Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances op.45 - Live concert HD

[@621jihoonkim]

3:32 is my favorite melody

[@ladamyre1]

Fine performance of one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written. Brings tears to my eyes every time I hear it.

[@piano345]

The haunting saxophone melody in the first dance when taken up by the strings gives me goose flesh - one of Rachmaninoff's great melodic inspirations and one of his greatest compositions.

[@crazyorganist1609]

piano345 his final composition

[@duncanmccaulkiner378]

Goose flesh...

[@PapadeElena]

I agree. This melody brings me to tears. And Femke Ijlstra plays this magnificently. She has such a warm, resonant sound.

[@stephenpowstinger733]

The blonde sax player is so hot ... she gives me goose bumps!

[@iansutton9746]

Rachmaninoff had first considered using the voice of contralto Marian Anderson for this marvelous passage in the first movement, but Miss Anderson wasn't available for the premiere. The American composer-orchestrator Robert Russell Bennett suggested to him use of the saxophone, which has a similar timbre to the contralto voice. Rachmaninoff had never used the instrument in his earlier works. It obviously works beautifully. It was his last major orchestral work (some regard it as his best) and is dedicated to the Philadelphia Orchestra, which the composer regarded as his favourite, and its conductor, Eugene Ormandy, who gave its premiere performance in 1941, two years before the composer's death.

[@HodGabriel]

The Russian genius at its peak. This performance is mesmerizing, captivating, full of emotional and intellectual depth. Rachmaninov takes our heart and mind into a journey that covers and sums up all of his life, in 3 amazing symphonic dances. Notice the quote of the 1st theme of the 1st movement of his 1st symphony at 10:50, and the quote of 9th movement of "Vespers" at 35:49. I can not get enough of this masterpiece. Thank you Rachmaninov, thank you for composing such a work of art!

[@hellomate639]

Intellectual depth I feel almost subtracts from its raw emotional power. To me, this music is the peak of Rachmaninoff perfecting his style of musical communication of emotion. When I listen to this piece, I feel like I have a view into his inner world, his emotions, his life, as if he's a dear friend. Rachmaninoff gets kind of cast as being *about* sophistication because his music *is* sophisticated, but whenever I listen to Rachmaninoff, I honestly just feel like I'm connected to his soul.

[@kuygon1964]

the 9th movement of his vespers/all night vigil is my favourite and I genuinely did a double take when I heard that bit at 35:49. the dies irae quotes at around 13 and a half mintutes and 35:05 are especially powerful. you are certainly correct and so is the other comment down here. it is a true connection to the soul of Rachmaninoff.

[@tombarw]

Rachmaninoff was talking about the solo to a friend who suggested the saxophone, which was new, but known. In early scores, there's an indication that the saxophone part can be defaulted to alternating 1st Bassoon and Cor Anglais, but in later scores this is removed, given the availability of saxophonists :)

[@Rx-mn5fv]

I read many of the comments before I attempted to write this so I will simply say that this is a huge tapestry of tonal art which deserves its place and great recognition in the musical literature. I'm thrilled that it is always available to enrich my day. Thank you for the video.

[@prettysaxy]

i’m a saxophonist, classical to be specific, i just love that composers use saxophones in their pieces

[@richardrickford3028]

You are right. Although the saxophone has been just wonderful in much jazz it is wrong for jazz music to have a monopoly on the instrument. One piece I really like for its sheer joyful energy is Michael Nyman's concerto for cello and saxophone.

[@AyeshaMaliangkay]

Een prachtig muziekstuk! Blij dat ik het nog eens kan horen! Thanx

[@Amadeusning]

The saxophone's performance really pulled at heart strings...maybe we'll get a chance to play this music in next semester and I'm still considering to play clarinet or piano...which both have very beautiful solos

[@bpage4132]

This is my all-time favourite orchestral work from Rachmaninoff, and I do like the opening first movement with the saxophone and piano also and well performed throughout.

[@vjwaks8321]

Masterpiece from the master composer. Timeless, immortal, so many ages in his life, in this piece. And this i feel is the finest rendition.

[@adorefarmer1501]

So much drama and soul. He was most full of heart in pieces as this. Love his music.

[@mediasidan7011]

Polyrhythm! As a modern jazz drummer, I say wow, awesome!

[@Threepi80]

The saxophone is extraterrestrially good.

[@iansutton9746]

Rachmaninoff considering using the voice of contralto Marian Anderson for this marvelous passage in the first movement, but Miss Anderson wasn't available for the premiere. The American composer-orchestrator Robert Russell Bennett suggested to him use of the saxophone, which has a similar timbre to the contralto voice. Rachmaninoff had never used the instrument in his earlier works. It obviously works beautifully. It was his last major orchestral work (some regard it as his best) and is dedicated to the Philadelphia Orchestra, which the composer regarded as his favourite, and its conductor, Eugene Ormandy, who gave its premiere performance.

