenges and tears.They made the man that produced this wonderfully inspiring music.🤔
Surely Beethoven at his best. I love the 7th. My first encounter with it was in 1950 when I was sixteen. My elder brothers best friend was emigrating to Canada(we were never to meet again) and knowing of my growing interest in classical music he gave me his Lp of this symphony, performed, incidentally by the Concertgebouw orchestra and it stuck an immediate chord with me and I have loved it ever since. One of my favourite symphonies , dramatic and pure and very moving, typical Beethoven. God bless him.
In my 70 years I've rarely heard a performance of this symphony that really engaged me, even by greats such as Reiner and Kleiber. But this performance is truly a standout. Incredible energy, beautiful revelations of detail, stunning musianship. When it was over, I was in tears. The people in that audience were most fortunate to hear it live.
No. The second movement has always been my favorite even before realising that my preference wasn't at all out of the ordinary visiting this page/video... Besides, I don't know the TV show The World of Gumball. I'm from the Netherlands. Maybe it's different to some others though.
Symphony no.7 is my most favorite of all Beethoven's symphonies. I really really love this. Whenever and wherever I am, I feel happy and excited again after hearing this symphony.. it was great to hear this symphony with different conductors. Conductors with their own characteristic and touch... 🥰🥰 Stay safe and healthy, everyone..
Unreal how Beethoven, whom died almost 200 years ago, can still unites people from completely different horizons, places and age through this completely non physical place. I don't know for you but this thought is hitting me hard... What a legendary dude, a complete timeless God that will stay that way for way more than 200 years... It's actually just the beginning of its legend
Brilliant film makers use the 2nd movement at a crucial moment in The King's Speech when King George must give the UK a rallying speech before WWII. Check it!
C'est vraiment magnifique cette interprétation de de la Symphonie N°7 de Beethoven au violoncelle. En écoutant, j'ai l'impression d'être sur une autre planète.
Ivan Fischer, i think you are a really great and GENUINELY KIND director. A character aspect often forgotten but very important to implement when you have the power to be both great and cordial.
The first time I heard this music I was 15...sitting on Mt. Rainier, watching a sunset across Paradise Valley towards the Tatoosh...it's been my favorite ever since then!
C'est pour moi la plus belle des symphonies de Beethoven et je ne me lasse jamais de l'écouter. Une rythmique unique, une ligne mélodique faite tantôt de puissance et tantôt de grâce, ondulant comme un ballet de Noureev. D'ailleurs son titre n'est-il pas "L'apothéose de la danse"? Interprétation grandiose avec un orchestre millimétré sous la baguette de cet immense chef qu'est Ivan Fisher.
Fischer is fantastic. Produces world class with the Budapest Festival Orchestra for decades now. Makes orchestras like the National Symphony (were he was principal guest conductor) sound twice as good as they normally are. Delivers impeccable performances with the RCO and the BPO. Why this guy doesn't seem to be in the running for these orchestras' top jobs is beyond my understanding.
herodot2 Fischer is exceptional but he doesn't have PR, marketing, agents doing his bidding like the superstar conductors, even though many are clearly inferior. Genuine talent seems to be irrelevant in the music biz.
herodot2 Maybe he prefers to live in Budapest and doesn't care much for great riches and fame? Come to think of it, Herbert von Karajan was apparently not so great at all but was presented as being extraordinary by the rec. companies. He was quite a show-man and a nazi-collaborator or just a nazi too of course.
+herodot2 He doesn't want to. Budapest Festival Orch. is his baby. In Washington he was interim for years, but always refused to take the position as Music Director. And why should he? He is not only a conductor, he is a conductor who does thorough research, who needs time for research and contemplation. He has a massive musical conscience and sometimes refuses to conduct certain pieces because of their musical content (like the St. Matthew's Passion). He is content with his circle of well-known musical friends, like the RCO, where he is quite popular.
We can only speculate on his reasons not to become the boss in Berlin. Don't forget that the Berliners claim that "it doesn't matter who stands in front of them They're better than any conductor, anyhow" :-D Regarding the St. Matthew Passion: I thought Fischer refused to play it, because of the anti-semitic texts here and there. Or was it St. John's Passion? I may have confused the two.
I am 87..just think of all the years since I was 14 that I have enjoyd Beethoven...I hope I can still hear it in Heaven!! How heavenly!
Skip Fretwell: I just want to tell you our almost identical circumstances: I am one year younger, and was introduced to Beethoven one year later than you were. Listening to the third pianoconcerto was love at first hearing..
Regards.-
dinulipati If you liked Beethoven's 3rd piano concerto you really should try the 5th.
