Just when was this sympjhony of Beethoven's "born" anywaY? I am sorry but you used rather POOR VERBIAGE! It was actually Beethoven who was born in 1770.
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Classical music always helps my anxiety and depression issues when I'm feeling down. Especially since my mum passed away last year after a long illness.
Hallo Rolf, ich bin da ganz bei Dir... Das ist wahrscheinlich eine ganz besondere dumme Antwort..!!! Schmerz lässt sich aber mit Musik sehr gut ausdrücken.! Ich muss am Freitag bei der Beisetzung meiner Schwiegermutter dabei sein. Das will ich nicht, aber ich muss
The conductor with the most fire, energy, and passion, as well as technical mastery, of course, I have ever seen. I revere Mr. Bernstein's legacy and memory.
Outdoes the Germans? Surely you jest. I am a huge fan of Lenny but as he aged he slowed down like a fine watch. Listen to his earlier LVB and we are talking 5-8 minutes faster. Listen to this, Felix Weingartner conducting the 5th in a magnificent performance that is breathtaking! BTW, to really learn about prior years, look up any of the RS3D archive. Especially Rachmaninoff performing his #2 Concerto with Stokowski! ruclips.net/video/JXtbCVf6hU0/видео.html
I’m 52 years old and have studied classical piano for 48 years, and the Beethoven 5 with Lenny still makes me feel invulnerable, mighty and triumphant against anxiety and depression. Surely composing this afforded Beethoven the same katharsis!
One of my favourite quotes is from Marshal Davout, after attending the first performance of this, writing home to his beloved wife - 'Then a world opened up before me, and a river of fire flowed through m mind' (my translation might be a bit off)
Mvt 1: 0:27 (Sonata form. Theme 1 at 0:27, Theme 2 at 1:20) Mvt 2: 9:01 (Very modified theme and variations form. A section at 9:01, B section at 10:07) Mvt 3: 19:42 (Scherzo in ternary form. A section at 19:42, B section at 21:36) Mvt 4: Transition from Mvt 3 begins at 24:25, movement proper begins at 25:06. (Sonata form: Theme 1 at 25:06, Theme 2 at 26:10)
If I had to choose a historical figure who would return from the world of the dead and that I would get to talk to, it would be Beethoven. Neither Moses nor Jesus.
Anyone who has performed probably understands, and saw Leonard wipe the tears from his eyes just after the last note. He had to know that this was one of his great accomplishments.
RUclips put an ad in the beginning of the 4th movement exactly when the main theme is about to happen double fortissimo. The worst ad placement you could possibly have. I'm just speechless.
With all due respect, it's about time you realized RUclips does not put ads in particular places. They pop up after every number of minutes that you are watching something. Depending on when you started, this can be anywhere in a video. In any case, you can solve it easily by downloading AdBlock and activating it on RUclips in Google Chrome or whatever surfer you are using.
@@lsmart LOLOLOLOLOL!!! Oh my god, I just put the AdBlock extension on my Google Chrome and now NONE of the youtube classical videos are interrupted by ads. It's a miracle!! Thank you for taking the time to write your message!
@@lanceschaina3084 Glad to be of help. On some sites they will force you to remove AdBlock (you can always disable it on one or more sites) in order to continue using the site, but thus far RUclips has not made such a demand.
I love how classical shows how powerful music in that you can feel something and have something communicated to you by the music even though it has no words
Could you put your damn ads between the movements? Do you think someone listening to Beethoven's fifth, having it interrupted by an ad, is kindly disposed toward the product advertised?
Having performed this many times as a French hornist. I have to say that Bernstein is the best at conducting this symphony, every time he conducts he will make small adjustments to it and by looking at him he would let you know if you were off key or other mistakes. He was one of the most engaged conductors and could draw more out of a orchestra than anyone else I had played under. If you watch many of his concerts you will notice these small but very important subtleties. I do miss him and his music. Another one who followed in his shoes is the great John Williams.
I think if I could come back as any human being in history, it would be as L.B., minus the smoking and minus some life style proclivities. Even with those reservations about him, I have to say I admire him probably the most of any human being who made an impact in any field, upon the public and upon his art. I was privileged to see him in person, years ago, when he brought his son to the theater in New York where I was Ass't. Mgr. to see "Catch-22." What a powerful, charismatic in-person presence he personified. Yes!
