Holst: The Planets, 'Mars' - BBC Proms
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Watch the BBC first on iPlayer 👉 bbc.in/iPlayer-Home Holst's 'Mars' from The Planets suite. With the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the Elysian Singers (Women's Voices) conducted by Susanna Mälkki. Performed at the Royal Albert Hall, London.
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Imagine hearing this in the 1910s, when recorded music was still teething, long before the days of being able to blare bombastic movie soundtracks in our living rooms... what a mind blowing experience that must have been to hear something so powerful!
miracleofsound ...every time I listen to this my hair stands on end!
Never really thought of it that way. Just another thing that makes these piece amazing
I probably would have been confused...scared...angry. But mostly confused, I think!
Definitely would've scared alot of people
Problem is this: the piece wasn't written until 1913, so your argument, while apt, is moot.
Love the ferocious intensity of the conductor, definitely matches the intensity of 'Mars'.
Bart Alder her bangs make it that much better, but amazing conducting.
you sound gay
Golden Eagle Playing this is just as much of a workout as conducting it
Well she made the most of it. Women ARE equal to men. In their natural roles.The lines of which have been somewhat blurred of late.
Yeah she is killing it!!
There was a flute player with a killer mustache at 5:39. He is clearly the coolest person in the orchestra, and that's a fact.
Did you invite him for dinner?
Michael Cox
The coolest is the director
CEO of flute
As soon as I saw the stache I knew there had to be a comment about it!
Have a blessed day
Fun fact... Holst: 'Mars' was the inspiration for Black Sabbath's legendary riff in their 1970 hit "Black Sabbath" that launched heavy metal as a music genre. Black Sabbath's guitarist was an admirer of Holst: 'The Planets'.
Someone knows their Metal!! 🤘
Also, Nile…Technical Death Metal legends…constructed their song
“Ramses Bringer Of War” off of their debut album Amongst The Catacombs of Nephren-Ka
And Geezer Butler mentioned the same thing in interviews. Classical music is equally an influence on Prog Rock and Power Metal. It seems that everyone takes a cue from the greatness of the past, brilliant.
wasn't it Geezer that was a fan of Holst?
Holst. The all-father of metal.
The intro to "am I evil" by Diamond Head was taken from this piece
Isn't it amazing that Holst never actually went to Mars, but knew exactly what the music was like there?
Ha! Yeah, maybe.
@@poethenry8189 If not maybe, then why not?
@@SmileyandTheUnderclass no, no, definitely maybe. Like the song by that band. You know who I mean?
@@poethenry8189 I'm not certain as this is a classical music video, but I think you mean Oasis! There music rarely captures the war like manner of Holst's piece here, but they do provide a similar anthemic quality in their music in terms of the way they arrange sounds (or "make" music).
*Their. Typo, haha!
This will sound strange, but it took me seeing this video to realise that I've never before seen a female conductor.
They are not many, but hopefully we'll see more of them. She did a great job conducting this!
Christine Hals the middle school I go to has a male and female conductor and I've been in boths bands
Funny enough when I was in a band our first conductor was a woman.
Bumble Douche Really? All of mine were females
Jason Veloso No one is asking for bad women conductors, fuckass. Last I checked, there a lot of men who are pretty shitty at what they do too, we’d all be better off if we had good representation of quality men and women in their fields.
This has to be one of the most vivid interpretations of Holst's Mars. The conductor says it all, she's as furious as it gets. Just marvellous! As it was supposed to be. Gustav Holst would've been proud. Well, I'm thrilled by this.
Second only to the Chicago symphony orchestra
John Williams: Can I copy your homework?
Gustav Holst: Sure just change it a bit so they don't realize
John Williams: Thanks bro *Creates Star Wars Soundtracks*
lol your a comedian
This is so funny
So you just ripped off another person's comments from the mars video on UA-cam he wrote over a year ago. You just done what you acusesd john Williams of doing ha ha.
Think that’s bad, Brian Tatler from Diamond Head ripped this off on one their songs, Am I Evil?
@@JordanT.Zacharias E1M1 from doom is also basically a cover
5:39 THAT MOUSTACHE THOUGH
true
I was about to comment that!!
oh jesus, he loves hair...
Masøn Burke thx for that
I did double-take at that bit...
The energy of the conductor is AMAZING!!!
Audrey Utley, Energy is totally useless unless it manifests itself into a first class performance, in most cases it doesn't.
Audrey Utley check out Franz Anton Krager! I was lucky enough to be conducted by him. Great energy and overall great person.
