ONE OF THE BEST CLASSICAL PIECES I'VE EVER HEARD - REACTING TO BEETHOVEN SYMPHONY NO. 9

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  • Reaction to Beethoven Symphony no.9 - Daniel Barenboim
    Although this is a reupload I hope you enjoy it again.
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    00:00 First Movement
    23:42 Second Movement
    39:23 Third Movement
    1:19:00 Final Movement
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  • @GIDIREACTS
    @GIDIREACTS  Před rokem +58

    I appreciate all the love and interest for this type of content, please don’t forget to like and subscribe. I mainly listen to classical music on this channel ❤

    • @klauskinski5969
      @klauskinski5969 Před rokem

      you should include the context. including a choir was a no go. being celebrated more then feudals lords, was a death sentence.
      the difference between beethoven and other composers like mozart was that beethoven not accepted borders. he pushed them in every single piece. thats the whole difference that makes beethoven a genius. he had a vision he wanted to push

    • @vknight7497
      @vknight7497 Před 7 měsíci

      Black people reacting to classical music? You're doing more to improve race relations than Martin Luther King.

    • @johnolwenperkins3579
      @johnolwenperkins3579 Před 4 měsíci

      Remarkable and so sad that Beethoven never heard this piece as he was totally deaf when he composed this.

  • @simonrancourt7834
    @simonrancourt7834 Před rokem +205

    Fun fact : when CDs where created, their capacity was calculated to be able to hold the 9th on one CD.

    • @thiemokucharczyk
      @thiemokucharczyk Před 8 měsíci +16

      Indeed. Herbert von Karajan together with Sony 😎👍

    • @NeaonBHB
      @NeaonBHB Před 3 měsíci +3

      This is an urban rumor and not true. It's kind of an annoying one too, since it implies that every interpretation of a piece will vary in length depending on the way the conductor interprets the tempo.

  • @helensarkisian7491
    @helensarkisian7491 Před rokem +55

    Hearing him say the first movement was intense made me smile. What an innocent statement. Hang on buddy, you ain’t heard nothing yet.

  • @stone2360
    @stone2360 Před rokem +194

    Beethovan got a lot of criticism when they found out the 9th symphony would be introducing a choir. It was the first time of its time to introduced choir in a musical symphony. Little did they know, this would be one of the most iconic pieces ever exist to this day. Great reaction!

    • @iamthewalrus4998
      @iamthewalrus4998 Před rokem +16

      Just imagine being there, when the choir stood up and started taking part. It must have blown everybody’s minds in a way we could not imagine

    • @kentondickerson
      @kentondickerson Před rokem +18

      @@iamthewalrus4998 And Beethoven couldn't hear a note of it. The members of the orchestra had to make him turn around to see the audience's reaction.

    • @sfurules
      @sfurules Před rokem +5

      Yeah the B9 is actually a really significant piece in classical history for a lot of reasons, this being one of them.

    • @joebloggs396
      @joebloggs396 Před rokem +3

      It wasn't the first time voices were used, a lesser known composer did that over a decade earlier.

    • @stone2360
      @stone2360 Před rokem +1

      @@joebloggs396 who was it?

  • @kaushiksunapu5657
    @kaushiksunapu5657 Před rokem +202

    To watch that smile slowly spread across your face as you recognize this piece and it's beauty is just incredible

    • @klauskinski5969
      @klauskinski5969 Před rokem +4

      and yet he missed the importance of that piece. it was a collaberation of german writers in contact with beethoven and at the same time beethoven destroying norms.symp9 is a masterpiece because of all the context that meaned certain death.

    • @kaushiksunapu5657
      @kaushiksunapu5657 Před 11 měsíci

      @@klauskinski5969 true that

    • @minasmigkosgymnastics8742
      @minasmigkosgymnastics8742 Před 11 měsíci +16

      @@klauskinski5969 bro is new to classical music
      How do you expect to know such things ?

    • @ron88303
      @ron88303 Před 5 měsíci +4

      @@klauskinski5969Dude; come in off the ledge; it's a first-time listen. Do you have all facts and context available when you listen to something for first time?

    • @klauskinski5969
      @klauskinski5969 Před 5 měsíci

      @@ron88303
      so he can make a reaction video and now a freeky wiki page at the same time?

  • @erecvonaue7636
    @erecvonaue7636 Před 11 měsíci +19

    Beethoven is proof that music is one of mankind's finest achievements.

    • @jamesalexander5623
      @jamesalexander5623 Před 9 měsíci

      If all that is left of earthly civilisation is Music ..... Aliens Will be Impressed!

    • @mandarbamane4268
      @mandarbamane4268 Před 8 měsíci +1

      More like Bach (anyway I prefer Beethoven tho, but Bach is best)

    • @erecvonaue7636
      @erecvonaue7636 Před 8 měsíci

      @@mandarbamane4268 I agree with you. I love Beethoven but Bach is just on a own level for me.