You couldn't be more right, Caleb Hu! In 1953, I used the carefully accumulated savings of my first job to start my musical treasury with Beethoven's fifth concerto by Arthur SchnabeI with the Chicago Symphony whose conductor I am not sure of but think it was Rafael Kubelik. An album with five vinyl records. And would you believe that I still remember some of the interruptions when the changer pushed the following record in? I repeated that marvelous experience with the other four concertos, before giving attention to other composers.
dinulipati I am currently a junior in high school and I can only hope to someday have the wonderful experiences you've had with music. Its beautiful how great music can connect people even with 70 years of difference in age.
Personally, the 4th Concerto is my favorite....
I love how everyone is so polite in the comment section of classical music pieces.
same
@Daniel Ortiz splendidly not polite. Work on intonation though 😂
This s*** is so dope but I hate your comment
@Daniel Ortiz Wretchedly uncouth, yet delightfully apropos !
So polite? Well, Music sootheth the savage breast, - yes?
It took me until 29, but I'm finally learning the glory of Beethoven's Symphonies before my 30's.
Every time I listen to the second movement, I am reduced to tears.
One of the most famous movements in classical music history of all time !!!!!
Seems like that may have been the passion put into the second movement. Also, if you add in Figlio Perduto lyrics which seem to me to portray a story of an 18th century man on horseback carrying his dying son (I'm guessing fever) to get him help only to have his son die along the way as he is carrying him.
Me too my all time favorite
The passion makes me want to change the world
Thank you to the entire production team of Carl Sagan's Cosmos for introducing me to this beautiful magnificent music. Yes, in this instant case, the execution is wonderful. All of the joy, passion and exuberance is there.
Thank you for putting this on CZcams.
00:00-14:17 1. Poco sostenuto - Vivace
14:44-24:09 2. Allegretto
24:31-33:52 3. Scherzo. Presto
34:07-40:50 4. Allegro con brio
Thank you.
Thanks!
It is perhaps impossible to have a successful performance without a good audience.
izckloable 2nd movement is the best
gracias
Legend has it that there's an immortal man who always coughs at classical concerts.
He's been known to go and see Kiss too.
He has no T.
😂😂😂
And did you know there is a person hit by a car every 22 minutes? And she is getting pretty tired of it.
Delightful humour! Thank you... But now I can't get the image out of my head.
Everyone comments about the greatness of this ineffable composition, while nobody seems to be noticing the incredible quality of the execution. The ones involved in this orchestra are truly amazing musicians, who here gave a flawless performance!
Indeed... The string section handled the beginning of the second movement with so much sensitivity I was overwhelmed by it, and I've heard it played by so many different orchestras and read through the score so many times it's ludicrous, but this is one of the best executions I've heard in years.
Yes. Something not common.
100% indeed. Even every single 8th note in 1st movement is unbelievably tense. Have never seen such perfectly conducted and executed 7th symphony. I am listening to this magical music since several years and it never fails to amaze me and every time I listen I recognize the real deepness of this performance.
@@manopchoi1755 this one is actually the 7th...
@@memattia3198 yeah.. ofc i meant the 7th. Thx for reminding
Beethoven, the master. 200 years later. Thank you.
Danke ,lieber Gott,für L.v.Beethoven und seine wunderbare Musik❤❤
The 2nd movement, even after hearing it countless times, still gives me chills and puts me on the verge of tears. It's just gloriously majestic.
my sentiments exactly!
Marcellus Sinclair- I agree too. I personally enjoy the 3rd movement its a bit more invigorating in my estimation. I love how the music is building up to a climax. It’s such a beautiful piece associated with ‘Horse of the Year’ in equestrian terms. The total symphony is very well done I love the drum roll. Ivan Fischer is so immersed in conducting. Wonderful to watch him. The R.C.O. are great.
I feel the same way every time I listen to it. What a wonderful theme! Love the chord progression so much. This orchestra is for me one of the best in the world - as far as I know others. I had the pleasure to see and hear it live in the Konzerthaus in Berlin last year.
It was amazing.
@@wiejetze8397 - I think Ivan Fischer and the R.C.O. in my opinion too are one of the best. I would love the opportunity to see them in a live performance presenting this wonderful Symphony. Beethoven certainly was a maestro to compose something so joyful. I absolutely love this it’s what we need right now enjoyment, composure and to feel safe.
je suis dans le même état quand je l'écoute; j'ai 70ans...