The conductor is as much a performer to the audience as a coordinator to the orchestra.
My dad was a conductor and said that conducting the large concerts he would lose weight, about 2 kgs!
Bit over the top
Honestly, this Is the most passion I have seen in a conductor in awhile. She was purely excellent.
Not one single musician was looking at her....
😂
A little bit different, but you should check out the young men and women from DCI (Drum Corp International) and watch their Drum Majors. These talented young adults and teens rock!
Dvorak, Dudamel, Symphony no9 ))
@@jamessteven711bro has no idea how a conductor works
I _LOVE_ how into it the conductor was. She had so much energy and passion for this, it was so much fun to watch
Classical music is so relaxing.
Try 'Peer Gynt Suite No.1 - Morning Mood' by Grieg.
Elytra Pug 1874 -1934
composed during ww1
Elytra Pug it is classical music
Elytra Pug haydn
mozart and beethoven are considered classical but these as well
Stravinsky
prokofiev
holst
elgar
etc
Elytra Pug because it's not baroque or romantique
Finally, someone who does the Euphonium solo justice!
Thankyou - nice to be appreciated :-)
But thats Tuba Tenor
ya, who among us hasn't been waiting for a legit Eu.. Eupho... Eu-pho-ni-um solo.
@@PromixDelPiero and its a bloody euphonium!
For the philistines amongst us, could you please tell us when to look out for this Euphonium solo or, indeed, what the blinkin’ heck it even looks like?
This comment section be like
30% "omg this conductor!"
25% star wars jokes
25% "this is the OG metal"
20% moustache guy
You forgot to subtract 1% from one of those to fit in your comment in the equation...then again, there are lot of those comments here...
@@kaiser9287 my comment counts as each of the categories!
@@ekaterinakonovalova1377 dota 2 Mars?
the beginning sounds like the airship theme from Mario
I have a feeling some unspoken is those who did it as a marching band arrangement, either pep tune or full piece
Holst the planets one of the greatest pieces of music ever written
I like how this is one of the few pieces of classical music to show war as not something to glorify, but something horrible, monstrous, tragic and basically unstoppable.
Shostakovich's 8th Symphony.
I can't agree.. I think most artists, as creative types, are horrified by war and its devastation, and it's no different in classical music. Shostakovich, Nielsen, Sibelius, Britten, Richard Strauss, Vaughan Williams, etc. all wrote famous musical responses to the horrors of the 20th century's new mechanized form of warfare.
You have neglected the positive effects of war .
@@rilakkumafarm9159 which are? war is a terrible thing, it's bad for everyone involved.
@@georgsgrants9925 Even though it is a big taboo and will most likely start a debate, wars helped greatly in creating new ways to defend our country, to attack as well of course, but actually it is thanks to WW1 that the big part of the code of war exist which prohibit the use of chemicals weapons, for example, and the creation of the atomic bomb is right now one of the best thing we can use as a threat to big countries who would want to start a war. Without WW2 the US would probably not have been one of the most powerful country in the world and there would be most likely no Europe.
Even if they were terrible things, the many experiences done in Auschwitz and the Unit 731, they helped in understanding more about the Human body (Even if I agree that most of those experiments were more fantasy-like type of science sometimes).
So yes, wars helped, and there is probably more things about it that I haven't said or know. And yes, wars are terrible things but that exists since the dawn of mankind when we were already creating clans against each others. In a kind of ironic way, it is thanks to wars that Humanity have somewhat learned to prevent them from happening.
Conductor just basically saying "fu***** go for it". Love it.
It's only 2 of dis symbol ** it's not three like dis***
Nah hes saying fu**s
40 years after first hearing this, and it still gives me goosebumps
5:39 this man has an absolutely luscious mustache and I love it
Me too, and it looks like he had it "done" especially for this performance. :-)
Yes, indeed! Amazing mustache. His name is MICHAEL COX, one of the most important British flautists, a very well-known and highly respected musician. Mr. Fox is a professor of flute, with an interesting career as both a soloist and a chamber musician, principal flute of the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the Academy of St Martins of the Fields.
Google BBC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FLAUTIST MICHAEL COX which will take you to his home page, where you will find a great picture of Mr. Cox with his glorious mustache. And, no, he did not have it done especially for this performance. It takes a very long time to grow something this extraordinary.
This piece of music is an all time classic, it never gets old.
Ajescent it was made in 1913... sounds pretty old to me.
