the last 10 minutes of this reduced me to tears and I am not even a big fan of classical music. This was simply incredible. I was transported to another plane! Amazing
I'm sure when Sir Simon took over the musical education of the Summer Camp of the National Young Orchestra of Great Britain and suggested Mahler's 8th at the BBC Proms as final concert, he was declared crazy. But this concert shows how enthusiastic young musicians can be to bring this gigantic masterpiece onto the stage. The star of this evening is the youth orchestra. Bravo! - Heinz
Years ago, when Maurice Peress was conducting the regional Corpus Christi symphony, he put on the 8th. I sang in the "All City Children's Choir" doing the Blessed Boys. That was in the 1970s -- I can *still* sing my part :) So I was not at all surprised at the youth orchestra's skill and enthusiasm.
Right up there with today's rappers!!🤣🤣🤣 I mean just think of Mahler writing every note for every instrument, every word for the chorus and soloists, and have it all come together like this??!! His genius is from divine inspiration and guidance. I feel absolutely dwarfed by it.
I was there - the bleach-blond guy in the blue t-shirt just behind Sir Simon, “on the rail” in the Arena - and even twenty years later, I still remember the palpable sense of anticipation and excitement building as we Prommers queued throughout the day for the concert. The performance surpassed all our expectations by some distance, and I clearly recall the feeling at the end was not just elation and joy and uplift from the extraordinary music, but also an immense gratitude for the unbelievable way that this youth orchestra had played their hearts out for us. Bravoooooi!!!
OMG, that must have been so epic! I enjoy watching your reactions too, it’s so obvious you never wanted it to end and were trying to savor every last moment.
@@rolandoperla115 Good spot! Yes, you’re right…. And Kennedy’s Elgar Violin Concerto (conducted by Paul Daniel because sadly Vernon Handley, who’d been due to conduct, was unwell), and the Berliners with Mattila playing Strauss’s VLL are also gatecrashed by this mysterious bleach-blond Pimpernel…
@@rolandoperla115 I saw many BPO concerts at the Proms - from Abbado’s first appearance in ‘91 with Mahler 4 and - my GOD - his Mahler 9 in ‘94 which remains one of the most shattering concerts of my life… what an artist!
@@jamesargles6395 Wow. That is totally amazing! I’m glad to hear that you have enjoyed this variety of concerts in person. I’m very sure it has been a wonderful experience throughout spectating these magnificent pieces!
I'm just astounded at the high quality of the young musicians in this performance. While maybe not reaching the lofty heights of the Solti/CSO performance from 1971, these young musicians put as much heart and soul into their playing of Mahler's 8th as almost any professional orchestra that I've ever heard. Bravo to all involved!
@@penguinearthfgmusic120 It's not the size of the orchestra that matters but how good the music is. After all you can write your piece for the biggest orchestra ever gathered together, but what use is that if nobody wants to play it?
Best Performance Ever of Mahler Symphony #8. Best conductor, best orchestra, best choirs, best soloist. A monumental achievement by the greatest conductor, Sir Simon Rattle. Bravo.
It’s good to know there are young men and women so excited about this music. The time, work and commitment it takes to be so good at this piece is quite noteworthy.
The real star of this evening was the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain. In Germany we say "Sternstunde der Musik" to that kind of rare performances. - Greetings, Heinz
Proms 2002. Twenty years ago. Still quite amazing. I hope everyone one of the performers, most especially those who were so young at the time, always remember this with great excitement and pride.
Mahler = Incomprehensible genius, servant of God Rattle = General of a 1000 Youth Orchestra = collection of instrumental prodigies Together, a match made in heaven. Best performance I have ever heard of this piece- and a YOUTH orchestra??!! I played 1st chair trumpet through high school - only a fellow musician can appreciate the quality of the play, and the challenges this piece presents. Exhausted just LISTENING to the first movement. WOW doesn't even come close!