Beethoven‘s music is the universal language
This symphony'll never stop to move me to tears... ❤
I listened to this symphony, conducted by the same Iván Fischer, on a Sunday evening 4 years ago after spending the whole day attending other concerts where Beethoven symphonies were played one after the other (the 1st, the 4th, the 3rd, the 2nd, the 8th and finally the 7th). It was a so-called "Beethoven Marathon" in my hometown. I was all alone throughout, but it was truly one of the most beautiful, most memorable days of my life.
The entire audience held their coughs until the brief period in between the first and second movements. I'm honestly proud of this audience.
Dutch people. Amazing! I miss Holland a lot!
Bro that had me ROLLING
Not sure you would have heard them over the dynamic levels of this 1st movement anyway.
What a time to be alive when you can experience this in the comfort of your own home whenever you like.
Unless your married and have kids
Rodeo1202 *you’re
Yes sir
It is miraculous.
True
The first movement deserves more love. It's absolutely gorgeous! The soaring orchestra, the gentle woodwinds made to imitate the chirping of birds, and that sublime melody. All wonderful
I agree. ❤
The first, second of course, third and fourth. Its a robust, complex, integrated masterpiece, you can not isolated only second movement!!!
youre not wrong, in my opinion the whole 7th should be regarded higher in the grand scheme of things, but when youre followed by one of if not the most impressive pieces of music ever written (second movement of course) its tough to not be overshadowed.
It still astonishes me, after many decades of familiarity with the symphony, how any human being could compose such a masterpiece. It baffles the mind.
Yes, it does seem totally amazing but you know what, I suggest that the answer is very simple: Beethoven's creative genius.
A world class orchestra
playing the 7th.
I am from a small town in Southern part of India, now 54 years, I didn't have exposure to western classical music till age 22, when I accidentally tuned in ( one of those old time old valve radios) in AM stations ( called short wave) and briefly ended on a random BBC station and it was a celestial feeling ( I learnt many years later after I moved to USA, it was one of the Bach pieces), then when I listened to an audio music when cars were reversing to alert pedestrians through a Fur Elise music bit didn't know it was Beethovens. One of the greatest composers of India Ilaiyaraaja (en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilaiyaraaja), introduced many of the listeners to western classical music through his phenomenal film score. Fast forward many years I had my life time opportunity to visit Beethovens birth place in Bonn and visited his house now maintained as a museum ( with his original scores, piano, his actual hair fore lock cut from his head when he passed away), the experience was surreal.
Beethovens music takes me in time and without having any connections what so ever I feel I am walking in Germany, Vienna 300- 400 years ago while listening to his music
Yes! I know that feeling of being transported back in time to Vienna as you say! I have felt this many times when listening to Beethoven! His music is so intense and enthralling it carries the the zetgeist of that age and audience transports you to that time and place and people!
Thank you for sharing that magnificently felt morsel of your life.
I firmly believe God was speaking to us through Beethoven in this symphony.
2022.3.15 Seoul, Korea, one of the big fans of Beethoven symphony 7, 최고의 연주 중 하나일 것 같습니다.. 감사합니다!!!
ロイヤルコンセルトルヘヴオオーケストラには従姉が20代から入団し来日演奏には度々出掛けて聴いていました。
若い頃コンサートホールも案内して貰いましたが素敵なホールでした😊
ベートーベンの7番も大好きな曲で炊事しながらも度々聴いています🎶
洗練された音に酷暑とコロナを遠ざけてくれ癒されます❗
This is the greatest Beethoven Symphony of all.
Di quanti sono venuti dopo Beethoven nessuno mai ha eguagliato in grandezza una tale opera,La performance dell'orchestra e del maestro sono super!.
The conductor and the musicians seem to be enjoying themselves during this performance, which, in turn, adds to my enjoyment as well.
And I am 83 and today 10/12/2022,I am listening this magnificent composition of Beethoven,my favorite composer!!
You should listen to N.B.A Youngboy or Lil Baby
@@hoodiekd1647 kid🤓
I'm almost 71, wondering where the time went, until these sounds, this magic bathes my old ears and makes them forever
The Second movement is just genius - Beethoven almost uses a form of the Baroque technique of terraced dynamics. I'm currently playing the entire symphony with my school. It's completely worth it.
Превосходно !
Hi, Niam. I think what he does there it's something new and revolutionary: it's a huge crescendo from min to max, not only in dynamics, but in range, orchestration and in composition materials. Those long-arcs were something new, he's introducing us to romanticism. Or... he's creating it.
No composer better than beethoven... He's every thing to music(miracle,sadness,happiness,stress, relaxing, Another world and imagination, top of strength...)
This just might be the most exultantly human of all symphonies.