    • @ron88303
      @ron88303 Před 5 měsíci +1

      @@jamesalexander5623 (Chuckle) Only if they have ears (or some other aural receptors).

  • @NiiloPaasivirta
    @NiiloPaasivirta Před 6 měsíci +5

    Beethoven's 9th has been called one of the greatest achievements of the entire human race. I wouldn't disagree.

  • @igordrm
    @igordrm Před rokem +10

    Can you imagine that most people of the world will never listen to this? And many of them have access to it, but they just will not? You are a privileged on your journey through life.

  • @awlabrador
    @awlabrador Před rokem +80

    Hearing Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony for the first time and yet somehow recognizing that we’ve always known the Ode to Joy melody is somehow, mysteriously, an experience almost all of us share, and which we all experience only once. I’m happy to have witnessed you recognizing the Ode to Joy, too.

    • @edwardkuenzi5751
      @edwardkuenzi5751 Před rokem

      I listened to it when I was so young I don't think I ever had heard it before. I was very taken aback by the sudden introduction of choral singers. I think I actually disliked it at first because I was so unfamiliar. I had been listening to all the symphonies in order and singing was very unexpected.

  • @sakura44553
    @sakura44553 Před 7 měsíci +14

    In Japan this symphony is sang by almost everyone. I got the chance to sing this (as a German) with 500 Japanese in the Kyoto concert hall. I felt how much this music is "worldmusic"! I enjoy that the younger generation is understanding this ...YT is a good way to connect through music.

  • @thedyck69
    @thedyck69 Před rokem +101

    Imagine this, first of all, writing the score for this incredible work of art, the long hours of writing each note for each instrument and voice, the pace, harmonies, counter-harmonies, etc, putting on paper what is in Beethoven's mind. Now also imagine this. As he was composing this he was going deaf, some suggest because of beatings he faced from a very abusive and drunk father. And further imagine this, Beethoven never heard it performed. By the time it was first performed he was completely deaf, and heard nothing, even though it is reported he conducted that performance. When it was finished, he could not even hear the unprecedented applause from the audience, exhausted and with his back to the crowd. One of the musicians had to go and turn him around to see the reception for his masterwork of true genius (no apologies to Kanye West).

    • @Caroline1261
      @Caroline1261 Před rokem +19

      When Beethoven wrote this, he was completely deaf. He never heard it. One of his most beautiful symphony! What a master!

    • @benjamindewinter2432
      @benjamindewinter2432 Před rokem +5

      Beethoven lost his deafness gradually due to a disease he contracted while he was away from Vienna. He recovered from this disease but his hearing deteriorated over the years. I'm pretty sure that it was due to a bite of an insect or something? Anyways, it doesn't matter because I don't know the specifics.

    • @somethingtojenga
      @somethingtojenga Před rokem +2

      He was there for the performance and went up on stage for part of it, but didn't conduct it. Still, writing this when he was all but completely deaf, is mind-blowing.

    • @jeffreyjeziorski1480
      @jeffreyjeziorski1480 Před rokem

      ​@@benjamindewinter2432some say syphilis

    • @benjamindewinter2432
      @benjamindewinter2432 Před rokem

      @@jeffreyjeziorski1480 apparentely. Though there would seem less evidence of that later in his life.

  • @lpiano8147
    @lpiano8147 Před rokem +6

    In the forth movement, Beethoven quotes parts of the first three movements but every time the cellos and contrabasses are interrupting, saying „we don’t wanna listen to this again“. Only when the other instruments starting to play the popular forth theme „Ode to joy“ the cellos and contrabasses are agreeing with the tune and all instruments are playing together joyfully but then the intro theme appears again. All instruments are fighting again, then the bass starts singing „Oh Freunde nicht diese Töne! Sondern lasst uns angenehmere anstimmen, und freudevollere.“ which can be translated with „O friends, no more of these sounds!
    Let us sing more cheerful songs,
    More songs full of joy!.“
    Then all people are singing Schillers poem „An die Freude“, „Ode to joy“.

  • @josemarti7487
    @josemarti7487 Před rokem +8

    The homie is digging the stuff ☺️

  • @Haselius00
    @Haselius00 Před 6 měsíci +11

    Regardless of your background, regardless of your heritage, regardless of your social standing, regardless of your nationality or faith or language or economic status, there are some pieces of music that speak directly to the experience of being human, directly to the soul. This is one of them.

  • @robgraham5697
    @robgraham5697 Před rokem +4

    Jesus! That is one of the great pieces of music.
    In 10,000 years it will still be played in the far corners of human space.

  • @hornerinf
    @hornerinf Před rokem +14

    Daniel Barenboim is not only a master conductor, but one of the world's best pianists. You should watch his live recordings of any of the Beethoven piano sonatas. You will be mesmerized, guaranteed.

  • @billmitchell8473
    @billmitchell8473 Před rokem +2

    If you really want to be floored go experience it in person. It was a something I will never forget

  • @susanbryant6516
    @susanbryant6516 Před rokem +50

    I love how mr. Barenboim looks so proud of the orchestra, and the exchange between him and the musicians.

