Beethoven 8 / Birthday surprise for François-Xavier Roth / Gürzenich-Orchester Köln

Bon anniversaire, FXR! A birthday surprise for François-Xavier Roth from the musicians of the Gürzenich-Orchester Köln while rehearsing Beethoven 8 at Kölner Philharmonie.
Thank you Matthias Kaufmann for this wonderful arrangement.
pmkaufmann.de/

[@johnfiveash6733]

Bravo Bravo!!!! What an outstans b day piece

[@seedheaddesignconsultancy]

demonstrations of effort to care and love - humanity at its best

[@DScottMoore]

What a class act. Love this orchestra!

[@RutabegaNG]

Beethoven's 8th and the lost "Happy Birthday/Beyond the Sea" movement. An excellent arrangement and a fun tribute.
It's funny, looking at the way the orchestra is seated immediately told me this had to be in 2020.

[@marvelousministry9434]

Love it! Someone found Bethovens LOST masterpiece. Beautiful to HEAR and SEE love and appreciation in ACTION. The " audiences " reaction is PRICELESS. Keep it IN the performance.

[@thecatofnineswords]

That was a stunning arrangement!

[@barbaraprice2550]

Clever. A special surprise for the maestro, Happy Birthday 🎈🎂

[@uranrising]

What a lovely, funny, clever birthday present.
Greetings from East Anglia in England.

[@ad_tony]

What a beautiful music!!! God bless you!!!

[@jasonfire3434]

This is an amazing arrangement, kudos to Mr. Kaufmann!

[@user-br8jb7bj1k]

C’est merveilleux Bravi tutti
Bon anniversaire Maestro💜

[@johannesmueller6233]

Bravi! Ein herrliches Patchwork! ...und alle Gute dem Jubilar!

[@stpd1957]

That is excellent, well done

[@TheStockwell]

Oh, this was BRILLIANTLY done! 🐧😁🐧 Happy birthday from Vermont, USA!

[@dickswingston8854]

Ich komme etwas spät zur Party, aber auch von mir alles Gute zum Geburtstag, allen voran selbstverständlich viel Liebe und Gesundheit. Danke für die Musik! :)

[@jonathanjensen4193]

For Leon Fleisher's 90th birthday concert at the Baltimore Symphony, I arranged Happy Birthday with a few piano concerto excerpts mixed in. But this is the ultimate birthday mashup!

[@birgitriff2010]

So schön, man kann es immer wieder hören!

[@GeordieAmanda]

Jeez somebody put a shift in with that arrangement :) xxx

[@carmenkanitz9706]

So beautiful!

[@ashleyfastbraces6166]

Smiled all the way though.

[@aleksandarjankovski6542]

Phenomenal!!!!

[@robertoricardo3129]

Maravilhoso! Parabéns a todos esses músicos maravilhosos!

[@s_bt_iwtf]

Magnifique

[@karl-erichjager1135]

Alles Gute weiterhin.

[@tinkiwinkixeraser]

Espectacular! El arreglo es increíblemente hermoso!

[@jori4345]

Geniales Zitatenpuzle!

[@leonardchileungman4925]

what a sweet medley 👍👏🙏

[@knuthartmann4846]

Welche Freude.

[@yushunpei3513]

hahahaha, La Mer ... schöne Erinnerung !

[@liazorzoli2650]

Solo unos genios pueden hacer esto y con mucho amot

[@nachthorn8249]

Am I the only one hearing "Till Eulenspiegel" coming at 2:28?!

[@philippmatthiaskaufmann9336]

Yes, you are very right! ;-) (Best regards from the arranger)

[@IboOrtgies]

@@philippmatthiaskaufmann9336, brillant, and also incl. Ravel "La valse" at 2:36 ff.

[@IboOrtgies]

"Till" at 3:46, too

[@philippmatthiaskaufmann9336]

@@IboOrtgies Thank you, yes … la valse … AND TILL!

[@antonio_n_f_13]

Vaya pedazo de mix 😂

[@kennyliu6611]

This is fabulous! Can anyone tell what's the piece from 1:54 ? Or can anyone list all the pieces from the video🥺 Many thanks!!!

[@sehtek5078]

I think its called La Mer

[@johncebasek6252]

"Somewhere Beyond the Sea" is what I know it as here in Toronto.

[@vcie515]

@Kenny Liu
It's the song "La Mer" of french singer Charles Trenet.

[@axatin5904]

I don't know all the pieces, but at 1:20 it's Beethoven's 5th Symphony, at 1:25 Mahler's 5th and at 3:28 Bruckner's 4th.

[@axatin5904]

All of them are really great btw, really worth hearing