Movement 2 Allegretto is a Masterpiece! Magnificent! I'm so glad that my dad turned me on to Beethoven when I was a kid. I only wish he was still here to enjoy it with me now.
my condolences for your sad loss
Me to. My dad would play violin grandad had his viola and I on flute I miss my dad and grandfather so much. Classical music and music tuition is the best gift a parent can pass on. Schools in U.K. no longer teach this, I fear it will be a lost art form a couple more generations further on.
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I'm glad your dad and grandad endowed you with your grounding in classical music and were so close to you. I was miss my my dad and grandad very much. My grandad passed on the folk tradition of our music, singing old tunes to me. My dad had seriously considered becoming a concert pianist and paid his way through college through giving piano lessons. He felt it was very important to raise your kids with these things also. My dad would play Beethoven piano sonata's for us as had kids and would take me to hear our metropolitan symphonic orchestra. He and had each of us learn at least one instrument. My oldest sister trained in violin and continued into adulthood in her community symphony orchestra. My middle sister took up viola, then cello. My youngest sister took up oboe and trained with a professional oboist in our metropolitan symphony. I took up piano like my dad and then trombone in school and then then guitar. I have a child who is a trained vocalist who competed in school contests and has a lifetime love of music. Classical music also helps children mathematically, with logical processing and thinking areas of life, language learning and a host of other areas of life alongside artistic and emotional expression and understanding, from things that I have read and observed. Thanks for your response.
myfather had the same love of Beethoven and unfortunately he died in 1992, but not before he passed on his passion to me, now at 66 I can't listen to this without thinking of him, saddness twinged with beauty, sort of sums up Beethoven really.
@@martynoliver9875 Condolences for your loss. He left his legacy with you.
Credit to the sound engineers for bringing out all the nuances of this magnificent orchestra
thx, it was me
@@iansmith8263 Well done you! Great job!
@@iansmith8263 may I ask what mics setup / array you used?
@@IvanTheUndertaker can't remember
@@iansmith8263bruh 😂
Beethoven (and the N7!), Iván Fischer and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra! What else do I need for a great evening audition? Simply perfect! Bravissimi !
14:16 I'm in love with the quiet "bravo" the conductor mouths and the soft smile that follows. It's wholesome, and a really good way to push the musicians to give their best also in what comes next. Positive reinforcement :D
Iván just seems like an incredible person in general. He’s very humorous, warm, and super charming in interviews. Helps that he’a an amazing conductor, too!
Thank you. Although watching the musicians play is incredible, sometimes I just come on to listen and read the comments as I listen. I went back to watch this. ❤✨💫
Yeah, I’ve seen him live a few times. He had a mic where he says a few words, before or after a performance. He’s very charming and funny, gets everyone to laugh! :-)
What I really don't understand is that apparently 1,8K people throw a dislike to this performance. Shame on them. Of course, if you don't like this type of music, I respect that. But then, just don't play it. I think a performance of Beethoven 7th can't get any better than this. Well done Concertgebouworkest!
some day they will appreciate as much as we do right now!
You understand, of course, that this is trolling and not actually honest reviews.
They clearly have no brains
@@DR-bp1yu Agreed, lowlife people who get satisfaction by negating excellence. In fact, we should feel sorry for them.
Do you Play with me Fortnite? PS: I habe a disslike, toi.
As a conductor myself, I can fully appreciate the genius of Ivan Fischer. He brings out the various voices and nuances in a very unique way. The orchestra responds to his every expression...watching this performance should be worth college credits in a conducting class.
I was thinking that myself. Had never heard of him before but.....
Have seen him in action, live
One of the best maestros of his time
Ditto, I'm a conductor also
Hmm...my impression was this seemed very polished technically, but lacking in texture. I will give it some more listening. Beethoven can be so tricky: there is immense emotion in his music, but it can be somewhat elusive because of the sheer architecture
Weird flex but ok
I'm 27 and, as a pianist, I've had great passion for Beethoven since I was a toddler, watching Disney's Fantasia. The 7th Symphony is one of these masterpieces he wrote that inspired my passion while growing up. I even got the chance to recently hear the Colorado Symphony perform it as a first act. The second act had Itzhak Perlman come on stage to perform his beautiful violin. It was a night never to be forgotten! Beethoven is, to this day and beyond, one of the greatest inspirations of my life as a pianist. God bless him!
Beethoven's use of percussion, fabulous.
Ivan Fisher's usage of percussion, marvelous!!
The 2nd movement just turns me into one huge goose bump every single time.
Marcellus Sinclair I’m glad you found music that resonates with you.
Marcellus Sinclair I cry every time I listen to it. It’s beyond this world.