    • @Ziad3195
      @Ziad3195 Před rokem +3

      It's infectious!

    • @javiervelasco3921
      @javiervelasco3921 Před rokem +6

      Also for context, this is a very special orchestra that Baremboim put together to celebrate the unity of people around music, this West-Eastern orchestra combines musicians from Israel and Palestina, among many other nations.

    • @jwmusic6793
      @jwmusic6793 Před rokem +2

      If I remember correctly, Mr. Barenboim’s son is first chair violinist in this performance.

    • @timbredan3476
      @timbredan3476 Před rokem +1

      He is one of my favorite conductors

    • @timbredan3476
      @timbredan3476 Před rokem +1

      @@javiervelasco3921 that’s amazing!!

  • @richard7crowley
    @richard7crowley Před 4 měsíci +2

    The tune you recognized in the last movement was written for the poem "An die Freude (Ode to Joy)" by Friedrich Schiller. It was adopted as the anthem of the Council of Europe and then by the European Union. It is also used as the tune for the Christian hymn "Joyful, Joyful, we Adore Thee"
    Wikipedia says: "The symphony is regarded by many critics and musicologists as a masterpiece of Western classical music and one of the supreme achievements in the entire history of music. One of the best-known works in common practice music, it stands as one of the most frequently performed symphonies in the world."

  • @gaborkustra1213
    @gaborkustra1213 Před rokem +4

    It shows Beethoven's genius that he wrote this work completely deaf. The music was playing in his head.

  • @SeeTee24
    @SeeTee24 Před rokem +12

    54:49 to the end of the movement. Instant tears every time I hear it. Evokes feelings of how wonderful it is to love and just be alive.

  • @Milosenpotion
    @Milosenpotion Před rokem +47

    1:27:45 told me you understand music. There are a number of moments like that in this piece, but that one was setup with your attention to be either noticed or unnoticed. Glad you actually listened to the entire version; it's the greatest piece of music ever written IMO.

    • @marcobiagioli3905
      @marcobiagioli3905 Před rokem +4

      Si! Alcuni dividono la storia della musica in un prima e in un dopo la Nona.

  • @randomusernamedandrew7663

    Man, seeing this channel go from a few classical reactions for some well known iconic pieces to what it is now has been such an awesome journey. Truly love everything you’re doing with this channel!

    • @GIDIREACTS
      @GIDIREACTS  Před rokem +11

      I really appreciate it 😊🙏🏾

    • @johannsobieski1780
      @johannsobieski1780 Před rokem +5

      @@GIDIREACTSA small excerpt of the lyrics of the singers All people become brothers,
      Where your gentle wing rests.
      Who made the big hit
      to be a friend's friend....
      ...All people become brothers,
      Where your gentle wing rests.
      Be embraced, millions.
      This kiss for the whole world!
      Brothers! over the starry sky
      Must a dear father live...
      (The choir sing:at full volume)
      All men, all men, all men become brothers.!!!
      This kiss for the whole world.!!!) Greetings from Berlin

    • @RubraLIber
      @RubraLIber Před rokem +3

      @@johannsobieski1780 Ode to Joy Symphony No. 9, is one of the greatest artistic creations in the history of mankind, it is beyond genius, it is genius, passion and trust.
      It is an honor to know that this Anthem can act as a guide for the young new Europe, also for the message it carries, but it is also a gift for humanity.
      Greetings from Sardinia

  • @waveflunktion
    @waveflunktion Před 11 měsíci +13

    My favorite recording of this piece was conducted by Leonard Bernstein in 1989 after the fall of the Berlin Wall; Bernstein modified the Ode to Joy to replace "Freude", meaning "joy", with "Freiheit", meaning "freedom" in celebration of the historical moment. An incredibly powerful performance. It was also one of Bernstein's final performances before he died. If you like this piece, I highly recommend checking it out just by searching "Ode to Freedom"

    • @space2walk1
      @space2walk1 Před 4 měsíci

      Thanks

    • @renekarfinger8341
      @renekarfinger8341 Před 4 měsíci

      Sorry, but it must be Karajans Version, it’s by far the best interpretation, my point of view as a German.

  • @sfurules
    @sfurules Před rokem +4

    I've had the privileged of performing the B9 15 times or so. I love it every time.

  • @helenbirch5719
    @helenbirch5719 Před rokem +10

    I have heard this piece countless times since my older brother fell in love with it when I was about 5, which was 1958 or so. As an adult, I was privileged to sing with the Loa Angeles Master Chorale and performed it many times with the LA Phil with world-class conductors. I still have the choral alto part memorized. I cannot ever get tired of this piece. Not ever. Goosebumps and near tears every time. Thank you for reloading this.

  • @robertpearson8798
    @robertpearson8798 Před rokem +36

    I’ve heard this piece countless times and it still gives me goosebumps as well.

