That feeling when you casually fall into a youtube recommendation spiral and wind up with your head in your hands weeping for the cruel beauty of the human condition
@@name5702 The highs and lows...the love and the hate...the hope and the hopelessness...the joy and the pain...the hypocrisy and finally the deep truth of music like this.
Updating my own comment : I noticed later that the National Youth Choir of Great Britain did LvB #9 with Barenboim in the 2012 Proms and not one of them had a score. Which is more usual?
A solid, coherent, and energetic performance of the 9th symphony with the Oslo Philharmonic, and in 4k! for free?! meanwhile the Berlin Philharmonic is charging 150 euros for a 12 month pass for their digital concert hall. And nearly half of their concert archive isn't even in true HD. What the Olso Philharmonic is doing here is what I call: doing art for art's sake.
@@mariakallas some may disagree with your comment about the BPO. Are they in fact reputation over substance. Good yes but not the best, certainly not in post 19th century works.
Eugenius: Well I, for one, don't entirely agree with you. I think this young man produced some wonderful moments; he is, after all, a very fine musician, indeed. But the orchestra did him a lot of favours. He has a great deal to offer, but also a great deal to learn. Where, in particular, did you think the orchestra was deficient? Your description of them as "a cheap cheese" is, if I may say so, a CHEAP shot (ha, ha) ... and quite unfounded.
@@DavidHassell2004 Yes I agree about the BPO. A great orchestra for sure but there are others with a more extensive repertoire and no less talented. The Warsaw Philharmonic is a good example, playing of the highest standard and not stuck in Austro-Germanic realm, though to be fair the BPO is becoming more adventurous now. The Oslo P.O. is another that can give Berlin a run for its money :-)
One of my first thoughts was: "Nice filming! It's clear that the videographer knows the piece as they anticipate involvement of various orchestral sections rather well".
Today is the 200th anniversary of this monumental symphony. We are blessed to have a man like Beethoven, whose legacy still inspires us to this very day.
Absolutely, today marks a truly monumental occasion in the history of music. Beethoven's enduring legacy continues to enrich our lives and inspire countless generations. We are indeed blessed to commemorate his 200th anniversary and celebrate the profound impact of his symphonic masterpiece.
People don't talk about this enough, the ending is actually the best part, a fast Coda, ending with just 5 short notes, end of story, no dragging, it's Beethoven's equivalent of a mic-drop, as if saying :"I've said all there is to say, this is it."
The whole piece is without a note which could be improved on. In a tragic way, it feels like it must have been his final symphony - there are scraps of a 10'th he was apparently doing some work on, but any attempt to recreate them has been so terrible that I reckon they're using a few notes and wild extrapolations. It just doesn't sound like him anyway. I admit one of my little daydream fantasies "if you had a time machine" - I think going back to him with a full cochlear+implant hearing aids to let him have perfect hearing for at least the last few symphonies of his life - if EVER anyone deserved to hear his own music for his short tempestuous life, it's Ludwig. I'd love to give that to him.
I mean the VERY end is just 5 notes I guess, but the whole coda is actually pretty long, introducing completely new themes not seen before in the symphony. Beethoven absolutely dragged it out lol, you can't ignore THE ENTIRE CODA, and just talk about the last 5 notes like Beethoven was being humble.
My heart is in tears .. to think my last father's wish was this piece of art to be played in his funeral and we fullfiled this last wish. I will always remember you dad .
Після цього коментаря видно ,як боряться з тим, щоб молоді люди не цікавилися класичною музикою. Тому, що на підміні понять, маніпуляції свідомістю можна прекрасну музику культурно порівняти з чимось дуже утопічним🙃. Маніпулятори свідомістю😅
No telling how many times I've played this video. It remains my favorite piece of media. If you listen closely you can hear and feel the entirety of the human experience across four movements.
This symphony is the eighth wonder of the world. Every note and every word of the “Ode to Joy” in the last movement is absolutely perfect. It brings the world together even if we love or hate each other.
I thought I could "multitask" and casually take in Klaus and the Oslo Phil...., turns out, their presentation of the 9th is so remarkable, I've found myself thinking, I don't recall hearing is so "richly" before. I'm no longer multitasking, Herr von Beethoven, Klaus, and the Philharmonic have won me over without trying. That's the power of music.
Thank you for writing this. I have tried to say it so many times - there is music and there is *music* and not all types should be treated the same way. Stuff like the 9'th is not meant to be just some background filler as you pick your nose or something. Give it your time and attention, you will not be disappointed!
What a time we live in. To be able to witness a spectacle of this magnitude from 200 years ago, from the comfort of our homes on a tiny screen. Absolutely incredible. Thank you Oslo Philharmonic, for sharing this with the world.
And to share these feelings with fellow humans with people from every corner in the world no matter our languages or cultures moved by Beethoven. Greetings from Valencia, Spain.
I was just thinking along those same lines and agree! Another element to appreciate is the quality of the video editing and how it “tells“ the score as if it was a script.
What I wouldn't give to be that guy. Young, handsome, healthy, and performing the most perfect music ever written with a flawless group of world class musicians... Yeah, not gonna lie, bit jelly here.
@@Lil_Mozart_V Pretty close to mine too. I try to be happy SOMEONE is living that life, we're all so entirely literally not just related, but arguably of one piece. We're all offshoots of DNA from the first molecular replicator - at no point being "dead". It's live parent to live child to live parent to live child, all with the details kept by DNA (and RNA, another story). Helps me to be compassionate when I see those it'd be easy to be frustrated with (as they're me under different circumstances) and happy for those who do well (unless they're hurting others) because thet's me too - under different circumstances. I mean none of this in a mumbo jumbo "we become magic spirit ghosts when we die" sense, but just in the way that I hope the truth of our relation can inspire selfless actions, benevolent behaviors, and the kind of compromise which only works if we truly wish both "sides" to prosper.
Мій найулюбленіший найкращий найпрекрасніший композитор Бетховен!!! І взагалі композитор усіх часів та народів!!! Люблю з дитинства коли вперше почула!!!
