Antonín Dvořák - Symphony No. 9 ‘From the New World’ - Klaus Mäkelä | Made in America

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Klaus Mäkelä - conductor
Antonín Dvorák - Symphony No. 9 ‘From the New World’
00:10 I. Adagio - Allegro molto
13:05 II. Largo
26:12 III. Molto vivace
33:53 IV. Allegro con fuoco
Recorded live on 15 January 2022 at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam.
Klaus Mäkelä is releasing his debut album, the full cycle of Sibelius symphonies, on Decca Classics. Find out more: KlausMakela.lnk.to/SibeliusFA
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[@NZC_Meow]

My new favourite performance of from the new world...

[@bartwatts1921]

He looks to be 15…he IS 26 and a genius at the podium. He is able to extract extraordinary musicianship from an already extraordinary orchestra.

[@corneliapaul2218]

Dem stimme ich zu..🍀🍀🍀💪💪💪

[@juliamalik9210]

I don't worry about the future of classical music when I remind myself there's Klaus Mäkelä and all Musicians that give him the leadership. This interpretation is genuine, beautiful and so much truth in every note.

[@user-hl3pc5ts6m]

I quite agree with you(90yrs.Japanese)

[@homodemokratikus]

In this "interpretation" there is not half of the notes of those in the score. Aggressively and belealingly. Bad workmanship! Very bad.

[@elviramariapohl6788]

Me too 😊

[@mehmetiksel3081]

I didn't know the Concertgebouw was a chamber group. Under Klaus Mäkelä's baton, each musician is revealed as a soloist.

[@gregoryronnback2756]

The Cleveland Orchestra with warmth.

[@Joozt112]

Well said :)

[@philippemassip8310]

That is not a chamber orchestra. Chamber orchestras have fifteen to thirty musicians mainly if not excusively strings, first and second violins, altos, cellos and bass.

[@reamartin6458]

Ha ha, exactly you should know that’s not a compliment

[@aymanhood999]

😅

[@markjbanner]

Brilliant performance by the entire orchestra, and the conductor's enjoyment, enthusiam, and interpretation were superb. This symphony is one of the greatest ever, and this performance makes it that much more special.

[@billspears5978]

Love it! Bill Spears 😅

[@maumusa123]

Dvořák's Symphony No. 9 is my favorite. I think Dvorak is the most underrated composer of the Romantic era.

[@hectorberlioz1449]

Underrated? On the contrary Dvorak is so overplayed and overrated‼️

[@thechansfamily]

Not only the conductor and the musicians are top-notch, the sound engineers and cinematographers deliver us impeccable music and colour tones. Thank you all from the bottom of my heart.

[@sarahr3076]

Along with the Concertgebouworkest being one of the world's best and always a joy to listen to, I can see why Klaus Mäkelä's star has been rising so quickly. This whole performance was fantastic and brought out many subtle details in every movement. That was probably one of the most affecting interpretations of the second movement of this symphony I've heard. I've heard and played this symphony so many times that this piece doesn't always fully touch me anymore, but it's still one of my favorites when it's done so very well.

[@pnl4660]

I really like the interpretation of Celibidache. The extremely slow tempo suits this symphony very well.

[@SuzanneVisschedijk]

Exactly that. Thank you for voicing.

[@Espritmyth]

@@pnl4660 그렇죠 느린템포지만 긴장감은 계속 유지하는 체리비다케의 연주를 참으로 좋아합니다.

[@salmavia1359]

i've never seen a conductor this young, so impressive!!

[@classicalperformances8777]

congratulations. you are their target audience:-) glad you enjoyed it though

[@curtisgrindahl446]

I think other folks feel the same... he is now scheduled to become musical director for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra the same year he becomes chief conductor of the Concertgebouw. He has his critics but among the musicians with whom he works he gets high praise. I certainly love listening and watching when he conducts.

