Beethoven - Symphony No. 6 (Proms 2012)

[@nigelmaybury4362]

My wonderful father is 96 and about to die from the effects of deep dementia. He and I have listened to this beautiful symphony many times both together and apart. I am listening today in my Dad's honour and sending him my thoughts and appreciation of all that he taught me through my 73 years. I am one of the most fortunate men on this beautiful planet and echo the appreciation offered here to Beethoven by so many sensitive humans, who enjoy the work of a man who was, I believe, a genius. Vielen dank Ludwig :)

[@smicksatusadotnet]

Nigel, my dad would be 85 this year if dementia hadn't already taken him 9 years ago. "Pastoral" was one of the gifts he gave me early in life, along with Led Zeppelin and Peter Gabriel! May yours have Peace.

[@iohnxxxx]

my heart ❤ with u from a millwall boy we ain't all nasty our team we born

[@StimParavane]

Sending you compassionate thoughts for this difficult time. I appreciate your thoughtful comment.

[@nigelmaybury4362]

@@StimParavane Thank you for your kindness. It is much appreciated. May I recommend another beautiful piece of music to you? It is a marvelous piano duet by Schubert: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f5qskpWoZ96gndU I hope you really enjoy it.

[@jeannecraig3388]

God bless you and your father

[@dylhar]

Born in 1996, I remember being a mere age of 3 years old and always begging my Dad to constantly play this tape he had of this Symphony, whilst on long car journeys. I thought nothing of it at the time, it just put me into a pure state of happiness and clarity, now looking back I realise how well my parents raised me, and how good the music bloody used to be. Absolute proof that Beethoven was a masterclass even to my untrained, youthful, millennial ears. Thank you Dad, and thank you Beethoven. Absolutely sublime.

[@mrlaw711]

You may be in the age group that has never seen the movie 'Soylent Green' from 1973. An odd piece of near science fiction where the crowded world of 2022 has the solution of making cookies out of humans. Crematoriums disguised as churches. It makes more sense today than 47 years ago because the world is at a crossroads. Beethoven's 6th plays a big role in the movie. Check it out. Often, the movie is free on KZbin, Amazon, and other sites.

[@shirleyrombough8173]

tosh I was riding to the mall with my adolescent son while Beethoven's 9th symphony played on the radio. When we got to our destination he wanted to stay in the car to listen to the music until the end. I was so gratified.

[@edisondejesusmartinezramir4610]

Mi afecto y afición por Beethoven,, nació enlazado con la literatura y la poesía.Deleite indescriptible leer los clásicos y escribir y crear poesía escuchando la Pastoral y los conciertos para Violín, chello y clarinete de Beethoven y Mozart. La miel de la inspiración y la memoria se destila en cada acorde, limpia y serena la voz interior desgrana sus acentos. El espíritu de los genios de la música universal deviene del Espíritu creador de la vida. La música es el lenguaje del Verbo eterno, Dios en su fascinante Armonía, en el Allegro de su Amor infinito, en la Sinfonía de su Gloria Eterna.

[@YThome7]

Did you become a musician? If not why? Such an early understanding and upbringing?

[@casamilagro7137]

Oh, dear! How much I can respond to your view on your parents. I am so grateful for my parents about my upbringing in nature and with music, I guess the ear doesnt have to be trained, we just move with the music, our whole system is in awe - or so....difficult to express....adios!

[@내일은해가뜬다-r1m]

I'm in my 50s, I've listened this masterpiece for 40 years. This music has provided with a great healing to me. What a gift from Beethoven. So much thanks to you.

[@chriskitson56]

I'm lying in my hospital bed listening to it again at 4.30 a.m. sleep deprived from the fellow patients noises, so I drown it with the most exquisite piece of music that could ever be. It is so extraordinary that tears roll. We talk about night and day, black and white, but this music is so far in the continuum of such things as to be the centre of the sun vs the surface of Pluto's moon. And then that's still not enough.

[@Nello353]

I am moved like you Chris, this music rips my heart out of my chest and sends it to heaven. Hope you have recovered from your illness.

[@benjamindevesa29]

did you make it?

[@chriskitson56]

@@benjamindevesa29 yes thanks. All good. Seems that we don't need such a big large intestine to function normally. Nearly half has been removed along with the tumor. Marvellous medics.

[@henrydavis5259]

​@@benjamindevesa29😂4😅

[@Titanium2w]

​​@@chriskitson56I wish for you to be healthy again!

[@paulocorreiafilho]

Have you noticed that there are no toxic people in the comments? Rare thing nowadays. Classical music only attracts good people.

[@suhasg.r.6538]

True, I have never seen a hate comment..... But that is only because this divine music cannot be hated!!!

[@lunagoodhart5489]

Recently I find myself tuning into the classical radio station when I'm driving my car because there's no crap, no advertising, when the radio presenter speaks its only about the music and the creation of it.

[@valeriechapman1612]

Well said Pauli Correa. Only good natured people listen to Beethoven’s Symphony No.6 and realise that they can enjoy the beauty of the countryside from their own lounge. I’ve enjoyed ‘The Pastoral ‘ since I was a child and enjoy every movement. Beethoven was a lover of the countryside or else why would he compose something so perfect. What a genius he was.