@@alpinoalpini3849 Doing some research about Quantum Physics rudimentarily,from my understanding I would say that the chance god exists is not exactly something you can rule out 100 % even from that scientific standpoint. That's just how it is. What's the 95% of our universe made off that we just call dark matter? We know next to nothing. And perhaps there is something like inspiration from god within some music, how do you know? I mean just because you can't hear or see it doesn't mean anything at all, doesn't it? (Replying because the first one did not)
soloists: Christine Brewer, soprano; Soile Isokoski, soprano; Rosemary Joshua, soprano; Birgit Remmert, mezzo-soprano; Jane Henschel, mezzo-soprano; Jon Villars, tenor; David Wilson-Johnson, bass-baritone; John Relyea, bass; National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain; conducted by Sir Simon Rattle ; Sydney Philharmonia Chorus ; chorus master, Mats Nilsson ; London Symphony Chorus ; chorus master, Joseph Cullen ; City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus ; chorus master, Simon Halsey ; City of Birmingham Symphony Youth Chorus ; chorus masters, Shirley Court and Jonathan Laird ; Toronto Children's Chorus; chorus master, Jean Ashworth Bartle
Inspired by this performance and Mahler's words. Completed in 1906 and in the first movement is the prayerful petition that for us seems to be a forethought of WWI and even our time, "Free us from the chains of conflict."
I heard this performance live on BBC World Service radio while I was living in the Czech Republic in 2002. I was completely stunned , a beautiful memory that will remain forever. I am sure all those incredibly talented kids in the orchestra will remember it as one of those special occasions in their lives too.
I was left behind Simon Rattle. One of the most moving musical experiences of my life and one of the heaviest! Even heavier than Judas Priest who i also enjoyed on their Painkiller tour in 91!
You have to wonder. It's more than notes on a scale. And, there are only a few composers that truly embrace, our heart and soul. I have a theory...these men and women are Angels on loan; God's way of letting us know, we are His beloved children and each note is a tap on our shoulder, with God saying, Be Loving And Good To One Another.
Ay man, come on now. The whole symphony is amazing. I always think I prefer the first movement but then by the end of the 2nd, I have to admit that the whole thing is just a masterpiece.
holy crap......................................................(fucking well played)...................... .............................................................................................................(oh my gosh....)
Outstanding!! Listening to the orchestra, and thinking about the great orchestra's who I have heard play this....they musicians are young and the music has such a life time of emotions captured in it...they did a wonderful job, the older musicians add that element of time and experience...hard to describe, harder to play that way when you are young...
At the very end of this gigantic masterpiece, when the maestro have just given the final cutoff, the gentleman's reaction in the upper right corner of the video, expresses exactly how I'm thinking.
Proms' truly amazing. "Come creator spirit" [Veni Creator Spiritus] I know as 'come holy ghost', but prior is more inclusive. Finale of Goethe's Faust brought me to tears. ❤
All of Mahler's works, when put into chronological order, reveals a hidden truth. All this time, Gustav had been creating an epic story of two beings that are stuck in his music. Strings and Horns, Female and Male, Optimistic and Pessimistic, Yin and Yang. Here, his music after a long battle (6th), realizes the truth of it's existence while making a deal with the 'devil' (7th), tries to fight against 'god' here in his 8th.
Simon Russell Beale was given a copy of this symphony when a booy the opening bars he said he found monumental. I think we would all agree. Maybe in later life it contributed to Simon's performance of King Lear.
I have to immensely thank you for uploading an HD copy of this performance. I've been searching this version since I've heard it here in YT years ago (the one segmented in parts and is low quality). And that was the first Mahler symphony that I've heard, and it was like enlightenment. Pretty, pretty, pretty please. Can you upload the whole prom night or the mahler part with commentaries?
This symphony had been used as example in the italian youtube cultural video "Lezioni di Musica - Survivorship Bias" of the channel "musicamonteverde". A really very very interesting video.
@@Virtuoso80 i try to do it. The video talk about the logic error that people do when focus on people or things that win in a selection process, withouth consider all people that lose. This have many bad consequences because prevent an objective vision of reality. In music world this can be seen in various way.
@@Virtuoso80 For example some people (also in academic world) say that Chopin is a "better" composer than Alkan. This "better" is terms not sufficiently specific and often (almost always) have not a scientific motivation. The most part of reasons about this opinions are "Is more beautiful" and this is not an objective reason. Other reasons are about innovation but also this is relative because as saied also in the video "Lezioni di Musica - Chopin" many innovations of Chopin derived from an expansion of experiments of other composers (for example Joseph Kessler). So this way to see Chopin as a "better composer" than Alkan is easily derived from the fact the Chopin had become more famous (and more specific: had become more famous before Alkan become famous. The time is an important element because give an advantage in terms of numbers). But also if is understimated from many people Alkan was appreciated also from music knowers like for example Rachmaninoff, Busoni, Isidor Philipp, and in recent times Marc Andrè Hamelin. So this is a typical dynamic of survivorship bias in the evaluation of music.
