1:4413:1017:29 I was listening to this piece late at night. When the first two of those passages played, I was moved to tears, but when that last excerpt played, I started crying like a little baby. This is, in my opinion, the greatest piece ever written, for it contains everything. Every emotion; from heartbreaking agony to ebullient joy, from ominous peril to triumphant fanfare. I am not a religious man, but there is something almost divine about this piece as if through it I could hear the voice of God himself.
I believe God inspired Bruckner as He did Bach. The opening melody is a true wonder - unraveling so gracefully and slowly that it took me a while to even hear it as a unit.
This is truly one of a mere handful of "the best" -- most titanic orchestral pieces. The 3rd movement is my favorite. It's relentlessly lyrical and maintains dramatic energy. The beauty is as overwhelming as the second day of hiking in the mountains. ...Especially that Wagner tuba chorale in the 3rd movement.
I - Allegro moderato [00:00] II - Adagio: sehr feierlich und sehr langsam [20:10] III - Scherzo: sehr schnell [40:50] IV - Finale: bewegt, doch nicht schnell [50:24]
The Seventh Symphony had its first performance in Leipzig in 1884 and was an enormous succes, the ovation lasting for 15 minutes. His music gained increasing performances, particularly the Seventh Symphony and Te Deum , which completed in 1884 and considered to be his greatest work.
Bruckner, like no other, managed to hit a very specific emotional level in his symphonic writing. So specific that an accurate description escapes me, but I will do my mortal best… in his orchestration, he somehow managed to achieve perfect middle ground between absolute grandeur and solemn intimacy, which allowed out of his pen to flow some of the most mysterious, hauntingly, ACHINGLY beautiful music ever. Only Bruckner could satisfy emotional itch this deep….his music transcends all that we know and see
Such a good man and excellent conductor. I wish I could have met him. Loved by everyone and such a great personality. You will be missed, my friend, even thought I didn't know you.
This performance challenges the admiration of all ages . I let out an exclamation of admiration when I listened to this splendid performance these performers and the genius conductor play with exquisite skill and breathtaking technique From Tokyo of the Land of the Rising Sun 🇯🇵 Claudio Abbado's conducting is beyond description and has the unfathomable depth
Bruckner was a master of using music to represent the frustrations and exaltations of the human spirit in its encounter with reality! Especially in his symphonies!
@@deepspacelongarm Most popular accounts describe him as an out of place "country bumpkin" who was a spectacular failure with women. I personally love the thought that such grand, magnificent beauty came from a humble and externally rejected soul. The worship of the superficial blinds this fallen world to the precious beauty that is right in front of it. As Christ said, "They have had their reward." "This is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil."
@@deepspacelongarm Abbado was shy but not humble. You can hear that the musicians felt comfortable when he was at the baton. Less so in rehearsals, but that made them look forward to the performance. Which frequently went rather well.
It's always wonderful to see Sabine Meyer playing in a world-class orchestra, like the Lucerne Festival Orchestra in this live concert. To get a glimpse of her playing, try a short take at 8:28. There are numerous others in the video recording of her playing. Every time I saw her, I remembered how she was discriminated against by the male players of the Berlin Phil. Of course, it's how her admirable music making contributed to the whole of the Bruckner 7 that counts.
so beautiful and abbado is such a wonderful conductor, i love watching him conducting bruckner's symphonies, he seems to have deep affinity with them; his conducting of the 9th is just superb
Incredibly great. This man will be so missed. And someone who could look encouragingly at the brass and still get exactly what he wanted. Clearly loved by the orchestra as well.
"The rarest sight in the concert hall": an orchestra refusing to stand and instead joins the audience in applauding Maestro Abbado RIP. In fact it is because they love him they can realize this masterpiece together. An apotheosis of art and the human spirit. bcarsoon
Lying here, hearing this symphony for the first time. That C major climax in the 2nd movement is divine, from another place. This whole work seems to be entirely.
Have you listened to Hans Rott's first symphony? It reminds me of this one. Sadly, Rott was tortured by personal demons and died quite young in an asylum.
Bis heute die beste live Aufführung dieses großartigen Meisterwerks im relativ schnellen Tempo mit seidigen Töne aller Streicher und brillanten Töne aller Metallbläser. Der italienische Dirigent ist echt genial.
It may not have occurred to you that applause at the end of a performance is mostly about appreciation of the players, as in most cases the audience is already familiar with the music.