The first flute and the timpanist deserve a special standing ovation as well, probably the hardest working musicians in this epic gruelling masterpiece, perfectly conducted this night.
That timpanist is bad-ass for real. He has me transfixed and watching his parts towards the end repeatedly, he is so beautifully effortless yet powerful in his execution.
@@rosieposie9564 That comes down from the conductor. Watch the old guys like Toscanini, Klemperer, Reiner, Honeck, Williams. People like this young fella and the old guys I mention, they knew how to get those sounds. Not everyone can. Lenny could, when he wanted. But too often he went all curlycue and it muddied the music. Watch them. Forget about the orchestra, watch the conductor. His eyes, hands, baton, eyebrows, the whole body. The best move the least. And yes, that kettledrum was very much on fire. I played this head to tail with no pause. That's how good it is!
Klaus Makela is already one of the key 21st century conductors. He is a team player with a decisive personal musical dialect and consciousness. And this is my understanding of his work all the way from Aotearoa New Zealand!
I just watched him conducting Shostakovich's 7th "Leningrad" with Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra (you can watch it here on YT). In all my years on this earth I've never heard a finer, more nuanced and heartfelt rendition of that symphony. How can one so young have so much understanding of such a complex work and so much control to make sure it's executed perfectly? I was completely blown away.
I just can't stop smiling from 54:04 to 54:44 Even the conductor looks delighted. This has to be one of the most cheerful fragments of music ever written.
Yes, there was a performance with the LSO, led by Sir Simon Rattle, of this great work, televised live from London in February 2020 just a few weeks before the covid lockdowns made large-scale concerts with a live audience impossible for a year or more. I saw that one live on TV and it's been rebroadcast several times, beautiful performance - and at that precise point you're referring to in the music, a few of the ladies of the chorus were in view behind the tenor and one of them is beaming with a warm smile as she listens to his opening phrases.
Every time I watch this, and I watch it often, I am moved to tears. Especially when the choir belts it out. They are so human. There is such motivation.
Taking Nothing away from traditional musical norms of non-European cultures, the complete symphonic orchestra with choir, piano, etc, Is the greatest single musical invention of humanity. Nothing beats it. After saying that, the fusion that's happening in places like Japan, S. Korea. Taiwan are absolutely marvelous. They are adding their traditional instruments to the orchestra, not subtracting anything. They really can't, as they had nothing that hit the lower register.
Spectacular performance, rated number one by this 77 year old. Thanks to the videographer it's possible to see the complexity of the masterpiece and experience the passion in performance. Just an exceptional performance. Thanks for posting.
I'm a 30 year old bloke that started listening to classical music while working from home this year. I feel very privileged to be able to hear all these people who have mastered their respective instruments play in harmony together. Although this piece was created in another time my imagination still runs wild with scenarios about what it could have described to listeners back then. I read that LVB wrote this while deaf and never actually heard it. Pure genius. I'll have to explore some more classical artists.
Schubert, Mendelssohn, Barber (his Adagio is simply breathtaking), Sarasate are just a few of some of the less well known to non-classical people you might want to check out.
56:33 I would like to become a conductor for a few minutes solely for this moment. Just imagine the force that awakens before you and you are leading it! So epic, I always get chills.
This is my favourite piece of music in the entire world. I was moved to tears for being able to hear and watch this without paying a cent. I'm deeply grateful. Thanks Oslo Philharmonic, thanks Oslo, thanks Norway. Thank you for making this possible. You've gained a new subscriber and a thankful heart in Barranquilla, Colombia.
Wunderbar! Bist du traurig höre es, bist du glücklich höre es, bist du aufgeregt höre es, bist du müde höre es. Für Beethoven ist immer der richtige Moment. Fantastisch Darbietung
I have never felt so many goosebumps in my entire life. An amazing performance from the orchestra and the choir. (Brilliant conductor!) One hour, eleven minutes and 56 seconds of pure bliss. I wish to have seen this performance in person; God knows how many goosebumps I would have if I did!
This rendition of the Ninth is exquisite. Of all the excellent characteristics it has, I find the tempi chosen particularly refreshing. Usually, this symphony is played way too slow and affected. This one has the drive, energy, along with the emotion and gravitas Beethoven intended for it. Great job!
Greatest rendition of the 9th symphony I’ve ever heard. Perfect timing that allows you to absorb every instrument group. Perfect vocals and greatest finale of the 9th as well. Klaus is always spot on with his timing and knows exactly when to push it when needed.
On May 7, 1824, Ludwig van Beethoven premiered his 9th and last symphony called Chorale, in Vienna. Here we are, today May 7, 2024, some 200 years later, God Bless Ludwig, and what would be the most powerful, spiritual and brutal musical work taught to the world. But if that were not enough, every time in my life that I lose my reason, my conscience, the motivation to even live, I can never help but hear the Ode to Joy reverberating. And although I don't express it, I always break into tears of happiness remembering every word and every letter that the choir makes great.
The 9th has been in my head a lot lately, and the 4th movement always makes me emotional, but I wasn't expecting to fully weep for the last 15 minutes straight. It is truly pure JOY. Klaus is radiant to watch. This piece of music brings me so much hope.
I completely connect to what you're saying and had the same experience. Every time you start listening to the ninth you can't stop again because every moment is just intense right from the beginning until the very end. I also keep forgetting that the choir and the orchestra interact so beautifully.. it's not just the hymn of joy but there is so much communication going on between the different groups, references to or advancements from the earlier movements. First the orchestra plays a highly developed section, then the soloists, then the choir joins everybody etc. so that every voice can shine in all its glory. The emotional climax for me is the entrance of the high choir and orchestra after all of the men were previously singing alone. It truly shakes you to the core!!
The 9th by various conductors/orchestras is all I’ve been able to listen to for about a year now. It fully absorbs me and commands my attention. Focus. This performance always has me weeping with joy and gratitude for makela, the choir, the musicians-it’s just magnificent, every time! It’s something I can count on, right here right now, to bring me joy. Thank you so very much for posting this performance for all to experience!