[@moksha8473]

You've clearly never been in the comment thread of a Wagner video - it's a neo-nazi breeding ground for some reason . . .

[@valeriechapman1612]

Moksha - I love music not for its politics but to enjoy the composers talent of presenting beautiful music to people who appreciate it. I have no problem whatever with the composers background

[@angatuedward6580]

Symphony music is enjoyed by people who operate in a special dimension and once you get there there's no turning back❤❤❤

[@mariamazibuko2490]

true

[@claudetepossani1167]

Beethoven is and always will be the best of all the composers of the planet. This 6th symphony deeply moves our soul, I`m so grateful to be a sensitive human and able to listen and enjoy this beauty! Blessings to all involved! Love and Light to all the nice People visiting here!

[@fibber2u]

That's true so long as you do not count a certain Austrian composer.

[@alvarodesouzarosajr]

Esse também é o meu pensamento sobre essa música. Desde o filme o mundo de 2020, reafirmou mais ainda esse sentimento.

[@fibber2u]

@@alvarodesouzarosajr Ain't Google Translate useful.🤔Or should I pretend to understand Portuguese🤫

[@claudetepossani1167]

@@alvarodesouzarosajr hi there, I know nothing about this film "Desde o filme o mundo de 2020," can u explain, tks

[@alvarodesouzarosajr]

Soylent green 1973

[@moniquelanglois2572]

I'm in my 80's and Beethoven has been my favorite since my youth. What a gift for the soul and to humanity. When I despair for this world, he gives me peace and joy. When I die, I want to share that moment with him, listening to the Pastorale. This orchestra is divine and it's conductor a precious gem.

[@barbieybarbie.grandessueno5794]

Así es. Cuando muera quiero que me la pongan a todo volumen de tal manera que no haya lugar para las lágrimas pero si para el regocijo.

[@pavana2810]

Wow that was my thought exactly. I want Pastoral on my death bed too. Great way to go out. Pastoral is rarely played, even in NYC but I got tickets to NY Phil in March for Beethoven Fifth. No one rocks as hard as Beethoven and that coming from an old punk rocker.

[@moniquelanglois2572]

@@pavana2810 You better bring some paper tissues with you. I can't listen to the 5th without crying. Enjoy !

[@karenveseli6706]

Yes a masterpiece of music to enjoy for generations

[@godfreysmith1285]

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[@mongibaratli7750]

Beethoven's "Pastoral" is the only piece I listen to with the greatest pleasure at any time whatever mood I'm in. It's a blessing for the soul. Thank you Beethoven.

[@nancyayers5067]

So is his Egmont Overture. It's on a par w/The Pastoral - shorter, 2!! 😉

[@francescocerutti7506]

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[@francescocerutti7506]

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[@francescocerutti7506]

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[@alejandracampoy8995]

Agreed!

[@gunnarstenger]

0:00 I. Allegro ma non troppo 10:51 II. Andante molto moto 22:40 III. Allegro (Peasant's merrymaking) 28:29 IV. Allegro (The storm) 32:30 V. Allegretto

[@agustinpayad1041]

dd

[@kinuux]

the conductor pushes me to watch another performance, so shitty

[@radoslavradosavljevic7980]

What I was looking for

[@Maisie2024]

Dr EK Perfect!

[@lorestraat8920]

Thank you so much! You saved this music student minutes of study time.

[@richmondstevenj]

My favorite symphony. Every time I feel down, I listen to Beethoven and the world is a better place.

[@serhattaskesen3635]

I don't know why but beethoven's music make me feel depressed. No matter if it's happy or not.

[@carmenzafranco9147]

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[@letuan9194]

Same with me

[@Sunnysky4567]

My favorite!

[@phillipbrown8346]

Beautiful..NATURE SYMPHONY....

[@Doodler-JL]

Beethoven is my head-clearing nerve-calming treatment in our present-day dogmatic environment. Thank you

[@krischan67]

Beethoven: To play a wrong note is irrelveant. To play without passion is unexcusable! And those who play with passion and without any wrong notes are totally awesome! This is the greatest 6th I've ever heard!

[@fa-la-mi-mi-re]

Likewise for ALL THE SYMPHONIES Barenboim conducted in this proms.

[@dddinah9456]

I have tried watching video of other symphony orchestras who are supposedly so much more “mature” than these young artists and i keep coming back to the proms Beethoven series. I never get tired of these. TY Yall who were involved in any way.

[@fa-la-mi-mi-re]

@@dddinah9456 I have the same feeling-These "conductors" are nothing but ""buzz-seekers"

[@maurocoimbra9624]

Your own comments were fabulous, as well!

[@krischan67]

@@fa-la-mi-mi-re You got it a bit wrong, but I agree that more of the applause belongs to the musicians. A symphony orchestra needs organization, but the individual efforts is greater then the efforts of the conductor.

[@dlitton123dan9]

I'm 70, and I still mimic the clarinet fingerings of this beautiful piece . I'm so grateful.

[@mel63613]

My first wife was a Ballet dancer, and she would dance to this tune. It became "our song",, and when I hear it, I think of her.

