Beethoven: Overture to Egmont | Kurt Masur and the Gewandhaus Orchestra

[@Gwaithmir]

The last few minutes of this piece always gets my pulse pounding.

[@katrinat.3032]

Best finale ever!

[@thomasnmuziani6421]

I have been watching the events unfolding in the Middle East and, through tears, I had to listen to Egmont. I only hope and pray this is what I hear as I enter Valhalla. No flaming arrows.

[@SteveInLava]

HOI4 moment

[@qwertyuiopzxcvbnm9890]

Wait until you find out, that the country you probably live in contributes to the destruction of Gaza

[@mariainesandradealcantara9979]

1770 -2020 BEETHOVEN FOREVER! !!AND EVER...EVER...ALL TIME! !!!!!!💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

[@TroelsNybo1st]

... and beyond time.

[@JohnRobinson-cp3cz]

If I ever had the privilege to see this performed live, I would not be able to hold back the tears of joy. This is beauty and power their purest forms.

[@viking3744344]

I will be watching it live within two weeks, and I barely can wait.

[@DWClassicalMusic]

Enjoy! :)

[@moviesletter5474]

I had the opportunity to hear it live last week. You have no idea, I'm crying from start to finish.

[@ANDROLOMA]

Flawless beauty. Such magificent glory.

[@ignaciohenao4110]

Feed for the soul, thank you

[@heragpify]

love this version of control, & letting go touching the v. nerve in your heart, as it slowly & gradually erupts.

[@JohnRobinson-cp3cz]

It's absolutely exquisite.

[@adalyubarksy9985]

I never heard better performance of Egmont before . Maestro Kurt Masur was a brilliant Conductor . Sehr Gut . Danke schon .

[@katrinat.3032]

Such a reserved audience! I’d be crying and saying Bravo!!!!

[@wack...]

thats why you weren't invited

[@bebajerez6761]

Maravillosa interpretación y excelente conductor . Desde Argentina-Tucuman

[@wack...]

please never delete this, its my favourite rendition of my favourite piece

[@frankdsouza2425]

Dear DW Classical Music Have no idea of who or what you are, but grateful to you for providing us with such gems. Frank

[@DWClassicalMusic]

Hey Frank, we're glad you enjoyed it! 🥰 We're part of DW, the German public international broadcaster. Greetings from Berlin 😊

[@JohnRobinson-cp3cz]

I love watching the musicians when they are really feeling what they are playing.

[@katrinat.3032]

Me too

[@kn9ioutom]

SUPERB !!!

[@adalyubarksy9985]

I keep returning to this Overture Egmont . Its my favorite . I can listen to this performance all the time . Magnificent ! This is Beethoven at his best . Thanks .

[@AraKocharyan]

Thank You 🙏 So Much I Listen this Video Every Day More Time Very Very Professional Thank You Orchestra With Very Professional Condactor Thank You So Much 🙏🙏🙏

[@Nobilangelo]

The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra is a great orchestra. It was founded in 1781. No original members remain...

[@rfhundley]

Wonderful performance. I only wish I could have heard the second Oboe play more!

[@Discovery_and_Change]

0:19 begins | 8:03 checkpoint |

[@abelsaavedraangel5447]

Beethoven, un grandioso y genial puente entre el clasicismo y el romanticismo. Espléndida ejecución.

[@ahmeterdemir9097]

Very nice but I wish you tube haven’t thrown in a few ads. It is very annoying to have the music cut off for a commercial

[@DWClassicalMusic]

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[@viggo1115]

Bravissimo!!! 👏👏👏

[@franciscolima5793]

BRAVISSIMO pra todos os componentes da orquestra BRAVISSIMO 👏👏👏👏👏🇧🇷🇧🇷❤

[@muntaserbarsoom6097]

What a wonderful performance , I could watch it endlessly , Bravo! and Thank you 🇩🇪 ❤

[@TaseenImam]

This was so pleasant to listen to. Amazing performance and conductor

[@DWClassicalMusic]

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[@hersoncruz8882]

¡Que viva Beethoven!

[@angelestebanfonseca4316]

Memorable Kurt Mazur Extraordinaria interpretación de la hermosa obertura Egmont del genio Beethoven. Bravo!!!

[@rocksvelte5760]

This is great, but I wish ads wouldn't show in the middle of the piece.

[@caltamino]

Janine Jensen is a wonderful violinist. She plays with great passion and conviction. Her tone is beautiful, her technique perfect. She is a great artist. On top of all that she is a stunningly beautiful woman. BRAVO.

[@Jtanda08]

Que belo!! Fantástico!! Music for the soul✨ Музыка для душа Amazing!