Klaus Mäkelä is 24 years old, wow! How is it possible? Top notch! The audio engineers kicked ass on this one. Looks at all the mic placements. Great recording and performance!
I'm totally in love with how impassioned this orchestra is. Usually a majority of the players sit still and play but these people move and flow with the music; as a violist I know how much focus it takes to play but when you really get into the music you just can't sit still. Thank you for such a lovely performance.
721 thumbs down? Are these people even human? This is one of as handful of the most thrilling Beethoven 9th I have ever heard! And the conductor is only 23!
Klaus Mäkelä is a joy to watch. This great orchestra, made up of many seasoned musicians, has produced a wonderful performance of this epic symphony. I so much enjoy watching orchestra members and the audience smile with appreciation of a performance well done. Oslo is fortunate to have Klaus Mäkelä at the helm of its orchestra
YOU GUYS GOT ME for a second. I was like Shostakovich is ALIVE?? This is what comes from being a casual classical fan. The less obvious jokes won't land.
My mother always listened to WQXR in NYC. She loved certain classical pieces and she introduced me to this symphony in the 1950s. It is such a powerful and beautiful piece of art. This is a wonderful presentation of the 9th Symphony. As a bonus, the photography of the musicians is first rate.
It is so hard to comprehend that a deaf person can compose this kind of music but then I understand why Beethoven is called a genius and the conductor and musicians played it so beautifully ❤️goosebumps
About 30 years ago I bought the first CD of this work. It was on sale in a record store in downtown Santiago, Chile; I had to save a few weeks to be able to buy it. When I finally had it, I went home on the bus; I could not contain my excitement and arrived almost trembling, anxious to listen to this work. I still listen to this work by Beethoven alone, because of the feeling of small greatness it gives me and the tears it brings to my eyes. A fragment of this work travels to the stars on a gold disc in the Voyager 2 spacecraft. Perhaps one remote day, a higher intelligence will perceive in these notes the effort of a species that, despite its limitations, aspired to greatness and hope. A work for eternity.
You will listen to Beethoven's 5th concerto performed by Pollini and Karl Böhm from 1979. Deutsche Welle gramophone. great piano sound!!! attention!! high quality !!! you will not regret!!!
This performance has energy and is technically solid but what amazed me the most is how engaged the musicians are. This not your average orchestra with a bunch of stuck up old people who are just playing a concert. These musicians are engaged with the music and obviously care about their craft. This is refreshing to see and I hope to see the rest of the western art music world follow their lead.
@@Killerbee4712 True, but there just is something a bit extra and more energetic about them that I really liked. It was just more fiery and passionate than what I expect from older people in an orchestra, forgive my prejudice.
Very dynamic orchestral direction. He's really talented and not boring at all. Congratulations. So young and full of communicative and positive energy.
I have watched this video many times, it is the best rendition of Beethoven’s 9th I have heard. I think I like it so much because of the orchestra’s passion and intensity that matches Beethovens. Maybe it because of the inspiration from Klaus Makela.
This one, all those by Paavo Jarvi, by Orosco-Estrada, one of the most amazing gifts we enjoy in this modern era is that we can - sitting at home whenever we feel like it - watch and listen to the most incredible renditions of the most beautiful music ever written and performed. The fanciest and most powerful/wealthy rulers of all time could not - not if they tried to arrange it day and night for decades - ever have the chance to select at their whim any sort of music to enjoy at any given time!
Yes, but I think the purpose is also to help keep the orchestra and the chorus in synch together, by mouthing the vocal phrases. Simon Rattle did the same thing during a superb performance of the 9th from London, broadcast live in February 2020 and then shown again several times over the next three years on tv.
This was such a great performance. Klaus Makela, is a phenomenal young conductor. He brought out a lot of detail that really set this performance apart from many others. He got this orchestra to give their all! The timpanist is amazing as well! Bravo!
I've been listening to and going to hear performances of the Glorious 9th for 52 years and this is incredible! I love the tempo, dynamic range and precision. Thank you so much!
One of the most amazing performances of the Ninth Symphony I've ever heard! I am absolutely sure that Ludwig van Beethoven would have said, "Those are the angels I wanted to hear singing! Those are the people I needed to hear praying!" Thank you very much for this video!
It's beautiful and touching to see such young and talented conductor who masterfully leads the orchestra and this incredible masterpiece (maybe one of the greatest ever written)
I am thankful to technology that I can see this Marvelous performance without being in Oslo.....and of course to Oslo Philharmonic for uploading this..and to The Almighty Beethoven....this renders me speechless every time I watch it.
The Florida Orchestra was going to open their 2020-21 season with No. 9. That's all changed now. They're still working on a new schedule. I've never been to a live performance of this symphony, but Klaus Makela and this orchestra were so wonderful. Chills throughout. The musicians looked so happy and animated, like they absolutely loved every second of the music. It was perfect. Thank you.
A world full of people their hearts full of joy, Cities of light with no fear of war, and thousands of creatures with happier lives, and dreams of a future with meaning and no need to lie, no need to hate, no need to hide.
I am normally not an avid listener to classical music, but by pure happenstance I came across this video. I am glad, it was amazing from start to finish! I can’t imagine what it must have been like being in the room. 👏👏👏
From Brazil, and completing 22 weeks of confinement at home with my children and husband, I´m grateful and thrilled with this wonderful presentation, with the hope that one day I can enjoy it live, with my family! For now, I thank and share this possibility to see and hear you here! Freude, schöner Götterfunken!
Великолепное выступление! Дирижёр, оркестр, даже работа камеры - всё на высоте. Музыканты - истинные таланты. Ну и разумеется Бетховен! Невозможно наслушаться! Большое спасибо за это!💕
As a conductor and as musician, Klaus , at 22, is way better, in all aspects, than any of the great conductors of the past in their young years and amazes with his assurance, musicality and maturity. He is also a very intelligent and well balanced young man. It is also incredible how much he has done and with apparent ease, in just a few years. He has great potential and the Oslo people were very smart to get him. My bet is that 15 years from now, he will take over from Petrenko in Berlin.
