I remember about 40 years and watching seiji Ozawa conducting the Boston pops on public broadcasting TV. I loved that series. Little did I know what a great conductor I was watching
Fantastic conductor - always brings tremendous energy, whatever the piece. Some might find this interpretation a bit heavy and on the slow side, but I think it is a great fit to Beethoven's style!
Beethoven wrote this ouverture and several other numbers as stage music for Goethe's drama "Egmont", which has as its subject the uprising of the widely Protestant Netherlands against the occupation by the Spanish branch of the Catholic Habsburgians in the second half of the 16th century, with the Count Egmont as its main hero, who fought heroically against the invaders, but got caught and sentenced to death by being publicly decapitated. This character was based on the historical Count Lamoral de Egmond (1522 - 1568). ( The suddenly abrupting line in the first violins at 6:40, followed by a general pause of the whole orchestra, symbolizes the death of the hero, while the following triumphant coda of the piece foreshadows the uprising and final victory of the people against the Spanish invaders.) On the way to the scaffhold Goethe let him shout a fiery speech at his surrounding folks, in which he motivates them to never give up in fighting the foreign oppressors: "Freunde, höheren Mut! Im Rücken habt ihr Eltern, Weiber, Kinder! Und diese treibt ein hohles Wort des Herrschers, nicht ihr Gemüt ! Schützt eure Güter! Und euer Liebstes zu eretten, fallt, freudig, wie ich euch ein Beispiel gebe! (" Friends, higher courage! You are backed by parents, wives, children ! Whereas those are driven by an empty word of their ruler, not by their souls! Protect your goods! And in coming to rescue your dearest, die, joyfully, as I am about to give you an example !") Beethoven, having himself partly Flamish roots (his name giving it away of course), was naturally deeply moved by this sujet and as an admirer of the poet Goethe also very motivated to compose the music for this stageplay. The subject of the play, the brave fight of a people against a foreign oppressor, was especially relevant at the time, since just shortly before Napoleon and his armies had conquered and occupied Vienna, Beethoven's living place since 1792. So he would give only his very best efforts and at the end he was indeed really satisfied with his work and regarded the music as some of his best and most accomplished. He would also send a copy of the score to Goethe in Weimar, asking him very humbly for his opinion about the composition, but sadly the pretty haughty poet never answered him personally, even though in later years he would praise how perfectly Beethoven had captured his intentions in the so called "melodrame" of the play. ("Süßer Schlaf, du kommst wie ein reines Glück! / "Sweet Sleep, you are coming as a pure bliss! ") While the other numbers of the music are seldomly played in concerts today, the ouverture became a popular concert piece of Beethoven's on its own, and it is widely considered as one of the most brilliant examples of his often so called "Heroic Style" of his middle period as a composer.
Прослушав разные записи, можно сказать, что скорее всего это лучшее исполнение, это и форма и раскрытие финала, и звучание меди и прочие вещи, Ozawa лучший!
He is a person like one of treasures of Japan. RIP Maestro.
He died about two months ago. Of the cup of life, he enjoyed a full measure.
What a fantastic performance, thank you Seiji
30年以上前に演奏した曲ですが、最後まで覚えてました！素敵な曲ですね。
Canzone????
RIP Maestro
こんなにも素晴らしい指揮者が日本にいたことを忘れない。ありがとう小澤征爾。
What a great performance and great conductor
I remember about 40 years and watching seiji Ozawa conducting the Boston pops on public broadcasting TV. I loved that series. Little did I know what a great conductor I was watching
how beautiful and powerful sound
オザワのエグモント、集中と間合いと形式美がいつもハンパ無い!
du Karajan dans l air !!! par la force la finesse la musicalité et la précision Magistral Prince Seiji
Karlos Kleiber and Seiji Ozawa made best recordings of this Bethoven masterpiece.
Intensity. 😊❤
Оооооо!!!
ОЗАВА - ГЕНИАЛЬНЫЙ
ДИРИЖЕР!!!
ПОТРЯСАЮЩЕ!!!
Perfetta.... fantastica
Fantastic conductor - always brings tremendous energy, whatever the piece. Some might find this interpretation a bit heavy and on the slow side, but I think it is a great fit to Beethoven's style!
How can anyone be to heavy for Beethoven?
Those beets grow deep in the garden.
Beethoven wrote this ouverture and several other numbers as stage music for Goethe's drama "Egmont", which has as its subject the uprising of the widely Protestant Netherlands against the occupation by the Spanish branch of the Catholic Habsburgians in the second half of the 16th century, with the Count Egmont as its main hero, who fought heroically against the invaders, but got caught and sentenced to death by being publicly decapitated.
