There are lots and lots of Concertos for Orchestra but none of them hold a candle to Bartok. This is pure genius from beginning to end. Bartok knew he was dying and worked very hard to create a musical monument for all time. Every instrument in the orchestra is delighted within part because there is lots to practice and major musical statements to perform. Just look at the faces of the players and you will know what a great orchestrator Bela was.
I’m orchestra musician and the way Orozco-Estrada smiles to the orchestra and invite them to freely play on their own taking what the musicians give to him instead of putting them a corsage controlling everything is a dream for every orchestra player. I’m preparing this piece for the next week and you all inspired me a lot. Thanks.
Even for the audience of this video or at least for me I find it relaxing. Of course it wouldn't be the same for the live audience since the conductor's back is turned to them.
In my adult life the definitive performance of this work for me has been Boulez and the Chicago Symphony but this ranks right up there with it. Really fine orchestra and I'm grateful this channel enables me to hear it.
Ich bin verliebt in dieses Orchester!!!!!! Alle Musiker machen Musik so einfach, so bereitwillig, so wesentlich. Meiner Meinung nach, zält sich zu den 5 besten Orchestern weltweit Ein grosses Dankeschön!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Another extraordinary "happening" by this extraordinary orchestra and this extraordinary conductor. I'm an "aged" person and heard this piece many times in my life. I know it almost by heart. Never heard it with this clarity, with this "gusto", with this togetherness, this precision and this respect for the "micro-dynamics" that allow us to hear every and each instrrument in the midst of all others. Really extraordinary.
Nowadays this concert by Vela Bartok had stuck with my spirit since when I was young, I remember hearing it there in the 60s and having been fascinated with this magical music and so extraordinarily Bartokian in which he reflects his genius, his life, his bitterness and longing for his Homeland ... A very extraordinary interpretation of this magnificent orchestra also directed by the talented Andrés Orozco-Estrada which puts it as one of the virtuous at the height of Fritz Reiner. My most sincere congratulations for all the components of this musical party and thanks many thanks for executing it perfectly for our delight.
27:11 I love how the first trombone to do the slide misses it and ends a little higher ( a low f#) than the original F natural and after that looks at the conductor and move his hand like: "dude, I really tried"
@@janmjpperfect pitch is a curse. without it, I would enjoy the piece even more, when my brain isn't busy finding those little things and focusing on enjoying the music lol
and this is why when you miss you note by a quarter and not even a half of a note, you should not show it with your body language, because most of the time people are busy enjoying the piece and would not even notice your "minor fail" haha.
I know nothing about music at all and I'm really impressed that you could pick that up. But then what is a quarter-tone between friends. Wonderful piece of music.
I'm not a professional musician, but this performance strikes me as being particularly wonderful. The conductor seems to be unusually at-one with the musicians. This has always been one of my favorite pieces, especially the 2nd and 3rd movements. I find myself listening to it over and over again.
There is too much to say about how incredible and thrilling this piece is. What a wonderful parting gift to the world from the composer. My only gripe comes from my bias as a musician - with so many instruments showcased in their best form, as a Horn player I can't help but feel slightly under represented. Especially in the 3rd and 4th parts; Ever since Beethoven slapped a 4th horn unto his 5th symphony, the creative usage of the quartet was one of the staples of good orchestration. And that's not to say that the horn is at all misused in this piece - it's simply under-exploited. Playing in Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra is when I really wish I was on another instrument.
Superb performance! I'm Hungarian, musician and love this opus of Bartok. I have been always searching for very good performances but never ever found anywhere else THIS depth and quality of sound and expression. Full admiration to the orchestra and the conductor!
Can you explain me whether the Bartok's music has more hungarian or romanian influence? Sorry, but I'm brazilian and have no clue about differences between both cultures.
@@brunolelissantos1116 Bartók usou a música popular do seu país natal, a Hungria, como inspiração e base de todas as suas obras. Talvez encontre algumas influências que se parecem romenas, mas são principalmente húngaras!
@@brunolelissantos1116 Bartók (together with Kodály) was collecting folk songs by travelling across the country which was three times bigger at the time (Hungary lost two thirds of its territory after WW1) Bartok was listening to various ethnic groups folk music, he was a living tape recorder. This way, authentic Romanian, Slovak and Hungarian folk music now are kept for eternity. Importance of his ethnomusicological work is therefore beyond measure.
OMG what a performance!!!!! I think I have a new favorite conductor. I admit that I expected a standing ovation. The rush upwards at the very end is one of the great moments in the symphonic literature.