@@alessandrosevera3859 I see, thank you. I have to say now though that I disagree with the premise a lot. First of all Chopin is clearly better than Alkan by a mile. Also, I don't think that premise fits the definition of survivorship bias.
Lista de los solistas. Soprano I - Christine Brewer Soprano II - Soile Isokoski Soprano III - Rosemary Joshua Mezzo-Soprano I - Birgit Remmert Mezzo-Soprano II - Jane Henschel Tenor - Jon Villars Barítono - David Wilson-Johnson Bajo - John Relyea
I have it on the Highest Authority or near the Highest Authority because the communique was from Archangel Michael and it was this: There will be times when Yahweh is not available...evidently He has been asked to inspire a music composer named Gustav Mahler who is composing a symphony that will, with Yahweh's help, reach for the Heavens and I have, as is my privilege, looked to the future and I have to say God and Gustav have succeeded!
Is this version available for purchase in DVD (physical or digital)? I own an audio CD but it'd be a lot better if I can have a whole video without track divisions
Rosemary Joshua , soprano Christine Brewer , soprano John Relyea, bass David Wilson-Johnson, baritone Jon Villars, tenor Soile Isokoski, soprano Birgit Remmert, mezzo-soprano Jane Henschel, mezzo-soprano City of Birmingham Symphony Youth Chorus London Symphony Chorus (pre-1976, London Symphony Orchestra Chorus) Toronto Children's Chorus Sydney Philharmonia Choirs City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus
Imagine this: Cornavirus pandemic dominates our lives. My favourite virtual global choir, the Self-Isolation Choir is just about to start rehearsing this under the baton of John Warner. Every singer will rehearse and record their own voice at home. The orchestra is John’s own Orchestra for the Earth. I cannot wait to start my part!
Until recently he was director of the Deutsche-Sinfonie Orchester Berlin. I saw him conduct at Glyndebourne 5 years after this performance . His name is Robin Ticciati. I think he'd been the concertmaster in previous British Youth Orchestra performances but tried his hand at the tympani for this one. I was a chorister in this performance (from Sydney Philharmonia Choirs) and remember Rattle letting him conduct the huge forces on one occasion, ostensibly to check the balance from back in the hall but I think he wanted to let the brilliant young man have the experience conducting a huge choir and orchestra. He'd prepared it all and was fantastic, even if Soile Isokoski had to tell him to tie up his shoelace before he started.
His "bizarre gestures" are not for you. You're not supposed to see them, and certainly not supposed to see them in closeup. His back is to the audience. He's communicating wordlessly with performers 10, 20, or 30 meters away, so exaggerating with his face and body serves a purpose.
Great performance but whoever translated the text clearly didn't know what they were doing, falsifying it like that... Huge mistake to hire a (clearly very lazy) native English speaker to translate German poetry. There's important parts where the translation isn't even close to the original?! For instance, the last strophe: Alles Vergängliche ist nur ein Gleichnis, Das Unzulängliche hier wird's Ereignis; Das Unbeschreibliche, hier ist's getan, Das Ewig-Weibliche zieht uns hinan. means All things transitory are but a parable, The inachievable here comes to pass; The indescribable, here it is done, The eternally feminine draws us upwards. and not, as in the subtitles, "All that is past is merely a dream All our imperfections are transformed into purity All that is ineffable is here explained Eternal Womanhood shows us the way." Like, wtf? Is the BBC so poor they can't hire a proper translator that won't sully the performance of a couple hundred talented and expensive musicians?
The subtitles only in English? No good. We need a double subtitulation: in original language and in English. Otherwise it's very difficult to follow text and music...
Its a british broadcast from 18 years ago that someone taped off their tv and uploaded for all to watch for free. Make your own subtitles if it bothers you so much. so many classical videos on youtube only have spanish, french, german, and italian.