[@Podzhagitel]

that is such a beautiful memory

[@Gary-v1b]

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[@Gary-v1b]

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[@portiadlamini4185]

I never get tired of this symphony. It's so beautiful and timeless. The Orchestra executed this masterpiece perfectly. ❤

[@OldSchoolter]

1. Awakening of cheerful feelings on arrival in the countryside. 0:00 2. Scene by the brook. 10:51 3. Merry gathering of country folk. 22:40 4. Thunder, Storm. 28:29 5. Shepherd's song. Cheerful and thankful feelings after the storm. 32:30

[@miroslavcambel239]

Nr. 5: anyone else hear the theme from Beethoven's violin concerto in D major, 1st mvt? Edit: it's actually a bit earlier - 32:05

[@sheilakimmelman654]

whats happened to 1812 overture. beethooven

[@neerajchandekar9250]

@@miroslavcambel239 Yes

[@susanaescriba977]

Thank you.

[@rodericksmith8218]

@@sheilakimmelman654 The Russian composer Rachmaninov Wrote music in which he let cannon off. No, that was Tchaikovsky, He let them ovsky, Rachmaninov played the pianonov. I am a regular at 1812 theatre company, which opens all nights with 1812 overture, then the 'turn off your mobile phones' message, then the curtain goes up.

[@zdenekkopecny4928]

Beethoven was unhappy when doctors told him that his deafness would get more and more worse. He testified about this in his 5th Symphony. In the 6th Symphony, he detached himself from the torment of his soul and saw the beauty of the world and life. Beethoven in my soul forever! - Greetings from Czechia!

[@rosslerfilip8983]

Opravdu skvělá hudba

[@zaramayne2444]

Amen!!! 💝♥️💝

[@szechoi776]

But did he have an angry young life?

[@zaramayne2444]

@@szechoi776 I know he always had a bad stomach problems even when younger ... but I think he was somewhat happier then, than when he got older as he was still socialising and playing in wealthy Salons his music 💞

[@crgsn]

Hurá do Čech, země mého dědečka!

[@helenapowell1]

The main reason I love classical music today is that the comment threads for classical pieces on KZbin are notably hate-free and celebratory rather than simply trolling strangers. Hurrah for classical music!!

[@annedwyer797]

Yes, when I discovered a year ago how much classical music there is on KZbin, the other (mostly) pleasant surprise was that there are so many other fans out there to commune with via comments. It's reassuring to me that there are so many people all over the world who listen to and love classical music. 🎶 There is the occasional troll, or someone who puts down one performance in lieu of another, but mostly it's pretty positive.

[@Anyideas14]

Nah sorry, go to any Wagner piece and there's a bunch of neo nazis.

[@abbybroadbent9864]

this is certainly true, but it wouldn't have been so if these composers were alive today. the comments would be boiling with controversy and theories and whatnot! this music has had the benefit of time cooling down most opinions

[@johntestelin4051]

@@annedwyer797 Very well said, Anne

[@johntestelin4051]

@@Anyideas14 Yes, Tom and it's worrying. Wagner operas are more or less based on "Rhenish Mythology". Mythology of tribes living in what we call now Germany. They were not Christianized before around 800 A.D. Carolus Magnus or Charles the Great did it "manu militaty". However what we kept from these pagan tribes of this area of Europe is the Christmas tree! Pagan tribes living in "Germany" were burning a pine tree at the Winter Soltiste to give back life to the Sun. You might infer that nazism and the far-right are inspired by paganism and not christianism. I experienced that a few decades ago. But that's another story.

[@jalnuri]

Listening to Beethoven's 6th Symphony with a warm cup of vanilla latte on a Sunday morning with a clear and clean sky visible through the window, I am fully enjoying the best comfort that can't be compared to anything else in the world. It couldn't be better. I am very grateful. :)

[@davidburgreen2469]

I am not a coffee drinker, but a good cup of green tea does it the same for me. 🙂

[@MarisaAdabbo]

Semplicemente meraviglioso❤ 28:21

[@robstimson4234]

Y'know how a school of fish all turn at the same time? That's what musicians in a symphony orchestra do. lncredible. No end zone dances. So beautiful.

[@preffypreference7416]

Music that just is. Perfection. No need to add a commentary. Just to live it. To be. In it. Mankind at its finest. Making something for the purpose of interpreting beauty. And this is beauty.

[@Oneorangejuice]

All the Music as life is perfect or wouldn't be Music either life as aliveness eternal at all.

[@ЛюдмилаПомаз-ч3т]

Огромная благодарность каналу за трансляцию этой прекрасной симфонии. Музыка... Оркестр... дирижёр - великолепны. БРАВО.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@ФатимаБатагова-ч8ш]

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[@ValentinaValentina-g3w]

Yes i have😊❤❤❤❤

[@이진동-v9d]

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[@nickgoodwood4812]

Beethoven is and will forever be one the greatest composers who has ever existed. I first listened to The Pastorale when I was 9, and was devastated by the sheer beauty ever since. Daniel Bairenbom is superb, just superb. He brings so much peace in this fenomenal performance.

[@rishabhdeogopichand7946]

There is not just beauty in Beethoven's 6th. Is there really such incredible peace and joy after just a thunder-and-lightning rainstorm? While the first four movements give a very vivid representation of going to the countryside for a day's picnic, only to be interrupted by a severe rainstorm, with everyone scrambling for shelter, Beethoven uses the fifth movement to cast the first four movements into a metaphor of the storms of life--its pain, disappointments, conflicts, sorrows, which are resolved by a universal sense of peace and joy after all the struggles of life.

