Beethoven: Symphony No.9 - Legendary Recording of a Stunning Youth Orchestra and Choirs in Hi-Res
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- Gimnazija Kranj Christmas Concert Series - Anniversary Edition Series.
In this series, I am going to re-upload some of the milestones from our performing and recording productions in the last 15 years. Our lead master sound engineer Mr. Iztok Zupan remastered all of our analog audio recordings in amazing digital Hi-Res audio landscape. He used sophisticated rerecording processes, rubidium clock processes and some other exotic black magic for one of the most superior sound, you can get it on youtube.
This recording of Beethovens 9th Symphony, 4th movement is particularly legendary. Our balance engineer Matjaž Culiberg from National Radio did amazing sound design. The golden generation of the orchestra played this milestone recording with never-seen-before mastery and artistic excellence. Many of those musicians are playing now in the best world symphonic orchestras: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Berlin Philarmonic Orchestra, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Tonhalle Zürich, Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra, Vienna State Opera, Frankfurt Opera, Kremerata Baltica, Bavarian State Opera and other renowned orchestras around the Globe. Our master engineer Iztok Zupan carefully inspected this beautiful audio material and did a spectacular re-recording audio miracle. Enjoy this legendary and one of the best performances on UA-cam.
Gimnazija Kranj Symphony Orchestra
Maestro Nejc Bečan is a conductor
concert master Matjaž Bogataj
sopran: Kristina Bitenc
mezzo: Monika Bohinec
tenor: Martin Sušnik
baritone: Rok Bavčar
Ljubljanski Madrigalisti Choir - Mateja Kališnik
PAZ Vinko Vodopivec Choir - Primož Malavašič
Gimnazija Kranj United Choirs - Primož Kerštanj
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, also known as Beethoven's 9th, is the final complete symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed between 1822 and 1824. It was first performed in Vienna on 7 May 1824. The symphony is regarded by many critics and musicologists as Beethoven's greatest work and one of the supreme achievements in the history of western music. One of the best-known works in common practice music, it stands as one of the most performed symphonies in the world.
The symphony was the first example of a major composer using voices in a symphony (thus making it a choral symphony). The words are sung during the final (4th) movement of the symphony by four vocal soloists and a chorus. They were taken from the "Ode to Joy", a poem written by Friedrich Schiller in 1785 and revised in 1803, with text additions made by Beethoven.
In 2001, Beethoven's original, hand-written manuscript of the score, held by the Berlin State Library, was added to the United Nations Memory of the World Programme Heritage list, becoming the first musical score so designated.
Sound design: Matjaž Culiberg
Flowers: Yasmin d.o.o
Light: Janez Kocjan
Scenography: Žiga Misjak
Master and rerecording processes: Iztok Zupan, Klopotec
www.klopotec.si
concert director and broadcast director: Primož Zevnik, PPZ production
primoz.zevnik@ppz-production.com
Ludwig van Beethoven, Ode to joy is always complete with choir being the last piece of the puzzle. Now it is picture perfect. Hats off to the Maestro Mr. Nejc Bečan and the whole team.
aptly described.. stunning! WOW!
This is Gimnazija Kranj Symphony Orchestra gift to humanity. Music must always win. Even in these hard times, when we are fighting the COVID-19 virus. Hugs to brave people across Europe, America, and the rest of the World. Many of you are alone in your sealed houses and bunkers. Our music is here to encourage you and brings hope into many homes around the world. I hope you will like it. Don't forget to turn on English subs!
zevnikov Thank you so much. I simply adore this beautiful music.
In my solitude this comes to me as the perfect gift I needed to carry on.
Music is universal, it touches all the hearts. Thank you again.
Thank you zevnikov. Suffering from pneumonia, isolated at home, anxious for the expectation of testing the coronavirus, I found this gem of interpretation to relieve my spirit. Thank you very much for sharing the music of this wonderful orchestra. I hope someday they can play in my city, São Paulo, Brazil.
And this symphony is the perfect one to bring us together during these times.
Music brings calmness to mind, peace to our soul and lets it go with emotions flowing like calm waters.
This is simply an astounding performance! Maestro Becan (I don't know how to do the symbol over the c) again does the impossible: He calls the music from the beating heart of Beethoven. The quartet is one of the best I have ever heard. I have always thought that the initial entrance of the Baritone is awkward, and often the tone is ugly. This Baritone, in my opinion, makes the most beautiful music of Beethoven's recitative that I have heard to date. KUDOS TO ALL!
A masterful performance of one of the most incredible works of music ever written. . . Bravo Maestro Becan and orchestra!
Bravo, Excellent! I will be watching this again!
Thank you for making my day, nothing but bad news all morning, then this comes along...