I agree. I would have stood right up and shouted BRAVO!!!!!!!!!!! This was a very energetic performance of this very difficult work. Orozco-Estrada and this orchestra were right on the mark here. The ending was a supreme climax. Its a shame the audience didn't agree. I guess maybe a German audience might not have appreciated a work by Bartok as much as a Slovak or Hungarian or American Audience would. The only other time I heard an unenthusiastic audience response like this was when I heard the NY Philharmonic perform this with Eric Leinsdorf and he took the original Bartok ending to the 5th movement which feels like it ends in the middle of a statement. It was very anti-climatic.
@@markemanuele1929 I guess the audience agreed. This was a very enthusiastic response given that this took place in Frankfurt, Germany's capital of finance. I think they cannot show much more emotion there.
@@markemanuele1929 German audiences are used to world-class orchestras and conductors. We understand music not as a sport (Proms) but as a philosophical piece of art. And it´s not necessary to give standing ovations just because a concert was loud or conducted fast. The brilliance lies in other aspects. And sometimes it´s acquired to be silent and ENJOY :-)
So digestible! Starts like a seed emerging from the soil. This and Prokofiev's Classic are all one needs to understand modern music. Beethoven would love this.
Tremendous. The Frankfurt RSO is a great presence on RUclips and is deeply appreciated. Their performances are uniformly excellent and the recorded sound is top rate.
I agree. They make fantastic recordings. One can hear that the room was made for recordings, not too big, perfect shape, perfect sound experience. They have minimized noise from the audience as well. Almost no disturbances. I am very greatful for that.
Grazie a Patrick Patrick (3 anni fa) I. Introduzione 0:09 II. giuoco delle coppie 10:37 III. Elegia 17:16 IV. intermezzo interrotto 24:53 V. Finale 29:24
What a joy to hear and see this wonderful orchestra perform one of the greatest works of the 20th century. Thank you for your amazing artistry shared so freely. I first heard this work late at night on an AM radio station when in high school-it just never gets old!
I became a fan of Bartok by the time I graduated high school in 1968. The piece remains one of my favorites and certainly is one of the greatest works of the 20th century.
The first time I heard this work was when I was at band camp for high school back in 1974. The student-teacher we had that year played it on the stereo we had in our cabin, and I immediately fell in love with the work. It was this piece by Bartok that kind of convinced me to go on and seriously study music.
@Jeffrey Dohnger Actually, I have found by experience and from my Masterclass Teacher, Maestro Leonard Bernstein, that to get the most out of an orchestra, or any group of musicians is to just assume that they can perform it no matter how difficult, and the results will amaze both you and them.. I saw this happen when I had an elementary school chorus join with an adult choir, and their teacher felt that the music we were doing was way above their (the children's) ability. Well, with a little bit of work with them and letting them actually believe that they could master it, they surprised the children's choir teacher that they really were capable of accomplishing what seemed like an insurmountable task.
Un placer este concierto de Bartok, tanto como verlo dirigir a Andrés Orozco o escuchar la flauta traversa de Clara Andrada. Pero en realidad TODA LA ORQUESTA se luce, y es de un nivel supremo! Gracias por este disfrute a pleno!!! Saludos desde Argentina!
@@roswithahuling4091 Damit alle/möglichst viele Menschen meine Meinung zum Video verstehen können und die, die beides verstehen, haben noch eine Ergänzung :)
I am very touched by the depth of this composition. I had never heard of Bartok before and am therefore all the more pleased to have met his musical abundance for the first time in this arrangement. Thank you for the upload and thanks to the musicians for their great artistry.
The wonderful conducting and the excellent orchestra give a really outstanding performance. I don't like Bartok that much but listening here his music has conquered me. Wind woods and brass great! And the all very fine!! Thanks for this pleasure.
This is really amazing. you made my cry if only Bartok able to witness this he can be so very proud. Edit: The sound of the trumpet was majestic. I love it!
I just discover now, after having bought so many CD from Bartok that I absolutely love this composer, it took me years but everything I discovered I learnt it by myself....going through the way he was coposing his music, we discover he is a genius.
Das Stück hörte ich zum ersten Mal vor >50 Jahren im Casino Frauenfeld in einer Aufführung des Bodensee-Sinfonie-Orchesters. Seither bin ich verknallt in Béla Bartók's Musik.
This is a marvelous performance by a marvelous orchestra. And I can wholeheartedly say that although I live in Berlin where we are blessed with nothing less than world-class orchestras (Philharmoniker, DSO, RSO, Konzerthausorchester). Bravo!