When a great orchestra is under the skillful, innovative, exuberant guidance of a mesmerizing conductor, the result is thrilling, magical, transcendent, and enrapturing. The Oslo Philharmonic is extraordinary. You can see it in the faces of each individual. They are a unit, a whole magnificently greater than each individual part. And Klaus Makela is the catalyst that makes for a spiritual experience.
He was what, 23 here? I have never seen someone this young conducting. I've also never seen the 9th conducted AND played with this much power, energy, confidence, and pure joy. AND I AM HERE FOR IT!!! Ode to joy indeed. Bravo, Klaus and the Oslo Philharmonic!!! 👏👏👏👏👏 Thank you for this beauty!
A delightful and subtle work! A well-deserved ovation! The joy emanating from the music fills the performers' hearts and spills over onto the listeners, embracing everyone in a single stream of jubilation! Bravo, maestro Klaus Mäkelä!
I was truly moved by this incredible performance and video. The Oslo Philharmonic's rendition of Beethoven is nothing short of soul-stirring. The stunning 4K visuals combined with the powerful music resonated throughout my entire being, giving me goosebumps. Thank you so much for this amazing experience.
That feeling when you casually fall into a youtube recommendation spiral and wind up with your head in your hands weeping for the cruel beauty of the human condition
What do you mean by “cruel beauty”
Amen!
@@name5702 The highs and lows...the love and the hate...the hope and the hopelessness...the joy and the pain...the hypocrisy and finally the deep truth of music like this.
European Condition**
the human predicament.
10/10 videography.
10/10 sound design.
10/10 conductor.
10/10 experience.
And a very good choir - I was impressed by how many didn't need a score.
Updating my own comment : I noticed later that the National Youth Choir of Great Britain did LvB #9 with Barenboim in the 2012 Proms and not one of them had a score. Which is more usual?
I agree
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1/10 akward public clapping
10/10 comment
Klaus Makela is 24 years old...and conducting the Oslo Philharmonic...there's a bright future for him no doubt!
What a gift to our generation! :)
He was 23 in this live performance!
And chiefconductor! Don't forget that! I hope he will become the chiefconductor of the Concertgebouworchestra. But he is still young!🔥
@@sergeirachmaninoff9811 He's amazing 🤩
@@sergeirachmaninoff9811 Since it was prior to his birthday that year he was 22. Unbelievable!
Who dare dislikes this? It's literally a masterpiece in 4k FOR FREE.
Steibert!
Mohammeds
Klaus was 23 years old when he conducted this performance... brilliant!
Magnífico trabajo!
Incredible, what a talent!
I was just about to ask Bing how old Klaus is when I saw your post, thank you.
Ele é um dos meus maestros predileto.
0:04 😒@@geoffreymartin2764
Beethove's eternal gift to humanity.
The full body of his work....
What I love about Klaus Mäkelä is it seems like every time he conducts a piece, I'm hearing something from it I've never even thought of before.
I agree!!! The alto voices in the choir for example! The instrumental balance is excellent! And also orchestra + choir
Indeed.
若々しい感じがほとばしっています。フレッシュな第9。
A solid, coherent, and energetic performance of the 9th symphony with the Oslo Philharmonic, and in 4k! for free?! meanwhile the Berlin Philharmonic is charging 150 euros for a 12 month pass for their digital concert hall. And nearly half of their concert archive isn't even in true HD. What the Olso Philharmonic is doing here is what I call: doing art for art's sake.
Solid... Wonderful conducting, but the orchestra... Paying for Berliner is a bargain, for free you get a cheap cheese
@@mariakallas some may disagree with your comment about the BPO. Are they in fact reputation over substance. Good yes but not the best, certainly not in post 19th century works.
Eugenius: Well I, for one, don't entirely agree with you. I think this young man produced some wonderful moments; he is, after all, a very fine musician, indeed. But the orchestra did him a lot of favours. He has a great deal to offer, but also a great deal to learn. Where, in particular, did you think the orchestra was deficient? Your description of them as "a cheap cheese" is, if I may say so, a CHEAP shot (ha, ha) ... and quite unfounded.
@@mariakallas Cheap cheese is filling the seats of the concert hall and ears of the world, obviously. You have a bad case of Karajanitis.
@@DavidHassell2004 Yes I agree about the BPO. A great orchestra for sure but there are others with a more extensive repertoire and no less talented. The Warsaw Philharmonic is a good example, playing of the highest standard and not stuck in Austro-Germanic realm, though to be fair the BPO is becoming more adventurous now. The Oslo P.O. is another that can give Berlin a run for its money :-)
Every orchestra should hire that videographer
Sure, so we can see the concert from various angles and styles
One of my first thoughts was: "Nice filming! It's clear that the videographer knows the piece as they anticipate involvement of various orchestral sections rather well".
100% agree.
Absolutely. He/she did a perfect job of it.
was my 1st thought
Today is the 200th anniversary of this monumental symphony. We are blessed to have a man like Beethoven, whose legacy still inspires us to this very day.
I feel the same 🙏
Absolutely, today marks a truly monumental occasion in the history of music. Beethoven's enduring legacy continues to enrich our lives and inspire countless generations. We are indeed blessed to commemorate his 200th anniversary and celebrate the profound impact of his symphonic masterpiece.
Well said.
This is the best sypmhony ever made. It's so important for us.
Господь и Родители подарили человечеству Бетховена. Гений исполнил своё предначертание. Жаль, что мало ему было отпущены...
This is Beethoven's gift for humanity
it truly is.
Si 💙
Lets hear it for Schiller.
He gave us many gifts :)
@@ElleSunminLee
I agree. This may be his most famous "gift" but there are many other marvelous ones
This lockdown has changed me a lot , I started to listen to classical music and it is making my mind pure and giving me a lot of energy
Ditto..
Same actually now I listen while I write papers and study and it has improved my quality of work.
Once you get the bug, you don't lose it...
This is the original and best music mankind has ever created.