  • @gusbert
    @gusbert Před rokem +18

    Whenever I listen to this sublime music, including watching this video, tears of joy run from my eyes, and I am uplifted to another level. I am sad for people who don't "get" classical music, but don't recognise the scores to their favourite films are essentially classical music.

  • @MrEvers
    @MrEvers Před 9 měsíci +1

    Beethoven's a master at edging, seemingly building towards a finish, then slowing down, and that several times, before finally ending in this great crescendo

  • @carlrosa1130
    @carlrosa1130 Před rokem +34

    Keep in mind...The Ninth was the first example of a major composer scoring vocal parts in a symphony. It shocked the entire community. Also, when this was composed and performed, Beethoven was stone deaf.

    • @davegrenier1160
      @davegrenier1160 Před rokem +6

      One of the reasons it's considered the end of "classical" music and the beginning of the "romantic" era. The departure was so radical that it created a new paradigm for music.

    • @greg6304
      @greg6304 Před 4 měsíci +1

      And blind as well!

    • @gilgard294
      @gilgard294 Před 4 měsíci

      and impotent too! Why not?@@greg6304

    • @HuseynAga
      @HuseynAga Před 2 měsíci

      @@greg6304no.

    • @dan74695
      @dan74695 Před měsícem

      @@greg6304 No.

  • @guileshill
    @guileshill Před rokem +9

    Gidi, I almost never comment on YT, but just want to say what a joy it is to see you discovering this music. You'll know by now that there are many videos of this piece by various orchestras under various conductors. They are all different, for many reasons. For example this is Barenboim's orchestra, he put it together some years ago, and the remarkable thing is that it comprises equally Jewish and Palestinian musicians. His point being to prove that if they can play together, there is no essential reason why they cannot live together. But they are still a mostly young group and are still not entirely tight musically. Listen to others you'll soon see what I mean. For example, the inaugural concert at the new Elbphilharmonie was a performance of the ninth but with the glorious Bryn Terfel singing the base role that Rene Pape takes here. It's not the greatest performance ever (whatever that means) but it is an important one because it launches a fabulous new music facility and Bryn milked it for all it was worth. My current favourite is a performance by the Oslo Philharmonic under (the very young conductor) Klaus Mäkelä. What makes it a standout is that the final movement with its setting of Schiller's poetry (what we call the Ode to Joy) doesn't always sound that joyful. But I have never seen an orchestra having so much fun, or the chorus and soloists producing such an utterly joyous rendering as this.
    It is here: czcams.com/video/QkQapdgAa7o/video.html
    And the Elbphilharmonie concert (final movement only) is here: czcams.com/video/t3_YzOyn4Qw/video.html
    Happy exploring.
    I liked your closing comments as well. I am a Brit living in Germany. Incidentally, your Italian pronunciations are not as bad as you fear.

  • @parsifal40002
    @parsifal40002 Před rokem +12

    You pronounced the Italian tempo words correctly! Impressive!

  • @riverstun
    @riverstun Před 5 měsíci +1

    So; the opening movement of the 9th is essentially just one long essay on the relationship between 2 notes: The tonic and the dominant. (Do and So). This relationship is probably the most important one in all music.
    This is intense, because Beethoven beats it to death. One could even say that Beethoven was the master of beating the V-I to death. Especially in his finales.

  • @hadesobsidian5231
    @hadesobsidian5231 Před rokem +23

    One of the very few to listen to the whole symphony. Awesome. You deserve more subs.

  • @tonyharmon8512
    @tonyharmon8512 Před rokem +9

    As a little aside, the length of playtime on the CD format was set to contain this entire piece on one disk. This symphony and no other piece of music determined the format size. Such a tribute to this symphony that it alone set this standard.

  • @fractuss
    @fractuss Před rokem +6

    I love his 6th symphony so much.

    • @fractuss
      @fractuss Před rokem +2

      Although this one is glorious as well.

    • @mariaveenema4337
      @mariaveenema4337 Před měsícem

      I love the 7th, the 2nd movement especially. It's my go to piece when I take a bath :3

  • @annaolson4828
    @annaolson4828 Před rokem +10

    1:15:55 to 1:18:32 has to be my favorite three minutes in all of music. It's a blockbuster moment in a movement absolutely chock full of them.

  • @Dylonely42
    @Dylonely42 Před rokem +53

    I really appreciated that you published the whole piece !

  • @mysticmouse7261
    @mysticmouse7261 Před 10 měsíci +2

    Beethoven's joy melody was a simple one that anybody could sing. I was happy to see Gidi sing along with Ludwig and all humanity

  • @rossini9mozart10
    @rossini9mozart10 Před rokem +29

    Hey Gidi, duid you know that Beethoven was absolutly deaf when he wrote it ? It makes it so more impressive!

    • @GIDIREACTS
      @GIDIREACTS  Před rokem +21

      still can't believe that to this day!