@Forever Forward I know perfectly that it's possible to create on youtube my own subtitles, I only intended to say that the guy who has put the video on RUclips, could do it at first.
what an incredibly bad translation of faust is this. It should become a law to not let any modern translator with their frank speech and disrespect of english, anywhere near the classic texts. Faust is fairly well translated by 18th century translators which keep the boldness of early modern english. This feels like a dumb down translation for kids, and it not even accurate.
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Gustav Mahler (1860-1911)
Symphony No. 8 *(1906)*
Part 1️⃣
Hymnus: Veni, Creator Spiritus
00:04 _Veni, creator spiritus!_
01:29 _Imple superna gratia [7]_
05:55 _Infirma nostri sensibus [19]_
07:49 *Tempo I (Allegro, etwas hastig) [23]*
09:12 _Infirma nostri corporis [30]_
12:19 _Accende lumen sensibus [37]_
16:35 _Veni, creator spiritus [61]_
17:44 _Qui Paraclitus diceris [69]_
21:10 *Wieder frisch [81]*
21:53 _Gloria Patri Domino [84]_
Part 2️⃣
Final Scene from Goethe’s “Faust”
_A wilderness of forest and rock, with holy_
_anchorites living in clefts up and down_
_the mountainside._
0:23:34 *Poco adagio [1]*
0:30:01 *Più mosso (Allegro moderato) [14]*
0:33:05 _Waldung, sie schwankt heran [24]_
0:36:58 _Ewiger Wonnebrand [32]_
0:38:50 _Wie Felsenabgrund mir_
_zu Füßen [38]_
0:42:58 _Geretet ist das edle Glied [55]_
0:44:00 _Jene Rosen, aus den Händen [63]_
0:45:55 _Uns bleibt ein Erdenrest [76]_
0:46:52 _Kein Engel trennte [78]_
0:47:54 _Ich spur’ soeben [81]_
0:48:20 _Hier ist die Aussicht frei [84]_
0:48:57 _Höchste Herrscherin der Welt [89]_
0:52:53 *Äußert langsam. Adagissimo [106]*
0:53:53 _Dir, der Unberührbaren [109]_
0:56:00 _Bei der Liebe, die den Füßen [117]_
0:56:52 _Bei dem Bronn, zu dem_
_schon weiland [121]_
0:58:19 _Bei dem hoch geweihten Orten [128]_
0:59:21 _Die du großen Sünderinnen [136]_
1:00:41 _Neige, neige, du Ohnegleiche [149]_
1:02:24 _Er überwächst uns schon [154]_
1:02:43 _Von edlen Geisterchor_
_umgeben [164]_
1:04:49 _Komm! Komm! Hebe dich zu_
_höheren Sphären! [172]_
1:05:56 _Blicket auf [176]_
1:10:26 *Langsam [199]*
1:11:27 _Alles Vergängliche [202]_
1:16:41 *Applause*
*National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain*
Sir Simon Rattle, conductor
*BBC Proms 30*
*Royal Albert Hall*
*London, England 🏴, August 11, 2002*
*Complete performance credits can be*
*viewed starting at **1:19:39*
_Dover score Rehearsal numbers appear in brackets [ ]._
Written in 1906 (the year Shostakovich was born) premiered in 1910 (the year of Halley's comet)
the last 10 minutes of this reduced me to tears and I am not even a big fan of classical music. This was simply incredible. I was transported to another plane! Amazing
It is a great piece
I'm sure when Sir Simon took over the musical education of the Summer Camp of the National Young Orchestra of Great Britain and suggested Mahler's 8th at the BBC Proms as final concert, he was declared crazy. But this concert shows how enthusiastic young musicians can be to bring this gigantic masterpiece onto the stage. The star of this evening is the youth orchestra. Bravo! - Heinz
Years ago, when Maurice Peress was conducting the regional Corpus Christi symphony, he put on the 8th. I sang in the "All City Children's Choir" doing the Blessed Boys. That was in the 1970s -- I can *still* sing my part :) So I was not at all surprised at the youth orchestra's skill and enthusiasm.
Mahler’s miracle. It’s impossible that anyone could create something so magnificent, but somehow Mahler did.
Right up there with today's rappers!!🤣🤣🤣 I mean just think of Mahler writing every note for every instrument, every word for the chorus and soloists, and have it all come together like this??!! His genius is from divine inspiration and guidance. I feel absolutely dwarfed by it.