Imagine listening to it live
Marcellus Sinclair hâte to think what happens to you when you hear the second movement of the 5th concerto, or the violin concerto, or the Archduke !!!
An good number of Symphonies get good at second movement, but for me, i can't say this one can be.
Every part of the symphony is truly a masterpiece.
Who ever enjoys listening it is fortunate.
I am fortunate, not in money but in the life to enjoy such kind of music and so great Composer, melodies, Conductor and Great Orchestras. Thanks my God, thanks Humankind.!
You can listen to No.7 anytime of the day or night, any day and feel different impact. Beethoven is a mover of mankind.
Wieder ein Beweis mehr, dass das Concertgebouworkest eines der weltbesten Orchester ist: Maestro Iván Fischer trägt ein gerütteltes Maß dazu bei! Ein wahrer Genuss beim Zuhören.
This Allegretto is one of the most brilliant and beautiful interpretations I've ever heard.
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one can only say it’s heavenly music; it will be performed as long as. there is civilised world
The fourth movement is like the wildest roller coaster ride I’ve ever experienced. And I love roller coasters. What a performance!
Between 14:30 and 18:20 is (to me) the most sublime orchestral music ....ever. If humans were to broadcast 4 minutes of sounds throughout the galaxy, to brag about what an evolved species we are, that's the portion. No matter how many times I hear it, ....it brings tears to my eyes.
Beethoven is an asset to the human race
On est d'accord
So you talk about symphony no 10 for Beethoven,l listen to 2ed movement every morning.
i couldnt agree more with you. This song is Just something else
My grandparents were Tanglewood season pass holders. Every year in the Berkshires. My grandmother told 7 year old me that the 2nd movement allegretto in A minor is the sound of angels climbing up the stairs to heaven. We were there in August of 1990 when Leonard Bernstein conducted his final concert and played this, 2 months before he died. My grandpa was a vascular surgeon and could tell by the coughing that Lenny had very little time left. He retired 3 weeks after, and passed in October.
The second movement, the allegretto in A minor, might be the greatest orchestral piece ever composed.
I agree, but it does have to compete with Mozart's 15th Piano Concerto. Yet, this 2nd movement is beyond doubt a strong favorite.
It really is a magnificent piece :’)
Listen to Mahler's Adagietto from 5th Symphony :)
@@bmrm2004 I will!
Tears in my eyes, every time
Beethoven's 7th symphony is incredible.
Indeed
It's glorious.
It,s up there in the top 20 as one of the greatest symphonies of all time !!!!!
@@scottmiller6495 tbh, all Beethoven symphonies are in the top 20, or atleast 2-9
Beethoven , the only old man that would beat me with his walking stick and I would not complain
Excellente interprétation de cette grande, très grande symphonie. Tempo parfait, accents parfaitement dosés et un timbalier remarquable, entre autres...
Je n'aurai pas mieux dit..! 😁👍 Un amoureux de Beethoven et de la belle et 💓 musique..
My brother is going to be playing this with the symphony orchestra! I’m so happy for him and so proud of him 💕
Congrats to him. Under this conductor? He looks like a swell guy.
This is the most mystic of all Beethoven's symphonies.The second movement is the best of all slow movement in all symphonic music. The grandeur of this piece is so well brought out by this Maestro.
Rajan Hariharan Hey, you are the same guy that in another video comented that you feel that Chopin wrote the op14 for you?
It is very mystical! It has a mysterious quality of being really, really simple but also really, really interesting. Thanks for the description! :)
could have rained down on those drums and raked those strings harder. Otherwise, I agree that he does it the best out of anyone I've found thus far.
Well it is actually not a slow movement... the original score says "allegreto" which actually is kinda fast. You have a serious missconception of Beethoven's music...
The Ninth is not chopped liver.
I have admired Classical music for 60 years. Never have I heard or seen a better performance. The orchestra is of course the definition of excellence. The players and the director often smiling to each other, made it seem almost intimate. Maestro Fischer is a brilliant interpreter, conductor, and communicator. The producer and director of the video made the performance a joy to watch as well as to hear. I will save this performance and cherish it for the rest of my life.
I agree This not just impeccably played and directed, it is so well recorded for sound and sight. I played horn a long time ago and feel like I am back in the orchestra.
Yes. Thanks, Cletus.
La septième de Beethoven... Y a t-il symphonie plus romantique que celle-là ??? Le paroxysme du romantisme allemand du XIXème siècle... SUBLIME ! Forcément sublime !