😉
@@jackdonohue7893 haha thats a funny one
Seriously, she's the best conductor I've ever seen! She's puts in a lot more emotion than most conductors and her technique is very precise!
Lucky Dude Bernstein?
Karajan?
Charley Hibschweiler Robert Shaw?
Rattle?
Dudamel
My old conductor in our Orchestra& Choir was equally as pationate as this lady! It made us want to perform better! She was an incredible lady! R.i.p. Miss Pogson ❤
4:04 - that chord progression leading us back into the explosive main statement is incredible. It's like you're turning a corner and seeing a massive terrible army on the march. This piece always blew me away as a kid. It's just sheer, raw power in 3 acts. The build-up and reveal is just tremendous. Holst did an epic 7-minute action/drama soundtrack 60 years ahead of it's time.
The conductor is behaving just like I would up there. Mars - Bringer of War is just too damn heavy not to rock out along to. Love the quality of the video and the playing!
We wouldn't have metal today without this
Andre' Mactal this is better though
averagecoasterenthusiast na
ikr if black Sabbath never did use mars as inspiration we wouldnt have metal
arty99 And Jimmy Page played it within live versions of 'Dazed and Confused'.
really? how do you know?
1:18 gets me goosebumps every time when I hear this piece. I am learning this right now on Timpani part 2, and it’s so epic that Holst wrote 2 timpani parts. Jupiter is also a lot of fun to play on timpani as well, there is an actual melodic timpani line in both timpani parts combined. Holst writes amazing percussion parts to his music, along with the brass winds and strings. Definitely one of my most favorite composers of all time ❤️🥁
That conductor is having way more fun than we think she is 😂
" This stick makes everything follow my command.. "
What a phenomenon. The perfect match between Mars and the conductor. And what a gift for us.
I would hate to piss off the conducter
I'm not a dog amen
I'm not a dog no shit
Thank god you're not a dog, man.
+King Ludwig II I have never met a Fin, but judging by what state they left the soviet army after they tried an invasion, i heartily agree
Yep. That was a bad war for us. And it was quite injustice to people of Finland as well. But we got some territory (as we had not enough already...) political and strategy meanings was involved. So technically, USSR kinda won, but theese lads from Finland are tough, and love their land. Don't mess with them lightly. Good people they are. I hope, we will never be at war again. And we are actually a distant relatives. Modern russians are descendants of slavik refugees from Kievan Rus (Mongol invasion caused this), who was driven to northern forests and swamps of Rus. And they're actually assimilate the local finnish tribes who lived there. Moskow itself stands on that lands.
So we, russians, originally, a finnish-slavik people. Our history and linguistic reserches affirm that fact.
The conductor has a very commanding presence. It's as though she could draw the sound straight out of the earth, orchestra or not. Excellent!
I cannot stop listening to this masterpiece. Perfection
Yeah this is absolutely wonderful. The conductor is an inspiration. So gutsy and passionate. Makes this sound as fresh and powerful as anything could. I'm studying the score and listening to extracts over and over. The more I listen the better it gets!
Except no one in the orchestra is watching her and every motion she signals is lagged by the orchestra. Very weird.
Jovet orchestral conductors will sometimes conduct a fraction of a beat ahead
@@jovetj most recordings both the timing
@@jovetj Oh, you can be sure that they are watching her but they still look at their sheet music. When you learn to play in an orchestra and especially if you're at that level you set your vision in a way that you can see both at the same time. So they look like they're not looking but they are
Jesus the passion in the composer has me in complete awe!
Give credit to Gustav Holst
do u mean conductor lmao
You know the music is gonna sound good when the conductor puts all of the emotions in the song by just conducting.
Heard 4:08 in another youtube video and never realized it was this until now. Hell of a tune. Hearing it in it's full capacity I can get more of the militaristic feel of it now.
I heard it in Astro Biscuits video where he was taking pictures of... mars ironicaly and something passed in front of it!
Back in the early to mid 90s when I was in middle school we played The Planets for our Concert Band. I played the trumpet. I remember playing both Mars and Jupiter as well as a few others from the score. If I remember correctly Mars was the Bringer of War and Jupiter was the Song of Jubilee. Each song from The Planets has a distinct sound that matches what it represents. It's a great and fun piece to play!
Had the joy of playing this on bass clarinet a few years ago. Right in front of the timpani :/
lol
Nick Hoad i
Nick Hoad um play bass clarinet and is in middle school
As a tenor in choir who often sits right behind the french horns, I feel at least some of your pain.
I was the euphonium player... my ears hurt
Mars, the bringer of war - The first Metal Song in the world!