Headphones are a MUST if you want to savor every nuance in the 3rd movement. Impeccable performance. I'll never figure out what is going on with anyone who gave this a thumbs-down, and frankly as long as I never cross paths with them I will let it be. So sad that Ludwig Van never heard this masterpiece the way most of us can.
I have listened to, God knows, how many performances of this work, and can unabashedly proclaim this one to be definitive: Bernstein doesn't miss a single nuance, nor is his interpretation exaggerated or rushed as is so often the case. A real "bravo" for both Beethoven AND Bernstein!
I miss Leonard Bernstein but I am HAPPY that we have recordings of him conducting and giving lectures! He is missed but his legacy lives on! Thank also to Maestro Beethoven for his enduring masterful compositions he left for the world to hear!
What an incredible performance! All the musicians did an extraordinary job under Bernstein's conducting. This excels to new heights! I have chills. Thank you, Ludwig van for writing such incredible music and sharing your gift with us.
There are many comments here about the conductor. They are valid as far as they go. The real genius lies within the composer. IMO, this is the most magnificent piece of music ever written.
Yes. The musical insight and intuition Beethoven had created this amazing piece of pure music. In my opinion, on par with Bach considering the terrible handicaps which Beethoven endured while creating his music - going deaf, & family problems. I think Bach's support system (like 20 kids) and stability enabled him to produce much more stuff for longer... But some of Bach's compositions contain similar insight and intuition from a different time with different instruments and orchestras.
Written in 4 movements....The 2nd and 4th movements remain my clear favorites of this Symphony. The first Allegro sure gets people going, and is a great set up for 2nd movement which is the great Andante. The last two are so dynamic, and builds to the fury of the powerful finish. Among the very best Symphony pieces ever written by a human. Thank you Beethoven.
I can't believe those people in the audience are just sitting there in the 4th movement I would be moving and leaning forward This production is spectacular.
Listened to his Young Peoples Concerts as a child. Because of my mother and this man i grew up loving classical music. Had season tickets every summer the New Mexico Philharmonic for the 4yrs we lived there. 🎉
In the final analysis, you may well be right. Klemperer, Ksrajan, Bohm, Giulini, Furtwangler may excel in this repertoire, but in the end, there is really no one like Bernstein for this and any of the other Beethoven symphonies.
Lin Thornhill The tempo is too slow I'm the 3rd movement Try to find The Cleveland Orchestra with Christoph Von Dohnanyi on Telarc, the best 9 Symphonies ever recorded
marvelous conducting! thanks for posting it. I like the way Berstein takes the dynamic of the score and make them enourmosly wide, from very light pianissimo to majestic fortissimo. Additionaly, Bernstein always get the right tempo for every part of the score. Really marvelous, it's a must to enjoy.
4th last movement (25:05) clearly the best ever written by LVB, IMHO. The final section seems will never end. As soon as you wait for the dramatic a epic culmination a fist of oboes, a solo of french corno and a flute mantain the romance with the cathartic last part of this master piece. Eleven minutes of pure energy coming from the very universe until our souls. Magnificent!
Dopo tantissimi anni che l’ascolto, ancora mi dà i brividi e lacrime di emozione! Grande interpretazione! Grazie Maestro! Peccato che lei non ci sia più!! ❤❤❤
Sometimes just sometimes the best talent collides and here it is.....Maestro Bernstein , The Weiner Philharmoniker, Beethoven , pure beauty bravo Maestri.
Maestro Bernstein's music and personality reach the heart. Always. And yes, his technical mastery is a huge part of it. However, with such a twinkle in his eye and his impersonation of many moods, he makes the individual musician feel he is right there with him or her. It almost doesn't matter whether he conducts one way, or another. Genius.
My mother was so disappointed. She thought she had a genius for a son when at age 3 I would pull the 7 record 78 rpm set of this wonderful symphony off the shelf, set it on the record changer and sit rapt listening to it. Sadly, for her and fortunately for me, I turned out to be far from genius material but this piece of music has been at my core since then. That well worn set was Arturo Toscanini conducting the NBC Symphony Orchestra and this wonderful Bernstein interpretation comes the closest to that of all the multitude of versions I have heard in my lifetime. Thanks for putting this up.