[@stephenmessick6619]

Well, here I am again for this fabulous performance. Pure magic.

[@12apaul]

Rachmaninoff absolutely rocks with the performance, fabulous principal players...Gardner at his very best

[@guybenbetzalel654]

Paul Pizzo ע

[@stephenpowstinger733]

Yes "rock n' roll" was invented by Rach-man in-off the whirlwind of Petersburg.

[@kirsteni.russell5903]

Beautiful performance of one of my all-time favorite symphonic works. I've heard this in various recordings over a period of many years, and it grips me every single time!

[@edmaystacey7028]

" a oopn

[@joachimakerlind4453]

Amazing incredible bravo perfect - fantastic - well played and conducted !!!!! ❤ R A C H M A N I N O V

[@zakariarachmaninoff5320]

My favourite part is from 03:00 to 8:00. It is the saddest pieces of Rachmaninov. If you wanr to forget. Listen to this piece

[@andrewmailer7689]

A great reading of this magnificent Romantic classic. It has the vast sweep of the Steppes and the melancholy so often epitomized in Rachmaninov's great music. Thank you for making it available.

[@djboo7779]

The saxophone is such an interesting instrument. We hear it all the time in jazz or symphonic band but it’s string/viola like quality really shines in the context of a symphony orchestra

[@yeetxd3112]

Imma yoink this comment to put into a band assignment. Thx :)

[@djboo7779]

Yeet Xd haha np

[@sepiajackson1114]

The sax to me is root to all music,I liked you comments,🏄

[@sepiajackson1114]

Thank you, most kind comment, the sax is my favourite instrument you can play from mozart to miles Davis ,I have a alto saxophone & a flute, thanks

[@NKolarovski]

The quote from "All-night vigil - Blessed be the lord" in the finale managed to put a smile of joy on my face. That's my favorite part from my favorite composition of the set!

[@miriamc2197]

I had forgot why I had this song in my playlist untill I listen 3:33 I love so much this part .

[@bilahn1198]

There are very few good performances of this piece, but this is definitely one. Bright, rhythmic snappy, and the ending bars are a headlong rush to oblivion. Perfect.

[@jonathanteller6550]

I've been listening to this work for over 30 years and I feel that I am only now starting to broach the emotional depths of it. It's like catching one big wave after another my emotions surfing along for the most exhilarating ride.

[@a.jonathan1095]

First Dance 00:01 Second Dance (Waltz): 12:10 Third Dance: 23:15

[@reduxmisc]

Wow! Beautifully done.. a very nice interpretation of one of my favorite pieces... Thanks

[@aycakangal7155]

what a magic; that takes me somewhere betwen childhood and good night & good dreams..

[@dhl7893]

Quite simply one of the best, perhaps even the best orchestra in the world.

[@robertfrankgill5962]

You could be right there. They play with real feeling and are very polished indeed.

[@anablancacrosi7391]

ES IMPONENTE ESTA INTERPRETACION DE UN GRANDE DE LA MUSICA, HAC RELATIVAMENTE POCOS AÑOS DESCUBRI LA BELLEZA DE ESTE COMPOSITOR, PERO CADA VEZ LO COMPRENDO MAS DENTRO DE MI CORAZON.

[@fredwheeler7433]

Hace...

[@fredwheeler7433]

The last of the great Russian Romanticists.

[@christopherkindell8980]

Fantastic!

[@ataaamic6321]

Idk how so few people are talking about 0:30 - 3:00 sounds like a journey

[@alexanfadel]

Very true

[@classy_dweller]

Wonderfully soul-soothing works!

[@Muzyka-Klasyczna]

More precisely: I. (Non) allegro (C minor - C major) - 00:01 II. Andante con moto (Tempo di valse) (G minor) - 12:12 III. Lento assai - Allegro vivace - Lento assai. Come prima - Allegro vivace (D minor - D major) - 23:17

[@paulbeard4218]

This music is AMAZING ! Rachmaninoff is in a class all by itself .

[@1862Debussy]

Rachmaninov is such a genius!!

[@АлексейБелоусов-и5э]

This is the music of insane nostalgia and hopeless tragedy. And at the very end - the triumph of Evil, like Edgar Poe: "And Darkness and Decay and the Red Death held illimitable dominion over all"

[@iuliustitto2202]

amazing saxophone solo

[@TheVaughan5]

The whole work is amazing, but I get your point the last movement is possibly Rachmaninov at his finest - one of the truly great composers only now being fully appreciated

[@stephenmessick6619]

I think that you are leaving out the performance by the Radio Philharmonic under Edward Gardner, which is by far the best that I have heard. When I came across this recording I had to listen to it several times a day

[@iansutton9746]

I have to say, though, that my absolute favourite is with the Philadelphia Orchestra's under Eugene Ormandy, to both of whom it is dedicated and who gage it its premiere. Rachmaninoff considered "the Fabulous Philadelphians" his favourite orchestra. Their late 1950s Columbia LP recording was the first I ever heard of the work. I still have it on CD as released by Sony.