[@nadialoewke5713]

I simply love everyone's comments on the beauty and majesty of this piece and how it makes you feel. You are all sensitive, intelligent, creative, and true appreciators of the sublime. Thank you all...

[@armanzbahrani291]

I second this comment.

[@johnvanineveld9655]

Indeed misses Nadia Loewke !!

[@philippemaymard3990]

Sure Nadia. It definitely lifts our spirits and raises awareness about the approachability of sublimity.

[@rebeccarix8851]

Et tu, Nadia!

[@alanchalloner2473]

I know this is going to seem bizarre, but the first time I heard this music was when it was being whistled by one of my colleagues when were doing our National Service with the RAF in Egypt in 1952. It has become my Beethoven favourite. What strange places in which we find the first musical pleasure of this wonderful composer.

[@livium9184]

"Don't only practice your art, but force your way into its secrets, for it and knowledge can raise men to the divine" -Ludwig Van Beethoven

[@jglenn2282]

Thank you.

[@omni3630]

So true!

[@angelesfuentescolomina2965]

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[@acash93]

He was also rejected by all the women he suited :/ I guess that's another reason he dwelved into his music

[@johnlawrence2757]

acash93 ha ha ha! It wouldn’t make any difference to his life as a composer. Women don’t like the idea of being second priority in their husbands’ lives. But if you marry an artist that’s the way it is: you both serve your art

[@AndySaenz]

WOW, this is one of the most MAGNIFICENT, beautiful compositions ever written! Thanks to this orchestra for playing it so brilliantly.

[@caevfb1955]

I have listened to and loved this symphony for 55 years. This is now my favorite interpretation - majestic nature, calming and joyful for the soul, just as Beethoven would have experienced it on his many walks in the countryside, along with the simple delights of the rustic dance, and the thrill of a sudden thunderstorm. A masterpiece, Maestro Barenboim! Your pacing is exquisite! This is far above all other versions I've ever heard. Thank you for all you have tried to do to bring peace and cultural understanding with this magnificent orchestral ensemble! May it prosper and may you be blessed!

[@chrisholt1564]

This was my dads favourite piece of music, sadly he is not here to listen on what would have been his 86th birthday. Chin chin dad hope you enjoy this x

[@YoonMeeZhang]

This was one of my dad's favorite too. He introduced me to it when I was 5 or 6. We played it most Sunday mornings, it's one of my most cherished memories with him.

[@ET-bg8ru]

DItto!

[@GiorgioBoccia]

That was my dad's favourite music as well. I remember him listening it with an audio tape in his car. He would turn 88 this year. Hope is listening it where it lies now, dear dad

[@alfredoviera2280]

Sorry friend.

[@alfredoviera2280]

@Mystery Rosebud sorry my friend.

[@michaelcurrea9778]

Maestro Barenboim: Citizen of the World - Should be nominated for, and awarded, the Nobel Peace Prize.

[@ThePilpez]

One of the most beautiful pieces of music ever.

[@johndean4765]

Pilpez agree it's so beautiful and has so much depth that no other composer can compare.This is so in tune with nature and mankind's emotions It takes the genius of Beethoven to a different level to any other composer.

[@STEPHENSCHENK]

This genius is beyond description. I know my beautiful wife is listening in heaven as we are enveloped together in peace😢 12:54

[@davidpersky2663]

This has become my favorite of .Beethoven's 9 symphonies! I could listen to it every day.

[@bigl5343]

This symphony is my favorite of Beethoven's nine symphonies. All his symphonies are extraordinary, but the programmatic nature of the "Pastoral" describes the nature of the countryside perfectly and is an absolute pleasure to listen to.

[@almalopes6616]

I’m still at mood of tearing when I listen to this “Pastoral” Beethoven’s when I hear 2nd movement particularly, it was my teens how I couldn’t stop tearing, too beautiful to Not to cry! Hear I’m over a Six decades more than when I was teens! One of my favorite Beethoven’s Symphony 6 in me.

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[@patricefauvette1651]

Je suis exactement de ton avis. Cette Pastorale est ma préférée depuis de très nombreuses années parmi toutes les œuvres de Beethoven. On la rencontre dans "Fantasia" de Walt Disney et dans "Soleil vert" avec l'acteur américain Charlton Heston. C'est la plus merveilleuse des symphonies ! 😊

[@comesahorseman]

👍👍

[@ellibogdan5342]

This music brings comfort and joy to my 95 year old mother in long term care when little else does.

[@siddharthsijoria3490]

Beautiful . I have seen someone (close and at old age) who would just fall asleep while sitting on chair while Beethoven symphony is being played . He would wake with a sudden jerk and smile ( I would say the most beautiful and meaningful smile of a life well lived ) and then again return to his siesta. I think watching him always brought joy . After reading your message , I am fondly recalling those moments and smiling to the pure joy those moments brought then. Thanks

[@maurocoimbra9624]

All the best to your beloved mom. From Brazil

[@kaleidiatrikos]

I was a child musical prodigy. The first music I sang, age 2, was the opening melody of a Beethoven symphony. Beethoven will always live in the natural rhythm of my heart. To hear his music is to know heaven.