I really love this performance of this piece. My brother had it as his topic in his Abitur and after he had listen to it all day long I really hated it. But four years later, in this year, I had to write my exams in music about it and I found this recording and after a while I really started to love it. Every time I listen to this piece it reminds me of my wonderful time at school with my classmates in our music class.
you need to record that performance. Its substantly different of all others and that is what make it so special! Great Master Orozco-Estrada and hr orkest!
Five years passed since my first impression and comment below. I have to say I have changed so did my opinion about this recording, however I have to considerate that both of us have been different five years ago and so much happened since than. I really hope that the orchestra and conductor will have the chance to handle this opus again and add it to a concert program sometimes soon, as they were so so close to a remarkable and authentic performance of this brilliant piece. My view as follow, meant to be absolutely supportive and friendly so please take it as it is. When it comes to Bartok, I think it is crucial to understand his very sensitive, almost autist genius personality, his almost neurotic sensitivity with robust almost barbaric musical - energies on other hand, his romantic - impressionist side just as his very intellectual and abstract one. ( Yehudi Menuhin once said that Bartok was 'the last romantic composer' - I cannot fully agree. ) Bartok also did have a very deep interest in common human values he found via folk music from all over the World, furthermore his hypersensitivity of his era with so much aggression, fears, disturbance, collective traumas such as WW I. and WW II. Not to mention his ambivalent feelings about his forced immigration to USA, leaving behind his beloved country ( especially its nature and folk - people and their cultural heritage ) Finally his tragic illness with cancer. He was a genius soul and human intellectual, and as such, most likely utterly lonely. The influence of Hungarian Romanian Slovakian, Slovenian ( Middle - East European ) folk music and the Nature in itself, the flourishing fields, green mountains, springs, sunshine and fresh air, birds and animals was all very important in the music of Bartok, just as much the understanding the opposite side in his life: the urban environment and its sometime harsh and grotesque elements. Actually these two is confronting in this Concerto at some point. If it comes to contrast, this music is full of contrast indeed! In motives, in styles ( romantic, impressionist, constructive abstract modern, folk music ) while the declamation is also widely vary ( narrative, reflecting, praying, lamenting, being epic, etc. ) all instrument across all department should have been more rich and variable in tones and colours, where even a flute or a brass section is meant to be shown in dozens of different ways. So today this record doesn't feel authentic completely. I also missing the freshness of the excitement, the inner claim of playing every part as something completely new(!) In so many bars the players feel more comfortable, than the music is written, therefore ( until the very last movement ) the performance doesn't sounds absolutely fresh or exciting, tight and energetic or more emotional, while I also missed much more different tones and colours from all instruments. The last movement was the most convincing, crystal clear and crisp, yet I felt a sort of comfort, which the orchestra should have overtaken, than this opus could have caused full catharsis as it was surely intended by Bartok to happen for both orchestra and audience. It is never easy however it is require extra attention, focus and effort which is a very important basic component of any kind of outstanding performance. I still love this orchestra and its conductor and listening anything with them constantly. Thanks
I wonder, which other kind of sounds could have composed Bartok but this? There were many choises but every artist must find his originality. He must be what he composes. Say this because, for instance Rachamaninov took a different path being also original: his music is only his, though he is named as "the last romantic". I don't share this concept. Very good performance with HR FRANKFURT conducted by Orozco-Estrada.
Of the many, many "concerti for orchestra" that have been written before and since, this one still reigns supreme, and this performance may be the finest I've heard of it. I've never heard Koussevitzky's, but if his were available in this excellent sound (and video), it might take the prize. Reiner's is of course also excellent, but dull-sounding in comparison to the present one. I confess that I hadn't heard of the "original" coda referenced by "tulipenoire2012", but am now quite interested to hear Rouvali's performance also. I do think the coda usually heard, as here, is a great one.
Fun Fact: This is actually a parody of one of Adolf Hitlers favourite Operas: "Da geh' ich zu Maxim" from "Die lustige Witwe" written by Franz Lehár; and of the March Theme from the 7th Symphony of Schostakowitsch. The more you know ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Obra magnífica desde o título, cheia de temas característica. A orquestra é mais democrática e todos participam, cantam, dançam ou expressam sentimentos campestres ou profundos.