[@stephenotoole6633]

The first and s cubs movements are absolutely sublime

[@homodemokratikus]

Wspaniała muzyka i genialna orkiestra! Dziękuję. Bravo.

[@victornoagbodji]

thanks for sharing. this one was very interesting to watch.

[@loreleiistschon3582]

Great russe Rachmaninov 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@Hurlaux]

si vous avez 8 minutes, écoutez le non allegro jusqu'à 7'57, c'est un pur moment de grâce...

[@amariarey]

Magnifique!!!!, merci de partager. @na.

[@alanrobertandrews6493]

Rachmaninoff - what a Masterpiece, Bye for now love

[@Dylonely42]

I love all these short instruments solos !

[@LeVan4.11]

Personal timestamps: Chương 1 (c moll) 0:38 Chủ đề A 3:33 Chủ đề B 4:37 10:53 Coda Chương 2 (g moll) 12:27 Chủ đề 1 13:56 Chủ đề Valse Chương 3 (D dur) 24:08 Chủ đề Scherzo Chủ đề Sabbath Chủ đề Chant

[@kirsteni.russell5903]

Rachmaninoff composed this after he left Russia and settled in the United States. The saxophone melody still sounds like the Russian Rachmaninoff, but oh, that jazzy saxophone voice--and all the dance rhythms of this work--sounds like Rachmaninoff took in something of what he heard of American music. Anyway, this is DRAMATIC music!

[@fikradas]

I loved the ending of your comment, it expresses so well the sad life Rachmaninoff had. Along with the early death of his two sisters and brother, his post-first-symphony depression, his exile to the US, his story is kind of tragic.

[@jessicakespohl8340]

Rachmaninov was not sad, just intensely sensitive and obviously very intelligent. He missed his native land, but his life was full.

[@cloroxbleach9222]

Holy shit I never knew how good saxes can sound in orchestras. I guess the ones now simply have their sound tuned to jazz

[@taieberic2547]

Superbe decouverte qui synthetise son genie Un grand compositeur pas assez,reconnu 7:23

[@revshareglobal7334]

Rachmaninoff was extremely innovative. The entire 3 mins of the piece was basically an introduction leading to the ALTO SAXOPHONE...wtf is this. Saxophone isn't a classical instrument. But....it is...Nearly every major classical composer of the 20th century wrote for saxophone, and was originally a classical music instrument in 1840s...

[@steveburrus9347]

this was the last final musical representation of himself that Sergei Rachmaninoff left this world as as many of you know this was his last magnificent composition.

[@gabrielbustos2706]

21:19 chills every time

[@Montanista-jg5ou]

Pocos comentarios en español, así que dejo también el mío: "me fascina Rachmaninov. La intensidad que imprime en cada nota es genial y hermosa". Sus conciertos para piano son de mis favoritos.

[@ああ-t7d9y]

昔クラシックかじってた時ラフマニノフのは1曲しか演奏したこと無かったし、自分はチャイコフスキーが1番好きだと思っていたけど、日本でこれがバズって見に来てみたら私はラフマニノフの曲がとても好きかもしれないと気づきました。 それにしてもあのフレーズが出てくる度にあの言葉が頭をよぎりますね、笑

[@him8702]

蜜…

[@GIOVANNONE66]

Amore ed enfasi allo stato puro. Grazie M° Rachmaninov

[@imbakedlikeacake]

One of my fantasies is to travel in time and to be in second piano concerto or symphonic dances premiere.

[@silverleafyen1514]

5:44, 10:50 Just a little note for me

[@КатеринаПисаревська]

хорошо то как исполняют, черти!)

[@z_vogg_z]

О правильно говоришь меня тоже на это посадили и я немогу слезть с этой иглы

[@giovanskj9322]

Formidabile esecuzione di questa opera fantastica del Grande Rachmaninov!!!

[@donaldallen1771]

Every now and then, you come across a performance that is just a perfect combination of understanding by the conductor -- tempi, balance, phrasing, places of emphasis -- mated to a really fine orchestra. Carlos Kleiber's Brahms 2 and Beethoven 7 with the VPO come to mind. This is another, I think. Music-making on a pretty rare level.

[@eduardjanjatovic8494]

Wunderschönes Konzert Danke an das grossartige Orchester und dem Dirigenten. Rachmaniviov hätte diese Einspielung sicherlich sehr gemocht.