This character was based on the historical Count Lamoral de Egmond (1522 - 1568).
( The suddenly abrupting line in the first violins at 6:40, followed by a general pause of the whole orchestra, symbolizes the death of the hero, while the following triumphant coda of the piece foreshadows the uprising and final victory of the people against the Spanish invaders.)
On the way to the scaffhold Goethe let him shout a fiery speech at his surrounding folks, in which he motivates them to never give up in fighting the foreign oppressors:
"Freunde, höheren Mut! Im Rücken habt ihr Eltern, Weiber, Kinder! Und diese treibt ein hohles Wort des Herrschers, nicht ihr Gemüt ! Schützt eure Güter! Und euer Liebstes zu eretten, fallt, freudig, wie ich euch ein Beispiel gebe!
(" Friends, higher courage! You are backed by parents, wives, children ! Whereas those are driven by an empty word of their ruler, not by their souls!
Protect your goods! And in coming to rescue your dearest, die, joyfully, as I am about to give you an example !")
Beethoven, having himself partly Flamish roots (his name giving it away of course), was naturally deeply moved by this sujet and as an admirer of the poet Goethe also very motivated to compose the music for this stageplay.
The subject of the play, the brave fight of a people against a foreign oppressor, was especially relevant at the time, since just shortly before Napoleon and his armies had conquered and occupied Vienna, Beethoven's living place since 1792.
So he would give only his very best efforts and at the end he was indeed really satisfied with his work and regarded the music as some of his best and most accomplished.
He would also send a copy of the score to Goethe in Weimar, asking him very humbly for his opinion about the composition, but sadly the pretty haughty poet never answered him personally, even though in later years he would praise how perfectly Beethoven had captured his intentions in the so called "melodrame" of the play.
("Süßer Schlaf, du kommst wie ein reines Glück! / "Sweet Sleep, you are coming as a pure bliss! ")
While the other numbers of the music are seldomly played in concerts today, the ouverture became a popular concert piece of Beethoven's on its own, and it is widely considered as one of the most brilliant examples of his often so called "Heroic Style" of his middle period as a composer.
素晴らしい、、、。重厚なエグモント。
Se volete avvertire o avere la sensazione che ci sia qualcosa di molto più grande di noi "basta ascoltare Beethoven"
Wspaniałe wykonanie. Dziękuję bardzo.
Прослушав разные записи, можно сказать, что скорее всего это лучшее исполнение, это и форма и раскрытие финала, и звучание меди и прочие вещи, Ozawa лучший!
Great director
AMAZING!!!
Le meilleur de sa génération en osmose complète avec Beethoven ..formidable interprétation de cet orchestre 💖💖💖🌹🌹🌹
Wanderful concert
うわー、あなたは天才です
6:51 01
7:06 02
7:14 03
7:21 1
7:28 2
7:37 3
7:45 4
7:55 5
8:05 6
8:22 7
7:17
7:35
7:45
8:06
RIP. Maestro💖🎼💖🎉
No one does Beethoven like Seji
Beethoven's sexual desire came in the form of music. Animal, uncontrollable, a violence of absurd beauty.
Totemo ii ongaku desu. Owaza san totemo ekisupato desu.
Ozawa is 86 now. I don't know if he's retired.
He stopped conducting in 2010 :(
@@gilson_ He has Alzheimer's... what a tragedy
No. He still continues to conduct.
ua-cam.com/video/weKk6412F24/v-deo.html
In fact, he is conducting the Egmont overture in a video released last December.
ua-cam.com/video/weKk6412F24/v-deo.htmlsi=VxXlqHC1GHTX5aJ6
In fact, he was conducting the Egmont overture in a video uploaded in December 2022.
Very good except for 7:41
❤
7:10 JesseAndMike
Rest in peace.
4:58
Beethovens Egmont- Ouvertüre mit dem E.T.A.Hoffmann-Kammerorchester Berlin gibt es hier: ua-cam.com/video/FIEZZiSYoQQ/v-deo.html
潮田さんが後ろに映っているって・・・
髪型おかしすぎ
Japanese performing a song made by a German
Well- they were allies in WW2, guess it rubbed off? lol
NO ME GUSTO. PORQUE EN LOS MOMETOS MÁS SULIMES DE LA OBRA ENFOCAN AL DIRECTOR MOVIENDO LOS BRAZOS; MÁS NO A LOS INSTRUMENTOS (METALES -VIENTOS).
Ma goditi la musica senza dire stronzate
7:17