Welcome and enjoy the many talents within classical music :)
I can recommend you Medici.tv .
+1
People don't talk about this enough, the ending is actually the best part, a fast Coda, ending with just 5 short notes, end of story, no dragging, it's Beethoven's equivalent of a mic-drop, as if saying :"I've said all there is to say, this is it."
The whole piece is without a note which could be improved on. In a tragic way, it feels like it must have been his final symphony - there are scraps of a 10'th he was apparently doing some work on, but any attempt to recreate them has been so terrible that I reckon they're using a few notes and wild extrapolations.
It just doesn't sound like him anyway.
I admit one of my little daydream fantasies "if you had a time machine" - I think going back to him with a full cochlear+implant hearing aids to let him have perfect hearing for at least the last few symphonies of his life - if EVER anyone deserved to hear his own music for his short tempestuous life, it's Ludwig. I'd love to give that to him.
Perfectly put
I mean the VERY end is just 5 notes I guess, but the whole coda is actually pretty long, introducing completely new themes not seen before in the symphony. Beethoven absolutely dragged it out lol, you can't ignore THE ENTIRE CODA, and just talk about the last 5 notes like Beethoven was being humble.
@@MonsieurFeshe good point =P
Klaus Mäkelä lässt die Melodien blühen, lässt den Rhythmus schwingen, öffnet unsere Herzen und rührt uns zu Tränen!
My heart is in tears .. to think my last father's wish was this piece of art to be played in his funeral and we fullfiled this last wish. I will always remember you dad .
Після цього коментаря видно ,як боряться з тим, щоб молоді люди не цікавилися класичною музикою. Тому, що на підміні понять, маніпуляції свідомістю можна прекрасну музику культурно порівняти з чимось дуже утопічним🙃. Маніпулятори свідомістю😅
No telling how many times I've played this video. It remains my favorite piece of media. If you listen closely you can hear and feel the entirety of the human experience across four movements.
Here again.
This symphony is the eighth wonder of the world. Every note and every word of the “Ode to Joy” in the last movement is absolutely perfect. It brings the world together even if we love or hate each other.
THAT INTRO IS JUST SO SMOOTH AND BEAUTIFUL
I thought I could "multitask" and casually take in Klaus and the Oslo Phil...., turns out, their presentation of the 9th is so remarkable, I've found myself thinking, I don't recall hearing is so "richly" before. I'm no longer multitasking, Herr von Beethoven, Klaus, and the Philharmonic have won me over without trying. That's the power of music.
Thank you for writing this. I have tried to say it so many times - there is music and there is *music* and not all types should be treated the same way. Stuff like the 9'th is not meant to be just some background filler as you pick your nose or something. Give it your time and attention, you will not be disappointed!
What a time we live in. To be able to witness a spectacle of this magnitude from 200 years ago, from the comfort of our homes on a tiny screen. Absolutely incredible. Thank you Oslo Philharmonic, for sharing this with the world.
And to share these feelings with fellow humans with people from every corner in the world no matter our languages or cultures moved by Beethoven. Greetings from Valencia, Spain.
I was just thinking along those same lines and agree! Another element to appreciate is the quality of the video editing and how it “tells“ the score as if it was a script.
What I wouldn't give to be that guy. Young, handsome, healthy, and performing the most perfect music ever written with a flawless group of world class musicians...
Yeah, not gonna lie, bit jelly here.
arent we all!!
Klaus is such a banger name, as well
Dudes literally living my dream…
Dude is an anime character.
@@Lil_Mozart_V Pretty close to mine too. I try to be happy SOMEONE is living that life, we're all so entirely literally not just related, but arguably of one piece. We're all offshoots of DNA from the first molecular replicator - at no point being "dead". It's live parent to live child to live parent to live child, all with the details kept by DNA (and RNA, another story).
Helps me to be compassionate when I see those it'd be easy to be frustrated with (as they're me under different circumstances) and happy for those who do well (unless they're hurting others) because thet's me too - under different circumstances.
I mean none of this in a mumbo jumbo "we become magic spirit ghosts when we die" sense, but just in the way that I hope the truth of our relation can inspire selfless actions, benevolent behaviors, and the kind of compromise which only works if we truly wish both "sides" to prosper.
Мій найулюбленіший найкращий найпрекрасніший композитор Бетховен!!!
І взагалі композитор усіх часів та народів!!!
Люблю з дитинства коли вперше почула!!!
00:00 first movement
16:07 second movement
30:20 third movement
43:52 fourth movement
Il n'y a aucun phrasé. Juste des notes... Il a encore du chemin devant lui. Il évoluera peut-être si le succès ne l'empêche pas
THANK YOU
Just came here for the second movement, thank you for labeling them! Long live WinXP!
Thanks a lot!
Thank you!
The first flute and the timpanist deserve a special standing ovation as well, probably the hardest working musicians in this epic gruelling masterpiece, perfectly conducted this night.
That timpanist is bad-ass for real. He has me transfixed and watching his parts towards the end repeatedly, he is so beautifully effortless yet powerful in his execution.
This was indeed a beautiful production.
@@rosieposie9564 That comes down from the conductor. Watch the old guys like Toscanini, Klemperer, Reiner, Honeck, Williams. People like this young fella and the old guys I mention, they knew how to get those sounds. Not everyone can. Lenny could, when he wanted. But too often he went all curlycue and it muddied the music. Watch them. Forget about the orchestra, watch the conductor. His eyes, hands, baton, eyebrows, the whole body. The best move the least. And yes, that kettledrum was very much on fire. I played this head to tail with no pause. That's how good it is!
@@rosieposie9564 Yeah, he is focused as fu** probably needs to be also. The triangler man just above him is cool as a cucumber tough.
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After this performance surely even the most pessimistic of us must feel there is some hope for humanity.
Klaus Makela is already one of the key 21st century conductors.
He is a team player with a decisive personal musical dialect and consciousness.
And this is my understanding of his work all the way from Aotearoa New Zealand!
I know nothing about him, but his smile and positive energy in this concert is wonderfully contagious. It seems all members are having a blast.
