5,081,588 views Oct 3, 2020 #ユーリシモノフ #yurisimonov
Maestro Yuri Simonov is a fantastic conductor with a great sense of humor!
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Mozart: Turkish March (Rondò alla turca)
Yuri Simonov, conductor
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
5,102,063 views Aug 14, 2020
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847) - Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 (1844)
1. Allegro molto appassionato (00:00)
2. Andante (13:02)
3. Allegretto non troppo -- Allegro molto vivace (21:05)
Itzhak Perlman, violin
*Version 2011 (live)
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
San Francisco Symphony
*Version 1983 (live)
David Zinman, conductor
New York Philharmonic
803,126 views Mar 12, 2025 #violinconcerto #romanticmusic #janinejansen
A virtuoso piece for the violin that almost takes your breath away with its suspense and beauty: Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto, played by Janine Jansen (violin) and the Verbier Festival Orchestra under the musical direction of Mikhail Pletnev. The concert took place on August 6, 2017 at the Verbier Festival in Switzerland.
(00:00) Taking the stage
(00:35) I. Allegro moderato – Moderato assai
(19:47) II. Canzonetta. Andante
(26:07) III. Finale. Allegro vivacissimo
Dutch violinist Janine Jansen was met with rapturous applause as soon as she took to the stage and before playing a single note. The program includes the Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35 by Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893), probably one of the best-known and most popular violin concertos of all.
The genesis of Tchaikovsky's only concerto for violin and orchestra was not unproblematic. In 1877, the Russian composer was experiencing a grave crisis: his marriage had broken down before it had even begun, and his romantic love for his former pupil Iosif Kotek (1855 - 1885) had to be kept secret as it was considered taboo. The result was severe depression. In the spring of 1878, Tchaikovsky traveled to Clarens in Switzerland to recuperate. In the idyllic landscape on Lake Geneva, he composed his violin concerto within a few weeks – in the presence of Kotek, who as a violinist became an advisor on playing technique. The dedication and premiere of the solo concerto was also problematic. Dedicating it to Kotek was out of the question, and he also declined to play at the premiere. Hungarian violin virtuoso Leopold Auer also turned it down, considering the violin part unplayable. In the end, Tchaikovsky dedicated his concerto to Russian violinist Adolph Brodsky, who performed at the premiere in Vienna in 1881. The concert attracted attention: while Brodsky was celebrated for his virtuosity, the audience had nothing but disdain for Tchaikovsky's composition, which received disparaging reviews. But after Brodsky's premiere, Auer revised his original negative opinion and subsequently became a passionate champion of the work which achieved worldwide fame as early as 1882.
Nowadays, it is difficult to understand what could have caused the negative reaction of the premiere audience. Tchaikovsky's violin concerto is a thoroughly romantic solo concerto. It is incredibly suspenseful and in places reminiscent of the great works of film scoring. The highlight is undoubtedly the cadenza, which, unusually, is in the middle of the first movement (10:42). The conductor and the orchestra hold their breath, as it were, affected by the spirited playing of violinist Janine Jansen. The most beautiful moment is perhaps when the orchestra comes back in again after this virtuoso solo performance and the flute intones the theme of the movement (13:18). More emotion, beauty and romantic expression is hard to imagine.
© 2017 Idéale Audience
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483,794 views Jul 24, 2024 #pianoconcerto #leonardbernstein #beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, op. 73 "Emperor"
00:31 I. Allegro
21:22 II. Adagio un poco moto
30:33 III. Rondo. Allegro
Conductor: Leonard Bernstein
Piano: Krystian Zimerman
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Recording: Vienna, Musikverein, Großer Saal, September 1989
Remastered: 2024
#beethoven #leonardbernstein #pianoconcerto #remastered
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2,488,832 views Dec 18, 2022 HUDEBNÍ A TANEČNÍ FAKULTA AKADEMIE MÚZICKÝCH UMĚNÍ V PRAZE
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73
Piano: Johanna Hanikova
Conductor: Lukas Klansky
PKF Prague Philharmonia
LIVE 15.3.2019
Bohuslav Martinu Hall, Lichtenstein Palace, Prague
00:00 I. Allegro in E-flat major
21:26 II. Adagio un poco mosso in B major
28:50 III. Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo in E-flat major
The PKF orchestra board kindly approved a request of Johanna Hanikova to use the recording of this concert "Beethoven #5" recorded on 15.3.2019 for promotional purposes, such as publication on Youtube.
You can learn more about Johanna Hanikova by visiting her web:
http://www.johannahanikova.com
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2,024,604 views Apr 23, 2022 #FranzSchubert #symphony #BudapestFestivalOrchestra
Unfinished and yet the most famous: Symphony in B minor “Unfinished” by Franz Schubert performed by the Budapest Festival Orchestra (BFO) conducted by Iván Fischer. The concert took place on February 28, 2014 at the Béla Bartók National Concert Hall in Budapest.
(00:00) I. Allegro moderato
(15:00) II. Andante con moto
Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828) had already composed six complete symphonies by 1820, all of which were successors to the works of the great classical symphonists Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven. It was followed by symphony drafts which Schubert then abandoned. Only from the third draft did he complete two movements in 1822, including orchestration. Of a third movement – the Scherzo – only a few bars exist. Although the two completed movements of this B minor symphony have gone down in history as “Unfinished,” they appear to be self-contained. No wonder, therefore, did Schubert send it as a symphony to the Steiermärkischer Musikverein in Graz in 1823, which had appointed him an honorary member. It is possible that Schubert himself was convinced of the completed character of the two symphonic movements. Beginning in 1825, he again worked on a four-movement symphony, later known as the “Great Symphony in C Major”. Judging by the order in which they were written, the “Unfinished” symphony would have to be considered Schubert’s 7th symphony, and the “Great” his 8th. However, in his complete published works, Schubert’s symphonies were numbered according to the order in which they were found and first performed, so that it has become customary to refer to the “Great Symphony in C major” (D 944) as the seventh and the “Unfinished” (D 759) as Symphony No. 8 in B minor. In more recent sources, the reverse numbering is occasionally found.
The Symphony in B minor was not premiered until 1865, after Schubert had already been dead for 37 years. Even the premiere was a sensational success, and to this day the “Unfinished” is an absolute favorite with audiences. It is considered the first “Romantic” symphony ever because it contains much that is musically new. Its opening alone, with the mysterious and almost threatening ascending and descending melody in the low strings, builds up a tension that is maintained until the end of the two movements. Both movements are similar not only in tempo but also in structure. Somber, ominous passages are followed by sultry, homely ländler, which in turn break off abruptly, so that positive melodic lines always prove deceptive. Although the second movement seems more optimistic overall, the thematic blocks always take unexpected turns. But still, the symphony fragment ends in a kind of chorale in which the conflicting themes are reconciled.
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