As always, the greatest orchestra in the world ..... no exceptions. Thank you from Waco, Texas where starting tonight all restaurants and bars will be closed until further notice. Nejc, you and your young people are such rays of hope and inspiration.
Dear Marc. Hugs to Texas. English subs are ready. Just enjoy this powerful choirs, singing this amazing Schillers Ode to Joy! We will never surrender!
zevnikov Never.....
Not the greatest orchestra in the world. A stunningly good youth orchestra, yes. Perhaps equal to the Youth Orchestra of Great Britain. But you do them no service by such over the top hype, and I'm sure they don't want it either.
I would run out of superlatives if I tried to praise this group from Slovenia enough. What an astounding collection of young musicians from a beautiful country with beautiful, talented people. Thanks UA-cam and the Kranj school for sharing your talent with the world.
Come, sing a song of joy
For peace shall come, my brother
Sing, sing a song of joy
For men shall love each other
A sort of underture at the beginning, and then at 2:40 a hint of the ode.
One of the best versions of this I have heard - right up there with the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Ormandy, recorded in 1973 on Columbia.
Bravo! This always brings me to tears- tears of JOY!
Wow... Just... Wow. It was a great performance of a master of music. Good job, as always.
Wonderful
A conductor who knows his work. Conducted without a score. Amazing performance.
@Derek Rodney definitely, I've been using kaldroStream for since november myself =)
@Derek Rodney Yup, I have been watching on kaldroStream for months myself :D
How wonderful to see some of your wonderful "kids" are now playing with some of the great orchestras of the world. A testament to you and all the folk at Gimnazija Kranj.. Best of luck to them all .but I am assured that you will keep producing wonderful talent to keep us you tubers more than happy.. Best wishes from Wales.
This is one of the best performances I have heard of the 9th symphony. It just feels so lively and more accurate compared to other recordings. Great job guys!
The town of 38 thousand people... gymnasium.... this is not real, this is amazingly Beethoven 9, Dvorak... This is the highest stage of European and world culture!!
Yeah. This was my child. I immensly proud of all these productions.
Really spectacular and the conductor is a genius to get this level of performance out of a student orchestra no matter how much talent they have (and they have a lot).
Send this into space - astonish the galaxies.
Bravo! Esse maestro Nejc Becan sempre surpreendendo e também esses jovens músicos são espetaculares! Parabéns!
What a stunning performance from all the performers and the conductor!!! Great!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Human Heritage Beethoven's 9 Symphony!
If there were 10 billion intellectual civilizations in the entire universe, that civilization would probably want to designate the 9th Symphony of Beethoven as a space cultural heritage.
This masterpiece and masterpiece are the only values that the Earth can boast about to other civilizations in the entire universe.
The composition of all the movements of the four movements is perfect, the logical development is perfect, the emotional height is complete, each note is perfectly connected,
and
all the sounds of motivation are beyond the limits of human intellectual ability.
If the tears don't flow after listening to this song, it would be an organism that has problems with brain cells.
Great and great.
Love it I played this when young man in 50's with symphonic, orchestra, excellent performance.
My very favourite of Beethoven's symphonies! Masterfully and beautifully performed by these amazing and talented musicians. Such an enormous joy to come to this little gem by accident. UA-cam got it right this time. Thank you so much! I needed this more than I realized. Bless 💗
Dear Lindsey. Check out also other gems in my channel. I promise you the immense joy of music.
You and me BOTH!!
Grazie grazie, per la gioia che avete dato alla mia Anima. Beethoven ti abbraccio da cuore a cuore, dovunque Tu sia
Magnifica orchestra di splendidi giovani!!!!!...i miei complimenti
One of my favorite, simply amazing group of young performers .what were the ages at the time? Is there a new group of young performers or could they not top this? I truly do love this
tog hoath thank you
Einmal mehr ein Beweis für das Können und die künstlerische Ausdrucksfähigkeit dieses Orchesters. Einfach eine der besten Beethoven-Interpretationen. Großartige Musik! Danke an die Musiker und den hervorragenden Dirigenten. Gruß aus Koblenz, der Geburtsstadt der Mutter Beethovens.
Now that's real coffee!
A truly magnificent performance!
What better to lift troubled spirits in these times.
Also I have to point out your amazing camera work and overall editing of entire video. It is exceptionally very well done. It is fascinating to listen the music and in the same time to watch unbelievable skill of all members of the orchestra.
Dear Vlad. Thank you for your compliment.
Breathtaking execution. Bravi tutti.
This really is a powerful performance.
Tutti giovanissimi eccellente orchestra
Muito bom, thanks from Brazil
Todos integrantes dessa orquestra são (féras) geniais em todos relevantes aspéctos, muito aplausos, Grato.
Further research, the best of humans.