[@salmavia1359]

@@curtisgrindahl446 yes i'm aware! the fact that he achieved all that before he hit 30 is so impressive. i've listened to many of his renditions and they're one of the best ones i've listened to. this, the rite of spring, tchaikovsky 6 are his best work imo. a bit sad to see many people saying he's overrated and not a good conductor when he's one of the most brilliant conductor ever lived!

[@ako8205]

Be sure to see his performance of Beethoven's 9th with the Oslo Orchestra here on KZbin. He and the whole orchestra are so fantastic. You can see how everyone involved is enthusiastic and the singers are amazing.

[@SupportTheArts-yo8ox]

@@curtisgrindahl446 Chicago?? OMG Amazing!!

[@Queen_of_Witches]

Dvořák will forever be a legend I am so proud someone so famous is from my country 🇨🇿

[@winrx]

20:28 I also get tears in my eyes whenever I listen to that second theme......

[@shupingwang3392]

The orchestra plays with a light touch under a conductor who does not push but draws them. And gives them space. I like that in particular about him.

[@dawnpoint]

Man, not even a minute into the Largo and I'm an emotional wreck. What a performance.

[@franzhuber4908]

So, you tell me: how could you possibly improve on that? I had never heard of Klaus Makelas before. When I saw that he looked like a uni student, I was about to look for something else. Then the first few bars emerged and it gripped me. Can't help the feeling that we'll hear a lot more about Maestro Klaus.

[@classicalperformances8777]

You have very keen insticts

[@JackFiller]

The conductor, the music, the lighting, the rich colors….. it’s what I live for

[@johnakaoldguy3158]

Sometimes the soul needs to be nourished, the second movement is pure nourishment for my soul.

[@SupportTheArts-yo8ox]

The entire symphony for me!

[@eduardoelgueta-goycoolea2500]

Somehow this director empowers the individual sonority of each instrument producing a robust rendition that makes the work flourish as a newborn thing

[@curtisgrindahl446]

This series of concerts "Made in America" brought a number of conductors to Amsterdam. It appears they were auditioning for the post of musical director and conductor. Makela's appointment was announced less that six months after this performance. Honestly, it makes perfect sense. He will take on full duties in five years but his work with the orchestra will expand over time. This feels like the perfect orchestra for this young man and the musicians seem to enjoy working with him. What a delight for all of us.

[@tlhalefangmogatosi3081]

how young is he

[@frankstein9982]

The 2nd mvt is really woodwind paradise. I was somewhat surprised Miriam PB did not do the English horn solo.... It must have been a particular bummer for the orchestra to perform an audience favourite like this for empty seats....

[@andreasturmbauer9676]

Thank you for sharing this wonderfull performance !

[@joaskany]

I love this interpretation so calm and full of expression

[@KellieEverts--conductsNightTra]

So refreshing to see a young, handsome & beautifully dressed conductor. And some of the guys in the orchestra also wearing great clothes & handsome. And the music is great also. The conductor can move better than most of the senior citizens that conduct, lol. Love that double breasted silk blend suit. Love the guy with the red tie. Can't help notice externals at times.

[@ChristianSchuster-kn1if]

This Orchestra is absolut superb since 1888 - on of the finest in the world! And we can witness this - we are blessed

[@jamesbarlow6423]

Exactly how I think of it since first hearing it, trembling, one past midnight at 12 in 1964.

[@tlhalefangmogatosi3081]

that part in the 16th minute... does for me the things i cannot explain

[@matthewsneed5752]

Astonishingly beautiful! Incredible performance! The young man at the helm was particularly impressive. He is talented beyond his years.

[@guypmiller]

new bucket list item: to see Klaus Makela conduct Dvorak's music live. So wish I could have experienced this live!

[@martinepeters9891]

The best composition, the best director, the best musicians and the very best location.

[@classicalperformances8777]

live is best!

[@shokubota5603]

Immaculate! As much as I love the BPO, this orchestra has got to be one of the best orchestras in the world right now!