1 marzo 1987. Mio fratello Marco a 24 anni volava in Paradiso... Grazie Maestro Abbado! Sicuramente state parlando... insieme. Giuseppe Perego Monza 16.2.1962
Extraordinary ovation to Maestro Claudio Abbado...one of the best renditions, probably the best I've ever seen of the masterful Bruckner Symphony n° 7.
Capolavoro sinfonico di un artista che con la sua spiritualità fa sì che questa sinfonia rimane nel cuore di tutti coloro che amano la bellezza della vita...
An absolutely stunning gradation in slow movement from 33:50 onwards which culminates in subtle but emotionaly deep solo section of Wagner tubas and horns at 37:15. Great performance overall and unmatched brilliance of maestro Abbado. Certainly one of the best interpretations of Bruckner's Seventh...
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When the band won't come to their feet to show how they feel for Abbado... They nailed the 1st movement recapitulation and the Adagio's coda. Thank you to every musician involved here. Celestial stuff.
@@berber1930 I agree with this statement. Generally, the same style persists through 9 symphonies. There are different musical ideas, but descending scales, violins playing in the faster time than the brass section, build-ups into climaxes with brass fanfares, the same elements persist.
Bravo! Uma pequena amostra da obra "do músico de Deus" (epíteto que a Bruckner atribuiu o crítico de arte Franklin de Oliveira (em Literatura e Civilização).
Just heard this beautiful symphony on the Dutch radio. The European Union Orchestra (?) is playing this right now in Amsterdam. The presenter told the radio audience that Bruckner came up with the E minor, while he was thinking about his Master Wagner and that his life would not last much longer. Sehr schön und erfüllend!
Abbado amo la musica de Bruckner y de Mahler tal como Mahler admiro la obra de Bruckner. Aqui se siente la honda conexion pese a las diferencias de factura musical.
Anyone else from the UK or Ireland listening to this magnificent performance and thinking that the main theme of the Scherzo (the first bar or so of that main theme) reminds them of the melody to “See Saw - Margery Daw” - the children’s nursery rhyme - at least if sung at a slow tempo ? Of course Bruckner was Austrian - but often these children’s melodies have their counterparts in other European countries - and don’t forget an even more eminent composer than Bruckner used “Twinkle, twinkle, little star…” for one of his pieces 💫⭐️✨🌟⭐️🤩🤩 !!!
A lot there where skeptics about Bruckner.... I adore him and the way he moves you! Great performance. Such inner beauty for an introvert where he let the light lay within to cascade out in the way in which it does in columns effortlessly. It is such a contrast to the outer life which he lived and fascinates me. He defied the mold and proved that light could exist with such a dark and isolated upbringing and way of walking through life . I always give it my ovation. Today predictions and projections and patterns dictate who we are and what we are elligable for. Bruckner says those predictions are never always right with his music over a hundred years ago. It reflects in a modern way which is so very satisfying and hopeful. One who can truly speak to the soul through music is timeless. Bruckner's ability to crush what you preconceived about him through the literature about him moves me as a timeless lesson to not forget. 👏 Fabulous.
1:44 13:10 17:29 I was listening to this piece late at night. When the first two of those passages played, I was moved to tears, but when that last excerpt played, I started crying like a little baby. This is, in my opinion, the greatest piece ever written, for it contains everything. Every emotion; from heartbreaking agony to ebullient joy, from ominous peril to triumphant fanfare. I am not a religious man, but there is something almost divine about this piece as if through it I could hear the voice of God himself.
Brucknerians say again and again that the last Bruckner symphony you listen is the best one.
I believe God inspired Bruckner as He did Bach. The opening melody is a true wonder - unraveling so gracefully and slowly that it took me a while to even hear it as a unit.
The music of both Mahler and Bruckner originate and reach our ears from heaven. Listening to it permits no other explanation.
This is truly one of a mere handful of "the best" -- most titanic orchestral pieces. The 3rd movement is my favorite. It's relentlessly lyrical and maintains dramatic energy. The beauty is as overwhelming as the second day of hiking in the mountains. ...Especially that Wagner tuba chorale in the 3rd movement.
@@petermyers7562 Well Bruckner was an organist and said to be a pious man. So... he mighta had a thing with God.
I - Allegro moderato [00:00]
II - Adagio: sehr feierlich und sehr langsam [20:10]
III - Scherzo: sehr schnell [40:50]
IV - Finale: bewegt, doch nicht schnell [50:24]
gracias!!
