Your description is extremely profound. It doesn't matter whether you're a classical music expert or not. You've understood, - and that's far more than can be said for Stalin and his dumb bunch of cronies.
How lucky the music lovers of Frankfurt to have such a wonderful orchestra with such a varied repertoire not based on the old staples of Mozart, Beethoven and schubert. The recordings are of such high quality too.
If I had to move one day I would not doubt to settle in this german place which is Frankfurt. This orchestra and all his soloist musicians (whom I have been lucky to watch these days of pandemic) surely would make happy my spirit attending every week to their concerts in such splendorous auditorium. I admire a lot their conductor Andrés Orozco-Estrada. Besides many excellent conductors are many times invited. I only need to practice my Deutsch.
0:40 - I & II: Im Hof der Ismailows (In the Court of the Ismailovs) 2:54 - III: Gefährliche Spannung (Dangerous Tension) 4:55 - V: Katerina und Sergej I (Katerina and Sergei I) 7:38 - VIII: Katerina und Sergej II (Katerina and Sergei II) 14:23 - IX & X: Der Trunkenbold (The Drunkard) 19:35 - XI: Anrücken der Polizei (Arrival of the Police) 22:08 - XII: In der Verbannung (In Exile)
Spannende Aufführung dieser einzigartigen und etwas parodischen Suite mit perfekt kontrollierten Töne aller Instrumente. Der geniale Dirigent leitet das ausgezeichnete Orchester im rhythmischen Tempo mit völlig effektiver Dynamik. Echt atemberaubend!
Great orchestra, super performance. I came to this the day after watching Birmingham Opera's production of this opera, available on here until August 14th 2021. Highly recommended but definitely not for the faint hearted or easily offended.
I highly recommend listening to 4:55 at 1.25 speed - the tempo feels a bit more correct to a version I heard with Rostropovich or Rozhdestvensky conducting the actual opera (rather than the suite). It sounds so much more dramatic and - somehow - louder at this speed!
This is very active, raucous music which gave the FRSO a real workout. and I thought they and conductor Prieto rose to the occasion admirably. I can't imagine what is meant by "everyone is mistaken" and that the conductor "struggles to find a direction..." in two other comments here. It is only an arranged suite from the opera, and a very entertaining one; I have heard the complete opera and found it rough going, but mainly due to the story and libretto. I'd rather hear the music as presented here by this wonderful orchestra.
Prieto did a great a job... Better than Rostropovich e Steinberg... Perhaps not so tight as James Conlon's work with the Gürenzich Cologne Orchestra, but still great...
@@Rapaziadaful Exactly! Prieto brings out the rebellious, boisterous, loud, brazen Shostakovich, with that typical sarcastic Circus Band sound, the sound Stalin hated and detested.
I have read Macbeth , and I am listening to this music. Both of them are full of admiration and emotion This orchestra‘s performance is full of far superior splendor Macbeth is universal
For the "Lady Machbeth ..." op.29 (1930-32) Shostakovich did not prepare a suite. Instead, he did it when he prepared a new version of the work by publishing it as "Katerina Izmajlova" Op.114 (1956-1963) where he also wrote new parts. This should be that suite.
Für mich persönlich gehört diese Oper zusammen mit "Wozzeck" und "Peter Grimes" zu den absoluten Meisterwerken des 20. Jahrhunderts. Dass es diese Suite von James Conlon eingerichtet gibt, wusste ich schon länger. Jetzt habe ich sie hier zum ersten Mal gehört. So richtig überzeugt bin ich nicht. Ich kann aber auch nicht genau bestimmen ob das an der Zusammenstellung an sich liegt, ob die Musik ohne den Gesang nicht funktioniert (der Gefangenenchor am Ende fehlt mir schon sehr), oder ob es an der zurückhaltenden Interpretation liegt. Möglicherweise ist das Problem auch, dass die Referenzaufnahme der Oper mit Rostropovich am Pult so derartig alle anderen Ansätze verblassen lässt.
Ausgezeichneter Kommentar, es war ein Vergnügen, ihn zu lesen! Wissen Sie, welches Opus dieser speziellen Aufführung? Denn Opus 114a besteht nur aus fünf Fragmenten, aber es gibt hier viel mehr.