[@gunterangel]

Beethoven wrote this ouverture and several other numbers as stage music for Goethe's drama "Egmont", which has as its subject the uprising of the widely Protestant Netherlands against the occupation by the Spanish branch of the Catholic Habsburgians in the second half of the 16th century, with the Count Egmont as its main hero, who fought heroically against the invaders, but got caught and sentenced to death by being publicly decapitated. This character was based on the historical Count Lamoral de Egmond (1522 - 1568). ( The suddenly abrupting line in the first violins at 7:10, followed by a general pause of the whole orchestra, symbolizes the death of the hero, while the following triumphant coda of the piece foreshadows the uprising and final victory of the people against the Spanish invaders.) On the way to the scaffhold Goethe let him shout a fiery speech at his surrounding folks, in which he motivates them to never give up in fighting the foreign oppressors: "Freunde, höheren Mut! Im Rücken habt ihr Eltern, Weiber, Kinder! Und diese treibt ein hohles Wort des Herrschers, nicht ihr Gemüt ! Schützt eure Güter! Und euer Liebstes zu eretten, fallt, freudig, wie ich euch ein Beispiel gebe! (" Friends, higher courage! You are backed by parents, wives, children ! Whereas those are driven by an empty word of their ruler, not by their souls! Protect your goods! And in coming to rescue your dearest, die, joyfully, as I am about to give you an example !") Beethoven, having himself partly Flamish roots (his name giving it away of course), was naturally deeply moved by this sujet and as an admirer of the poet Goethe also very motivated to compose the music for this stageplay. The subject of the play, the brave fight of a people against a foreign oppressor, was especially relevant at the time, since just shortly before Napoleon and his armies had conquered and occupied Vienna, Beethoven's living place since 1792. So he would give only his very best efforts and at the end he was indeed really satisfied with his work and regarded the music as some of his best and most accomplished. He would also send a copy of the score to Goethe in Weimar, asking him very humbly for his opinion about the composition, but sadly the pretty haughty poet never answered him personally, even though in later years he would praise how perfectly Beethoven had captured his intentions in the so called "melodrame" of the play. ("Süßer Schlaf, du kommst wie ein reines Glück! / "Sweet Sleep, you are coming as a pure bliss! ") While the other numbers of the music are seldomly played in concerts today, the ouverture became a popular concert piece of Beethoven's on its own, and it is widely considered as one of the most brilliant examples of his often so called "Heroic Style" of his middle period as a composer.

[@janicemariepizzolorusso6556]

Bravo!

[@n8sterling727]

Epic performance. Art allows us to catch a glimpse at its pinnacle.

[@allaabr3374]

Thank you!!!xxx

[@fernandoluisdallafontana2404]

Awesome!

[@franciscolima5793]

FORMIDÁVEL DE UMA BELEZA INCOMPARAVEL BRAVISSIMO 👏👏👏👏🥰🥰🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@margueritesamoorian9106]

Debussy violin sonata

[@adma_horn]

Love this !! 😍

[@Ubritoons96]

Nothing claims me down like classical music (Beethoven certainly ain’t no slouch), but actually seeing classical music being physically performed by musicians is another awesome experience that I have nothing but respect for. Thank you for sharing this wonderful performance on KZbin. Everyone who took part in the music as well as everyone else who physically watched this performance firsthand should be proud.👍

[@DWClassicalMusic]

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[@Nicht-Mein-Fachgebiet]

Ein deutscher Kommentar … unglaubliche Musik, in toller Atmosphäre. Manchmal sieht man den Verkehr draußen vorbeifahren. Wenn die wüssten, was ihnen entgeht… ❤❤❤❤❤

[@franciscolima5793]

Essa apresentação é pra lavar a alma 🙌🙌🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@tiberiu-cristianmindrila2433]

Bravoo and big aplausse!

[@glenduval5117]

The whole body, lifts off the precious earth, takes flight to the highest places❤

[@thomasnmuziani6421]

Maestro Masur, who passed away 19 December 2015, must be considered one of the greatest ever. The energy he suffused into the Orchestra is palpable. Egmont is timeless. However, very difficult to play well.

[@AraKocharyan]

Wow ❤❤❤

[@chandrashekhardadar9894]

Really Speechless ❤

[@humptydumpty-m8u]

Love this masterpiece. Exquisite performance 🙏🏻👏🏻🎶👍🏻

[@ionutzamfir1933]

Impressive!!!!!!!

[@gerbrandvisser]

Listening to the Egmont ouverture during this Covid Christmas evokes feelings of deep sadness and inspiration. Let's continue to fight tyranny and suffering through art and science!