[@jingren]

Agreed, though I also think BPO and RCO are vastly different to be compared

[@Rinus-et6qs]

It has been for a long time!

[@IvanHernandez-gx4rt]

Concertgebouw is the best orchestra in the world, sorry Berlin!! Absolutely!!!

[@clarinetaso]

Clarinet section is just another thing. What a monsters!

[@leonardodicaprio9369]

Fantastic

[@stephenclark7932]

2nd mvt. (Largo) -- 13:05, 3rd mvt. -- 26:11, 4th mvt. (Finale) -- 33:53

[@AcaciusR]

Bre you never said first, didn’t need to but still👍

[@nhatminhnguyen5605]

Thanks a lot 😊

[@MrVincent537]

After listening to Brahms' Fourth Symphony, played by the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, inspired by such a unique conductor as Klaus Mäkelä, from the first note of Dvorak's Ninth Symphony, the thought arose in my mind that in the case of Klaus Mäkelä I have the privilege of hearing the divine music of composers such as Brahms and Dvorat conducted by the best conductor of all time. In this recording, too, the entire orchestra proves to be composed of first-class soloists and once again the sound engineering is the crowning glory of this musical poetry by Dvorak, which is also unique in the entire history of music. The third and fourth parts of the symphony could express even more of his poetry if they were played a little slower, which is what happens here and there in the actual performance.

[@barendtobe6059]

Very good performance thank you members of the orchestre and the new conductor in future Klaus Mäkelä . I wish you all the best together. Congratulations !!!! Barend Tobé Culture Connections Company Utrecht.

[@kjlee185]

The best performance and sound to me so far in the 21st century. Solti made it with CSO in 1983. Now, I'm waiting for Currentzis'.

[@TUBULLPEN]

I experienced the new classical music From the new conductor. I am happy now. I will follow him.

[@Jan-hz2sz]

Enchanting! Thank you, thank you, thank you Concertgebouworkest. You do wonders by making accessible the product of your spectacular gifts. Bringers of joy and propagators of great beauty.

[@LKemp-lr1ky]

While listening to pure genius my pleasure is greatly knowing we are listening together! Beauty needs to be shared. Love reading great comments.

[@user-hl3pc5ts6m]

Oh ! how beautiful New World Symphony it is. especially the 2nd theme of flute in the 1st movement is so so beautiful. I hear that Beethoven said "tempo is music"(otherwise" music is tempo") anyway I was moved so much. also recording sound is veryvery nice.(90yrs.Japanese)sorry strange English!!

[@melaniamonicacraciun9900]

Christmas is near friends, let's invite everybody enjoy music gifts & spectacular winter holidays in Dvorak birth place, have fun connecting people some more, seems to me you are doing a great job indeed, music is our family and we will never be apart anymore ❤🎉❤

[@melaniamonicacraciun9900]

just put the music to your hearts fans & never let bad guys win to screw us the joy of life, you are doing a great job indeed , let's dedicate this EPIC performance those who need to become your supporters from now on, yeah, some classical tracks are the most modern of all, sounds like a New World all over again.. great composition indeed

[@beportela]

The most beautiful symphony ever written! Great interpretation!!!

[@corneliapaul2218]

Ganz toll gespielt und famos dirigiert für einen so jungen Dirigenten… Das Orchester klingt wunderschön- voll und warm- im Piano nicht kraftlos sondern leise aber drängend- gefällt mir total gut..💐💐💐

[@Ron239]

Absolutely magnificent performance of a classic. Gives me great hope for humanity. Bravo to the conductor and wonderful musicians in the orchestra. Simply gorgeous.

[@CP-ly7ml]

Truly beautiful playing. I’ll be watching this conductor’s rise closely. Thank you for sharing.

[@robinblankenship9234]

So fresh and loving a performance. This orchestra knows it has found its leader.

[@magicf7076]

The Cor Anglais solo is just pure Magic!