LA NOVENA SINFONIA CONSTA DE CUATRO MOVIMIENTOS ,PERO ESTE ARREGLO DE 28 MINUTOS ES REALMENTE ESPECTACULAR ,TANTO PARA LA ORQUESTA COMO PARA LOS COROS ,FUERTE Y ENERGICO COMO EL ALMA DE BEETHOVEN , LOS ULTIMOS MINUTOS SON INOLVIDABLES Y ESE CIERRE SINFONICO INTERMINABLE-
GRACIAS BEETHOVEN .
Bellissima orchestra, splendida esecuzione.
Bravo
Well 49M views and I am the first to say Thank You, odd.
Orquestra de jovens e um maestro maravilhosos. Encantado.
From Colombia. What a beautiful music to my ears and what a perferfect conduction and performance. Thank you so much.
Bravo.
Absolutely stunning performance from you all well done and thankyou for the upload you are bringing some joy in what is probably the biggest challenge for the world with this awful virus Covid19 we in the uk wish you and all of youre stunning orchestra and singers that you keep safe and well. From the UK please keep these uploads coming.
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🌹🌹🌹🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷
Splendid vocals and the orchestra, as always.
Please upload the other movements!!!!!!!!
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼Maravilloso Concierto 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹
God, I get to listen to this whenever I want to . . . for free! What a world.
14:10 I love how Beethoven shocks us here! He had great sense of humor
Beautiful work. And the conductor had it memorized, you don't see that often
Thank you for this beautiful piece, love to see so many young people together singing classical music.
I would like to know if the musicians hear the music as we do on the outside
Once again , I i've a tear in my eye. More research is required before any further comment !.
Bravissimi!!!!!!!
Que grande... es una gran director y una gran orquesta, desde Bogotá Colombia.
Discovering you and your orchestra is God's perfect timing. He has placed it on my heart to put together classical music programs to share with the shut-in elderly in nursing and convalescent homes in "God's Country" of the Bitterroot Valley in Ravalli County of Montana USA...and I now very excited and inspired to be able to share your amazing God-sent performances. These programs are designed not only to share the priceless gift of joy music brings into our lives as the international language it is but also designed to be educational, sharing information about the composer, the conductor, the orchestra, and about the country's history. Your group excels my greatest expectations. Thank you again for such a long lasting legacy of superb tributes to superb composers!!!
Please leave that “ god” out of it. Thats a myth!
Best #9 I’ve heard in a while!
That is symphony of legends
Awesome. Though it's not really the 9th Symphony entirely, only select movements?
and not one of them has a phone in their hand............ amazing!!!!!!!!!
😂😅
I played cello of this symphony last year, it was so hard to play
Such passion! Fantastic performance.
Great. :-)
simplemente ESPECTACULAR!!!!
Why in the world did they put a fundraising ad for that shifty Maryland Democrat Jamie Raskin in a political fundraising ad on a video featuring this magnificent orchestra? What an insult to all these wonderful young musicians!
Bravo! Bravo Kranj Gimnazija, Maestro Becan and all others for this great work.
now you know how he stays in such good shape...
I can not work with this symphony orchestra and choirs playing in the background. I have to watch.
Yes, they’re fun to watch, aren’t they.
Beautiful ❤️
Magnificent performance. I am British and this music reminds me of that horrendous mistake called 'Brexit'. In these troubled times of war, the EU has to be strong, as the courageous Ukrainians are battling against the massive forces of Russia's demented dictator.
💎 ... Brillante.
Tears in my eyes as I write this, enough said.
What a wonderful orchestra!
What a wonderful conductor!
Delightful! I got shivers, I laughed, and I cried.
Alle menschen werden brüder.
Loved it! Thanks 'zevnikov'.
such wonderful, youthful performers make an old guy like me feel young again!
❤️
베토벤 9번 합창!!!!! 테너 너무 잘한다
Brilliant!!!
26:03 giving full credit and thanks to the musicians and singers. 👌
מנצח במלוא המילה ! כל מכה אצלו היא מכה נחושה!
i played this magnificent recording immediately after reading the letter written by Helen Keller who "HEARD" for the first time with her hands on the radio speaker. It helped me hear it as if for the 1st time and the tears came again. Thank you Zevnikov, orchestra and Helen Keller for such a deeply moving experience.
I shared this with a friend who used to teach music at the college level. These were her comments:
"1st and last movements. This is way spectacular and appears to be a mixture of high school musicians that are better than almost any "allstate" American high school orchestras I've heard. I took notes:
"Love the conductor. Really knew the score; entrances, lengths of chords, etc.
"Built great accents in accented lines, then double-accented within some sections
"Contrabassoon!
"Of all the cellists, only 1 was male. Most violinists were female as well.