Superb exhibition of Bartok's masterpiece by this phenomenon named Andrés Orozco-Estrada. He is - imho - (along with Santtu-Mattias Rouvali) the greatest names in conducting nowadays, what is very good because both are very young. I, particularly, prefer Rouvali's readng of this work simply because one little thing: the finnish conductor ( with the Gothenburg SO) choosed the score that uses the original "coda" composed by Bartok, the one that Koussevitsky rejected, for the first performance ; the revised coda was the one that remained till today, but I like it very much - the original - for two reasons: first - it's rarely used; second - it doesn't remember me the last chords of Shostakovich's 1st. symphony, as does the coda chosen by Koussevitsky. Thank you hr-Sinfonieorchester - Frankfurt Radio Symphony (and Mr. Orozco-Estrada, for choosing this masterpiece) for this great gift.
I forgot to say that I like very much Mr. Estrada's way to conduct, because at the end of the work he enthusiastically (and what an enthusiasm !!! ) applauses the musicians that were under his command, for their presentation. After all, they were the ones that produced the sound that pleased the audience... (Sometimes he shakes hands of an specific musician, for his part.) We rarely see this procedure with most of conductors. Only one thing is missing with him... most of us would like to see him conducting Bruckner, splendidly as he does with Richard Strauss and all the composers he choses
I met Bartok's son, Peter in a medical rehab place. what a joy to talk with him and hear stories of his parents. he was pretty ill and i don't know if he made it. does anyone know if Peter Bartok is still alive?
There are lots and lots of Concertos for Orchestra but none of them hold a candle to Bartok. This is pure genius from beginning to end. Bartok knew he was dying and worked very hard to create a musical monument for all time. Every instrument in the orchestra is delighted within part because there is lots to practice and major musical statements to perform. Just look at the faces of the players and you will know what a great orchestrator Bela was.
I’m orchestra musician and the way Orozco-Estrada smiles to the orchestra and invite them to freely play on their own taking what the musicians give to him instead of putting them a corsage controlling everything is a dream for every orchestra player. I’m preparing this piece for the next week and you all inspired me a lot. Thanks.
I agree. The best conductors make the orchestra feel safe, confident, and free.
He makes them confortable to perform, instead of recreating... You can notice the microexpressions of pride and satisfaction on the orchestra's faces
Viva Colombia!
Even for the audience of this video or at least for me I find it relaxing. Of course it wouldn't be the same for the live audience since the conductor's back is turned to them.
corsage??
For me one of the masterpieces of symphonic music in the 20th century.
Bartók would have wanted the piece to be played just this way. Bravissimo
Bartok's compositions always tell an eerie story within a musical story that never ends.
Wonderful performance of one of the great 20th-century works. The Shostakovich 7 quote in the 4th movement always makes me smile
In my adult life the definitive performance of this work for me has been Boulez and the Chicago Symphony but this ranks right up there with it. Really fine orchestra and I'm grateful this channel enables me to hear it.
Ich bin verliebt in dieses Orchester!!!!!! Alle Musiker machen Musik so einfach, so bereitwillig, so wesentlich. Meiner Meinung nach, zält sich zu den 5 besten Orchestern weltweit Ein grosses Dankeschön!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Another extraordinary "happening" by this extraordinary orchestra and this extraordinary conductor. I'm an "aged" person and heard this piece many times in my life. I know it almost by heart. Never heard it with this clarity, with this "gusto", with this togetherness, this precision and this respect for the "micro-dynamics" that allow us to hear every and each instrrument in the midst of all others. Really extraordinary.
Don't call yourself "aged"-- numbers mean virtually nothing. "Experienced", better describes you. Your observations are refreshingly insightful .
Amen
Orozco-Estrada is that rare conductor that knows that it is the orchestra and not him who makes the music.
Nowadays this concert by Vela Bartok had stuck with my spirit since when I was young, I remember hearing it there in the 60s and having been fascinated with this magical music and so extraordinarily Bartokian in which he reflects his genius, his life, his bitterness and longing for his Homeland ... A very extraordinary interpretation of this magnificent orchestra also directed by the talented Andrés Orozco-Estrada which puts it as one of the virtuous at the height of Fritz Reiner. My most sincere congratulations for all the components of this musical party and thanks many thanks for executing it perfectly for our delight.
27:11 I love how the first trombone to do the slide misses it and ends a little higher ( a low f#) than the original F natural and after that looks at the conductor and move his hand like: "dude, I really tried"
how did you notice that XD
@@janmjpperfect pitch is a curse.
without it, I would enjoy the piece even more, when my brain isn't busy finding those little things and focusing on enjoying the music lol
and this is why when you miss you note by a quarter and not even a half of a note, you should not show it with your body language, because most of the time people are busy enjoying the piece and would not even notice your "minor fail" haha.
@@forpsn8078 smart :)
I know nothing about music at all and I'm really impressed that you could pick that up. But then what is a quarter-tone between friends. Wonderful piece of music.