The Gadget Crew not quite but very early whatsoever
The Gadget Crew what about Mozart Symphony 25?
what about winter from the 4 seasons?
Wagner is more metal and older I'd say, but Black Sabbath song is literally cover of Mars, so yeah, that's definitely metal!
Strelok Gunslinger Black sabbath (the song), the middle section from Children of the grave (sabbath) and the intro to Am I evil? (Diamond head), these all sound like this and are amazing songs!
The music that sold me on marching band. We played this my freshmen year in high school, one of the coolest memories I have is our band teacher cramming 150+ people into a classroom to rehearse this piece. Its one thing when you hear the music, its a whole other when you can *feel* the music. There's nothing like it
Truth, except I was in middle school when we played this.
Marching a 5/4 song lol, nice
4:08 conductor: military mode activated
Wow what a performance, the conductor is AWESOME.
This conductor is absolutely perfect for this.
BBC symphony orchestra is one of the best orchestras in the world. Powerful, at the same time, delicate and beautiful sound.
This along with Ride of the Valkyries are some of the most powerful pieces I’ve ever heard.
don't forget O'Fortuna...Orff.
The demon god by joe hisaishi
I agree
If you like those two you’ll also enjoy “Night on Bare Mountain” by Mussourgsky.
Good stuff 🙂
The last 15 seconds: destruction of deathstar. Epic.
6:33 there now experience the destruction >:D
@@milly_walters0856 "Your All Clear Kid, Now Lets Blow This Thing And Go Home!!"
@@dtaylor4552 "Remember, the Force will be with you. Always."
Many do not realise than rather than this being inspired by World War 1, this music actually started World War 1, when it was unexpectedly played during an otherwise inoffensive wedding breakfast
Tamlan Dipper wow never knew that! Thanks!
@@cparis2990 You never knew it because it's BS. Holst didn't finish composing the 'Planets Suite' until 1916, two years AFTER WWI started. The assassination of Archduke Ferdinand started WWI.
@@patrickdoran180 old and everybody who has a high school education (meaning everybody) knows about the assassination. likely was just a joke.
You can hear the constant drumbeat of war throughout this piece, so relentless it is.
@@patrickdoran180 I thought that the buildup of geopolitical tensions in the Balkan region, culminating in the Serbian independence movement, serving as a spark to the powderkeg of rivalry and secret alliances among the European empires, compounded with a general naivite as to the full apocalyptic potential of modern weaponry, is what inevitably led to World War 1, whether or not a certain fellow got shot on a particular day.
The chord at 6:04
I cannot get over that, there’s just something so mystical about it and I can’t put my finger on it
Reminds me of Lego Batman 2 sorry
Diminished, but i think it's the orchestration that makes its vive
I've said this before and I'll say it again: This conductor is truly amazing. Gives me shivers, even 8 years after this video was uploaded.
DU-DUDU-DUN DUN DUNDUNDUN!!!!!!
DU-DUDU-DUN DUN DUNDUNDUN!!!!!!
DU-DUDU-DUN DUN DUNDUNDUN!!!!!!
Quit honking, I heard you the first time!!
The ting go skrra
I was looking for you fellow henchmen.
kevs musicandstuff effect
thank you for the lyrics
Now that is a fucking conductor, fits to the music, better than I've ever seen.
It has always been a dream to be able to play this in an orchestra on stage as a trombonist. Next month this will become a reality.
1:35 I dont know if this is just me, but I find it so cool to see that music can follow you through all of your life and even into old age. They are having just as much fun as the 20 year olds, and they still get to enjoy themselves.
I've watch/listened to many performances of "Mars" by many orchestras led by many conductors. =This= one is my favorite for a very simple reason: Ms. Malkki doesn't just conduct with and for the baton, she reaches 'inside' and pulls the emotions forth as well. "Mars" is a very stirring piece of music, but she makes it sink its teeth into you!! I =love= it!!
UncleDraggi The CSO recording is my favorite
I can't see the screen for the tears in my eyes. Remarkably moving.
This piece of music frightened me so much as a child.
Funny it scared the hell out of me too.
Well done to the Euphonium player- playing the dots at this level is a given but your clear tone, warm full without overloading the vibrato is wonderful. The mirroring of articulation and style with the trumpets at 2:10 and 2:40 was fantastic. Kudos to the brass section as a whole and the conductor- Wow!
I played this for our middle school concert band back in the early to mid 90s. I played the trumpet. It's a great score and it is a fun piece to play!