I have watched several performances of the 5th symphony of Beethoven on RUclips; this version conducted by Leonard Bernstein is the best rendition I have found. The audio and visual are so perfectly enjoyable. Bernstein was always so completely engrossed with the music when he conducted. Excellent!
This symphony by Beethoven was a massive turning point in music, this proformence is unbelievable conductor and orchestra in total perfection, the second movement is very very powerful it should get more credit .
Que alegría tener por medio de la tecnología la oportunidad de apreciar, degustar, saborear, sentir, y muchas sensaciones más de dos grandes: Beethoven y esta gran sinfónia ( la 5a y la Pastoral) que es de las que más admiro de Éste genio universal de la música y Leonard Bernstein, uno de los cinco directores más grandes del siglo XX.
Beethoven reminds me that even if I were to become handicapped in some way - I could still code for computers or fix cars. How? Because I've played instruments, written code and fixed cars for years. I see the genius he is - he used his memory and mind to "feel" the music like when I'm writing code without testing. He felt vibrations in music like a tuner like I feel vibrations in cars or listen to their sounds and just know what's wrong with them without even touching them. It's years of getting to know something and being intimate with it. He was a true genius and a gift to mankind.
If time travel were possible...a must stop would be to see and hear Ludwig's first performance of the 5th. One of the greatest pieces of music of all time.
è una sinfonia piena di energia con un armonia a cui l'udito soavemente immagina le diversità del genio e del compositore di grande talento quale Ludwig van Beethoven, perfetto ricordo delle memorie sonore di chi ama la musica con passionalità.
This version feels so alive, as if I am walking in a summer meadow with the composer himself and see what he hears in his mind. There's nothing too static about it :)
All involved people, orchestra musicians, audience and everyone else at the theater, so lucky to witness the genius of Leonard Bernstein !!! I am jealous, but also greatful for being able to see great Maestro conducting even if it’s a recording. Look at his eyes. He is so kind and majestic !!!!
With Berstein it is the most emphatic poetic version, exciting and full of tenderness of the deaf. The human species is surprised there, steep in itself, demanding itself seeking greatness
One of the memorable things to come out of the sixties was Leonard Bernstein's young peoples concerts, broadcast Saturday afternooon's in black and white.
Amazing performance . I like bernstein and karajans performances of beethoven symphonies. Both different personslities and styles . Both are sorely missed now. But their legacys will remain forever.
This song is cool Even this Classic And Acute In the same Music For semi final ORIGINAL high pitched sound and low pitched sound,I Like That One Effect TCO Music Same Impossible!
Bernstein is remembered for conducting the New York Phil all those years, but I think he reached his apex with the VPO. He brings such energy and fire to great works and to operas like Fidelio and Falstaff. I love his work with the VPO.
By far, the finest performance of this masterpiece. Bernstein masterfully summons its full force --and without rushing it! So many performances of the great masterpieces are RUINED by an exaggerated tempo! I love Newmontaigne's comment about being made to "feel invulnerable, mighty, and triumphant against anxiety and depression." Too bad that drug addicts had never been introduced to Beethoven!
I've heard many performances of this where the conductor is too rushed, or doesn't have correct tempo, phrasing, dynamics, etc., but this performance is just perfect!
If I'm not mistaken, the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra is playing. I know the musicians, I saw everyone at Beethoven's fifth concert performed by Pollini and Karl Boehm in 1979
You know, I'm not sure if the closing C major chord is in tune, if I'm mistaken please correct me, but it's that detail that makes this performance my absolute favorite, it's so emotional and human, not even a missed note could ruin a performance like this! Some of the best conductors have faith in the wrong notes and even if it isn't wrong, I still adore Bernstein in all his being.
I wonder what's the meaning of all this critics based on the tempo. Really, why don't you empty yourselves of your self with all of your ficticious opinions and just listen to the music with all your heart? This is so wonderful and powerful!
Orchestra and conductor underplay somewhat the tension and vehemence of the opening movement to make the finale the culmination. With careless treatment this movement can get tedious - especially with the exposition repeated - but here there are slight, subtle increments in intensity, loudness, excitement that keep it alive and satisfying to the very end.
I was told as person grows older their ability to hear the high and low notes diminishes. So I am testing my new hearing aid on my Roku TV. (At age 78 soon to be 79.