It sounds so tonal. Schoenberg also couldn't resist writing the occasional tonal work. Tonality is a miracle.
Tonality is easy to make music, try make a good atonal work dude.
I'm not a professional musician, but this performance strikes me as being particularly wonderful. The conductor seems to be unusually at-one with the musicians. This has always been one of my favorite pieces, especially the 2nd and 3rd movements. I find myself listening to it over and over again.
There is too much to say about how incredible and thrilling this piece is. What a wonderful parting gift to the world from the composer. My only gripe comes from my bias as a musician - with so many instruments showcased in their best form, as a Horn player I can't help but feel slightly under represented. Especially in the 3rd and 4th parts; Ever since Beethoven slapped a 4th horn unto his 5th symphony, the creative usage of the quartet was one of the staples of good orchestration. And that's not to say that the horn is at all misused in this piece - it's simply under-exploited. Playing in Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra is when I really wish I was on another instrument.
Superb performance! I'm Hungarian, musician and love this opus of Bartok. I have been always searching for very good performances but never ever found anywhere else THIS depth and quality of sound and expression. Full admiration to the orchestra and the conductor!
Can you explain me whether the Bartok's music has more hungarian or romanian influence? Sorry, but I'm brazilian and have no clue about differences between both cultures.
@@brunolelissantos1116 Bartók usou a música popular do seu país natal, a Hungria, como inspiração e base de todas as suas obras. Talvez encontre algumas influências que se parecem romenas, mas são principalmente húngaras!
@@Franciscoemf Obrigado pela informação! Mas talvez também seja tão semelhantes as músicas dos dois países que nem dê para diferenciar.
exactly! I think so.
@@brunolelissantos1116 Bartók (together with Kodály) was collecting folk songs by travelling across the country which was three times bigger at the time (Hungary lost two thirds of its territory after WW1) Bartok was listening to various ethnic groups folk music, he was a living tape recorder. This way, authentic Romanian, Slovak and Hungarian folk music now are kept for eternity. Importance of his ethnomusicological work is therefore beyond measure.
OMG what a performance!!!!! I think I have a new favorite conductor. I admit that I expected a standing ovation. The rush upwards at the very end is one of the great moments in the symphonic literature.
I agree. I would have stood right up and shouted BRAVO!!!!!!!!!!! This was a very energetic performance of this very difficult work. Orozco-Estrada and this orchestra were right on the mark here. The ending was a supreme climax. Its a shame the audience didn't agree. I guess maybe a German audience might not have appreciated a work by Bartok as much as a Slovak or Hungarian or American Audience would. The only other time I heard an unenthusiastic audience response like this was when I heard the NY Philharmonic perform this with Eric Leinsdorf and he took the original Bartok ending to the 5th movement which feels like it ends in the middle of a statement. It was very anti-climatic.
@@markemanuele1929 I guess the audience agreed. This was a very enthusiastic response given that this took place in Frankfurt, Germany's capital of finance. I think they cannot show much more emotion there.
@@markemanuele1929 German audiences are used to world-class orchestras and conductors. We understand music not as a sport (Proms) but as a philosophical piece of art. And it´s not necessary to give standing ovations just because a concert was loud or conducted fast. The brilliance lies in other aspects. And sometimes it´s acquired to be silent and ENJOY :-)
El Maestro colombiano Orozco-Estrada es absolutamente magnífico...y así también los músicos de esta orquesta: apasionados y con una técnica brillante.
What a free spirit he was ....the real deal !!!! pure inspiration !!!!
♦️Haven't listened to Bartok in my 76-years , however; this concert intrigues me greatly. APPLAUSE ♦️
I Can't Explain that.
So digestible! Starts like a seed emerging from the soil. This and Prokofiev's Classic are all one needs to understand modern music.
Beethoven would love this.
True
Beethoven was deaf
Tremendous. The Frankfurt RSO is a great presence on RUclips and is deeply appreciated. Their performances are uniformly excellent and the recorded sound is top rate.
I agree. They make fantastic recordings. One can hear that the room was made for recordings, not too big, perfect shape, perfect sound experience. They have minimized noise from the audience as well. Almost no disturbances. I am very greatful for that.
Well conveyed. Frankfurt RSO is everything you stated .
Grazie a Patrick Patrick
(3 anni fa)
I. Introduzione 0:09
II. giuoco delle coppie 10:37
III. Elegia 17:16
IV. intermezzo interrotto 24:53
V. Finale 29:24
One of my most favorite
Symphonic pieces I ever heard. This is a great conductor great Orchestra
What a joy to hear and see this wonderful orchestra perform one of the greatest works of the 20th century. Thank you for your amazing artistry shared so freely. I first heard this work late at night on an AM radio station when in high school-it just never gets old!