I just watched him conducting Shostakovich's 7th "Leningrad" with Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra (you can watch it here on YT). In all my years on this earth I've never heard a finer, more nuanced and heartfelt rendition of that symphony. How can one so young have so much understanding of such a complex work and so much control to make sure it's executed perfectly? I was completely blown away.
I never get tired of watching and hearing this great symphony. Thanks for posting!!
as Bartholomew Dan said 2 years ago:
10/10 videography.
10/10 sound design.
10/10 conductor.
10/10 experience. and...
10/10 choir and orchestra
Professional musicians are so valuable. Long live the orchestra.
Amen!
I just can't stop smiling from 54:04 to 54:44 Even the conductor looks delighted. This has to be one of the most cheerful fragments of music ever written.
That means Ode to Joy has made its effect. 😃
Yes, there was a performance with the LSO, led by Sir Simon Rattle, of this great work, televised live from London in February 2020 just a few weeks before the covid lockdowns made large-scale concerts with a live audience impossible for a year or more. I saw that one live on TV and it's been rebroadcast several times, beautiful performance - and at that precise point you're referring to in the music, a few of the ladies of the chorus were in view behind the tenor and one of them is beaming with a warm smile as she listens to his opening phrases.
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I listened to all nine Beethoven symphonies today for his birthday. The 9th is still the best and this performance is amazing.
This man brings freshness to some of the old war horses. Crisp, vibrant conducting.
One of the greatest pieces of music brilliantly conducted and performed. Simply divine.
Every time I watch this, and I watch it often, I am moved to tears. Especially when the choir belts it out. They are so human. There is such motivation.
The symphony orchestra and choir are the pinnacle of civilization.
With this symphony being the ultimate example of both, imho.
Taking Nothing away from traditional musical norms of non-European cultures, the complete symphonic orchestra with choir, piano, etc, Is the greatest single musical invention of humanity. Nothing beats it. After saying that, the fusion that's happening in places like Japan, S. Korea. Taiwan are absolutely marvelous. They are adding their traditional instruments to the orchestra, not subtracting anything. They really can't, as they had nothing that hit the lower register.
whoever color graded this video is a real artist.
Hearing everybody cough between movements is a joy to Klaus, what a legend.
Spectacular performance, rated number one by this 77 year old. Thanks to the videographer it's possible to see the complexity of the masterpiece and experience the passion in performance. Just an exceptional performance. Thanks for posting.
Was lucky enough to be in the audience for this! An unforgetable experience!
I'm a 30 year old bloke that started listening to classical music while working from home this year. I feel very privileged to be able to hear all these people who have mastered their respective instruments play in harmony together. Although this piece was created in another time my imagination still runs wild with scenarios about what it could have described to listeners back then. I read that LVB wrote this while deaf and never actually heard it. Pure genius. I'll have to explore some more classical artists.
Schubert, Mendelssohn, Barber (his Adagio is simply breathtaking), Sarasate are just a few of some of the less well known to non-classical people you might want to check out.
Mahler 💪🏼
Bravo!!! Such a captivating performance of the Beethoven 9. The video production quality is excellent too!
It was really great, right??
@Licht Julius Classical music is the inspiration for most music genres, especially if you look at FMAB's compositions
OMG, is amazing
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Yes. It’s amazing. Wonderful to be present.
56:33 I would like to become a conductor for a few minutes solely for this moment. Just imagine the force that awakens before you and you are leading it! So epic, I always get chills.
The cinematography in this video is amazing, it's like a movie. Not to mention the incredible performance by the musicians. Awesome :D
Camera not so good to capture every moment, every transision of instrumentasion.
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The musicians and singers and the conductor are all so into it. It's great to watch them!
This is my favourite piece of music in the entire world. I was moved to tears for being able to hear and watch this without paying a cent. I'm deeply grateful. Thanks Oslo Philharmonic, thanks Oslo, thanks Norway. Thank you for making this possible. You've gained a new subscriber and a thankful heart in Barranquilla, Colombia.
Linda música para el alma.
I am a Taiwanese.I watched this video when I study organic chemistry for the coming third midterm exam.
It is too amazing to focus on studying....
Wunderbar! Bist du traurig höre es, bist du glücklich höre es, bist du aufgeregt höre es, bist du müde höre es. Für Beethoven ist immer der richtige Moment.
Fantastisch Darbietung
I also agree with you. From Japan 🇯🇵, JST、5:46分
Einverstanden. Es ist großartig!
I have never felt so many goosebumps in my entire life. An amazing performance from the orchestra and the choir. (Brilliant conductor!)
One hour, eleven minutes and 56 seconds of pure bliss. I wish to have seen this performance in person; God knows how many goosebumps I would have if I did!
This rendition of the Ninth is exquisite. Of all the excellent characteristics it has, I find the tempi chosen particularly refreshing. Usually, this symphony is played way too slow and affected. This one has the drive, energy, along with the emotion and gravitas Beethoven intended for it. Great job!
Greatest rendition of the 9th symphony I’ve ever heard. Perfect timing that allows you to absorb every instrument group. Perfect vocals and greatest finale of the 9th as well. Klaus is always spot on with his timing and knows exactly when to push it when needed.
Ricardo Muti - Sinfônica de Chicago. Great!
On May 7, 1824, Ludwig van Beethoven premiered his 9th and last symphony called Chorale, in Vienna. Here we are, today May 7, 2024, some 200 years later, God Bless Ludwig, and what would be the most powerful, spiritual and brutal musical work taught to the world. But if that were not enough, every time in my life that I lose my reason, my conscience, the motivation to even live, I can never help but hear the Ode to Joy reverberating. And although I don't express it, I always break into tears of happiness remembering every word and every letter that the choir makes great.
I felt that I went through a mini-musical movie....The cameraman is so clever to take a great shot of every sight of the orchestra
Yep. Another maestro conducting his instruments (the cameras)
The 9th has been in my head a lot lately, and the 4th movement always makes me emotional, but I wasn't expecting to fully weep for the last 15 minutes straight. It is truly pure JOY. Klaus is radiant to watch. This piece of music brings me so much hope.