[@MD-md4th]

😂

[@МефодияЛебедева-ж1ъ]

🙏🙏🙏

[@rudolphthered-nosedcat6701]

very beautiful!👏

[@silviocpfrg]

Deus conversa com a humanidade através das músicas de Beethoven.

[@katrinat.3032]

So true

[@javaddoozandeh]

It's tremendously gorgeous, however, I can't understand why ads show up in the middle of the peace of beauty it's really annoying

[@심경자-c2i]

처음 듣던 날 부터 날마다 하루에도 몇번씩 보고 있습니다. 연주자님들의 표정과 지휘자님 KURT MASUR 표정...몸짓 모두 존경합니다~~의미 있는 이 공연을 영상으로 보면서 이시대에 에그몬트백작같은 분이 나타나기를 기대하는지도 모르겠습니다....지금 이시대에 본 받을 만한 존경하는 분으로 첫 눈에 반하고 알아본 그날 부터 나는 영상을 볼때마다 행복을 느낍니다. 감사합니다~!!!

[@manoelfeitosa2727]

É uma espetacular musica, feita para. Os de sentimrnto!

[@search2learn776]

There are places whose borders lie between meaning and absurdity, times whose borders lie between existence and nonexistence, and things that separate life from death, and madness from genius. I see all these meanings in Overture to Egmont, and I am not exaggerating.

[@andyanderson2297]

Beethoven well interpreted 🖤

[@robertwilliamson7765]

I had a soft spot for Kurt.

[@AraKocharyan]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@wook4467]

8:59 공익광고 로고송 (1982)

[@igortonsig5804]

Mi sembra di avere sentito questo pezzo anche in una sinfonia, non me la ricordo, forse la quarta.

[@valuerandom4968]

0:18

[@adoramuschriste2634]

I am very familiar with this piece but unfamiliar with Egmont. I assume it was an opera.

[@gunterangel]

Beethoven wrote this ouverture and several other numbers as stage music for Goethe's drama "Egmont", which has as its subject the uprising of the widely Protestant Netherlands against the occupation by the Spanish branch of the Catholic Habsburgians in the second half of the 16th century, with the Count Egmont as its main hero, who fought heroically against the invaders, but got caught and sentenced to death by being publicly decapitated. This character was based on the historical Count Lamoral de Egmond (1522 - 1568). ( The suddenly abrupting line in the first violins at 7:10, followed by a general pause of the whole orchestra, symbolizes the death of the hero, while the following triumphant coda of the piece foreshadows the uprising and final victory of the people against the Spanish invaders.) On the way to the scaffhold Goethe let him shout a fiery speech at his surrounding folks, in which he motivates them to never give up in fighting the foreign oppressors: "Freunde, höheren Mut! Im Rücken habt ihr Eltern, Weiber, Kinder! Und diese treibt ein hohles Wort des Herrschers, nicht ihr Gemüt ! Schützt eure Güter! Und euer Liebstes zu eretten, fallt, freudig, wie ich euch ein Beispiel gebe! (" Friends, higher courage! You are backed by parents, wives, children ! Whereas those are driven by an empty word of their ruler, not by their souls! Protect your goods! And in coming to rescue your dearest, die, joyfully, as I am about to give you an example !") Beethoven, having himself partly Flamish roots (his name giving it away of course), was naturally deeply moved by this sujet and as an admirer of the poet Goethe also very motivated to compose the music for this stageplay. The subject of the play, the brave fight of a people against a foreign oppressor, was especially relevant at the time, since just shortly before Napoleon and his armies had conquered and occupied Vienna, Beethoven's living place since 1792. So he would give only his very best efforts and at the end he was indeed really satisfied with his work and regarded the music as some of his best and most accomplished. He would also send a copy of the score to Goethe in Weimar, asking him very humbly for his opinion about the composition, but sadly the pretty haughty poet never answered him personally, even though in later years he would praise how perfectly Beethoven had captured his intentions in the so called "melodrame" of the play. ("Süßer Schlaf, du kommst wie ein reines Glück! / "Sweet Sleep, you are coming as a pure bliss! ") While the other numbers of the music are seldomly played in concerts today, the ouverture became a popular concert piece of Beethoven's on its own, and it is widely considered as one of the most brilliant examples of his often so called "Heroic Style" of his middle period as a composer.

[@kolayhzlyemektarifleri7352]

süper

[@tea-and-guitars]

Leipzig ❤❤❤❤❤

[@DannieSatchell-h8b]

Brent Trail

[@tiborvincze3991]

Beethoven a legnagyobb D.J.

[@jonseresgg-g1l]

Hane Junctions

[@christosntrou2602]

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