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[0:00] 1st mvt.
[9:01] 2nd mvt.
[19:30] 3rd mvt.
[25:06] 4th mvt.
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The transition between 3rd and 4th is so seamless. From the softest to the strongest, such precision and control in conducting and performing!
This phenomenal piece is one of the greatest music that have ever been born on Earth. Thank God he sent us Ludwig van Beethoven.
I agree wholeheartedly with your comment, sister. There will never be another human composer equal to him!
Just when was this sympjhony of Beethoven's "born" anywaY? I am sorry but you used rather POOR VERBIAGE! It was actually Beethoven who was born in 1770.
@Sienna, Indeed, and thank God for conductors with the talent and sensibility of Mr. Bernstein
Good point. We cannot ignore a conductor like Leonard.
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Classical music always helps my anxiety and depression issues when I'm feeling down. Especially since my mum passed away last year after a long illness.
rolfgiehmann528 Let it always be there for you It is the elixir from the gods and will always be there for you.
Great comment. It does help me a lot.
Hallo Rolf, ich bin da ganz bei Dir... Das ist wahrscheinlich eine ganz besondere dumme Antwort..!!!
Schmerz lässt sich aber mit Musik sehr gut ausdrücken.!
Ich muss am Freitag bei der Beisetzung meiner Schwiegermutter dabei sein. Das will ich nicht, aber ich muss
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@@hermanberger1595did you and she get along
The conductor with the most fire, energy, and passion, as well as technical mastery, of course, I have ever seen. I revere Mr. Bernstein's legacy and memory.
+Robert Bonter right on the mark! he out does the germans the timing perfect and will still make you slightly shiver on the opening
+Denis Williams right on the mark! he out does the germans the timing perfect and will still make you slightly shiver on the opening
Today, it is Dudamel. Equally passionate, fiery and brilliant.
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Outdoes the Germans? Surely you jest. I am a huge fan of Lenny but as he aged he slowed down like a fine watch. Listen to his earlier LVB and we are talking 5-8 minutes faster. Listen to this, Felix Weingartner conducting the 5th in a magnificent performance that is breathtaking! BTW, to really learn about prior years, look up any of the RS3D archive. Especially Rachmaninoff performing his #2 Concerto with Stokowski! ruclips.net/video/JXtbCVf6hU0/видео.html
Best interpretation of Beethoven’s fifth I’ve heard so far. Not rushed, grand, majestic.
Yes! Through restraint comes power.
Bernstein was an expert on Beethoven's Fifth. He had a TV special analyzing it in the early fifties that is on RUclips somewhere.
I’m 52 years old and have studied classical piano for 48 years, and the Beethoven 5 with Lenny still makes me feel invulnerable, mighty and triumphant against anxiety and depression. Surely composing this afforded Beethoven the same katharsis!
The 5th Symphony itself is magnificent but there are special moments in the 5th that carry me to the doorsteps of the other world.
One of my favourite quotes is from Marshal Davout, after attending the first performance of this, writing home to his beloved wife - 'Then a world opened up before me, and a river of fire flowed through m mind' (my translation might be a bit off)
Mvt 1: 0:27 (Sonata form. Theme 1 at 0:27, Theme 2 at 1:20)
Mvt 2: 9:01 (Very modified theme and variations form. A section at 9:01, B section at 10:07)
Mvt 3: 19:42 (Scherzo in ternary form. A section at 19:42, B section at 21:36)
Mvt 4: Transition from Mvt 3 begins at 24:25, movement proper begins at 25:06. (Sonata form: Theme 1 at 25:06, Theme 2 at 26:10)
Thank you so much!! 🙏🏻❤️
Beethoven, the first romantic in music. What a great gift he was to this world.
he's such a romantic
Better than Jesus
If I had to choose a historical figure who would return from the world of the dead and that I would get to talk to, it would be Beethoven.
Neither Moses nor Jesus.
Beethoven lived the Classicism and introduced it to the Romanticism.
@@igalyahav4674 So would I.
I've never heard Beethoven like this. Bernstein brings SO much out of music and shows how genius it truly is both technically and emotionally.