Ich gehe mal schwer davon aus, dass diese Suite keine Opusnummer hat. Nur von Schostakowitsch selbst sanktionierte Bearbeitungen, wie z.B. die Kammersinfonien nach den Streichquartetten haben von ihm welche bekommen. Da Conlon das hier lange nach seinem Tod eingerichtet hat, gibt's keine Nummer.@@panteleimonkyrilenko
Everyone? I'm not sure what you mean ─ would you like to clarify? There are people supportive of this performance and people who are dismissive of it. How can they all be mistaken?
I disagree... He did a great a job... Better than Rostropovich e Steinberg... Perhaps not so tight as James Conlon's work with the Gürenzich Cologne Orchestra, but still great...
Quotenwagnerianer I can only agree also,and in Mexico there is not only this conductor and Alondra de la Parra,for example Ivan Lopez Reynoso conduct just now the same suite arranged by James Conlon in Mexico,see UA-cam video OFUNAM PRIMERA TEMPORADA 2019 PROGRAMA 9.
We all are entitled to our individual opinions but for me this performance is very idiomatically Shostakovich ─ full of energy and bite with near virtuosic playing of a suite that reflects the nature of the opera rather well. A welcome addition to the canon of performances from this great orchestra.
When I compare the composers of the 1900's (ok, some may ask why), it is not hard to see who rises to the very top: Mahler, Schoenberg, Barber, Berg, Prokofiev (just makes it), but does Shosktakovich make this esteemed list? I would say no. His music sounds cheap, unnecessarily noisy, actually silly with no humor, and zero self-reflection. He seems to have nothing of value to say except maybe protesting against something vague. Sorry Shosty, but you really are in the minor composers league.
Hi Marisa. Music is highly subjective. I love Shostakovich but don't like Mahler, even though I know he's acknowledged to be one of the great composers. Shostakovich's 5th and 15th symphonies are my favorites and particularly played by this orchestra. It's true, in general, Shostakovich's music could not be described as cheerful but he did live under the dreadful Stalin regime and his music reflected that period. But I wouldn't categorize him as a minor composer.
Than you got perfectly fooled by DSCH. There was always a certain intention when he made cheap, silly noise. And I think that only few composers reached a depth like him in his more emotional and melancholic parts :)
Again another stellar performance!!! The people of Frankfurt are so blessed to have such a marvelous orchestra. Thks so much for your videos.
well said
I’m not really a classical music expert so this might not sound profound but the rhythms in the fast parts of this piece sound SO COOL
Your description is extremely profound. It doesn't matter whether you're a classical music expert or not. You've understood, - and that's far more than can be said for Stalin and his dumb bunch of cronies.
The joy of music. Regardless of tongue, one gets to universally enjoy these pieces.
How lucky the music lovers of Frankfurt to have such a wonderful orchestra with such a varied repertoire not based on the old staples of Mozart, Beethoven and schubert. The recordings are of such high quality too.
If I had to move one day I would not doubt to settle in this german place which is Frankfurt. This orchestra and all his soloist musicians (whom I have been lucky to watch these days of pandemic) surely would make happy my spirit attending every week to their concerts in such splendorous auditorium. I admire a lot their conductor Andrés Orozco-Estrada. Besides many excellent conductors are many times invited. I only need to practice my Deutsch.
0:40 - I & II: Im Hof der Ismailows (In the Court of the Ismailovs)
2:54 - III: Gefährliche Spannung (Dangerous Tension)
4:55 - V: Katerina und Sergej I (Katerina and Sergei I)
7:38 - VIII: Katerina und Sergej II (Katerina and Sergei II)
14:23 - IX & X: Der Trunkenbold (The Drunkard)
19:35 - XI: Anrücken der Polizei (Arrival of the Police)
22:08 - XII: In der Verbannung (In Exile)
Thank you !
Where are numbers 4 and 7?
Beautiful music! Schostakowitsch is an amazing composer!