[@dazerfernaza]

Superb

[@НеллиХоцарж]

оркестр масштабный и высокопрофессиональнейший и что приятно видеть много женского состава

[@krcn00b]

one of my fav

[@kuayinghao8290]

This is some good stuff

[@bluexrhapsody81]

i know people on youtube are always saying "UGH HOW COULD ANYONE DISLIKE THIS UGH." But really guys, who even are you three?

[@stephenmessick6619]

Dear lord please don't ever let me go deaf!!!

[@oleflogger6828]

Well, Stephen, it didn't stop Ludwig from creating the Ninth. Just keep all that beauty in your head.

[@gibsonflood]

Excellent!

[@pakseng1]

A cough muting device should be invented for live orchestra concert.

[@MauComposer]

+James Chow Actually that is a good idea

[@AS1633]

+MauComposer10 I've been working on one for the past 17 years.

[@GoldandAppel]

Camy Food ok?

[@JJTownley_Classical-Composer]

13:56 This was about as close as Rachmaninoff ever got to giving us a "Ghost Waltz". He hinted at one in the second part of the 2nd mov of his 3rd Concerto. At this tempo it's almost like a Vase Triste. If it were a little faster we'd get that sense of ghostly swaying as the dancers swirl about the dance floor. Regardless, it's a masterpiece of orchestration and mood. That spectral oboe and clarinet make us feel like we've transported into the world of the dead, watching them waltz in a graveyard.

[@Fortunfortvej]

Sanghoo L

[@MikeBrown-ov2ol]

0:20 - 2:35 the anthem of 2020.

[@nedbates]

This ending flawed the entire build-up when the score STATES "Laissaz vibrer" on tam-tam's last note, which clearly represents Rakhmaninov autobiographically wishing to ring on after the piece and after his death.

[@dubravkao.1009]

Wonderful!

[@alexhaowenwong6122]

At 17:09, there's a very familiar tune played by the oboes. Isn't it the Flower Duet by Leo Delibes? The clarinets pick it up at 17:19.

[@rahkmaninov9692]

Splendid!

[@mariomedico5702]

Beautiful

[@barneysghost]

As usual, the "Dies Irae" shows up somewhere in Rachmaninoff.

[@vearthy2]

I. Non allegro 0:00 II. Andante con moto (Tempo di valse) 12:12 III. Lento assai. Allegro vivace 23:16

[@hendrikdewaele2503]

onverwachte en prachtige bijdrage van de saxofoon...

[@harryandruschak2843]

"Like" on 10 December 2017

[@Glinkaism1]

Thanks for all the great comments. :)

[@ComposerInUK]

There's a moment at 10:51 that surely has to be one of the most beautiful in all orchestral writing. Gardner here doesn't quite catch it but it really is SO lovely.

[@RobinHillyard]

Brilliant!

[@tombarw]

And it's a quote from the first symphony :)

[@veraluciaalbernaz6830]

Espetacular,e,traordinario, maravilhoso!

[@PrinceAmac]

Rachmaninoff has that effect on people

[@tadayoshikusakabe9460]

who is the saxophonist? her playing is really good....

[@qksmn]

I was wondering the same...

[@Abelet33]

Femke IJlstra

[@tmnemomochi1197]

I like this song!

[@fezzle1154]

It's insane how many times people cough

[@apswindall]

0:56-1:00 The conductor would make a perfect Harry Potter GIF.

[@raymondschroeder7270]

shut up and listen

[@juanmiguelmayorgaaguila4757]

BUEN TRABAJO.

[@Daniel-zo5pt]

Quarks & Co

[@Sofia-vu5yd]

Daniel 155 Ja! Den Kommentar habe ich gesucht! Deswegen liebe ich dieses Stück umso mehr.

[@anthonyseregichev2917]

Music of man, who missed his home and couldn't return, because it was already different country.

[@wademanix8801]

I first heard this piece of music in the Ashkanazy-Previn two-piano version which I still treasure. If you don't know it, seek it out. It won't replace your love for the orchestral version, but I think you'll be amazed.

[@gabrielepetrucci1081]

00:34:59

[@stephenpowstinger733]

Plenty said so I'll just say it is a pleasure to see this played as I've heard it so many times. I'll skip the second movement but the rest is great. They hit they Melody hard @35:00 when things get intense with stirring Melody unmatched in the annals of music.

[@НеллиХоцарж]

музыкальнейший дирижер и очень экономичный в средствах выражения

[@tomlin4179]

演奏很精緻! 第二樂章可聽到篇幅很長的長笛演奏,可能在描寫流光!？第三樂章則很寧靜優美,感覺像在描寫日落西沉!？但末樂章則突然變得光輝燦爛起來,且可聽到「死亡之舞」的主題! 不知作曲家的用意為何？但總之聽來耀眼刺激! 是不是在描寫光彩奪目的最後日落呢？

[@sylvanbonett2229]

It's Rachmaninoff... say no more!