Heaven
@@alpinoalpini3849 I beg to differ.
I was there - the bleach-blond guy in the blue t-shirt just behind Sir Simon, “on the rail” in the Arena - and even twenty years later, I still remember the palpable sense of anticipation and excitement building as we Prommers queued throughout the day for the concert. The performance surpassed all our expectations by some distance, and I clearly recall the feeling at the end was not just elation and joy and uplift from the extraordinary music, but also an immense gratitude for the unbelievable way that this youth orchestra had played their hearts out for us. Bravoooooi!!!
OMG, that must have been so epic! I enjoy watching your reactions too, it’s so obvious you never wanted it to end and were trying to savor every last moment.
I think you also appear on Gustavo Dudamel’s Shostakovich 10th Symphony video!
@@rolandoperla115 Good spot! Yes, you’re right…. And Kennedy’s Elgar Violin Concerto (conducted by Paul Daniel because sadly Vernon Handley, who’d been due to conduct, was unwell), and the Berliners with Mattila playing Strauss’s VLL are also gatecrashed by this mysterious bleach-blond Pimpernel…
@@rolandoperla115 I saw many BPO concerts at the Proms - from Abbado’s first appearance in ‘91 with Mahler 4 and - my GOD - his Mahler 9 in ‘94 which remains one of the most shattering concerts of my life… what an artist!
@@jamesargles6395 Wow. That is totally amazing! I’m glad to hear that you have enjoyed this variety of concerts in person. I’m very sure it has been a wonderful experience throughout spectating these magnificent pieces!
I'm just astounded at the high quality of the young musicians in this performance. While maybe not reaching the lofty heights of the Solti/CSO performance from 1971, these young musicians put as much heart and soul into their playing of Mahler's 8th as almost any professional orchestra that I've ever heard. Bravo to all involved!
the camera tracking at 1:04:18 to the mater gloriosa is simply exquisite, not to mention her beautiful performance.
I have no words. This is the most stunning symphony I have ever heard...
I compose music by myself & I want to write a symphony with an even bigger orchestra
@@penguinearthfgmusic120 That’s exactly what I’m trying to do as well! Haha!
@@penguinearthfgmusic120 It's not the size of the orchestra that matters but how good the music is. After all you can write your piece for the biggest orchestra ever gathered together, but what use is that if nobody wants to play it?
Best Performance Ever of Mahler Symphony #8. Best conductor, best orchestra, best choirs, best soloist. A monumental achievement by the greatest conductor, Sir Simon Rattle. Bravo.
16:58 check out the guy to the left of rattle bopping his head with the anticipatory descending brass. I love it!
That guy achieves ecstasy at 1:15:19.
It’s good to know there are young men and women so excited about this music. The time, work and commitment it takes to be so good at this piece is quite noteworthy.
The real star of this evening was the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain. In Germany we say "Sternstunde der Musik" to that kind of rare performances. - Greetings, Heinz
They had no choice when it came to what they played. It could well have been Aaron Copeland or Benjamin Britten. Can you imagine that?
Proms 2002. Twenty years ago. Still quite amazing. I hope everyone one of the performers, most especially those who were so young at the time, always remember this with great excitement and pride.
Mahler = Incomprehensible genius, servant of God
Rattle = General of a 1000
Youth Orchestra = collection of instrumental prodigies
Together, a match made in heaven.
Best performance I have ever heard of this piece- and a YOUTH orchestra??!! I played 1st chair trumpet through high school - only a fellow musician can appreciate the quality of the play, and the challenges this piece presents. Exhausted just LISTENING to the first movement. WOW doesn't even come close!
@@alpinoalpini3849 Doing some research about Quantum Physics rudimentarily,from my understanding I would say that the chance god exists is not exactly something you can rule out 100 % even from that scientific standpoint. That's just how it is. What's the 95% of our universe made off that we just call dark matter? We know next to nothing. And perhaps there is something like inspiration from god within some music, how do you know? I mean just because you can't hear or see it doesn't mean anything at all, doesn't it? (Replying because the first one did not)
It makes me cry...
Please never take this down
The talent of the youth orchestra is overwhelming.