    • @klauskinski5969
      @klauskinski5969 Před rokem +4

      also: lyrics: schiller, music: beethoven
      beethoven was in steady contact with schiller, one of the greatest writers of his time. i suggest ppl read stuff of him.

    • @klauskinski5969
      @klauskinski5969 Před rokem +7

      @@GIDIREACTS context is important.
      1. being nearly deaf
      2. writing a piece that goes against all norms at this time as most of his pieces (he literally created a own genre)
      3. getting more ovations then royal family

    • @orb3796
      @orb3796 Před rokem

      @@klauskinski5969 Beethoven wasn´t nearly deaf. The last 10 years of his life (which is when this symphony was written) were total deafness

    • @MsAppassionata
      @MsAppassionata Před rokem

      @@orb3796 I believe that the Ode To Joy melody was similar to the basic melody of a German drinking song. I think I remember hearing that he first thought of writing a piece based on that theme when he was younger, before he completely lost his hearing. Btw - Did you know that, after supposedly completely going deaf, he told a friend that, on rare occasions, he could still hear birds chirping when he went outdoors to take a walk in the woods, which is something that he often enjoyed doing. Now, I don’t know if that was his imagination or not but it is interesting. I’m not sure how deafness affects people.

  • @Geth-Who
    @Geth-Who Před rokem +6

    This symphony in its entirety is a bit of an exercise in patience when you know what's coming. But it's worth the wait - just builds and builds, and then breaks like a freaking storm.

    • @azurbtkl3901
      @azurbtkl3901 Před 10 měsíci +1

      what the hell are you talking about? First two movements are absolute masterpieces as well

  • @timbredan3476
    @timbredan3476 Před rokem +12

    This piece never ceases to make cry tears of joy 🥲 😭, especially the last movement

  • @Castiwr
    @Castiwr Před rokem +7

    Thank you for this. I was sitting at home, at 06:00 in the morning, feeling ill and sorry for myself, when I spotted your commentary on this symphony. By the time it was finished I was feeling so much happier, not just because of the music - which I love - but even more so for your reaction. You showed just the emotion that it's all about - JOY!
    Schiller's 'Ode To Joy', set to music by a composer who, in his work, captures what it is to be human better than any other.
    Thanks again and I've now subscribed and am looking forward to accompanying you in your voyage of discovery in the world of classical music.

  • @aldrinphillips5697
    @aldrinphillips5697 Před rokem +11

    Gidi you need to do an reaction to Beethovan"s 5th Symphony with this same conductor!

    • @katiesimpson8517
      @katiesimpson8517 Před rokem +1

      Yes! Beethoven's 5th please.

    • @MsAppassionata
      @MsAppassionata Před rokem

      He should recognize that one immediately, from the first couple of notes.

    • @WorldifySanity
      @WorldifySanity Před rokem +1

      And the 6th! Barenboim has actually conducted ALL of them.

  • @sylv772
    @sylv772 Před měsícem

    I love your reactions - it is like listening to the music myself for the first time again. And the way you listen......

  • @JStephs1950
    @JStephs1950 Před 10 měsíci +7

    I first heard this about 50 years ago. I've heard it more times than I can count. I wish there was a way we could hear great music as if hearing it for the first time, over and over again - without having a memory problem, that is. I think that's why I like reaction videos - watching someone hear things for the first time comes about as close to re-living that experience as can get, without having prior head injury. It's so great. Reaction videos like this can also serve to introduce others to the world's great music, which has been slowing fading from the public view and hearing.

    • @stefanbernhard2710
      @stefanbernhard2710 Před 9 měsíci +2

      It is refreshing, but classical is alive and well. It will never be mainstream, and that's ok. It's here for all who wish to listen..

  • @dlorde
    @dlorde Před rokem +8

    This is a masterpiece played by masters... beautiful! Somehow intensely personal, yet universal. Thanks for playing the whole symphony - glad we shared goosebumps!

  • @paulherbert4234
    @paulherbert4234 Před 11 měsíci +1

    This reaction is exactly what this piece desrves...

  • @johankaewberg9512
    @johankaewberg9512 Před rokem +4

    The clenched face breaking shows this is a man who now loves classical music.

  • @heidihulkkonensohrabi4263

    Absolute masterpiece. Beautifull, powerfull and heavenly. Beethoven really got strenght from above.
    You are right. I'ts not just classical music I'ts more.

  • @DeathStrikeVirus
    @DeathStrikeVirus Před rokem +7

    Your smile learning it was Beethoven you were reacting to was priceless. I'm eclectic with my musical taste, from Beethoven, to Ella, to Slayer, to Wu Tang Clan, this for me is the penultimate song.

  • @Zzyzzyx
    @Zzyzzyx Před rokem +2

    Ah, the goosebumps. Yep! You got it.