I completely connect to what you're saying and had the same experience. Every time you start listening to the ninth you can't stop again because every moment is just intense right from the beginning until the very end. I also keep forgetting that the choir and the orchestra interact so beautifully.. it's not just the hymn of joy but there is so much communication going on between the different groups, references to or advancements from the earlier movements. First the orchestra plays a highly developed section, then the soloists, then the choir joins everybody etc. so that every voice can shine in all its glory. The emotional climax for me is the entrance of the high choir and orchestra after all of the men were previously singing alone. It truly shakes you to the core!!
The 9th by various conductors/orchestras is all I’ve been able to listen to for about a year now. It fully absorbs me and commands my attention. Focus.
This performance always has me weeping with joy and gratitude for makela, the choir, the musicians-it’s just magnificent, every time! It’s something I can count on, right here right now, to bring me joy. Thank you so very much for posting this performance for all to experience!
Is it just me or this fool is like actually becoming famous. I got so depressed searching for him online and hes BARELY 26. Insane talent
Klaus Mäkelä is 24 years old, wow! How is it possible? Top notch! The audio engineers kicked ass on this one. Looks at all the mic placements. Great recording and performance!
He is really great...!! A gift to our generation! :)
Wait till you hear this…
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He was only 22 in this performance!
Imagine if Klaus Mäkelä play as a villain in a movie... his looks n kharisma is Awesome!
@@novandadwipramanaputra9963 yeah, he was good at playing Harry Potter🤣🤣
He started early and studied under Jorma Panula (1930-) who has coached a large number of new conductors.
Magnificent piece. Magnificent interpretation of every musician, the chorus, the conductor! Beautiful!
I'm totally in love with how impassioned this orchestra is. Usually a majority of the players sit still and play but these people move and flow with the music; as a violist I know how much focus it takes to play but when you really get into the music you just can't sit still. Thank you for such a lovely performance.
As well as a conductor worth his weight in gold, all working together to produce the most amazing music imaginable!
721 thumbs down? Are these people even human? This is one of as handful of the most thrilling Beethoven 9th I have ever heard! And the conductor is only 23!
Klaus Mäkelä is a joy to watch. This great orchestra, made up of many seasoned musicians, has produced a wonderful performance of this epic symphony. I so much enjoy watching orchestra members and the audience smile with appreciation of a performance well done. Oslo is fortunate to have Klaus Mäkelä at the helm of its orchestra
00:00 Primeiro movimento
16:07 segundo movimento
30:20 Terçeiro movimento, este em especial, ADMIRÁVEL!
43:52 Quarto movimento
Gracias César !
@@2DiskK Dude... He's not spanish...
The hero we need
Obrigado amigo. Saudações
Obrigado!
Shostakovich is now conducting Beethoven symphonies. Nice.
Shostakovich also conducts his own symphonies lol
YOU GUYS GOT ME for a second. I was like Shostakovich is ALIVE?? This is what comes from being a casual classical fan. The less obvious jokes won't land.
Unironically, Mäkelä seems also to have conducted several of Shostakovich's symphonies.
nah man im pretty sure thats harry potter not shostakovich
But Shostakovich never smiled.... and neither would you if you lived under Stalin.
My mother always listened to WQXR in NYC. She loved certain classical pieces and she introduced me to this symphony in the 1950s. It is such a powerful and beautiful piece of art. This is a wonderful presentation of the 9th Symphony. As a bonus, the photography of the musicians is first rate.
each member's face is so passionate...I haven't seen that before
Right? Clearly enjoying it, having fun, dedicated.
I came here to watch music. I ended up being served a plate of a delicious lobster, the best wine and an impeccable service of such food.
This cannot be described by words. It is heavenly music performed by incredible talent.
It is so hard to comprehend that a deaf person can compose this kind of music but then I understand why Beethoven is called a genius and the conductor and musicians played it so beautifully ❤️goosebumps
That choir is truly amazing! The baritone gives the chills as he starts!
About 30 years ago I bought the first CD of this work. It was on sale in a record store in downtown Santiago, Chile; I had to save a few weeks to be able to buy it. When I finally had it, I went home on the bus; I could not contain my excitement and arrived almost trembling, anxious to listen to this work.
I still listen to this work by Beethoven alone, because of the feeling of small greatness it gives me and the tears it brings to my eyes.
A fragment of this work travels to the stars on a gold disc in the Voyager 2 spacecraft. Perhaps one remote day, a higher intelligence will perceive in these notes the effort of a species that, despite its limitations, aspired to greatness and hope.
A work for eternity.
Well said
You will listen to Beethoven's 5th concerto performed by Pollini and Karl Böhm from 1979. Deutsche Welle gramophone. great piano sound!!! attention!! high quality !!! you will not regret!!!
I love everything about this performance, especially the conductor who looks like he belongs in Slytherin.
A magical crib ^_^
You must mean Gryffindor!
shouldn't have read this before I watched the whole piece....now i can't help but giggle like an idiot when i see him
...Or Shostakovich himself.
26:01 Avada Kedavra!
This performance has energy and is technically solid but what amazed me the most is how engaged the musicians are. This not your average orchestra with a bunch of stuck up old people who are just playing a concert. These musicians are engaged with the music and obviously care about their craft. This is refreshing to see and I hope to see the rest of the western art music world follow their lead.
I fully agree with your comment.
Just because they are old doesnt mean they dont care about their craft or engage with music
@@Killerbee4712 True, but there just is something a bit extra and more energetic about them that I really liked. It was just more fiery and passionate than what I expect from older people in an orchestra, forgive my prejudice.
One can tell from their faces, not necessarily from their ages.
A mais fiel demonstração divina se houvesse
it is obvious that the musicians in the orchestra love playing for this young conductor. Very much a collaborative effort.
다른 지휘자와는 다르게 물흘러가듯이 신중하면서 부드럽게 흘러가는 마켈라의 성향이 덧데어져 너무 아름답고 꽃다운 베토벤교향곡 지휘네요...