I became a fan of Bartok by the time I graduated high school in 1968. The piece remains one of my favorites and certainly is one of the greatest works of the 20th century.
The first time I heard this work was when I was at band camp for high school back in 1974. The student-teacher we had that year played it on the stereo we had in our cabin, and I immediately fell in love with the work. It was this piece by Bartok that kind of convinced me to go on and seriously study music.
@Jeffrey Dohnger Actually, I have found by experience and from my Masterclass Teacher, Maestro Leonard Bernstein, that to get the most out of an orchestra, or any group of musicians is to just assume that they can perform it no matter how difficult, and the results will amaze both you and them.. I saw this happen when I had an elementary school chorus join with an adult choir, and their teacher felt that the music we were doing was way above their (the children's) ability. Well, with a little bit of work with them and letting them actually believe that they could master it, they surprised the children's choir teacher that they really were capable of accomplishing what seemed like an insurmountable task.
This is like hearing this favorite work completely anew. The clarity and freshness of this performance is astonishing to me.
I agree. This performance is very fine.
Uno dei più grandi direttori viventi, con una grande orchestra. Bravissimi !!!
Very crisp, lyrical and intelligent rendition. An amazing ensemble of musicians on complete display here. Beautiful.
Meraviglioso pianeta dell'universo musicale, ausilio per comprendere sia le origini che il futuro di quest'arte. Grazie
Un placer este concierto de Bartok, tanto como verlo dirigir a Andrés Orozco o escuchar la flauta traversa de Clara Andrada. Pero en realidad TODA LA ORQUESTA se luce, y es de un nivel supremo! Gracias por este disfrute a pleno!!! Saludos desde Argentina!
An extraordinary performance. Andrés Orozco-Estrada is magnificent.
in the 4th movement there was an amazing english horn solo! loved it!!!
A fantastic performance and music written by the greatest composer of the XX century, no more comments.
This is so hard to play! Davor hab ich echt meinen größten Respekt, vor allem vor dem 5. Satz!
Warum die halbwegs gelungene Mischung aus Englisch und Deutsch? 🤔😂
@@roswithahuling4091 Damit alle/möglichst viele Menschen meine Meinung zum Video verstehen können und die, die beides verstehen, haben noch eine Ergänzung :)
@@fuballlifestyle7777 als ob irgendjemanden deine Meinung juckt
No doubt -- plus, it's a chopped up collection of ??? Not an impressive work .
I am very touched by the depth of this composition. I had never heard of Bartok before and am therefore all the more pleased to have met his musical abundance for the first time in this arrangement. Thank you for the upload and thanks to the musicians for their great artistry.
Well you are in luck. You heard one of his best works first. It also is his last.
The wonderful conducting and the excellent orchestra give a really outstanding performance. I don't like Bartok that much but listening here his music has conquered me.
Wind woods and brass great! And the all very fine!! Thanks for this pleasure.
Terrific performance of a wonderful piece of music! A superb orchestra, beautifully conducted. Many, many thanks!
A 20th-century masterpiece that will not be gainsaid.
This is really amazing. you made my cry if only Bartok able to witness this he can be so very proud. Edit: The sound of the trumpet was majestic. I love it!
I just discover now, after having bought so many CD from Bartok that I absolutely love this composer, it took me years but everything I discovered I learnt it by myself....going through the way he was coposing his music, we discover he is a genius.
Das Stück hörte ich zum ersten Mal vor >50 Jahren im Casino Frauenfeld in einer Aufführung des Bodensee-Sinfonie-Orchesters. Seither bin ich verknallt in Béla Bartók's Musik.
Fantastica composizione ! Quando la musica racconta una fiaba..... (Splendida esecuzione !)
This is a marvelous performance by a marvelous orchestra. And I can wholeheartedly say that although I live in Berlin where we are blessed with nothing less than world-class orchestras (Philharmoniker, DSO, RSO, Konzerthausorchester).
Bravo!
Manuel de falla
Cosi fan tutte gardiner
Huge respect to this orchestra and conductor!
I LOVE this piece! Wonderful to play, wonderful to listen to, especially with this conductor and this orchestra. Vielen dank!
I really love this performance of this piece. My brother had it as his topic in his Abitur and after he had listen to it all day long I really hated it. But four years later, in this year, I had to write my exams in music about it and I found this recording and after a while I really started to love it. Every time I listen to this piece it reminds me of my wonderful time at school with my classmates in our music class.