[@ewmbr1164]

It is blatantly obvious the RCO has taken more than a great liking to Klaus Mäkelä, given the fact that they've invited him quite frequently in a rather short period of time. Is it too daring to imagine that the orchestra will approach him, one day further in the future, with the invitation to accept the position as its chief conductor (after Paris and Oslo and Lahti)....? I, for one, wouldn't be surprised at all. For now, we have this magnificent performance of an "old warhorse", sounding fresh and new as it it has been discovered just now, in addition to all the other ones by this team (a fabulous Sibelius 1 and Beethoven 6 among them). Bravi tutti!

[@-AuburnWaves]

En hij wordt chief conductor, horen we in het nieuws 🙂. He will be chief conductor 🎉

[@micheltibon6552]

I think the God of Music must have heard your wish.

[@shin-i-chikozima]

Next to my late beloved mother‘s love, this No.9 this orchestra plays with fabulous technique is the most wonderful and magnificent

[@Peter1962Asd]

Zo mooi! Geen woorden voor eigenlijk.

[@gigiLMS]

I could watch Klaus Mäkelä all day. Wonderful.

[@ChristianSchuster-kn1if]

The smile of the conductor ... !!

[@jaycee4609]

This orchestra is something else, also the conductor amazing Young Man.

[@tohokugirl8144]

Fabulous conducting. Such sensitivity and fresh nuance to the piece. Hands down my favorite. In the town of Misawa, Japan where we lived they played music several times a day at certain hours. The evening piece was Fanfare for the Common Man, my favorite. It was a comforting way to close the evening n go to sleep.

[@micheltibon6552]

I also love the great camara registration.

[@elmervillalobos7496]

Esta hermosisima obra de A, Dvorak narra : los bailes, danzas, batallas, canciones, tristezas, alegrías de todos los habitantes indígenas del Norte y Sudamérica, la inmortalidad del compositor de retratar esos tiempos de los primeros habitantes de América es uno más de los genios de la historia de la Música clásica......

[@javadkhakbaz8016]

Bravo! Bravo! Bravo! The great energy of this performance of such a vibrant and colorful symphony is a total joy. Thank you! From San Jose, California.

[@paragon1361]

Standard Entree Orchestra pieces. This performance isn't that extraordinary. Even an Entree Orchestra club could do this better... And I can now it... The made in America is also a huge turnoff 😂😂

[@navaneethakrishnans1299]

Grand,grand, grand and lovely lovely lovely.

[@danygarcia4054]

What a joy to see this wonderful music playing by one of the greatest Orquestras ever,and a incredible conductor ,Klaus Makela not has incredible future,he has a dreaming present

[@homodemokratikus]

He does not control the material and does not know the score, half of the notes are outside the orchestra, only aggression remains.

[@ericwatkins747]

The World’s Greatest Orchestra with another superb performance! Bravo!

[@navaneethakrishnans1299]

Absolutely correct sir.

[@EminAnimE1]

The first symphony I ever listened to. It's very special to me and Klaus Mäkëla did an amazing job!

[@MrYoumitube]

Maybe he will conduct one of your symphonies with the RCO soon? Lets hope

[@-.a]

@@MrYoumitube hes gonna conduct mahler 4 with the oslo philarmonic in a few months

[@LOVE-in5kn]

何回も観てしまう！ 素晴らしい演奏❣️

[@philipperey3951]

What an outstanding performance... !!! His interpretation magnifies the grandeur of this symphony

[@shin-i-chikozima]

No9 is a great compilation of the musical aesthetics of Dvorak, and unversal

[@corneliapaul2218]

Wie dieses tolle Orchester aber auch ihm folgt- ganz tolle Zusammenarbeit 💪💪💪

[@lapaixenmarchant2917]

Here the beauty of music, especially that of the timpani! Bravo to the timpanist from my deep heart!

[@lohsemichael6398]

Was für ein Dirigent, was für ein Orchester, ich hoffe das es diese Aufnahme bald auf CD geben wird.

