Maestro Gardiner's versatility closely reminds me of Harnoncourt's. Devotees, and specialists in Early & Baroque music on period instruments, but also living with classicism, and romanticism. What a pair!
Although Sir John Eliot is not verbally describing it, Adolphe Adam directly quoted many parts of this 2nd symphony of Ludwig van Beethoven in his ballet music "Giselle". Sir John Eliot's recording presented here is vividly proving this fascinating fact.
With the microphones standing a little bit too far from the winds, in the video it sounds like there too many strings (if you were there, you wouldn't say that because of the acoustics), and it kind of loses its effect, the contrasts. However, you realise how LOUD were the trumpets at the time.
Gardiner sounds so pompous as he speaks about Beethoven’s philosophical aims in the 2nd…like he knows what they were, indeed, if there WERE any….that’s the stuff that drives me nuts about most conductors. They’re so enamored with themselves they have no idea how ludicrous they sound.
Goodness, gracious. The orchestra sound soooooo incredibly rough. Intonation all over the place, and sound incredibly rough - almost amateurish. Is this what JEGi's groups sound like when DG aren't recording and editing him?
Maestro Gardiner's versatility closely reminds me of Harnoncourt's. Devotees, and specialists in Early & Baroque music on period instruments, but also living with classicism, and romanticism. What a pair!
Yes. I was thinking just the same thing.
That is wonderful, thank you.
Fantastic!
Bravo Maestro...keep going
3:35 Nice motive!!!
Eduardo Poblete de Chile, wonderful, beatiful música, eternas gracias maestro Gardiner, que gran orquesta....que bello sonido, un Beethoven inmenso...
Although Sir John Eliot is not verbally describing it, Adolphe Adam directly quoted many parts of this 2nd symphony of Ludwig van Beethoven in his ballet music "Giselle". Sir John Eliot's recording presented here is vividly proving this fascinating fact.
With the microphones standing a little bit too far from the winds, in the video it sounds like there too many strings (if you were there, you wouldn't say that because of the acoustics), and it kind of loses its effect, the contrasts. However, you realise how LOUD were the trumpets at the time.
9:32 couldn't hear jack shit from the winds
Gardiner sounds so pompous as he speaks about Beethoven’s philosophical aims in the 2nd…like he knows what they were, indeed, if there WERE any….that’s the stuff that drives me nuts about most conductors. They’re so enamored with themselves they have no idea how ludicrous they sound.
It’s just an interpretation.
Contd l wish to add that Gs renditions of Bs lst and 2nd are Excellent because
Goodness, gracious. The orchestra sound soooooo incredibly rough. Intonation all over the place, and sound incredibly rough - almost amateurish. Is this what JEGi's groups sound like when DG aren't recording and editing him?
Mavid, these are rehearsals. And the mics are film mics, not studio mics.