So wonderful to hear this masterpiece performed by all these masterful musicians.
13:32 best fanfare ever
Exzellente Aufführung eines brillanten Werks!
Electrifying performance by the Frankfurt RSO. First-class orchestra and conductor.
Excerpts
1 - 2:05
2 - 7:35
3 - 12:40
4 - 32:32
My favorite concert for orchestra. And amazing conduction.
sad. what a tepid applause for such a strong performance.
it's the usual German applause I'm afraid....
Excellente version qui rend admirablement l'univers si poétique de la musique de Bartok.
Eine grosartige Auffuhrung! Danke!
Masterpiece.
I. Introduzione 0:09
II. giuoco delle coppie 10:37
III. Elegia 17:16
IV. intermezzo interrotto 24:53
V. Finale 29:24
Patrick Patrick thank you this really helped
^ useful comment
Danke schön
I'm not very expecienced when it comes to concerts but I really enjoyed it. Well done. I expected a standing ovation as well to be honest.
Ausgezeichnet!
What a stupendous performance - so musical and detailed - a wonder to hear. Bravo indeed. I look forward to more....
I cried listening to this!
Very entertaining performance to watch. Cool to see so much movement and feeling of the music from the musicians.
This is just amazing;!! I can see why Chick Corea loves this piece!
A truly inspiring conductor ...
you need to record that performance. Its substantly different of all others and that is what make it so special! Great Master Orozco-Estrada and hr orkest!
LAST TIME i HEARD THIS C ONCERT? AT LEAST 10 YEARS AGO,BUT THIS VERSION IS FULL OF A NEW ENERGY,
this, my friends, is rock n roll!
Harp entrances:
4:42
5:44
8:17
9:24
16:04
17:15
19:04
20:03
20:43
21:23
22:17
23:30
25:09
24:44
27:41
30:26 - > 30:46
33:18
34:38 - > 34:51
A technical perfect excellent performance. Excellent recording. Good camera work and picture.
Yes, indeed. High frequencies go up to 20kHz. Hurray to the new Opus encoding.
Thank you, Google and RUclips.
It is indeed super good but I always feel the second movement should be faster.
Thank you for this marvelous performance!
Five years passed since my first impression and comment below. I have to say I have changed so did my opinion about this recording, however I have to considerate that both of us have been different five years ago and so much happened since than. I really hope that the orchestra and conductor will have the chance to handle this opus again and add it to a concert program sometimes soon, as they were so so close to a remarkable and authentic performance of this brilliant piece.
My view as follow, meant to be absolutely supportive and friendly so please take it as it is.
When it comes to Bartok, I think it is crucial to understand his very sensitive, almost autist genius personality, his almost neurotic sensitivity with robust almost barbaric musical - energies on other hand, his romantic - impressionist side just as his very intellectual and abstract one. ( Yehudi Menuhin once said that Bartok was 'the last romantic composer' - I cannot fully agree. )
Bartok also did have a very deep interest in common human values he found via folk music from all over the World, furthermore his hypersensitivity of his era with so much aggression, fears, disturbance, collective traumas such as WW I. and WW II. Not to mention his ambivalent feelings about his forced immigration to USA, leaving behind his beloved country ( especially its nature and folk - people and their cultural heritage ) Finally his tragic illness with cancer. He was a genius soul and human intellectual, and as such, most likely utterly lonely.
The influence of Hungarian Romanian Slovakian, Slovenian ( Middle - East European ) folk music and the Nature in itself, the flourishing fields, green mountains, springs, sunshine and fresh air, birds and animals was all very important in the music of Bartok, just as much the understanding the opposite side in his life: the urban environment and its sometime harsh and grotesque elements. Actually these two is confronting in this Concerto at some point.
If it comes to contrast, this music is full of contrast indeed! In motives, in styles ( romantic, impressionist, constructive abstract modern, folk music ) while the declamation is also widely vary ( narrative, reflecting, praying, lamenting, being epic, etc. ) all instrument across all department should have been more rich and variable in tones and colours, where even a flute or a brass section is meant to be shown in dozens of different ways.
So today this record doesn't feel authentic completely. I also missing the freshness of the excitement, the inner claim of playing every part as something completely new(!) In so many bars the players feel more comfortable, than the music is written, therefore ( until the very last movement ) the performance doesn't sounds absolutely fresh or exciting, tight and energetic or more emotional, while I also missed much more different tones and colours from all instruments.