[@patricefauvette1651]

Un enchantement pour le si jeune enfant que tu étais jadis. 😊

[@calvanuFerru]

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[@shin-i-chikozima]

No 6 will quench and moisturize the dryness of the soul and evoke comfortable feelings, and beyond description and has the immeasurable profound and off the charts

[@cabinessence_timely_hello]

1 - Allegro ma non troppo - 00:00 2 - Andante molto mosso - 10:53 3 - Allegro - 22:41 4 - Allegro - 28:29 5 - Allegretto - 32:30

[@kishorebajaj4353]

The pastorale is a culmination of spirit, octane feeling, tenderness and atruism toward all things living. Wonder how many tears Beethoven shed when composing this truly emotional piece. Beethoven is forever.

[@geoffp326]

It's the most amazing piece of music ever written. It makes me want to run outside and embrace nature. It makes me cry like a baby.

[@peterszigeti7476]

Okay! You will embrace the nature, I will embrace the oil refineries! :-)

[@geoffp326]

Pet Öregmaci lol good for you!

[@ErasmusBMountain]

Wow - Beethoven wouldn't even have dreamed to create such a wonderful effect! But I agree - those things happen.

[@pix046]

Geoff P If you cried like a baby it would have been out of fright.

[@CanelaAguila]

Yeaaah that's my feeling exactly, especially the part in which you run outside in sound of music style and just wonder why the world is so amazing

[@thomasjordan1687]

Daniel Barenboim is the last of a line of GENIUS conductors, notice no score in sight, he is 81 now and we have precious little time with his style of conducting which brings life and light to our most favorite composers. Thank God for recordings.

[@garanceternoir8286]

thomasjordan Daniel Barenboim est un chef d'orchestre brillantissime ! Et cette symphonie pastorale nous transporte dans les airs !

[@johntriplett4470]

I’ll miss him terribly when he is gone. This is probably my favorite of his appearances on the stand.

[@rbrtjbarber]

I noticed how many times he just stops and lets the musicians carry the tempo.

[@pix046]

Yes, and he was married to the fantastic cellist Jacqueline Du Pre that played Elgar at the RAH and who died tragically young at just 46 years of age.

[@Dylonely_9274]

I love Barenboim’s conducting. That’s a so joyful symphony…

[@lukaskiss7857]

I love classical music. Each time you listen to it, you can find something new: new melody, tone you have overhearted. I can listen to it limitless time and still find something enjoying, uplifting and amazing. Even If I get old, there is no way I can get tired of this music.

[@dankaradakovic3218]

I love Beethoven’s Music to.

[@Hemant-yj9rp]

Can't agree with you more...you always find something beautiful when you listen to it again

[@L29S2069]

You and me @Lukas !

[@englishrose47]

So true. I’ve been listening to classical music since my schooldays. I’m still discovering things in music I first heard decades ago

[@robertmutis4410]

Consider that by the time Beethoven conceived this magical composition, his hearing had already failed by about 50 percent - such was the power of his mind, and the awesome heights of his talent to be able to overcome this devastating physical challenge.

[@nelsonluizterrellferrari1284]

But anyway he did something even deeper in meaning than this symphony. Incredibly he wrote the 9th Symphony which he himself never had the chance to listen to. He was '100% DEAF by that time. And he was able to listen to the 9th symphony only in his mind. By the opening of the 9th symphony he had a standing ovation on the part of the public at the theater. The magic brain he had simply overdid all the fields of classical music those days, including Rossini!

[@jrr3613]

I'm not a musician but I love classical music, every time I listen to this wonderful symphony I discover something new!

[@englishrose47]

Me too.

[@Thomasdcat1940]

Yeah like the woodwind solo at 21:27 which is one of my favorite parts

[@jrr3613]

@@Thomasdcat1940 yes, and the music playing in the background in what in layman terms i would describe a “second layer” of sound from 3:11 which then merges with, and overtakes the music in the foreground. Same at 4:05. Highly likely i haven’t used right terms to express the technicalities of what I’m trying to say but this is how it sounds to me. And there are many other hidden gems i have “discovered “ in this particular rendition, the sound quality and the balance of the instruments is particularly good in this rendition in my opinion. Again, this comes from a man that takes some time off to enjoy beauty from time to time and claims no technical knowledge of composition or music whatsoever.

[@livium9184]

Barenboim does the best job of conveying Beethoven's music with all of its emotions.

[@hrs9]

00:01 1 - Awakening of cheerful feelings on arrival in the countryside 10:52 2 - Scene by the brook 22:41 3 - Merry gathering of country folk 28:29 4 - Thunder, storm 32:30 5 - Shepherd's song. Cheerful and thankful feelings after the storm

[@mr.a8335]

Opa, perfeito, valeu aí irmão

[@eikehennig8326]

Henrique Rafael Silva Thank you!

[@kayrojose2771]

Obrigado

[@gailhowes9398]

Henrique Rafael Silva : Thank you so much Henrique for your conversion into english, I think it helps with the enjoyment of this music even more❣️

[@usernotfound6475]

Wait?! What’s the fifth one for?!?