One of the most perfect versions of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 I ever heard. cheers!
the choir is mind blowing good Oslo Philhamonic
Very dynamic orchestral direction. He's really talented and not boring at all. Congratulations. So young and full of communicative and positive energy.
Yes. He is great!!
I can listen to this symphony once everyday and never get tired of it.
I have watched this video many times, it is the best rendition of Beethoven’s 9th I have heard.
I think I like it so much because of the orchestra’s passion and intensity that matches Beethovens. Maybe it because of the inspiration from Klaus Makela.
Yes, só much passion and intensity from begining tô end, very moving.
This one, all those by Paavo Jarvi, by Orosco-Estrada, one of the most amazing gifts we enjoy in this modern era is that we can - sitting at home whenever we feel like it - watch and listen to the most incredible renditions of the most beautiful music ever written and performed.
The fanciest and most powerful/wealthy rulers of all time could not - not if they tried to arrange it day and night for decades - ever have the chance to select at their whim any sort of music to enjoy at any given time!
1:03:00 conductor cheerfully singing along like he's a happy kid strolling around. warms my heart.
Yes, but I think the purpose is also to help keep the orchestra and the chorus in synch together, by mouthing the vocal phrases. Simon Rattle did the same thing during a superb performance of the 9th from London, broadcast live in February 2020 and then shown again several times over the next three years on tv.
This was such a great performance. Klaus Makela, is a phenomenal young conductor. He brought out a lot of detail that really set this performance apart from many others. He got this orchestra to give their all! The timpanist is amazing as well! Bravo!
I've been listening to and going to hear performances of the Glorious 9th for 52 years and this is incredible! I love the tempo, dynamic range and precision. Thank you so much!
This is timeless music that should be enjoyed as often as possible....thank you so much Oslo Philharmonic for sharing!
One of the most amazing performances of the Ninth Symphony I've ever heard! I am absolutely sure that Ludwig van Beethoven would have said, "Those are the angels I wanted to hear singing! Those are the people I needed to hear praying!" Thank you very much for this video!
It's beautiful and touching to see such young and talented conductor who masterfully leads the orchestra and this incredible masterpiece (maybe one of the greatest ever written)
Haha,, I wouldn't say maybe.
She had to be a woman of color and trans.
And the anticlerical...
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One of the best performances!!!..MAGNIFICENT!!!!!!!..brings One to continue to hope and pray for this Planet..
I am thankful to technology that I can see this Marvelous performance without being in Oslo.....and of course to Oslo Philharmonic for uploading this..and to The Almighty Beethoven....this renders me speechless every time I watch it.
I love Beethoven's work, especially the 9th symphony, particularly the Molto Vivace movement.
The Florida Orchestra was going to open their 2020-21 season with No. 9. That's all changed now. They're still working on a new schedule. I've never been to a live performance of this symphony, but Klaus Makela and this orchestra were so wonderful. Chills throughout. The musicians looked so happy and animated, like they absolutely loved every second of the music. It was perfect. Thank you.
The passion of the first Bassoon player was incredible, love it.
A world full of people their hearts full of joy, Cities of light with no fear of war, and thousands of creatures with happier lives, and dreams of a future with
meaning and no need to lie, no need to hate, no need to hide.
I am normally not an avid listener to classical music, but by pure happenstance I came across this video. I am glad, it was amazing from start to finish! I can’t imagine what it must have been like being in the room. 👏👏👏
From Brazil, and completing 22 weeks of confinement at home with my children and husband, I´m grateful and thrilled with this wonderful presentation, with the hope that one day I can enjoy it live, with my family! For now, I thank and share this possibility to see and hear you here! Freude, schöner Götterfunken!
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It's my favorite version online. Terrific!!!!!
Великолепное выступление! Дирижёр, оркестр, даже работа камеры - всё на высоте. Музыканты - истинные таланты. Ну и разумеется Бетховен! Невозможно наслушаться! Большое спасибо за это!💕
As a conductor and as musician, Klaus , at 22, is way better, in all aspects, than any of the great conductors of the past in their young years and amazes with his assurance, musicality and maturity. He is also a very intelligent and well balanced young man. It is also incredible how much he has done and with apparent ease, in just a few years. He has great potential and the Oslo people were very smart to get him. My bet is that 15 years from now, he will take over from Petrenko in Berlin.
No! I hope he stays with this magnificent Oslo Philharmonic...
It's a woman.
What a poor job saying 'his'/'he' 6 times and placing a very awkward "well balanced young man"...
Ridiculous.
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@@peterstoneberg7120 I genuinely don't know what you're talking about. Who's a woman?
*Aplauso para Ludwig van Beethoven. Aplaus para el maestro Mäkkelä. Me conmueve la reacción del público.*
When a great orchestra is under the skillful, innovative, exuberant guidance of a mesmerizing conductor, the result is thrilling, magical, transcendent, and enrapturing. The Oslo Philharmonic is extraordinary. You can see it in the faces of each individual. They are a unit, a whole magnificently greater than each individual part. And Klaus Makela is the catalyst that makes for a spiritual experience.
He was what, 23 here? I have never seen someone this young conducting. I've also never seen the 9th conducted AND played with this much power, energy, confidence, and pure joy. AND I AM HERE FOR IT!!! Ode to joy indeed. Bravo, Klaus and the Oslo Philharmonic!!! 👏👏👏👏👏 Thank you for this beauty!
A delightful and subtle work! A well-deserved ovation! The joy emanating from the music fills the performers' hearts and spills over onto the listeners, embracing everyone in a single stream of jubilation! Bravo, maestro Klaus Mäkelä!
I was truly moved by this incredible performance and video. The Oslo Philharmonic's rendition of Beethoven is nothing short of soul-stirring. The stunning 4K visuals combined with the powerful music resonated throughout my entire being, giving me goosebumps. Thank you so much for this amazing experience.
Five plus minutes of continuous applause, and so well deserved. Bravo!
The energy of the "maestro"! Bravo!!! 🙏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🥰