"Excellent tympanist, doubled on bass drum near end of last movement
"Someone coached woodwinds to professional quality - oboe, piccolo especially. I think I spotted a saxophone as well as an alto clarinet. Sax is not around during Beethoven's time.
"Trumpets are right in tune (unusual at high school). Piston valves, whereas most European trumpets are rotary valved.
"Solo trombone was surprisingly weak but the t-bone section was strong.
"Choir matched every college choir I've heard in quality, balance, intonation. Bass voices still sounded immature (except for the soloist) but well-coached.
"Sopranos were caught sliding upward into high notes regularly, almost as if it were a stylistic addition (though I doubt that it's intentional).
"I looked for an immediate standing O, but it came only at the 1st curtain call. This is probably a difference in the way classical cultures differ.... We tend to stand right away for excellence, especially at youth concerts.
"I really enjoyed watching this recording and noticed that there are others available. Thanks for sending this!"
Saxophones are in because they don’t want to leave any kids behind. They practiced all year, they deserve to be there too. Everybody plays! I’m sure Beethoven wouldn’t mind.
Love the notes above, for I know nothing of this..I find myself moved. Moved so much, it bring a tear to my eyes. I want to know more, I want to experience more..
Apparently 20 people who disliked have absolutely no taste in music.
Though his rendition the air over there is purified and we can't but deeply breath.
Bravo bravo por tan hermoso espectáculo. Toda la belleza musical del 4° movimiento y ese coro que emociona el alma y nos eleva por encima de razas y lenguas hacia un mundo más sublime y en armonía con valores inmateriales.
Vosotros sois parte de los pueblos más sufridos por las guerras y pese a ello dispersan amor y alegría universal a los que los ve y escucha!!
Con respeto y admiración les envió a todos los integrantes del equipo orquesta y coro mis cariños. Ustedes son juventud divino tesoro de un mundo mejor!!!👏👏👏👏❤
Gracias por tus amables palabras. Me alegra que te guste nuestra música. Se conecta de maneras misteriosas. Espero que lo estás haciendo bien. Cuídate, querido amigo.
@@zevnikov Algo especial sientes como músico y director de la orquesta pues vives con tanta intensidad que vibra todo tu ser físico y espiritual, algo que no es fácil de entender y trasmitir. Felicitaciones!! Gracias por el consejo y te aseguro que me cuido lo mejor posible!!
AT APPROXIMATELY 11 MINUTES THERE IS AN INSTRUMENT NEXT TO THE BASSOONS WHAT IS THAT INSTRUMENT CALLED?
Contrafagot. Saludos desde Perú
Contrabassoon
Bravi! 💕🙌🙌🙌 hermosas voces solistas, coro y orquesta un trabajo precioso. Felicitaciones y gracias! 🙏
Please Sir may I have more???
Stunning!
Stunning! Thank you for this remake.
Ambitious and Immensely Successful --a Triumph. Everything was right, and sensational.
Joy - what a novel concept in today's world. Always loved this work but heretofore hadn't understood the words. The subtitles reveal Beethoven's inspiration the universal quest and yearning for the joy of love and peace for all the world. This Conductor profoundly comprehends this and evokes his passion from his artists. A masterpiece and one to return to for inspiration and comfort. Thank you.
Stunning!
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Wonderful to see young people celebrating European culture. Sadly, couldn't happen here, in the UK, because our art, education and cultural establishment hate it and are trying to destroy it.
BRAVO BRAVO AT ALL !!! I SINGED IT TOO !!!!!!!!!!!!! FROM COTE D AZIR ♥♥♥
Brilliant! If I wanted to find fault it would be in the balance of the soloists against the rest of the performers ─ much louder, in balance, than would be heard in the concert-hall. But otherwise magnificent, just what the world needs right now.
@tog hoath If you can't see the implicit subtleties in such wording that's your limitation, not mine.
@tog hoath Don't know why I bother, but my words are more enthusiastic than the weak (although true) "lovely performance etc". I think "Brilliant!" couldn't be more enthusiastic, and further, I don't fault the performance at all, but simply observe that, ideally, the recording balance engineer has the soloist voices a little too prominent.
Incidentally, you would find it impossible to justify your sweeping last sentence.
[As an experienced musician my critical faculties are always present (as with any informed person with a brain) and I define the reason for my comment. Brilliant! (and later "otherwise magnificent) needed no elaboration as to the performance and almost applied also to the recording as audio and video quality are both high {both around 4Kbps ─ unusually high for YT}, with excellent camera work and video-direction. My comment on balance comes from being very familiar with how this sounds in a concert hall.]
Another of my favorites now, God bless !
Bello, sutil, majestuoso...magistral.
Eine begeisternde Interpretation!