[@josephzondo3498]

what a marvelous piece, i listen over and over and i cant stop. Beethoven was a real genius

[@CamiloArnaldo]

Yes, he was

[@johndean4765]

Beethoven elevated genius to a new level.

[@RayScott-ci5uq]

Yes that's true Hello 👋 how are you feeling this beautiful Sunday 🌄

[@stevewilliams6465]

This piece is so full of beauty, calm and musical description. A wonderful interpretation and a smooth calm tempo . A Barenbohem masterpiece in conducting.

[@paulwoods4710]

absolutely outstanding, it is clear that Barenboim loves his orchestra and they love him back.a piece written by a genius and conducted by a genius.

[@butterflipmanny]

We don't know what the future holds but for certain Beethoven will be played for as long as human civilisation lasts. He is a high point of human creativity and a genius with no equal.

[@annedwyer797]

Indeed!!

[@burkewhb]

Beethoven was indeed a genius for the ages and this was I think his best work. However, I think that Mozart was as great a genius as Beethoven, it's just that his music was different. Beethoven's music was deeper and more serious, Mozart's music was lighter, like the Overture to the Marriage of Figaro, my favorite, and his operas Don Giovanni and Abduction from the Seraglio. Handel I also feel deserves to be mentioned as close to Mozart and Beethoven's genius, but his music was more baroque, like the Watermusic Suite and Music for the Royal Fireworks, and, of course, his Messiah are all incomparable as well.

[@simontaylor2319]

Bach wasn't a genius??????? Your comment is a little sweeping

[@arthurkagle2083]

I'll not disagree with you. Genius is a word that applies so well!

[@paullewis2413]

@@burkewhb Your comments are valid of course but represent the standard view over the past 100 years or more which is entirely centred on the Austro-Germanic tradition of so-called classical music. Today thank goodness we have a wider perspective and realise that there other composers outside that sphere that are the equal of those”Gods”. Hector Berlioz is a case in point, Jan Sibelius another , both as gifted as Beethoven or Mozart in their own fields.

[@Aa0bcchh]

Beethoven walking in the fields and the woods. He really knew how to put his emotions into music and we can enjoy with him what he felled on his many walks in the countryside. Great art.

[@gerdahennig1115]

By

[@pega17pl]

There is expression "leicht beschwingt" (slightly lively) in German, maybe like a child with little jumps over puddle and one more. That's my imagination of Beethoven joyful walking full of inspirations to his 6th. - Heinz

[@yergrannyonbongos5422]

Yes, apparently he always took his axe with him and chopped down at least six trees on every walk he took. The Vienna woods were looking a little bare by the time he'd done.

[@nofirstorlast8405]

When was in Germany, I brought my tape (it was years ago) of the 6th and blasted it while driving on the autobahn through the German countryside. You could FEEL the music in the countryside. You could FEEL what Ludwig felt as he enjoyed it. What an amazing experience.

[@dietmarsulzberger3000]

Seit wann sind wir per Du?

[@comesahorseman]

Beethoven's greatest symphony. Many will, and have, disagreed, but I still believe it.

[@rolandziemer3843]

I totally agree

[@patricksarama4963]

I disagree

[@davidburgreen2469]

I 100% agree.

[@philcolbert7864]

It's a silly argument. Everyone has different tastes and values

[@gurlgenius11]

This piece has soothed and healed my nerves and brain through my illness with COVID. I never would have survived without it. God Bless you East-Western and Maestro.

[@therezakodera1955]

gurlgenius11 tenor mariolanza

[@brianjenkins8699]

Hope you are feeling better!!

[@radguurl]

I hope you heal up! Good luck!

[@Ms2blackcats]

somewhere Beethoven is bowing to thank you !

[@Dmichoacan]

This symphony was my first experience with Beethoven. The fourth movement sealed the deal.

[@annedwyer797]

Since you've dipped your toe into the Sea of Beethoven, I hope you'll jump in and discover more of his music! I suggest his other Symphonies, his Violin Concerto (he only wrote one!) and his five Piano Concertos. I hope you become addicted to him...

[@gerdawalz-michaels6782]

We played exactly this performance of Beethoven’s symphony at the memorial service for my husband, David Michaels. He passed away in May of this year. The service was held in the backyard of our house, surrounded by nature. I can ‘t imagine a more beautiful setting and more breathtaking music for him at that moment in time and space.

[@josephxavier8636]

Likewise, incredible beauty! I'm so sorry about your husband's loss!

[@saldana7395]

That sounds awesome!

[@chardlee472]

@@josephxavier8636 0lw,

[@jamalbana5193]

I hope you are ok now.greeting from jordan.

[@laurencedavies1104]

A truly great symphony....I could listen to it every day....thank you Mr Beethoven! Larry Davies

[@shawngregg3796]

Who could say anything negative about classical music 🎵🎶? Learned to appreciate it as a young boy.

[@rangos211]

People who talk toxic do not understand it. What will they even comment on ?

[@graniermariethe1718]

​J' avais oublié comme c'est Apaisant 💕 ... Ce qui est TOXIQUE c'est le RAP , le MÉTAL ............

[@richardjuster9522]

Probably the best of his symphonies. I bought the Berlin Philharmonic when I was sixteen and it still brings me to tears.