Thanks 😊
Warmest thanks!
made the same comment and then found your one
your comment should be on top
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The Seventh Symphony had its first performance in Leipzig in 1884 and was an enormous succes, the ovation lasting for 15 minutes. His music gained increasing performances, particularly the Seventh Symphony and Te Deum , which completed in 1884 and considered to be his greatest work.
the music of anton bruckner is eternal, sublime,,,
Musique transcendante , bénéfique qui réchauffe l'âme car l'oeuvre de Bruckner n'est pas une île en elle même mais un continent de beauté .
Les Français parlent bien mais dès qu'il s'agit de musique française, ils se taisent, étrange...
@@gabrielkaz5250 pas besoin de parler de ce qui est parfait :DD
@@gabrielkaz5250 Ce n'est absolument pas le cas de bon nombre de mélomanes français .
Unbelievable. His is one of the greatest of all time.
Claudio will be deeply missed. RIP
C’est magnifique
as will Bobby Ball be missed. rip
Bruckner, like no other, managed to hit a very specific emotional level in his symphonic writing. So specific that an accurate description escapes me, but I will do my mortal best… in his orchestration, he somehow managed to achieve perfect middle ground between absolute grandeur and solemn intimacy, which allowed out of his pen to flow some of the most mysterious, hauntingly, ACHINGLY beautiful music ever. Only Bruckner could satisfy emotional itch this deep….his music transcends all that we know and see
This is transcendent.....we purely look into another world....Thank you.
Abbado conveys the sheer joy in music. He is much missed.
yeah we get it, he's missed
Such a good man and excellent conductor. I wish I could have met him. Loved by everyone and such a great personality. You will be missed, my friend, even thought I didn't know you.
Certainly the most inspiring performance of this symphony I ever heard... and saw....
Claudio Abbado è stato, per me, il piu grande interprete delle composizioni di Gustav Mahler
E non solo...
Bellíssimo.Magnífico : Bruckner; Abbado & l orchestra. Grazie mille.
R.I.P maestro Claudio Abbado....
This performance challenges the admiration of all ages .
I let out an exclamation of admiration when I listened to this splendid performance these performers and the genius conductor play with exquisite skill and breathtaking technique
From
Tokyo of the Land of the Rising Sun 🇯🇵
Claudio Abbado's conducting is beyond description and has the unfathomable depth
Bruckner was a master of using music to represent the frustrations and exaltations of the human spirit in its encounter with reality! Especially in his symphonies!
he was an introvert in real life
Realy?
@@deepspacelongarm Most popular accounts describe him as an out of place "country bumpkin" who was a spectacular failure with women. I personally love the thought that such grand, magnificent beauty came from a humble and externally rejected soul. The worship of the superficial blinds this fallen world to the precious beauty that is right in front of it. As Christ said, "They have had their reward." "This is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil."
@@deepspacelongarm Abbado was shy but not humble. You can hear that the musicians felt comfortable when he was at the baton. Less so in rehearsals, but that made them look forward to the performance. Which frequently went rather well.
@@Jy3pr6 Indeed, brother! Bruckner is a marvelous tonic, nay, antidote to superficial, uglified post modernity.
So full of majestic heartache.
It's always wonderful to see Sabine Meyer playing in a world-class orchestra, like the Lucerne Festival Orchestra in this live concert. To get a glimpse of her playing, try a short take at 8:28. There are numerous others in the video recording of her playing. Every time I saw her, I remembered how she was discriminated against by the male players of the Berlin Phil. Of course, it's how her admirable music making contributed to the whole of the Bruckner 7 that counts.
Claudio adored Bruckner. A wonderful performance. Very moving.
This is a cello and horn symphony :-) I love it! Playing it end of January!
so beautiful and abbado is such a wonderful conductor, i love watching him conducting bruckner's symphonies, he seems to have deep affinity with them; his conducting of the 9th is just superb
+ageless prajna and of course with an orchestra like this it's dream come true
Incredibly great. This man will be so missed. And someone who could look encouragingly at the brass and still get exactly what he wanted. Clearly loved by the orchestra as well.
"The rarest sight in the concert hall": an orchestra refusing to stand and instead joins the audience in applauding Maestro Abbado RIP. In fact it is because they love him they can realize this masterpiece together. An apotheosis of art and the human spirit. bcarsoon
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Claudio Abbado è stato il piu' grande direttore d'orchestra. le sue opere sono meravigliose
Grossartiges Konzert. Und, immer wieder, Abbado: danke, danke, danke.
El gran director milanés Abbado dirigiendo una de las sinfonías más famosas de Bruckner.
Lovely. Thank you for this.
Virtuoso! Master piece and delicate interpretation. RIP, maestro Claudio Abbado.
Condivido 3
Confermo anch'io con lei
Abbado and the great Lucerne Festival Orchestra are always outstanding and a highlight!