I am now turning to 60 years old, started to listen to symphony 4 years ago, and immediately fall in love with Beethoven and Tchaikovsky. I repeated listen to all of their works. This one, Beethoven’s 7th is one of my best love.
I remember listening to a part of this song several years ago in a game called War Thunder. They removed the song since and I've been trying to find the song until now. And when I listened to it along with the other parts, let me just say I had my jaw on the floor the entire time. I never knew classical music could be this good.
There is still plenty of time! I am 24 and have listened to symphonies for at least 10 years. Actually, it is probably closer to 15 years. They can bring you a lifetime of joy and pleasure. I am still finding new pieces, but it takes times since there's so many masterpieces and I never get bored of them, I must listen to them over and over again. But that is a mark of a good and beautiful piece of art, whether it is a painting, book, poem, movie, music or a video game.
The first piece was probably Vivaldi's Four Seasons, and in retrospect, Sibelius' Finlandia, although I didn't view it as such in the time. Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto was another. I quickly progressed to Beethoven and Bach, and the piano lessons I started helped me tremendously to understand classical music.
I wish I knew more about jazz! I like to listen to it, but I never received an education on it in the conservatory. There is plenty of really interesting stuff there to listen and discover.
I'm feeling so much anxiety and stress (Ukraine, inflation, global warming...) and then I listen to Concertgebouworkest conducted by Ivan Fischer performing Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No 7. It makes me feel happy to be alive, it's sublime.
I heard not watching the news does wonders to your mental health
There's no reason you should be stressing that much and having anxiety about Ukraine, inflation, and global warming. These are not things that affect you on a daily basis (except maybe inflation to a degree).
@@christianalvarez5409 They do a lot though, I like that this fact is calming but its unfortunately false
@@jon3706 yeah. and don't use twitter or reddit either
good for you! there's hope i think
That second movement is like the story of man....gorgeous!
I will be back for more of this wondrous heavenly music
There are people who lament about little problems.
and there is Beethoven, who created masterpieces being nearly deaf🎻
If you knew anything about Beethoven's life you would know he was a constant complainer about little problems.
Como todo o gênio tinha suas idiossincrasias. Imagino se fosse perfeito como pessoa. Música que perdurará por séculos.
Ein super Dirigent, dem die Musik am Herzen liegt und nicht die Selbstdarstellung. Bravo Maestro!
I don't think I have heard a contemporary conductor more perfectly understand Beethoven and sublimely conduct his music.
Check out rendition of Beethoven's 5th symphony by Orchestra Revolutionnaire, John Elliot Gardner
Was there ever any music as profound as the second movement? Truly awe inspiring!
No,perhaps barbers adagio for strings.I found out my 95 year old mother is quite I'll from Covid.I listened to that piece and it went right through me.Wow!!!!!
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Did she make it? 😳 🙏
Defining the inconcievable magnificence that is Beethoven is like trying to explain the concept of the " Tao " . His music is architectural in structure - the symphonies are picture story - books in sound - with joviality , movement . He waa , and ever will be the Shakespear of music - his music seems to unlock the floodgates of emotion in the listener - their uncanny sophistication and unassuming nobility and grace inspire awe and wonder 😌
My favourite music has always been Beethoven Symphony No. 9, until I heard Symphony No. 7 in a concert. I have been addicted to it every since.
I thank my dear 'ol dad for introducing me to classical music back in the 70s when it definitely was not hip!! Love Beethoven's 7th symphony forever!!! Thanks my dear father...
I’m so glad TwoSet introduced me to this. It’s been almost 2 years and I’m still coming back here every time!
I only discovered this 30 years ago, and every time I listen to it, is the first time! Thank you Beethoven!
This and his piano concerto 5(emperor)is beyond what humanity can ever create!
Listening to this when all the Coronavirus commotion makes me forget the stress going on and relax just listening to this beautiful piece by Beethoven
Listening to this while the whole country is in quarantine.
Viruses come and go. The classics will stay with us forever.
It does. Beethoven will cure what ails you. I'm thinking of all the wonderful musicians who are out of work right now.
Me too, looking for an escape, I cannot handle any more news or any more noon “pressers” from the liar in chief.
I suggest you n° 6 too it seems Covid 19 story...I hope!
This was the first classical music I purchased as a 12 year old.
와.. 이반 피셔의 베토벤 7번.. 군더더기없이 깨끗하고 전달력이 참 좋으네요. 정말 좋다 참 좋다♡
Maybe.
This recording has achieved true musical GREATNESS.
Undoubtedly the most beautiful symphony ever penned.
14:50 I really have no explanation for why....but I can’t listen to this without crying. Maybe, because to me this is the pinnacle of musical achievement. This is something that we would give to an alien civilization to show them what human emotion is. It is sublime.