  • @raffaeledivora9517
    @raffaeledivora9517 Před rokem +7

    Barenboim is so close to Furtwangler in his interpretation of the spirit and feel of the music, and I love it. In his hands the music really becomes smooth, fluid and alive. Nothing better than that to execute a romantic piece

    • @BTinSF
      @BTinSF Před 11 měsíci

      I collect performances of the Berlin Philharmonic during made during WW II--in some of them you can hear bombs going off in the background--and one I have is the famous Furtwangler performance of the 9th for Hitler's birthday--the one where Goebels came up to shake his hand afterward and he held the baton in his right hand so he didn't have to shake Goebels'. I am a great fan of Furtwangler, especially his performances of Wagner.

  • @josephdadey
    @josephdadey Před rokem +5

    I've seen a few different reaction videos to Beethoven's 9th, but this is the first where I've seen a reaction to the entire symphony instead of just the 4th movement. The whole world LOVES the 4th movement, and that includes me, but the 3rd movement is, to me incredibly special and beautiful. Thanks for doing the whole thing!

  • @bluebear6570
    @bluebear6570 Před 5 měsíci +1

    Beethoven was completely deaf when he composed this masterpiece of all masterpieces!

  • @miketan472
    @miketan472 Před rokem +3

    There is no music produced today that can do what the legendary classical music can.

  • @martinbynion1589
    @martinbynion1589 Před 2 měsíci

    "This is more than music, more than classical music..." You have come a very long way in your odyssey of musical discovery, Gidi. You truly Get It! 🙂

  • @bobgriffin316
    @bobgriffin316 Před rokem +1

    This is the background music to the film "Clockwork Orange" way back in the 1970s.

  • @jamie8032
    @jamie8032 Před rokem +3

    1:11:30 the lyrics are
    Joy, your beautiful spark of Bliss.. (or Gods)
    Daughter of Elysium,
    On we walk, drunk with fire,
    Heavenly one, you're sanctuary!
    You're magic binds again,
    What custom strictly divided,
    All people, all men shall become brothers,
    Where you're gentle wing allows..

  • @TENEBROLESO
    @TENEBROLESO Před rokem +5

    My violin teacher who played this work told me that in the orchestra she cried every time the chorus of the hymn to joy began

    • @craigcorson3036
      @craigcorson3036 Před rokem +2

      It has exactly that effect on me, as well. Every single time that I hear it!

    • @a.t.c.3862
      @a.t.c.3862 Před 9 měsíci

      ​@@craigcorson3036
      Same.

  • @idnyftw
    @idnyftw Před 10 měsíci +2

    thing about beethoven's 9th is that there's a likely chance that everyone's heard of it but most only recognize the last part :)

    • @dan74695
      @dan74695 Před měsícem +1

      And only one tiny part of the last movement...

  • @jbg9718
    @jbg9718 Před rokem +2

    It was such joy watching you enjoy. Thanks for sharing.

  • @alfredoch3811
    @alfredoch3811 Před rokem +2

    Welcome to Beethoven, my friend! Be careful, this is a one-way trip, there's no turning back...(PS: try the 5th piano concerto for piano and orchestra, the violin concerto, and the 5th and 7th symphonies!)

  • @Nobilangelo
    @Nobilangelo Před rokem +3

    Beethoven goes to the heart, every time.

  • @wasupdoc1738
    @wasupdoc1738 Před rokem +5

    The titles of each movement in this instance basically are not names like a title of a book or chapter rather they are a indication or better a direction and guide on how the piece should be played, the tempo otherwise known as the speed and the overall feeling and mood, and it isn't only mentioned at the start of a movement rather these are mentioned within the movement multiple times guiding the direction that the movement takes and changing how the movement proceeds and feels. The language used is Italian which is the universal language used in music. The conductor holds the time of each moving piece, timing the moment and keeping the pace, for example the conductor knows that the piece marked as presto should be played at a time of 116 beats per minute. The first movement only has one direction "Allegro ma non troppo, un poco" simply means "Cheerful but not too much, a little". The second multiple, it starts of as "Molto vivace" which means "very lively" to "presto" which in Italian means "quick" back to "molto vivace" and then ends on "presto" again. The third movement begins with "Adagio molto e cantabile" which translates to "very slow and flowing or lyrical" it then moves to "andante moderato" which translates as "moderate slow" with andante being moderately slow as it is so not as slow as Adagio basically saying not as slow as andante should be. It then returns to the first tempo "Adagio molto e cantabile" moves back to "Andante moderato" then proceeds to "Adagio" which means "slowly" and ends on "Lo stesso tempo" which translates to "The same time". The last and final movement which includes the soloists and choir has the most changes within it and it begins with "Presto" which we know means "quick" or "quickly" moves to "Allegro assai" which means "very happy" or "very cheerful" returns to "presto" at the start where the men of the choir start singing, from there it returns back to "Allegro assai" it moves to "Alla marcia" which basically indicates that the piece should be "played as a march" it then moves to "Andante maestoso" which indicates that the piece is to be performed "moderately slow but majestically" from there it advances to 'Allegro energico, sempre ben marcato" which directs the music to be performed as "Cheerful and energetic with strong accentuation throughout" followed by "Allegro ma non tanto" which means "Cheerful but not so much" and finally moves to the last final direction of "Prestissimo" which basically tells the conductor to the orchestra to "as fast as possible".