Thankyou brasschick42, that's me on the euph!
The conductor ... jeez .. she's in the zone! Always good to a person with such a passion for great music.
Beautiful! The energy from the conductor made this 10x better!
an energetic conductor isn't just charismatic, it also genuinely helps with tuning the performance on the spot for maximum impact
I've heard this so many times, but this version gave me goosebumps. Props to the BBC orchestra for the excellent interpretation.
The intensity of that conductor is great!
What the true art of this performance is the fact that none of the musicians are laughing and the conductor’s exaggerated counts. And I thought I was a very emotional conductor. Seriously though, that conductor is amazing and extremely precise
Bravo! - This was always a favorite of my since I was a kid at boarding school in England.
Borstal
5:39 damn that guy has a cool mustache
This piece catapulted me into the world of classical music. The energy of this piece the intensity in it just something about this piece hooked me on classical music at the young age of 11
Me too. This and the devastating pure terrible awfulness of human death in Prokoviev's Romeo and Juliet.
Got me in my 20s
Best thing u did 👍
The conductor is awesome! Love it
This really is a classic. Always handy in a film soundtrack when something ominous is about to occur.
I love those trumpets...and of course the intensity of the conducter! You GO Girl........
The conductor is AMAZING!!
3:06 man. . . those biceps. I need to hit the gym, or cello
bro i think you do XD
I hope she doesn’t know where I live
@@me_is_hobo she does 😨😨😨
That Conductor Is Great! I Have Never Seen Anybody Move That Quickly Before!🤣Great Piece Of Music
I Know Right
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4:08 gets me every time. The threat is coming but through bravery and teamwork we will prevail.
I always picture that is the exact moment when Mars, the god of war himself, steps out on the battlefield, and the enemy army’s stomachs sinks as they come to the harrowing realisation: they have already lost.
5:39 Dude's 'stache game on FLEEK
if this is melody is used for Mars' National anthem, this would be so epic
We played this in high school and IT WAS TOUGH!!!!! I loved to hate it. My favorite time to play it was when I was pissed off. I'd grab my piccolo and scream my rage out through the music.
Magic!!
Everything is leading up-to that moment at 4:10 were it just come alive, gives me goosebumps!
5:39 that stache is GLORIOUS
The force is strong with this one....
Imagine being lucky enough to play this music , how amazing
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Why is nobody talking about the amazing euphonium solo at 2:09?!!
I’m a euphonium player and listening to recordings I didn’t know it was a euphonium until watching this video
It sounds like the tatooine soundtrack from Star Wars
@@netherwolves3412 it’s memed most of John Williams compositions were written by holst before he was even born
Thankyou! (it's me playing)
Goosebumps every time I hear this. It’s awesome 😄
Hi
I absolutely love this
Gave me goosebumps. Amazing conductor and players.
2:10 Gotta love that call and response
5:40 that mans STACHE is GODLY
I will always get chills when I hear Mars. The brass is just phenomenal. Beautiful and powerful performing.
What a beautiful composition ...and beautiful performance!!! playing and conducting
If Holst were alive today, I believe he would have titled this piece, “The 20th Century.”
The second half of the 20th century was the best and most peaceful time in human history
@@FantadiRienzo the cold war?? the cuban missile crisis?? the korean war?? vietnam?? the constant threat of annihilation by nuclear weapons??
@@fabiannathanael9859 Most peaceful doesn't mean totally peaceful. Btw, why do you only list american wars? "Cold war" and "constant threat of nuclear annihilation" sounds like you didn't really experience what life was like back then. If you felt like you were in a war and nuclear bombs could drop any moment, you were probably paranoid.
Absolutely amazing piece of music that never fails to amaze me.
It is so powerful its untrue.
Best performance of Mars I've heard. Love the driving tempo......stunning!
One of my favorite pieces of Classical Music.
One of the most atmospheric pieces of music ever written in my opinion. The sense of menace is fantastic.
I played this in my high school orchestra 1st violin section, and I've never faked so many notes in my life at 6:18, and now I finally hear how it was SUPPOSED to sound like, hahahah
The song was so amazing that the universe created a planet for it
The best rendition of Mars I've ever seen . Perpetual goosebumps.
the artistry of this conductor is so explosive
My souls winged creatures were flying and swirling around the room looking for expression. What an honourable privilege to have ears to listen to this magnificent production.
This conductress is my hero. Amazing work by all the musicians as well. My favorite performance of my favorite piece.
The conductor has the perfect energy for this piece, I mean she gets it