Oh holy Lord in heaven! The musical event of the century! Music for eternity! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
its amazing how he seemed so grateful to the orchestra and to the choir after the end
soloists: Christine Brewer, soprano; Soile Isokoski, soprano; Rosemary Joshua, soprano; Birgit Remmert, mezzo-soprano; Jane Henschel, mezzo-soprano; Jon Villars, tenor; David Wilson-Johnson, bass-baritone; John Relyea, bass; National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain; conducted by Sir Simon Rattle ; Sydney Philharmonia Chorus ; chorus master, Mats Nilsson ; London Symphony Chorus ; chorus master, Joseph Cullen ; City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus ; chorus master, Simon Halsey ; City of Birmingham Symphony Youth Chorus ; chorus masters, Shirley Court and Jonathan Laird ; Toronto Children's Chorus; chorus master, Jean Ashworth Bartle
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I sang this! In the Albert Hall, 1971, first night of the Proms. Unforgettable.
é triste pensar que muitos humanos partiram desse mundo sem nunca ouvir essa obra-prima.
Inspired by this performance and Mahler's words. Completed in 1906 and in the first movement is the prayerful petition that for us seems to be a forethought of WWI and even our time, "Free us from the chains of conflict."
Ihr seid klasse. Danke für die tolle Musik
Premiered exactly 111 years ago! 💐💐💐
I heard this performance live on BBC World Service radio while I was living in the Czech Republic in 2002. I was completely stunned , a beautiful memory that will remain forever. I am sure all those incredibly talented kids in the orchestra will remember it as one of those special occasions in their lives too.
I was left behind Simon Rattle. One of the most moving musical experiences of my life and one of the heaviest! Even heavier than Judas Priest who i also enjoyed on their Painkiller tour in 91!
Ich wäre so gerne dabei gewesen 😢
My favorite performance of one of my favorite symphonies!
I was almost 5 months old when this occurred.
@kb 836 jokes one you i wasn't even born
@@ramprasada7451 Me neither lol
Let's stop counting with BC and AD and start counting with BBBCP and ABBCP (Before BBC Proms and After BBC Proms). It is currently the year 19ABBCP
I was -1 years old when this occurred :/
Doesn't get much better than this...
Finally someone uploaded this. Thank you so much!
I was waiting too. When is the NYO performance of Mahler 8 going to be uploaded? What the fuck?
You have to wonder. It's more than notes on a scale. And, there are only a few composers that truly embrace, our heart and soul. I have a theory...these men and women are Angels on loan; God's way of letting us know, we are His beloved children and each note is a tap on our shoulder, with God saying, Be Loving And Good To One Another.
@@alpinoalpini3849 You may be on to something, now that I think about it...still love the music!
This is the ultimate "sing-phony"!
New Bose noise cancelling headphones for Christmas. This is the first place I came…
That first movement is the best thing Mahler ever wrote
Next to the rondo finale of symphony #7.
Ay man, come on now. The whole symphony is amazing. I always think I prefer the first movement but then by the end of the 2nd, I have to admit that the whole thing is just a masterpiece.
Arguably
To me the finale of his resurrection symphony holds a very profound spot
어떻게 이토록 한순간도 쉬지 않고 아름다울 수 있을까
Wish I could buy this very recording on CD or blu ray. This is my favorite Mahler 8 performance.
Just download the video and install it into an empty cd, you’re done!
@@harmanpreetsingh5668 well, yeah, but I'd really like a high fidelity version....
This version should be released as an album and on dvd.
@@harmanpreetsingh5668 lol
I want the DVD, does it exist?
I’m so happy this got uploaded
1:16.05, the horn group! Just wow!👏
holy crap......................................................(fucking well played)......................
.............................................................................................................(oh my gosh....)
MASTERPIECE!!!
Yes she is. I spotted her in the string section.
Thanks for sharing this. Watching brought so many tears & memories of my years singing. One of my favourite performances that I participated in.
As close to universal creative brilliance as any earthly mortal in history.
Outstanding!! Listening to the orchestra, and thinking about the great orchestra's who I have heard play this....they musicians are young and the music has such a life time of emotions captured in it...they did a wonderful job, the older musicians add that element of time and experience...hard to describe, harder to play that way when you are young...
Best song ever
At the very end of this gigantic masterpiece, when the maestro have just given the final cutoff, the gentleman's reaction in the upper right corner of the video, expresses exactly how I'm thinking.