  • @violetblazes
    @violetblazes Před rokem +2

    So very awesome that I found a channel that does classical reactions. Warms my black heart

  • @stormwatcher4970
    @stormwatcher4970 Před rokem +2

    I love the whole Symphony

  • @etme1000
    @etme1000 Před rokem +1

    Here's my appreciation for you appreciating a classical work in its full length and glory.
    Next step - please go to a concert, and vlog your experience (before and after, since you can't film inside). You will love it.

  • @charlieeckert4321
    @charlieeckert4321 Před rokem +4

    The second movement is my favorite piece of classical music. When NBC Nightly News was hosted by Huntly and Brinkley they used it as their end title music.

    • @katiesimpson8517
      @katiesimpson8517 Před rokem

      Yes, I remember that. I was a child then but already taking violin lessons & recognized the piece.

    • @MsAppassionata
      @MsAppassionata Před rokem

      Funny you should mention that. When I was a kid I used to wonder who that composer was because I loved the music. Imagine my surprise the first time I got to hear the 9th Symphony. I think I jumped out of my seat and said “No way! So that’s who that is!” 😂😂😂

    • @marciraney9533
      @marciraney9533 Před rokem

      Me too!

  • @MsAppassionata
    @MsAppassionata Před rokem +2

    This is my favorite symphony by him. Another piece that gets me really excited is his Egmont Overture. It is, by no means, the only one but it would be fun to see your reaction to that one.

  • @aliceharper707
    @aliceharper707 Před 6 měsíci +1

    When I was in college, as a music major, back in the ancient days of the 1970s, I had the pleasure of singing in the chorus with the Phoenix symphony orchestra when they performed this piece. It was one of the most amazing things I have ever had the opportunity to do. 11:50

  • @conservativemike3768
    @conservativemike3768 Před 11 měsíci +2

    I’m such a fan of the 9th that I’m still waiting for the 10th.

  • @Nobilangelo
    @Nobilangelo Před rokem +2

    'This is more than music.' When you said that you said it all.

    • @Nobilangelo
      @Nobilangelo Před rokem

      After Beethoven has got to you you will never be the same again.

  • @kentrapelje2270
    @kentrapelje2270 Před rokem +4

    How did Beethoven compose this without hearing? He heard the very voice of God.

  • @ParodyPlanet
    @ParodyPlanet Před 3 měsíci

    The moment in the 4th mvt where you clicked with the Joy theme was very real. And cool. Cheers for this, sir. :)

  • @ThaSchwab
    @ThaSchwab Před rokem +2

    Fun fact: the concertmaster of this performance, the first chair violinist, is the son of the conductor

  • @thomasgarlinghouse1445
    @thomasgarlinghouse1445 Před 10 měsíci +1

    Beethoven’s Ninth is a beautiful gift to humankind.

  • @meirantisetiani8484
    @meirantisetiani8484 Před rokem +3

    This one is absolutely a head banger🤟🏼

  • @andrewashdown3541
    @andrewashdown3541 Před měsícem

    Well done for sticking the course - almost without interruption! As you know, Beethoven was deaf when he wrote this and had to turn to see the applause. Unquestionably the high point of the symphonic and arguably the whole classical music repertoire. And then there is the extraordinary Barenboim ... and then there is his Western Divan Orchestra, as you know a project to unite people of different faiths, cultures and countries ...

  • @sporty1701
    @sporty1701 Před rokem +1

    There are a number of music scholars and historians who consider this to be the single greatest
    musical composition ever written. Like all art forms, appreciation of any piece of music is purely
    subjective, but there can be no doubt that Beethoven's 9th is an incredible, nearly overwhelming
    musical experience. If you have the opportunity, listen to symphony #7 by Beethoven...the second
    movement is truly breathtaking.

  • @yoavshati
    @yoavshati Před rokem +10

    Every few months I get a few classical reaction videos recommended to me, and I always love how raw the reactions are
    I listen to a ton of classical music and even compose some myself, so my reactions can be more technical (like how in 1:22:05 there's a double fugue with the subjects being the Freude Schoener and Seid Umschlungen themes, and how cool that is), but that raw emotion is so much more powerful than that (though following the themes and their development throughout the piece is very satisfying and can be very rewarding even after listening many times)
    I always like recommending Shostakovich's 9th symphony as it's approachable (Shostakovich isn't the easiest composer to get into) and shows Shostakovich's sarcasm. He always had expectations from the soviet government to make the music they want, and he got in trouble a lot because of that. His 9th goes against Stalin's expectation of a huge symphony like Beethoven's and is very sarcastic. The first movement is very light and cheerful, with sudden trombone and snare drum moments that sound militaristic, but quickly fall apart

  • @diannakroeger7381
    @diannakroeger7381 Před rokem +1

    You should react to Yuja Wang on the piano with an orchestra. Sometimes her fingers are just a blur, she is playing so fast. Just type in Yuja Wang and a lot of things will pop up. She also does an incredible Flight of the Bumblebee!!!!!!!!