Ursula Bagdasarjanz, Switzerland
Lying here, hearing this symphony for the first time. That C major climax in the 2nd movement is divine, from another place. This whole work seems to be entirely.
Have you listened to Hans Rott's first symphony?
It reminds me of this one.
Sadly, Rott was tortured by personal demons and died quite young in an asylum.
This IS amazing!!!
Great to see the old master at his best. Thanks for uploading.
Je suis aux anges ! L'interprétation est magnifique, tout en nuances, d'une délicatesse infinie, je vous décerne une pluie d'étoiles
Vu jeudi à (la symphonie de) Paris: 90 min. de paradis
What a heavenly performance…
Bis heute die beste live Aufführung dieses großartigen Meisterwerks im relativ schnellen Tempo mit seidigen Töne aller Streicher und brillanten Töne aller Metallbläser. Der italienische Dirigent ist echt genial.
ruclips.net/video/YgodumyJ-mQ/видео.html
I was expecting immediate and thunderous applause at the end. Made me laugh when all I heard is a trickle of applause after such an epic piece.
It may not have occurred to you that applause at the end of a performance is mostly about appreciation of the players, as in most cases the audience is already familiar with the music.
1 marzo 1987. Mio fratello Marco a 24 anni volava in Paradiso... Grazie Maestro Abbado! Sicuramente state parlando... insieme. Giuseppe Perego Monza 16.2.1962
Magnificent second movement; sublime!
The historical context of this movement is amazing too (WWII).
Fine performance! Abbado's tempos are livelier than you often hear in Bruckner, but never too fast for clarity.
Gran orquesta y gran director, una combinación perfecta para interpretar a Bruckner. Excelente y qué fina audiencia, inolvidable. Me encantó.
Extraordinary ovation to Maestro Claudio Abbado...one of the best renditions, probably the best I've ever seen of the masterful Bruckner Symphony n° 7.
My first time experience of Abbado and Bruckner No.7 on TV (NHK). Of course my favourite. Gracious molto
R.I.P. maestro
Holy low brass! I love it!!
Joyous in every aspect!!!
Gracias por compartir esta obra maestra, patrimonio de la humanidad.
Saludos desde México.
...Simplesmente , Lindíssima!
Wonderful Claudio Abbado!
We have lost a great, great conductor.
@Trance_World_Artists 2014 Unfeeling, callous, heartless - all words I could use to describe you.
It’s been six years already...🤯😓
Capolavoro sinfonico di un artista che con la sua spiritualità fa sì che questa sinfonia rimane nel cuore di tutti coloro che amano la bellezza della vita...
IL MASSIMO DELLA CREAZIONE ROMANTICA E DELLA SUBLIMITA' UMANA. DA EMOZIONARSI .INTERPRETAZIONE IMPECCABILE
Excellent,Τhank you
this is so beautiful
I must not be Swiss. The LA Phil audience with Mehta conducting would have been standing and cheering for a LOOONG TIME.
An absolutely stunning gradation in slow movement from 33:50 onwards which culminates in subtle but emotionaly deep solo section of Wagner tubas and horns at 37:15. Great performance overall and unmatched brilliance of maestro Abbado. Certainly one of the best interpretations of Bruckner's Seventh...
Listening to Bruckner’s symphonies,
troublesome affairs of the mundane world is washed away
What a beautiful thing to say. And you are 100% correct! Thanks, friend.
@@pauls.9228
Thankyou
From
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Japanese Rite of Spring begins
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01:20 Allegro Moderato
20:20 Adagio
41:00 Scherzo
50:25 Finale
I went to see this live and I was moved by how beautiful this was. The first and second movements especially.
R.I.P Great Maestro!!!
The man (Abbado) does it always by heart... amazing!!
Mahler loved Bruckner!! :D
One of the few who recognized Bruckner's genius from the very beginning.
Abbado is awesome
When the band won't come to their feet to show how they feel for Abbado...
They nailed the 1st movement recapitulation and the Adagio's coda. Thank you to every musician involved here. Celestial stuff.
IT'S AN ORCHESTRA!
Lo ripeto “IL MUSICISTA DI DIO”❤
It is just a breathtaking reading throughout. Abbado understands the work and certainly brings to his interpretation great depth.
Do you know the trombonists? Greatings.
Hawkeye, no, I don't know the players.
Please set this music on repeat while I am going dement in some retirement home. THX!
What an interpretation - Abbado conjures such a sense of inner propulsion without making the mistake of hurrying Bruckner along.
Wonderful!!!!!!