[@JoseGonzalez-rq5ic]

I just stumble to this wonderful rendition of Beethoven's 6th Symphony and by far is the best out there. These gifted musicians squeezed Beethoven's soul in each and every note of this wonderful symphony. Masterful just masterful. Thank you.

[@denisebrucato9073]

So true

[@Annoyance1969]

no the 9th is better

[@marve23]

The interplay between the flute, oboe and clarinet at the end of the 2nd movement is sublime

[@NikoHL]

​​​Nope, it's just more well known/famous... The 9th is more familiar to you...

[@NikoHL]

Bernstein with the Weiner Phil is pretty good too 😂... It's on here.

[@flunkyminion]

Showers and thunderstorms are rattling through the afternoon. Black sky one side, bright sun the other. This is the music that my memory turned to and is fulfilled by finding it here. Thankyou.

[@davidblades236]

I discovered this Symphony when I was 16 years old and 50 years on I love it even more, it's more than just music to me, it's part of my life. This is a stunning performance so thank you to Daniel Barenboim, The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra and to the Maestro, Ludwig van Beethoven

[@ericfrazier2736]

OH MY GOD! They got it right! I have heard so many performances where they rush through the 6th and it strains my ears. This is Beautiful.

[@javierroa396]

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[@karlangeloorcine9092]

Baremboim's interpretation of this symphony will surely be approved by Beethoven! :))

[@emc499]

He is conducting by heart! Basically he is a pianist.

[@aramuses]

Very true!!

[@petertalkenberger1890]

Its Beethovens greatest Symphony if not his greatest single work, as it is a walk in Nature by pure music. I love it and cannot ever get tired of listening to it, and I love Barenboim as one of the best Beethoven interpreters since decades, The performance is soft, with lots of empathy and not giving one any hurry or rush about it like some directors I have heard. And the thunderstorm in minute 28 onwards is absolutely authentic!

[@CarlosMesa-mk1vp]

Hi jeje "?jua.jua..jua mas dificil pero hasta rara claro bregue el maestro hizo mas fuerza pero descanso terminando jua ..jua .jua " ? Tire hasta caja thank you" the charly"?

[@ליאורהפלד-ר1ק]

Beautifully played and rxcellently conducted by Daniel Birenboim. I wonder what orchestra is it but anyway real masterpiece of Beethoven ,forever a bliss to the mind and the soul.

[@HossIsDaBoss100]

This is so beautiful it's difficult to listen without tearing up.

[@freemandiaz5123]

😭😭😭😭😭

[@Nello353]

I heartily agree, it stirs in me so many emotions.

[@dennisokeefe9255]

Exactly the same. What a combination of power and beauty.

[@lesliehoard8085]

It's the first time I've ever heard it, and I'm listening because it's part of the curriculum for my Kindergartener to listen to the first 5 minutes of it, and it made me cry! It sounds like what I imagine I'll hear if I go to Heaven.

[@charlessanders7619]

Amen to that!!!

[@georgemiller2255]

I am a Japanese old man with experiences of listening to classical music for a long time. As to Beethoven's symphonies, several conductors have fascinated me through records, tapes, CDs, and internet so far. (My favorite conductors are Böhm, Bernstein, A. Cluytens, P. Kletzki, R. Leibowitz....) I have long thought I am quite familiar with both Pastoral Symphony and Barenboim, but this one is just different and marvelous. This one sounds gentle and soft far and wide, at the same time keeping vividness all the way, which produces the effect of calming every listener down. The way Barenboim conducts here is totally careful and thorough. I also feel much love of his for the young orchestra.

[@steampunknoodles]

George Miller is not the most typical Japanese name lol

[@georgemiller2255]

@@steampunknoodles Of course, it's a nickname. I use a brand account for KZbin.

[@steampunknoodles]

@@georgemiller2255 aha I see lol

[@jeffv103]

The tempo of this 6th is spot on perfect hence how it brings tears to my eyes

[@georgemiller2255]

@@jeffv103I agree with you. My first impression of this performance, gentle and soothing, has much to do with its skillfully-set slow tempo.

[@Hayamachat]

I ended 2019 and started 2020 with this symphony. Beethoven was indeed a genius. He was a genius because he was completely centered. He never gave up. As we observe a drastic climate change affecting everyone of us; this piece composed about two centuries ago comes alive and reminds us of how very important it is to appreciate and preserve nature. Love you and thank you, Beethoven!

[@gw7624]

Lovely sentiment, but there is no 'drastic climate change' affecting us; certainly nothing that the planet hasn't seen before.

[@jamesjoycean]

@@gw7624 sadly in denial

[@gw7624]

@@jamesjoycean Do a bit of independent research my brainwashed friend.

[@matteopesce7405]

@@gw7624 so 97% of world scientists think that global warming/climate change is caused by humans activities, but you made some "indipendent research" and think the opposite? OK I guess that's the problem...

[@gw7624]

​@@matteopesce7405 This is where someone like you, who can't even spell, reaches the limit of his intellect. First of all, the "9%" figure has been debunked thoroughly. Secondly, and this is where people like you get duped by word choice, what was _actually_ asked was 'Do you believe in climate change', to which the responses were incorrectly assumed to be in support of the idea of anthropogenic climate change. Now I appreciate that you're incapable of independent thought, but here's something to keep you busy for the next year or two: What happened to global temperatures following the rapid increase in CO2 levels around the Jurassic period? What does this imply?