Ha, this is a great comment! I completely agree!
El principio del Final 1:10:27. Simplemente Mejestuoso
Youth is what makes this one of a kind performance.
Proms' truly amazing. "Come creator spirit" [Veni Creator Spiritus] I know as 'come holy ghost', but prior is more inclusive. Finale of Goethe's Faust brought me to tears. ❤
To think that when you go into the operating room the surgeon in charge of saving your life could be one of those kids in the video...
All of Mahler's works, when put into chronological order, reveals a hidden truth. All this time, Gustav had been creating an epic story of two beings that are stuck in his music. Strings and Horns, Female and Male, Optimistic and Pessimistic, Yin and Yang. Here, his music after a long battle (6th), realizes the truth of it's existence while making a deal with the 'devil' (7th), tries to fight against 'god' here in his 8th.
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21:53 coming straight from the Celestial Heaven
Simon Russell Beale was given a copy of this symphony when a booy the opening bars he said he found monumental. I think we would all agree. Maybe in later life it contributed to Simon's performance of King Lear.
One of the first Mahler recordings I bought was Solti's version. This one is also excellent.
Too bad there aren't no rehearsals available. - Greetngs, Heinz
I have to immensely thank you for uploading an HD copy of this performance. I've been searching this version since I've heard it here in YT years ago (the one segmented in parts and is low quality). And that was the first Mahler symphony that I've heard, and it was like enlightenment.
Pretty, pretty, pretty please. Can you upload the whole prom night or the mahler part with commentaries?
0:52:53 Äußert langsam. Adagissimo [106] So beauty.
This symphony had been used as example in the italian youtube cultural video "Lezioni di Musica - Survivorship Bias" of the channel "musicamonteverde". A really very very interesting video.
Can you translate a synopsis?
@@Virtuoso80 i try to do it. The video talk about the logic error that people do when focus on people or things that win in a selection process, withouth consider all people that lose. This have many bad consequences because prevent an objective vision of reality. In music world this can be seen in various way.
@@alessandrosevera3859 That part I understood, but I don't understand what that has to do with Alkan and Maher, or the music world in general.
@@Virtuoso80 For example some people (also in academic world) say that Chopin is a "better" composer than Alkan. This "better" is terms not sufficiently specific and often (almost always) have not a scientific motivation. The most part of reasons about this opinions are "Is more beautiful" and this is not an objective reason. Other reasons are about innovation but also this is relative because as saied also in the video "Lezioni di Musica - Chopin" many innovations of Chopin derived from an expansion of experiments of other composers (for example Joseph Kessler). So this way to see Chopin as a "better composer" than Alkan is easily derived from the fact the Chopin had become more famous (and more specific: had become more famous before Alkan become famous. The time is an important element because give an advantage in terms of numbers). But also if is understimated from many people Alkan was appreciated also from music knowers like for example Rachmaninoff, Busoni, Isidor Philipp, and in recent times Marc Andrè Hamelin. So this is a typical dynamic of survivorship bias in the evaluation of music.
@@alessandrosevera3859 I see, thank you. I have to say now though that I disagree with the premise a lot. First of all Chopin is clearly better than Alkan by a mile. Also, I don't think that premise fits the definition of survivorship bias.
Happy Birthday Gustav Mahler 🌹🌹🌹
The bloke on the cymbals nailed it!
wow!
Lista de los solistas.
Soprano I - Christine Brewer
Soprano II - Soile Isokoski
Soprano III - Rosemary Joshua
Mezzo-Soprano I - Birgit Remmert
Mezzo-Soprano II - Jane Henschel
Tenor - Jon Villars
Barítono - David Wilson-Johnson
Bajo - John Relyea
An eruption of infinity.
Fantastic really. All those boys and girls will be pushing 40 now ... !
I have it on the Highest Authority or near the Highest Authority because the communique was from Archangel Michael and it was this: There will be times when Yahweh is not available...evidently He has been asked to inspire a music composer named Gustav Mahler who is composing a symphony that will, with Yahweh's help, reach for the Heavens and I have, as is my privilege, looked to the future and I have to say God and Gustav have succeeded!
Premiered #otd in 1910 🌹🌹🌹
Premiere #otd in 1910 ❤❤❤
Britain's youth orchestras were just different back in the 90s and 2000s.
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All my favorite parts! Thanks!