Agreed! 100%. Also check out the Muti/philly orchestra performance of Eroica Nothing is left on the stage
@@edrepper9867 Thank you for reminding me of this incomparable performance. I'll have to check out the Eroica now!
The players have a little something to do with it too perhaps
I have my favourite Bernstein's performance - Beethoven's 3rd piano concerto with the Polish pianist K. Zimerman (both equally excellent).
@@jaywho476 NO DOUBT!
Anyone who has performed probably understands, and saw Leonard wipe the tears from his eyes just after the last note. He had to know that this was one of his great accomplishments.
RUclips put an ad in the beginning of the 4th movement exactly when the main theme is about to happen double fortissimo. The worst ad placement you could possibly have. I'm just speechless.
With all due respect, it's about time you realized RUclips does not put ads in particular places. They pop up after every number of minutes that you are watching something. Depending on when you started, this can be anywhere in a video. In any case, you can solve it easily by downloading AdBlock and activating it on RUclips in Google Chrome or whatever surfer you are using.
@@lsmart LOLOLOLOLOL!!! Oh my god, I just put the AdBlock extension on my Google Chrome and now NONE of the youtube classical videos are interrupted by ads. It's a miracle!! Thank you for taking the time to write your message!
@@lanceschaina3084 Glad to be of help. On some sites they will force you to remove AdBlock (you can always disable it on one or more sites) in order to continue using the site, but thus far RUclips has not made such a demand.
These are ignorant people doing this that have no clue. They do not know the difference between this and a used car ad.
There’s something so magical about classical music. I don’t know what, but you can just feel it
I love how classical shows how powerful music in that you can feel something and have something communicated to you by the music even though it has no words
amen
Without all of this magnificent classical music, we wouldn't have our rock and pop music.
Wanna _really_ feel it? Go in person to a concert. Can shake your soul.
Could you put your damn ads between the movements? Do you think someone listening to Beethoven's fifth, having it interrupted by an ad, is kindly disposed toward the product advertised?
get an ad blocker
Having performed this many times as a French hornist. I have to say that Bernstein is the best at conducting this symphony, every time he conducts he will make small adjustments to it and by looking at him he would let you know if you were off key or other mistakes. He was one of the most engaged conductors and could draw more out of a orchestra than anyone else I had played under. If you watch many of his concerts you will notice these small but very important subtleties. I do miss him and his music. Another one who followed in his shoes is the great John Williams.
+Linwood Dabney Oh thank you so much for your insightful, first-hand contribution, here. Made my day.
My pleasure.
I think if I could come back as any human being in history, it would be as L.B., minus the smoking and minus some life style proclivities. Even with those reservations about him, I have to say I admire him probably the most of any human being who made an impact in any field, upon the public and upon his art.
I was privileged to see him in person, years ago, when he brought his son to the theater in New York where I was Ass't. Mgr. to see "Catch-22." What a powerful, charismatic in-person presence he personified. Yes!
I could hear some John Williams in this, but then I realized Beethoven came first lol.
I loved how he really brought out the horns I heard parts I had never noticed before!
Headphones are a MUST if you want to savor every nuance in the 3rd movement. Impeccable performance. I'll never figure out what is going on with anyone who gave this a thumbs-down, and frankly as long as I never cross paths with them I will let it be. So sad that Ludwig Van never heard this masterpiece the way most of us can.
I have listened to, God knows, how many performances of this work, and can unabashedly proclaim this one to be definitive: Bernstein doesn't miss a single nuance, nor is his interpretation exaggerated or rushed as is so often the case. A real "bravo" for both Beethoven AND Bernstein!
Beethoven's music is the most majestic language in the universe. And Bernstein is its greatest interpreter!
I miss Leonard Bernstein but I am HAPPY that we have recordings of him conducting and giving lectures! He is missed but his legacy lives on! Thank also to Maestro Beethoven for his enduring masterful compositions he left for the world to hear!
What an incredible performance! All the musicians did an extraordinary job under Bernstein's conducting. This excels to new heights! I have chills. Thank you, Ludwig van for writing such incredible music and sharing your gift with us.
Beethoven and Bernstein - Grandioso.. An absolute mastery of a genius.
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24:40 One of the most extraordinary moments in classical music.
+Rehtor oh yeah. slowly to the maximum :)
I'm a sucker for minor keys, but that is one transition from minor to major that just brings me so much joy.