The last movement was the most convincing, crystal clear and crisp, yet I felt a sort of comfort, which the orchestra should have overtaken, than this opus could have caused full catharsis as it was surely intended by Bartok to happen for both orchestra and audience. It is never easy however it is require extra attention, focus and effort which is a very important basic component of any kind of outstanding performance.
I still love this orchestra and its conductor and listening anything with them constantly.
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I wonder, which other kind of sounds could have composed Bartok but this? There were many choises but every artist must find his originality. He must be what he composes. Say this because, for instance Rachamaninov took a different path being also original: his music is only his, though he is named as "the last romantic". I don't share this concept. Very good performance with HR FRANKFURT conducted by Orozco-Estrada.
Exquisite piccolo!
Of the many, many "concerti for orchestra" that have been written before and since, this one still reigns supreme, and this performance may be the finest I've heard of it. I've never heard Koussevitzky's, but if his were available in this excellent sound (and video), it might take the prize. Reiner's is of course also excellent, but dull-sounding in comparison to the present one. I confess that I hadn't heard of the "original" coda referenced by "tulipenoire2012", but am now quite interested to hear Rouvali's performance also. I do think the coda usually heard, as here, is a great one.
When I listen to this immeasurable profound performance,
it looks like I'm wandering a Mysterious and heroic and solemn labyrinth to spread infinity
26:50 this part must be really fun to play
Fun Fact:
This is actually a parody of one of Adolf Hitlers favourite Operas: "Da geh' ich zu Maxim" from "Die lustige Witwe" written by Franz Lehár; and of the March Theme from the 7th Symphony of Schostakowitsch.
The more you know ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
A. H. only heard Wagner, never ever Franz Lehar!
@@janmjp THANK YOU MY GOD EITHER WAY IT SOUNDS LOVELY
@@dischi1832 he also heared tschaikovsky
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I chose this piece as a matter of curiosity, what a great work and done so well, very glad I chose it!!!
superlative performance, senile audience, should have had cheers and standing ovation!
gracias por interpretar esta hermosa pieza de música
Love it
What a stunner
Magnifique orchestré
Clicking the like button once doesn't do justice to this performance.
A superb performance!
30'49" most handsome triangle in the world!
Clara, la flûte enchanteresse.
Absolutely gorgeous. And what a gifted flutist.
Oui je suis d'accord. Clara ajoute un "je ne sais quois" à la partie flûte.
Inquiétant ,envoutant et si poétique!!!
Bravo!!!!
33:35 Second Violin Audition Excerpt
素晴らしい！
I've thoroughly enjoyed this performance and that of "The Miraculous Mandarin." I'd love to hear what he does with the Dance Suite...
Nice camera work!!!!!
Obra magnífica desde o título, cheia de temas característica. A orquestra é mais democrática e todos participam, cantam, dançam ou expressam sentimentos campestres ou profundos.
Really liked 32:21 in this, really good!
Edit : 28:57 was very clever, whoever made this did well!
Superb exhibition of Bartok's masterpiece by this phenomenon named Andrés Orozco-Estrada. He is - imho - (along with Santtu-Mattias Rouvali) the greatest names in conducting nowadays, what is very good because both are very young. I, particularly, prefer Rouvali's readng of this work simply because one little thing: the finnish conductor ( with the Gothenburg SO) choosed the score that uses the original "coda" composed by Bartok, the one that Koussevitsky rejected, for the first performance ; the revised coda was the one that remained till today, but I like it very much - the original - for two reasons: first - it's rarely used; second - it doesn't remember me the last chords of Shostakovich's 1st. symphony, as does the coda chosen by Koussevitsky.
Thank you hr-Sinfonieorchester - Frankfurt Radio Symphony (and Mr. Orozco-Estrada, for choosing this masterpiece) for this great gift.
I forgot to say that I like very much Mr. Estrada's way to conduct, because at the end of the work he enthusiastically (and what an enthusiasm !!! ) applauses the musicians that were under his command, for their presentation. After all, they were the ones that produced the sound that pleased the audience... (Sometimes he shakes hands of an specific musician, for his part.) We rarely see this procedure with most of conductors.
Only one thing is missing with him... most of us would like to see him conducting Bruckner, splendidly as he does with Richard Strauss and all the composers he choses
Excelente orquesta
I met Bartok's son, Peter in a medical rehab place. what a joy to talk with him and hear stories of his parents. he was pretty ill and i don't know if he made it. does anyone know if Peter Bartok is still alive?
Excellent💫💫💫🎼💙🎼💙🎼💙🎼💙💫💫💫💖💙💙💖💖
Bartók suffered from leukemia, was a refugee in a foreign country, US. Then he wrote this masterpiece.
참 좋습니다(very good)!