Thanks!
AWESOME !
Lindo 😍😍😍
A gorgeous performance by Maestro Abbado and LFO. Just beautiful...
No7 will quench the dryness of the soul
beautiful music,conductor great.
2 Satz: 20:11
3 Satz: 40:50
4 Satz: 50:24
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@@styleexistentialism7874 beethoven pastoral synphonie
You tube
Thanks.
And the first???
PERFECT performance. Romantic and Lively.
I'm sure Great Abbado and LFO are match for the Bruckner's 7th.
Requiem æternam dona eis, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat eis.
36:17 the moment you were looking for :D
Literally just it, lol.
Highest pay per note in the orchestra.
Or not. I'm here for the fugue. You should of known, God of counterpoint! Sniff. :Ρ
I LOVE YOU THANK YOU SO MUCH
You very likely helped a class of 11+ students at BGSU with your comment. Thank you.
Update: I love love love the 4th symphony now, and 5th, and 8th and like this one as well.
Someone said that Anton Br. was actually writing only ONE symphony all through his blessed life.
@@berber1930 I agree with this statement. Generally, the same style persists through 9 symphonies. There are different musical ideas, but descending scales, violins playing in the faster time than the brass section, build-ups into climaxes with brass fanfares, the same elements persist.
...oh ... the adagio coda ... about as perfectly as I've ever heard.
excellent cymbals!
It's Bruno Ganz at 1:02:50. Wonderful Swiss actor.
FEGELEIN!!!
Yes, It's Bruno Ganz. You have sharp eyes. :)
Hitler loves austria
Bravo! Uma pequena amostra da obra "do músico de Deus" (epíteto que a Bruckner atribuiu o crítico de arte Franklin de Oliveira (em Literatura e Civilização).
Wonderful.
abbado doing a great job on this.
great!!!
Just heard this beautiful symphony on the Dutch radio. The European Union Orchestra (?) is playing this right now in Amsterdam. The presenter told the radio audience that Bruckner came up with the E minor, while he was thinking about his Master Wagner and that his life would not last much longer. Sehr schön und erfüllend!
Eise Moonen
I think this work is in E major...
Bruckner ere fã de Richard Wagner mas a música dele é tão magnifica e tem seu estilo próprio.
Hermosa sinfonía.
Abbado amo la musica de Bruckner y de Mahler tal como Mahler admiro la obra de Bruckner. Aqui se siente la honda conexion pese a las diferencias de factura musical.
Очень хорошо !
I am enjoying Bruckner's sound.
Al minuto 18 Claudio Abbado piange. Grande uomo, immenso maestro!
50:28, look how Abbado enjoys the acoustics... Fantastic man!!!
What a lovely man
Anyone else from the UK or Ireland listening to this magnificent performance and thinking that the main theme of the Scherzo (the first bar or so of that main theme) reminds them of the melody to “See Saw - Margery Daw” - the children’s nursery rhyme - at least if sung at a slow tempo ? Of course Bruckner was Austrian - but often these children’s melodies have their counterparts in other European countries - and don’t forget an even more eminent composer than Bruckner used “Twinkle, twinkle, little star…” for one of his pieces 💫⭐️✨🌟⭐️🤩🤩 !!!
Digbeatle.!
UK and the Ireland is not even close.
UK has a
CRIMINAL BRITISH HISTORY.
"GIVE BACK THE IRELAND TO THE
IRISH"
Gran sinfonia!!!
Played by Hamburg radio on the evening of Tuesday, May 1, 1945.
Perfetto!
Looking forward to listening to this live, in Toronto, after the intermission that follows Wagner's Idyll.
Quite a set.
We will be at the Saturday performance.
@@nightwintertooth9502,
It was my first time hearing Bruckner and Wagner live.
Last night's performance in Toronto was great.
A lot there where skeptics about Bruckner.... I adore him and the way he moves you! Great performance. Such inner beauty for an introvert where he let the light lay within to cascade out in the way in which it does in columns effortlessly. It is such a contrast to the outer life which he lived and fascinates me. He defied the mold and proved that light could exist with such a dark and isolated upbringing and way of walking through life . I always give it my ovation.
Today predictions and projections and patterns dictate who we are and what we are elligable for. Bruckner says those predictions are never always right with his music over a hundred years ago. It reflects in a modern way which is so very satisfying and hopeful. One who can truly speak to the soul through music is timeless. Bruckner's ability to crush what you preconceived about him through the literature about him moves me as a timeless lesson to not forget. 👏
Fabulous.
53:50 made me proud of playing bass trombone ❤