A Bruckner I never heard before, I have to admit. I am only aquainted with no 4, 6 and 9. But this is wonderful, and I hope it is revival time for old Bruckner! He deserves it.
As I on swedish TV can look on so called "Slow Television", for example mooses passing a river, it takes some time, I can here appreciate music that is going on for some time. It is not a matter of showing up something very quickly, no, this goes on for a long time, and for me this becomes a quality in itself. And the more time passes the more I like it. The different themes can develope without hurry and you dont have to say anything about it before all is over. Bruckner always have had that quality to me. It is like a worship of nature, in a slow way. And of the human nature. This uptaking of no 5 is a good example.
A composer who conducted the Bruckner symphonies in there entirety, have said that time becomes obsolete, when Bruckner is properly conducted, and understood by the listener. I think this makes a great deal of sense.
When you say it he is alike Celibidache. As young I could see C. on swedish TV from 1963 till 1971 when he was a chief conductor of Swedish Radios Symphonie Orchestra. And Remy Ballot has the right to conduct the way he wants. I like his conducting!
@@staffanolofsson8201 Yes, he has the right. I was just struck by the degree to which his movements resembled those of Celibidache. I have noticed that he even has Celibidache's unfortunate mannerism of sucking in his cheeks when a certain melody or detail provides pleasure. Celibidache must have exerted a very powerful influence. Of course, what counts in the end is the musical result. I found this performance draining in the wrong way. I listened to Dohnanyi and the Cleveland Orchestra as a comparison. Now that's a performance!
Maestro Ballot makes a lot of excellent choices, but also two bad ones. (1) The small diminuendo at the end of the phrases of the chorale in the exposition part of the finale beginning at 01:08:00, like Celibidache does; also Thielemann does this and he even adds a ritardando, what's even (much) worse; both the dim. and rit. are not in the score (2) The scherzo is not fast enough (trio is okay). Compare with Eugen Jochum and Concertgebouworkest Amsterdam (also on YT) and you know what I mean. Nevertheless a wonderful performance. Thanks for uploading !
I have never heard a Bruckner symphony played in a church previously. It just struck me that this was perhaps the sort of acoustic that Bruckner, as a church organist, was used to hearing and perhaps therefore the sort of acoustic he was writing for (e.g. with reverb of a big chord continuing into a silent pause).
A Bruckner I never heard before, I have to admit. I am only aquainted with no 4, 6 and 9. But this is wonderful, and I hope it is revival time for old Bruckner! He deserves it.
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I wholeheartedly agree! It is about time Bruckner’s genius was recognised & glorified.
After checking Im also familiar with no 7 and 8. Forgive an old man.
Ah, die Symphony von Bruckner, freue mich ,denn sie ist hörenswert 😮😮
Oh ,da freue ich mich Bruckner mochte ich schon lange,das ändert sich nicht,😃❤️🍀🍀
Ein musikalisches Erlebnis 😌🤗War auch für mich schön,
Dieses Ambiente ist ja bezaubernd 😀🔆🍀,habe ich schon oft bewundert😮
Yes, the sounds seems different than in a consert hall. But I like this longer echo!
@staffanolofsson8201 I'm too🙂👍
As I on swedish TV can look on so called "Slow Television", for example mooses passing a river, it takes some time, I can here appreciate music that is going on for some time. It is not a matter of showing up something very quickly, no, this goes on for a long time, and for me this becomes a quality in itself. And the more time passes the more I like it. The different themes can develope without hurry and you dont have to say anything about it before all is over. Bruckner always have had that quality to me. It is like a worship of nature, in a slow way. And of the human nature. This uptaking of no 5 is a good example.
A composer who conducted the Bruckner symphonies in there entirety, have said that time becomes obsolete, when Bruckner is properly conducted, and understood by the listener. I think this makes a great deal of sense.
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment is also doing the fifth, my favourite symphony of all time, so this is a good year for me.
The scherzo has a waltzlike atmosphere to it that is simply fascinating and wonderous.
Danke!❤
Ich danke auch!!
Bravo
wow.
The conductor's beat and gestures bear a remarkable resemblance to those of Celibidache.
Rémy ballot est son élève 😊
@@stephaneballot325 Thank you. That is interesting to know. Even his hair is similar. The performance is lifeless.
When you say it he is alike Celibidache. As young I could see C. on swedish TV from 1963 till 1971 when he was a chief conductor of Swedish Radios Symphonie Orchestra. And Remy Ballot has the right to conduct the way he wants. I like his conducting!
@@301268bmh And please dont think that a restrained conducting is similar to a restrained musical performance!
@@staffanolofsson8201 Yes, he has the right. I was just struck by the degree to which his movements resembled those of Celibidache. I have noticed that he even has Celibidache's unfortunate mannerism of sucking in his cheeks when a certain melody or detail provides pleasure. Celibidache must have exerted a very powerful influence. Of course, what counts in the end is the musical result. I found this performance draining in the wrong way. I listened to Dohnanyi and the Cleveland Orchestra as a comparison. Now that's a performance!
Wir wissen ja, dass im Himmel viel musiziert wird. Und an den hohen Festtagen spielen sie Bruckners Fünfte.
Gran alumno decelebidache
Is this footage from the long expected movie about Celibidache?
Yes, but only a short introduction. The movie will be very long...
Maestro Ballot makes a lot of excellent choices, but also two bad ones. (1) The small diminuendo at the end of the phrases of the chorale in the exposition part of the finale beginning at 01:08:00, like Celibidache does; also Thielemann does this and he even adds a ritardando, what's even (much) worse; both the dim. and rit. are not in the score (2) The scherzo is not fast enough (trio is okay). Compare with Eugen Jochum and Concertgebouworkest Amsterdam (also on YT) and you know what I mean. Nevertheless a wonderful performance. Thanks for uploading !
That medieval church is as marvelous as the music. The acoustics must be special? 🤔 🙏
Medieval? It seems much newer, perhaps baroque?
The inside of the church is baroque.
I have never heard a Bruckner symphony played in a church previously. It just struck me that this was perhaps the sort of acoustic that Bruckner, as a church organist, was used to hearing and perhaps therefore the sort of acoustic he was writing for (e.g. with reverb of a big chord continuing into a silent pause).
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Great timpani roll at the very end with the timpanist playing his drums in the American configuration
Very good.