  • @Nobilangelo
    @Nobilangelo Před rokem +2

    A symphony normally has four movements, the first and fourth are usually lively, the middle two are usually a slow movement and a fast movement, sometimes in that order, sometimes with the slow movement, the adagio, third, as here. Allegro, Presto, Adagio, Allegro (to use the Italian directions) are the usual, but composers vary those. Beethoven's 6th Symphony, for example, has six movements. There is usually a pause between each movement, but sometimes one movement flows without a break into the next, as in Beethoven's 5th Symphony, in which the third movement flows directly into the fourth in most dramatic fashion.

  • @kaloarepo288
    @kaloarepo288 Před rokem +1

    I think the most beautiful symphony is Antonin Dvorak's New World Symphony especially the slow movement the "Going Home" movement which was inspired by black American "spirituals."

  • @sylvienygaard1630
    @sylvienygaard1630 Před rokem +2

    I recommend watching Immortal Beloved base on his life and the scene at the end with this symphony is tripping

  • @UrosKovacevic91
    @UrosKovacevic91 Před rokem +4

    Ive heard this piece more times than Beethoven himself!

  • @jesusespinoza6608
    @jesusespinoza6608 Před rokem +3

    One of the absolute craziest symphonies that I never get tired of listening to is Shostakovich symphony no. 5 specifically the Allegro ma non troppo movement.
    If you ever need to get hyped up to get done some house chores, that's the one.

  • @bluetortilla
    @bluetortilla Před 7 měsíci +1

    Beethoven's choral ode to joy and brotherhood is one of the most incredible and uplifting pieces ever composed. And it was written by one person, Beethoven, alone and completely deaf. Artiistic achievements do not get higher and it's why Beethoven is considered the greatest symphonic composer. My problem is that I always cry my eyeballs out hearing the other wordly estatic choral. I wish I just shivered or something. Definitely, like the pyrymds or something, one of humanity's great achievements.

  • @vanhowell3011
    @vanhowell3011 Před rokem +1

    I think you might the guy Beethoven wrote this for... if he could see (and hear) this video, he'd know for sure he accomplished what he set out to do (to change the world or at least save the souls of some of its people) Thanks for sharing

  • @didi_mega_dudu
    @didi_mega_dudu Před rokem +7

    i love that you put the whole piece out, makes sense listening to it in one go

  • @ClassicalMusic-ds9yt
    @ClassicalMusic-ds9yt Před rokem +5

    آثار بتهوون برایم هرگز خسته کننده نمیشود بلکه روز به روز درخشان تر...
    بسیار ممنون از ویدیو های زیباتون🧡

  • @paulmorris8762
    @paulmorris8762 Před rokem +1

    I found it quite amazing when after leaving Deep Purple, Ritchie Blackmore joined Rainbow and they incorporated part of this in one of their concerts

  • @PDVism
    @PDVism Před 10 měsíci +1

    1:07:25 'I know this one"
    :)
    As an EU citizen I must admit that I'm proud that it is the official anthem of the EU.

  • @seethemystery2144
    @seethemystery2144 Před rokem +4

    doomo arigatoo gozaimasu, mein Herr GIDI, for doing this. The beauty of this symphony keeps surprising me. And I am so glad some of you youngins are open to it. Suggestions: Appelachian Spring, Rhapsody In Blue, Blue Danube, An American In Paris, Pictures At An Exibition, Ravel's Bolero, Debussy's (anything), The Four Seasons.

  • @mayamanign
    @mayamanign Před rokem +1

    Mozart is mathematical perfection musically. Beethoven is music to conquer by. 😁
    This is a perfect piece of music.

  • @Badgersj
    @Badgersj Před měsícem

    You're from Germany and you didn't know this??? Well, your German soul came out in the end didn't it! Glorious.

  • @vitormurata8487
    @vitormurata8487 Před rokem +1

    I'm glad you got to listen this Symphony. I listen 100 times this symphony and never get bored. When you say it gets better and better, I feel all the time is a surprise. Each phrase is unic. There is no words to describe this experinece. Just to remember, Beethoven was totaly deaf at the time he wrote this symphony and other works.

  • @howardadamkramer
    @howardadamkramer Před 4 měsíci +1

    I love the reaction when the main theme kicks in at 1:07:00!

  • @gothardoaugusto3420
    @gothardoaugusto3420 Před 7 měsíci

    Dear Gidi, what is more incredible is that Beethoven him self never heard this music he composed!!! And yes, that makes me cry every time I listen to his 9th symphony. Take care, my friend. Regards from Brazil, Gothardo Augusto.

  • @garygreen1782
    @garygreen1782 Před rokem +1

    Your reaction was perfect 👍