Composition is truly a work of genius art, performance is just stunning. Bravo
6:50 You don't wanna know what the trombones are imitating
"when you know, you know"
Spannende Aufführung dieser einzigartigen und etwas parodischen Suite mit perfekt kontrollierten Töne aller Instrumente. Der geniale Dirigent leitet das ausgezeichnete Orchester im rhythmischen Tempo mit völlig effektiver Dynamik. Echt atemberaubend!
An amazing performance, camera crew and video editing.
Great orchestra, super performance. I came to this the day after watching Birmingham Opera's production of this opera, available on here until August 14th 2021. Highly recommended but definitely not for the faint hearted or easily offended.
I highly recommend listening to 4:55 at 1.25 speed - the tempo feels a bit more correct to a version I heard with Rostropovich or Rozhdestvensky conducting the actual opera (rather than the suite). It sounds so much more dramatic and - somehow - louder at this speed!
18:00 is my favorite part
Mine too....I love the hysterical orchestration, another favourite is from 6'13" onwards
@@1lavrentiberia I agree
Bravo !
The Eb clarinet is superb. 👏🏼 👏🏼
Dsch's 4th symphony recalls this music.
Yes, fourth and lady Macbeth has so many similarities. Both are among my favorite compositions.
Wunderbar, ich würde gerne mehr von ihm hören und öfter!
This is very active, raucous music which gave the FRSO a real workout. and I thought they and conductor Prieto rose to the occasion admirably. I can't imagine what is meant by "everyone is mistaken" and that the conductor "struggles to find a direction..." in two other comments here. It is only an arranged suite from the opera, and a very entertaining one; I have heard the complete opera and found it rough going, but mainly due to the story and libretto. I'd rather hear the music as presented here by this wonderful orchestra.
Just a few narcissists that believe their opinion is important to someone other than themselves.
Prieto did a great a job... Better than Rostropovich e Steinberg... Perhaps not so tight as James Conlon's work with the Gürenzich Cologne Orchestra, but still great...
@@Rapaziadaful Exactly! Prieto brings out the rebellious, boisterous, loud, brazen Shostakovich, with that typical sarcastic Circus Band sound, the sound Stalin hated and detested.
You are right...mainly due to the story and libretto. Music is Shostakovitch in the rough...just as should be.
You are right...mainly due to the story and libretto. Music is pure raucous Shostakovitch...as it should be, accordingly.
Чудесная музыка!
Великолепный Франкфуртский оркестр!
An absolutely stunning performance. Perfect!
Esta obra sónica me hace ver la vida como una comedia, aún tratándose de una tragedia☝
those are some funny trombone sounds, i wonder what they mean;)
reviewing that portion of the opera, a critic called it Pornophony.
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@@AndrewRudin I'd say that's a fair assessment :D as long as it's meant in a descriptive rather than derogatory way
Nah how is this considered bourgeois?? This is just beautiful music, no one has to die over it.
I have read Macbeth ,
and I am listening to this music.
Both of them are full of admiration and emotion
This orchestra‘s performance is full of far superior splendor
Macbeth is universal
The opera has nothing to with Shakespeare's Macbeth...
-- Une merveille. --
Really, I see your...
AND RAISE YOU....
5:20 is my favorite part
悲劇は喜劇。全てが凝縮された才能の世界。
3:12 Shostakovich on the violin
7:31 that lady enjoying it
GENIO ¡
"ight imma head out."
- Joseph Stalin, most likely
I highly recommend reafing Leskov!
Yes, I just finished this story which I enjoyed. It's not so simple as it seems.
Are there various suites of the opera? This one is unfamiliar to me.
Having listened to some of the opera, this sounds like excerpts from the orchestra part of the opera. Maybe chosen by the conductor?
For the "Lady Machbeth ..." op.29 (1930-32) Shostakovich did not prepare a suite. Instead, he did it when he prepared a new version of the work by publishing it as "Katerina Izmajlova" Op.114 (1956-1963) where he also wrote new parts. This should be that suite.
Für mich persönlich gehört diese Oper zusammen mit "Wozzeck" und "Peter Grimes" zu den absoluten Meisterwerken des 20. Jahrhunderts.