It gives off the feeling of trudging through an endless amount of desert, all alone, and not knowing if all your efforts were enough. Like slowly losing hope.
I would give an alien civilization Beethoven's Eroica Symphony, the hero's journey.
what a beautiful response, i agree
Carl Sagan used the 2nd movement in his PBS series "Cosmos" back in 1980 or so. It inspired me when I first saw it as a college student and the symphony has been a favorite ever since.
now no one will see their dislikes haha
Listening to this symphony is the brief moment where I feel comfort and relax in this tragical world where we live right now... Thanks, Beethoven, you give us some hope in the darkness.
Beethoven's Musik führt immer zum Licht !
@@mariabusch5412 fuehr immer zum Licht!
Eternal hope. The immortal beloved.
The second movement is the most beautiful part of the symphony, in my opinion. Love it!
The greatest symphony ever written; composed by a brilliant genius; interpreted my a masterful conductor; played by a leading world orchestra. It doesn’t get any better than this; absolute joy and gratitude.
I love all Beethoven symphonies but i feel like this one isnt the best.
The final movement starts so fast and exuberant I laugh with pleasure!
His best, for sure. I'd say it's in the top 3 among all symphonies written humans. Put it in a cage match against anything from Mozart, Tchaikovsky, and Haydn, I can see it having a good chance of coming out alive, sure.
In life Beethoven went through hell but he produced some heavenly pieces of music.Symphonies that will never be forgotten.They have lives of their own.He truly left an amazing legacy in his life laden with horrible challenges and tears.They made the man that produced this wonderfully inspiring music.🤔
Love all Beethoven works, but Ninth is still greatest composition of all time by any composer. Period!!!
Surely Beethoven at his best. I love the 7th. My first encounter with it was in 1950 when I was sixteen. My elder brothers best friend was emigrating to Canada(we were never to meet again) and knowing of my growing interest in classical music he gave me his Lp of this symphony, performed, incidentally by the Concertgebouw orchestra and it stuck an immediate chord with me and I have loved it ever since. One of my favourite symphonies , dramatic and pure and very moving, typical Beethoven. God bless him.
My first encounter now, after all this years...July 28th 2020
In my 70 years I've rarely heard a performance of this symphony that really engaged me, even by greats such as Reiner and Kleiber. But this performance is truly a standout. Incredible energy, beautiful revelations of detail, stunning musianship. When it was over, I was in tears. The people in that audience were most fortunate to hear it live.
You experienced the Stendhal syndrome. So have I, on several occasions
In God we trust$
The conductor is fantastic!
And so is the piece!
As you know a conductor's work is largely before the concert
「のだめカンタービレ」で、すっかりこの曲が好きになりました。
😀😆🥰🤓
Happy 202nd anniversary to one of the greatest works ever composed!
Joe Spencer I listen to Beethoven when I am sad. Then I am no longer sad.
Brilliant!
Beethoven's 7th is one of my favorites. I listen to it regularly and will never get tired of it. Thank you!
1st 0:05 Vivace 3:50 4:17 09:58 13:25
2nd 14:44 17:20 20:29 21:40 22:35
3st 24:28 27:57 29:20
4th 34:07 35:19 35:31 39:39
Thank you very much, dearest user, this was helpful for me!
thanks😊
I am listening to this masterpiece while We are in quarantine.
Eduardo Guajardo me too! Thank god for Beethoven and all the greats to lift our spirits and remind us that this will pass!
Si si si il miglior modo di passare la quarantena. Eccezionale il 2^ e il 3^ movimento.....semplicemente SUBLIMI
Beethoven holt uns alle da raus! Sicher! Dafür hat er´s doch komponiert! Hör´s dir dann noch einmal an!
Especially Algretto.
Eduardo Guajardo I need ti listen it, it is music’s professor homeworks
the 2nd movement is wonderful but PLEASE all the movements is sublime. give this symphony a chance and listen to this gigantic work.
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Most people aren't here, "Only for the second movement."
+Spartanattack same with the new world symphony too sadl
But the second movement is more popular because 12 seconds of it played on the tv show The World of Gumball.
No. The second movement has always been my favorite even before realising that my preference wasn't at all out of the ordinary visiting this page/video... Besides, I don't know the TV show The World of Gumball. I'm from the Netherlands.
Maybe it's different to some others though.
Symphony no.7 is my most favorite of all Beethoven's symphonies. I really really love this. Whenever and wherever I am, I feel happy and excited again after hearing this symphony..
it was great to hear this symphony with different conductors. Conductors with their own characteristic and touch... 🥰🥰
Stay safe and healthy, everyone..