Frank Halcomb lol right? I love that attaca between those movements. Organic unity
With this piece, you can pretty much randomly pick a moment and be guaranteed to get something extraordinary. That's how good it is.
Final this good
Quite possibly the worst timed ads in RUclips history
Agreed! Especially the last one.
AD BLOCK USE IT.
Seriously. Fuckers!
which of the 4 commerciasl breaks pissed u off the most?
@@steveburrus9347 The fact that there are TWO ads now during each of them.
There are many comments here about the conductor. They are valid as far as they go. The real genius lies within the composer. IMO, this is the most magnificent piece of music ever written.
I must agree there is no one to match this composer. But I love the 7th symphony and the moonlight sonata, too, and it’s hard to pick a favorite!
Yes. The musical insight and intuition Beethoven had created this amazing piece of pure music. In my opinion, on par with Bach considering the terrible handicaps which Beethoven endured while creating his music - going deaf, & family problems. I think Bach's support system (like 20 kids) and stability enabled him to produce much more stuff for longer... But some of Bach's compositions contain similar insight and intuition from a different time with different instruments and orchestras.
No, that was the score to Tristan Und Isolde.
I agree .has always been my favorite since as early as I can remember...
Written in 4 movements....The 2nd and 4th movements remain my clear favorites of this Symphony. The first Allegro sure gets people going, and is a great set up for 2nd movement which is the great Andante. The last two are so dynamic, and builds to the fury of the powerful finish. Among the very best Symphony pieces ever written by a human. Thank you Beethoven.
One of the greatest performances of any music I have ever seen. Absolutely marvelous, thank you so much Mr. Bernstein and of course Ludwig!
I can't believe those people in the audience are just sitting there in the 4th movement I would be moving and leaning forward This production is spectacular.
Listened to his Young Peoples Concerts as a child. Because of my mother and this man i grew up loving classical music. Had season tickets every summer the New Mexico Philharmonic for the 4yrs we lived there. 🎉
One of the best conductors I have ever watched. Bravo Bernstein, a brilliant performance!
This is hands down, my favorite performance of this symphony. It's subtle and nuanced and rousing in all the right places.
In the final analysis, you may well be right. Klemperer, Ksrajan, Bohm, Giulini, Furtwangler may excel in this repertoire, but in the end, there is really no one like Bernstein for this and any of the other Beethoven symphonies.
Barenboim does a great job on 3rd, 7th and 9th but lacks on 5th, this definitely pips it. Shame it's not up to modern sound quality expectations
...and it has the repeat in the 4th movement, which makes it very special.
Jim, I just responded further to this point of yours elsewhere on this thread, and will be interested in any further response you might have.
Lin Thornhill
The tempo is too slow I'm the 3rd movement
Try to find
The Cleveland Orchestra with Christoph Von Dohnanyi
on Telarc, the best 9 Symphonies ever recorded
marvelous conducting! thanks for posting it. I like the way Berstein takes the dynamic of the score and make them enourmosly wide, from very light pianissimo to majestic fortissimo. Additionaly, Bernstein always get the right tempo for every part of the score. Really marvelous, it's a must to enjoy.
4th last movement (25:05) clearly the best ever written by LVB, IMHO. The final section seems will never end. As soon as you wait for the dramatic a epic culmination a fist of oboes, a solo of french corno and a flute mantain the romance with the cathartic last part of this master piece.
Eleven minutes of pure energy coming from the very universe until our souls.
Magnificent!
Dopo tantissimi anni che l’ascolto, ancora mi dà i brividi e lacrime di emozione! Grande interpretazione! Grazie Maestro! Peccato che lei non ci sia più!! ❤❤❤
Sometimes just sometimes the best talent collides and here it is.....Maestro Bernstein , The Weiner Philharmoniker, Beethoven , pure beauty bravo Maestri.
Maestro Bernstein's music and personality reach the heart. Always. And yes, his technical mastery is a huge part of it. However, with such a twinkle in his eye and his impersonation of many moods, he makes the individual musician feel he is right there with him or her. It almost doesn't matter whether he conducts one way, or another. Genius.