Is this version available for purchase in DVD (physical or digital)? I own an audio CD but it'd be a lot better if I can have a whole video without track divisions
Rosemary Joshua
, soprano
Christine Brewer
, soprano
John Relyea, bass
David Wilson-Johnson,
baritone
Jon Villars,
tenor
Soile Isokoski,
soprano
Birgit Remmert,
mezzo-soprano
Jane Henschel,
mezzo-soprano
City of Birmingham Symphony Youth Chorus
London Symphony Chorus (pre-1976, London Symphony Orchestra Chorus)
Toronto Children's Chorus
Sydney Philharmonia Choirs
City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus
Imagine this: Cornavirus pandemic dominates our lives. My favourite virtual global choir, the Self-Isolation Choir is just about to start rehearsing this under the baton of John Warner. Every singer will rehearse and record their own voice at home. The orchestra is John’s own Orchestra for the Earth. I cannot wait to start my part!
The timpanist absolutely rocks in this fine performance of Mahler 8th! Anyone knows what he is up to now?
Until recently he was director of the Deutsche-Sinfonie Orchester Berlin. I saw him conduct at Glyndebourne 5 years after this performance . His name is Robin Ticciati. I think he'd been the concertmaster in previous British Youth Orchestra performances but tried his hand at the tympani for this one. I was a chorister in this performance (from Sydney Philharmonia Choirs) and remember Rattle letting him conduct the huge forces on one occasion, ostensibly to check the balance from back in the hall but I think he wanted to let the brilliant young man have the experience conducting a huge choir and orchestra. He'd prepared it all and was fantastic, even if Soile Isokoski had to tell him to tie up his shoelace before he started.
[16:52] Ecstatic moment!
14:49-15:07 ☺️☺️☺️
La bellezza
can anyone write the host's script?
Where can I watch prom 28 of the same year?
Anyone know how many performers there was together?
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I'm spechless!
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Who is she?
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What I hear is amazing. What I see, this comedian on the pulpit, with his bizarre gestures, is ridiculous.
Simón is fantástic. Each director is different. Was Bernstein a comedian?
His "bizarre gestures" are not for you. You're not supposed to see them, and certainly not supposed to see them in closeup. His back is to the audience. He's communicating wordlessly with performers 10, 20, or 30 meters away, so exaggerating with his face and body serves a purpose.
I guess you wouldn't like mahler conducting either...
Great performance but whoever translated the text clearly didn't know what they were doing, falsifying it like that... Huge mistake to hire a (clearly very lazy) native English speaker to translate German poetry. There's important parts where the translation isn't even close to the original?!
For instance, the last strophe:
Alles Vergängliche ist nur ein Gleichnis,
Das Unzulängliche hier wird's Ereignis;
Das Unbeschreibliche, hier ist's getan,
Das Ewig-Weibliche zieht uns hinan.
means
All things transitory are but a parable,
The inachievable here comes to pass;
The indescribable, here it is done,
The eternally feminine draws us upwards.
and not, as in the subtitles,
"All that is past is merely a dream
All our imperfections are transformed into purity
All that is ineffable is here explained
Eternal Womanhood shows us the way."
Like, wtf?
Is the BBC so poor they can't hire a proper translator that won't sully the performance of a couple hundred talented and expensive musicians?
The subtitles only in English? No good. We need a double subtitulation: in original language and in English. Otherwise it's very difficult to follow text and music...
Its a british broadcast from 18 years ago that someone taped off their tv and uploaded for all to watch for free. Make your own subtitles if it bothers you so much. so many classical videos on youtube only have spanish, french, german, and italian.
...mister know-it-all, there are also videos on youtube with both translations.
@Forever Forward I know perfectly that it's possible to create on youtube my own subtitles, I only intended to say that the guy who has put the video on RUclips, could do it at first.
the music is phenomenal masterpiece. however, f@ck it, the jesu church, a child of the john's propaganda
what an incredibly bad translation of faust is this. It should become a law to not let any modern translator with their frank speech and disrespect of english, anywhere near the classic texts. Faust is fairly well translated by 18th century translators which keep the boldness of early modern english. This feels like a dumb down translation for kids, and it not even accurate.
The subtitles are a joke, the performance nothing special.
You seem nice
@@jbthepianist perfect!