Le sinfonie, i concerti le romanze sono di una bellezza unica. Io amo Beethove. Questa 7, e" una bella esecuzione.❤
Unreal how Beethoven, whom died almost 200 years ago, can still unites people from completely different horizons, places and age through this completely non physical place. I don't know for you but this thought is hitting me hard... What a legendary dude, a complete timeless God that will stay that way for way more than 200 years... It's actually just the beginning of its legend
24:32 is the beginning of my favorite part
Everyone is talking about the second movement but Presto is just soo beautiful, joyful and just magnificent
Brilliant film makers use the 2nd movement at a crucial moment in The King's Speech when King George must give the UK a rallying speech before WWII. Check it!
C'est vraiment magnifique cette interprétation de de la Symphonie N°7 de Beethoven au violoncelle. En écoutant, j'ai l'impression d'être sur une autre planète.
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Thank you Ludwig van Beethoven! When I'm down I listen to your 3rd movement of this magnificent symphony.
Ivan Fischer, i think you are a really great and GENUINELY KIND director. A character aspect often forgotten but very important to implement when you have the power to be both great and cordial.
how does anyone transform feelings into such magnificent music, its amazing
not in vain this is the best orchestra in the world, the subtlety and clarity are accompanied by the strength and massiveness of the orchestral tutti
This is unearthly. I'm in tears.
Écouter la 7eme de Beethoven,c'est se rajeunir l'esprit,et c'est une jouissance de l'oreille.
My favourite Beethoven Symphony.
I completely agree, especially the second movement
for me it's a close 2nd to his 9th. Symphony 9 is SUPREME when performed correctly.
This is my second favourite after the choral symphony
Similar here, got to play it (solo clarinet) several times. It's exciting to hear and play ALL Beethoven symphonies.
@@niampatel9115 For sure. I was delighted when they used it in an episode of WestWorld. It was completely epic.
The first time I heard this music I was 15...sitting on Mt. Rainier, watching a sunset across Paradise Valley towards the Tatoosh...it's been my favorite ever since then!
C'est pour moi la plus belle des symphonies de Beethoven et je ne me lasse jamais de l'écouter. Une rythmique unique, une ligne mélodique faite tantôt de puissance et tantôt de grâce, ondulant comme un ballet de Noureev. D'ailleurs son titre n'est-il pas "L'apothéose de la danse"?
Interprétation grandiose avec un orchestre millimétré sous la baguette de cet immense chef qu'est Ivan Fisher.
Great Conductor;Great Performance;Great Immortal Masterwwork.
Fischer is fantastic. Produces world class with the Budapest Festival Orchestra for decades now. Makes orchestras like the National Symphony (were he was principal guest conductor) sound twice as good as they normally are. Delivers impeccable performances with the RCO and the BPO. Why this guy doesn't seem to be in the running for these orchestras' top jobs is beyond my understanding.
herodot2 Fischer is exceptional but he doesn't have PR, marketing, agents doing his bidding like the superstar conductors, even though many are clearly inferior. Genuine talent seems to be irrelevant in the music biz.
herodot2 Maybe he prefers to live in Budapest and doesn't care much for great riches and fame? Come to think of it, Herbert von Karajan was apparently not so great at all but was presented as being extraordinary by the rec. companies. He was quite a show-man and a nazi-collaborator or just a nazi too of course.
+herodot2 He doesn't want to. Budapest Festival Orch. is his baby. In Washington he was interim for years, but always refused to take the position as Music Director. And why should he? He is not only a conductor, he is a conductor who does thorough research, who needs time for research and contemplation. He has a massive musical conscience and sometimes refuses to conduct certain pieces because of their musical content (like the St. Matthew's Passion). He is content with his circle of well-known musical friends, like the RCO, where he is quite popular.
We can only speculate on his reasons not to become the boss in Berlin. Don't forget that the Berliners claim that "it doesn't matter who stands in front of them They're better than any conductor, anyhow" :-D
Regarding the St. Matthew Passion: I thought Fischer refused to play it, because of the anti-semitic texts here and there. Or was it St. John's Passion? I may have confused the two.
MyMusic0201. All I can say, is Bravo for that. An ethical and moral man.
Concertgebouw is without doubt the BEST orchestra in the world!!! Truly amazing orchestra playing!!!
It is always 'in doubt ' ... thank God! There are many fabulous orchestras ...this is one of them!
" To play a wrong note is insignificant; to play without passion is inexcusable "
---- Ludwig van Beethoven