[@andreafioravanti1773]

Klaus Mäkelä giovanissimo musicista finlandese, genio della direzione orchestrale, ci offre una interpretazione della 9^ sinfonia di Antonin Dvorak "Dal nuovo mondo" che ci lascia stupefatti per la completezza dei sentimenti che egli sa esprimere e che sono insiti nell'opera. Dal lirismo alla grandiosità, dal folkloristico al cantabile al danzabile, dal pianissimo al pieno d'orchestra, è anche capace di lasciare spazio ai soli sia dei fiati che degli archi che dei timpani… un prodigio. Sono stato fino ad ora uno strenuo sostenitore dell'esecuzione di questa sinfonia da parte di Arturo Toscanini,, ma ammetto volentieri che questa interpretazione rende ragione di una gamma di contenuti più vasta. Questo capolavoro mi fa profondamente riflettere: quando negli anni sessanta fui stregato dalla musica classica, avrei giurato che, dati i tristi tempi di consumismo dilagante, di oscuramento della cultura e dei valori fondanti della natura umana, non ci sarebbe stato futuro per la musica classica né tantomeno per interpretazioni che non risentissero irrimediabilmente della decadenza dei costumi. Così non è stato. Evidentemente le radici della cultura e dell'arte sono così profonde che è impossibile sradicarle. Aggiungerei un altro aspetto significativo di grande attualità: il "nuovo mondo" cui si riferisce epicamente la sinfonia di Dvorak è quello dell'America del nord !! oggi oggetto dei più infamanti sospetti. Non è tanto il caso di esser indulgenti quanto di capire che le colpe di una ristretta élite non si possono imputare ad un popolo intero ed anzi che esso è la prima vittima di tali infamie. Hemingway, Caldwell, Steinbeck, Whitman, M.Cain, Ginsberg, Kerouac, non sono vissuti invano, né Nanda Pivano che con le sue traduzioni ed il suo amore ce li ha resi accessibili. Ognuno di noi è portatore dei valori umani, ed ognuno di noi contribuirà a salvarli.

[@waynesmith3767]

Whitman aside, we actually have much better writers than these in the USA.

[@andreafioravanti9529]

@@waynesmith3767 Mine is certainly a limited and dated point of view. Why don't you be kind enough to point me to someone you prefer?

[@waynesmith3767]

From Whitman’s time the other giants are Emerson, Melville and Twain; from the 20th Century there were so many great writers it’s hard to name them all but Heminway’s( I don’t personally think he’s that good) his contemporaries in fiction, Fitzgerald and Faulkner; in poetry, Eliot and Moore. From later times you mention some good but very minor writers like M Cain and Caldwell( I assume you mean Erskine? Taylor is just pulp.)The others are once famous like Steinbeck( overrated by everybody including the Nobel committee) or still famous, but never considered major ( except by teenagers); really there are so many great American writers. It’s hard to know where to begin but here are a few that just randomly come to mind:Auden ( English and American) and Elizabeth Bishop we’re great poets, American poetry of that era had many, marvelous, poets; in fiction, I would mention Bellow and O’Connor, two immigrants(but we are a nation of immigrants) Of dazzling stature,Singer and Nabokov, and a native son, James Baldwin, and a native daughter,Toni Morrison . That should keep you busy for quite a while! But again, we have had many many great writers here.

[@jackbarnard1781]

This is one of my favorite pieces from dvorak's catalog. It's got so much going on. When I feel like I'm not quite on track. This never fails to get me back. Thanks Anton!!!!

[@autoghg]

One of the best symphonys ever

[@curtisgrindahl446]

Wonderful performance... such precision and such passion from the orchestra and from this young conductor. Thanks for sharing this high quality video production.

[@richardwalker9826]

only used 2 trumpets also - amazing!

[@mark6230]

No words. Just wonderful.

[@HeliNoir]

Came here as soon as Klaus posted on his story and of course I was not disappointed. Bravo Klaus and Concertgebouw 👏 👏 👏 truly living up to being one of the best orchestras in the world! Looking forward to see Klaus with SF Symphony in April!