My mother was so disappointed. She thought she had a genius for a son when at age 3 I would pull the 7 record 78 rpm set of this wonderful symphony off the shelf, set it on the record changer and sit rapt listening to it. Sadly, for her and fortunately for me, I turned out to be far from genius material but this piece of music has been at my core since then. That well worn set was Arturo Toscanini conducting the NBC Symphony Orchestra and this wonderful Bernstein interpretation comes the closest to that of all the multitude of versions I have heard in my lifetime.
Thanks for putting this up.
I have looked long and hard for the perfect TEMPO performance, and this is it!
Have a look at The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra doing Beethoven's Fifth. I really think it surpasses this performance.
This is my favorite Bernstein’s performance. I am always fascinated with his passion.
This man was a genious. There should be a motion picture about his life. Sin Ian Mckellen would be perfect for Bernstein.
i JUST thought they looked alike...
Bradley Cooper.....they got Bradley Cooper.... to play Lenny-
I have watched several performances of the 5th symphony of Beethoven on RUclips; this version conducted by Leonard Bernstein is the best rendition I have found. The audio and visual are so perfectly enjoyable. Bernstein was always so completely engrossed with the music when he conducted. Excellent!
The 18:15 mark of the second movement is one of my favorite phrases of any piece of music - so European, so Beethoven!
So bloody magnificent!
This symphony by Beethoven was a massive turning point in music, this proformence is unbelievable conductor and orchestra in total perfection, the second movement is very very powerful it should get more credit .
Nothing better, Beethoven with Bernstein! Thank you,
One of the few versions that repeats the exposition of the last movement
Thank you thank you thank you.....I just sit here and cry....so beautiful....
Perfekt! Mir kommen die tränen. So wunderschön!
Que alegría tener por medio de la tecnología la oportunidad de apreciar, degustar, saborear, sentir, y muchas sensaciones más de dos grandes: Beethoven y esta gran sinfónia ( la 5a y la Pastoral) que es de las que más admiro de Éste genio universal de la música y Leonard Bernstein, uno de los cinco directores más grandes del siglo XX.
My body and spirit fly with classic music, specially Beethoven by Bernstein, love it :-)
Lenard Bernstein really does his research on Beethoven music his interpretation on Beethoven,s music is the greatest.
Beethoven reminds me that even if I were to become handicapped in some way - I could still code for computers or fix cars. How? Because I've played instruments, written code and fixed cars for years. I see the genius he is - he used his memory and mind to "feel" the music like when I'm writing code without testing. He felt vibrations in music like a tuner like I feel vibrations in cars or listen to their sounds and just know what's wrong with them without even touching them. It's years of getting to know something and being intimate with it. He was a true genius and a gift to mankind.
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This gave me goose bumps.
Great performances!
Bravo to all you musicians!
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Grew up on this by Mr. Bernstein. my mother had it on vinyl❤❤❤❤
still gives me the chills like the first time I heard it. It really does move me!
If time travel were possible...a must stop would be to see and hear Ludwig's first performance of the 5th. One of the greatest pieces of music of all time.
The ads, really? Over this, the most beautiful music in history?
Solo dio poteva ceeare un compositore così. E l' interpretazione è superba e commovente.
What a fantastic performance! I love Bernstein's interpretation of this. One of the very best symphonies out there.
è una sinfonia piena di energia con un armonia a cui l'udito soavemente immagina le diversità del genio e del compositore di grande talento quale Ludwig van Beethoven, perfetto ricordo delle memorie sonore di chi ama la musica con passionalità.
This version feels so alive, as if I am walking in a summer meadow with the composer himself
and see what he hears in his mind. There's nothing too static about it :)
This is the most powerful and wonderful music and performance to world.
All involved people, orchestra musicians, audience and everyone else at the theater, so lucky to witness the genius of Leonard Bernstein !!! I am jealous, but also greatful for being able to see great Maestro conducting even if it’s a recording. Look at his eyes. He is so kind and majestic !!!!
A brilliant version...they are nailing the tension dynamics, refrain, harmonies....very well done. Fantastic++++++++++
+Louise Gendron This is what it's all about.
Lenny really did bring the music to life ❤
that Bernstein is smling makes me feel so gratified. Too many conductors are grim and withholding of their joy in the music.
Watch Gustavo Dudamel conduct. He's definitely one of a kind.
@@alemarion Bernstein is the best.