Dass es diese Suite von James Conlon eingerichtet gibt, wusste ich schon länger. Jetzt habe ich sie hier zum ersten Mal gehört. So richtig überzeugt bin ich nicht. Ich kann aber auch nicht genau bestimmen ob das an der Zusammenstellung an sich liegt, ob die Musik ohne den Gesang nicht funktioniert (der Gefangenenchor am Ende fehlt mir schon sehr), oder ob es an der zurückhaltenden Interpretation liegt.
Möglicherweise ist das Problem auch, dass die Referenzaufnahme der Oper mit Rostropovich am Pult so derartig alle anderen Ansätze verblassen lässt.
Ausgezeichneter Kommentar, es war ein Vergnügen, ihn zu lesen! Wissen Sie, welches Opus dieser speziellen Aufführung? Denn Opus 114a besteht nur aus fünf Fragmenten, aber es gibt hier viel mehr.
Ich gehe mal schwer davon aus, dass diese Suite keine Opusnummer hat. Nur von Schostakowitsch selbst sanktionierte Bearbeitungen, wie z.B. die Kammersinfonien nach den Streichquartetten haben von ihm welche bekommen.
Da Conlon das hier lange nach seinem Tod eingerichtet hat, gibt's keine Nummer.@@panteleimonkyrilenko
Nice
Wo sind die Nummern 4, 6 und 7? Wurden die gestrichen?
7:27 animal force
I never knew it exists in other lgs. My bad(((
The case,when everyone is mistaken.
Everyone? I'm not sure what you mean ─ would you like to clarify? There are people supportive of this performance and people who are dismissive of it. How can they all be mistaken?
Zeinabi Gugunava Am still waiting for your explanation, or are you one of those pathological antagonists the UA-cam comment section seems to attract.
@@bartjebartmans Hi!!
14:23
22:08
At this time, culture was widespread in Russia - please, all Russians: come back!
Им некуда возвращаться.
Они занимаются уничтожением своего государства.
9:13 25:20
17:02
Unfortunately Carlos Miguel Prieto struggles to find a direction for this fantastic music..
I can only agree. It lacks the bite it needs.
I disagree... He did a great a job... Better than Rostropovich e Steinberg... Perhaps not so tight as James Conlon's work with the Gürenzich Cologne Orchestra, but still great...
Quotenwagnerianer I can only agree also,and in Mexico there is not only this conductor and Alondra de la Parra,for example Ivan Lopez Reynoso conduct just now the same suite arranged by James Conlon in Mexico,see UA-cam video OFUNAM PRIMERA TEMPORADA 2019 PROGRAMA 9.
We all are entitled to our individual opinions but for me this performance is very idiomatically Shostakovich ─ full of energy and bite with near virtuosic playing of a suite that reflects the nature of the opera rather well. A welcome addition to the canon of performances from this great orchestra.
@@bryangl1 indeed!!! Prieto is brilliant!
Stalin when he hearded this in 1936: well, do you know the gulag?
スターリンが単にアホだっただけ
Russian, Soviet strong, powerful music! Slava Rossija!
Muddle instead of music.
This music is so subversive. Stalin might have had a point.
beznadziejnie opracowana
When I compare the composers of the 1900's (ok, some may ask why), it is not hard to see who rises to the very top: Mahler, Schoenberg, Barber, Berg, Prokofiev (just makes it), but does Shosktakovich make this esteemed list? I would say no. His music sounds cheap, unnecessarily noisy, actually silly with no humor, and zero self-reflection. He seems to have nothing of value to say except maybe protesting against something vague. Sorry Shosty, but you really are in the minor composers league.
It's important to see Shostakoviches work in the right historical context...
Hi Marisa. Music is highly subjective. I love Shostakovich but don't like Mahler, even though I know he's acknowledged to be one of the great composers. Shostakovich's 5th and 15th symphonies are my favorites and particularly played by this orchestra. It's true, in general, Shostakovich's music could not be described as cheerful but he did live under the dreadful Stalin regime and his music reflected that period. But I wouldn't categorize him as a minor composer.
You're a fucking cretin
Than you got perfectly fooled by DSCH. There was always a certain intention when he made cheap, silly noise. And I think that only few composers reached a depth like him in his more emotional and melancholic parts :)
You just offended a large population of the classical music audience, me included