[@priscillachan3689]

23:12

[@pwck6496]

Hele mooie rustige uitvoering ,heel beheerst en subtiel en met veel gevoel en groot compliment aan de dirigent

[@hansverschoor6083]

Precies, zo zou ik het ook beschrijven en wat een aanwinst voor het RCO

[@CantusDiva]

I have never seen or heard anything like this. The ending was stellar ... I'm in tears.

[@lindakorck4617]

Baie dankie, so perfek in all opsigte en so goed vir my siel. Opheffend.

[@jauscielinginclusive3873]

BRAVO BRAVO. Timmons up Applause

[@Peter1962Asd]

Heard this so many times. Maybe to much. But this is incredibly good.

[@daughterofbastet]

I feel like John Williams took a *lot* of inspiration just from this one symphony... and my goodness, the conductor has so much enthusiasm!

[@zachypoo7]

Thank you Alex Krimer for your wonderful musicianship and phrasing. I finally get to hear you in the wonderful English horn solo and I am in tears of how beautiful this is. Absolutely inspiring from this spectacular orchestra! Thank you.

[@richardwalker9826]

great audio and video - love it! i've never heard or seen it done any better. great camera work and editing also! no audience was a good idea so noise from people in the audience wouldn't mess up the recording.

[@Codeman2017]

SUPERB performance! A new favorite.

[@simonsimorangkir2440]

Perfect and beautiful.

[@patrickwinkel5640]

RCO weer ouderwets op dreef, prachtig uitgevoerd deze symphony en fijn dat wij weer op deze manier mogen genieten van jullie

[@brandonguz]

I was fortunate to see the Concertgebouworkest perform this yesterday (Fabio Luisi conducting) and it was an incredible performance. I’m glad that there’s an excellent version shared on youtube as well to come back to 😊

[@fabiusgraco5296]

Ouvir a Orquestra do Concertgebouw em sua própria sala é uma experiência única. Que fantástico! Veja como a felicidade pode estar em algo tão simples. Obrigado!

[@jensschauerte5447]

magique, merveilleuse bravo ..merci👏👏👏👏

[@etainegauvain9080]

Une de mes musiques favorites dirigée par un de mes chefs favoris : merci du cadeau!!! 😍🤩🙏👏

[@user-pi2tl8iu6z]

참 좋습니다(very good)!

[@diieegolopeezz]

That’s amazing

[@hautboisjj]

Just, remarkable.

[@anneandmichaelbennett3362]

What great conducting !!

[@SushineDessert]

Beautiful piece of music.

[@galinakrivulin6767]

I streamed it on tv when it premiered. When I wanted to comment somehow it wasn’t possible. It was incredibly beautiful. Vivacious, glorious, refined, elegant. Great Klaus Makela led the orchestra with such grace. The program was incredible. I streamed all the concerts that day. Loved the clarinet soloist Calogero Palermo. Was completely infatuated by him, the orchestra and of course the ambience of place. Sharing now but will watch it again. Thank you.

[@user-vz2dm3hi3o]

너무 멋진 연주.....특히 마지각 4악장 휘몰아치는 연주 최고....최고......

[@waihungraymondyung7092]

Bravo!!

[@pedromariarivera]

He escuchado en vivo o en RR.SS. infinitas versiones de esta obra modelo y considero ésta una de las mejores en la conjunción de magnífica orquesta y genial director. Sigo a Klaus Mäkelä y es excelente en sus intervenciones ¡qué potencial! Tambien la realización audiovisual es muy buena mostrando oportunamente al grupo instrumental o solista que predomina en la melodía. Gracias.

[@beansimulator143]

wow gunther's extended theme is so good 🤩

[@barbarakeys297]

wonderful recording/performance. EH player - you were sublime!

[@user-dm2uo5jn3v]

Stunning!

[@Mat.m75006]

21:48 so beautiful