With Berstein it is the most emphatic poetic version, exciting and full of tenderness of the deaf. The human species is surprised there, steep in itself, demanding itself seeking greatness
There is Beethoven and then there is everyone else.
Beethoven and Bernstein....WOW! Superb!
I LOVE CLASSICAL MUSIC
0:27 First movement: Allegro con brio
9:07 Second movement: Andante con moto
19:40 Third movement: Scherzo. Allegro
27:13 Fourth movement: Allegro
Forza italia
perfect. i'm crying
Me too :'-(
So do I
@@tizianofradeani4019 I almost cried when I watched this in person last May. It was like the instruments where whispering into my ears, just for me.
One of the memorable things to come out of the sixties was Leonard Bernstein's young peoples concerts, broadcast Saturday afternooon's in black and white.
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Amazing performance . I like bernstein and karajans performances of beethoven symphonies. Both different personslities and styles . Both are sorely missed now. But their legacys will remain forever.
The greatest symphony of them all!
Amazing piece of pure music (no lyrics). And, an excellent recording - both the audio and the cinematography...
The best symphonic finale of all times.
Humanity will never hear a better piece than the 2nd movement of this.
This song is cool Even this Classic And Acute In the same Music For semi final ORIGINAL high pitched sound and low pitched sound,I Like That One Effect TCO Music Same Impossible!
Bernstein is remembered for conducting the New York Phil all those years, but I think he reached his apex with the VPO. He brings such energy and fire to great works and to operas like Fidelio and Falstaff. I love his work with the VPO.
what an experience this must have been live
Love it -- Lenny made the "Beehoven face" just before he hit the downbeat!!! lol
He has etched every symbol of the marvelous score in his soul!
By far, the finest performance of this masterpiece. Bernstein masterfully summons its full force --and without rushing it! So many performances of the great masterpieces are RUINED by an exaggerated tempo! I love Newmontaigne's comment about being made to "feel invulnerable, mighty, and triumphant against anxiety and depression." Too bad that drug addicts had never been introduced to Beethoven!
I've heard many performances of this where the conductor is too rushed, or doesn't have correct tempo, phrasing, dynamics, etc., but this performance is just perfect!
If I'm not mistaken, the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra is playing. I know the musicians, I saw everyone at Beethoven's fifth concert performed by Pollini and Karl Boehm in 1979
Beethoven's Fifth Symphony...performed the way it SHOULD be performed and conducted by the greatest Conductor.
Bernstein and Beethoven: Ice cream and cake. Beautifully accomplished.
LOL
Gary Longydg
Una delle migliori interpretazioni! Grandissimo Maestro Bernstein.
One of the best rendetitions of this piece!!! Simply incredible!!
Tbh idk how that crowd isn’t on their feet and going absolutely crazy at the end
I have just listened to the finale for the 69th time this month.
You know, I'm not sure if the closing C major chord is in tune, if I'm mistaken please correct me, but it's that detail that makes this performance my absolute favorite, it's so emotional and human, not even a missed note could ruin a performance like this! Some of the best conductors have faith in the wrong notes and even if it isn't wrong, I still adore Bernstein in all his being.
Quelle interprétation magistrale!!! Bravo Mr. Bernstein
24:25, one of the great movements in music!
Allergro starts at 24:40 and is one of the greatest in music history.
I wonder what's the meaning of all this critics based on the tempo. Really, why don't you empty yourselves of your self with all of your ficticious opinions and just listen to the music with all your heart? This is so wonderful and powerful!
I LOVE this music
My GOD the Maestro Bernstein has transformed into Beethoven.
Orchestra and conductor underplay somewhat the tension and vehemence of the opening movement to make the finale the culmination.
With careless treatment this movement can get tedious - especially with the exposition repeated - but here there are slight, subtle increments in intensity, loudness, excitement that keep it alive and satisfying to the very end.
My favorite. Thanks for sharing.
I was told as person grows older their ability to hear the high and low notes diminishes. So I am testing my new hearing aid on my Roku TV. (At age 78 soon to be 79.
Here Bernstein is Beethoven.
It's the most interpretative execution of the Fifth
Fifth should be listen in 3 version Celibidache, Bernstein, Karajan. Hard to say which is the best but all should be listen.
Que emoción verlo! Hace unos dias vi Maestro!❤