[@georgewu5]

In 1950, I was in the 7th grade, Hong Kong. The lady music teacher had us listened to this symphony in the assembly. From then on, I began to love classical music. Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Bach, Mozart ..... George Wu, ARCHITECT, A.I.A., 2018-12-14

[@wayneanderson7443]

I am in awe with all Beethoven's symphonies but this is up there with the very best ❤

[@kishorebajaj4353]

Beethoven, you make me laugh and you make me weep with just emotions. In the interim my senses go afloat in a never ending journey thru bliss and introspection. What would the world be without the likes of you. Beethoven forever !

[@krischan67]

"He whom you mourn is now among the greatest men of all time, unassailable forever. (...) we were there when they buried him, and when he died we wept!" Final words at Beethoven's funeral speech, by Franz Grillparzer

[@lidavanbers6344]

To me, classical music by Beethoven, Mozart etc, is the most soothing for body and mind ! It brings you to a place of peace, calm and beautiful dreams! Thank all the musicians for their dedication!

[@leodesterke5001]

Wat jij zegt is helemaal waar,deze muziek is een oase vanrust

[@janetledbetter8029]

This is greatly amazing. You are so right about the conductor's interpretation of the music. He as well as the composer are absolute genius.

[@noidear7216]

Of all Beethoven's symphonies, this is my favourite.

[@emilianoelhalem1626]

Beethoven's best work. an excellent performance. My favourite movement is the 2nd!

[@arneekstrand2765]

My favourite symphony of Beethoven, touching, beautiful performance, thank you.

[@curtusdanton61]

Arne, you got me! I love the 9th also, but this is my favorite.

[@Global_Perspectives-r1s]

I was going through a very difficult time in my marriage when this song came out, and I was feeling distraught, hopeless, and alone. It seemed like every time I got in the car and turned the radio on, this song was playing and tears would steam down my face. It was the perfect reminder to me that no matter what happened, my hope was in Christ alone and He would never let me down. Eventually, God restored my marriage and He continues to be my hope no matter what I have to face in this life.

[@josemiguelgoyenaga5665]

Alelulla !!!!

[@ליאורהפלד-ר1ק]

Beethoven is absolutely a genius by composing such a perfect and sublime piece of music His music is eternal in its beauty and the feeling it causes in its listeners.Tank you also mr Birenbaum for you your conduting which emphasises its etrnal beauty

[@ליאורהפלד-ר1ק]

THANK YOU M. BEETHOVEN FOR SUCH ABEAUTIFUL SYMPHONY ETERNSL ON OTS BEAUTY.

[@ליאורהפלד-ר1ק]

Thank you Mr. Ludwig Van Beethoven for composing such a perfect and eternally beautiful symphony.

[@rayjohnson6463]

Barenboim really gets involved, class conductor, conducts every note, love it!

[@silvavelozo9050]

In my opinion this is the most beautiful of all the synphonies.

[@earlfriedman5329]

What a glorious piece. We can marvel at not only its beauty, but that humankind has the capacity to love it to the point of bringing utter pleasure or tears of joy.

[@Tony-to5vy]

Arguably the most beautiful symphony ever written. Certainly in my opinion.

[@marshallswensen1082]

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[@susanhalperin5867]

i agree

[@moemenhelmy]

totally agree

[@gregm5497]

Not arguably…absolute!! Love that you share my affinity for it! Blessings to you.

[@rosaliahinojosaromero4808]

Es bellísima, pero hay mucha música maravillosa que gracias a Dios nos han legado los grandes maestros.

[@shin-i-chikozima]

The comfort of No.6 this orchestra plays with exquisite skills is irreplaceable , and out of this world. The nostalgy and melodies of my countryside are my treasure

[@zdenekkopecny4928]

Beethoven loved nature and the countryside. He spent a lot of his time on walks in the country. His 6th Symphony consists of five movements - finaly the weather clears up and comes the shepherd's song. Cheerful feelings after the storm. That is why it was called Pastoral. I first heard it fifty years ago and recorded it on my tape recorder. - Beethoven was still not just gloomy. Towards the end of his life, he composed music "Ode to Joy" based on Schiller's poem. Friedrich Schiller was the Poet of words - Ludwig van Beethoven was the Poet of tones. Both are greats of art. Huge respect! 💖 💞 (CZ my country)

[@sylviasinclair4181]

Surely no-one can ever get enough of this music. The opening bars immediately bring calm to my soul and the beauty just keeps coming. Barenboim is a master of music to be able to translate all that I think Beethoven must have been feeling when he wrote this spectacular symphony. Simply lovely - thank you Proms for continuing to bring classical music to us in spite of COVID, death of our Queen and all other difficulties people everywhere endure nowadays. Thanks

[@prestanneth]

Barenboim smashes this so hard, it's the best No. 6 on youtube imo.

[@richardkessinger7290]

From the very sublime to the most majestic and powerful, Beethoven could express the entire extended range of emotions and feelings all in wordless music!!!! How utterly incredible!!! One of the truly great gifted geniuses of all time. The 6th is just amazing.

[@nancyayers7669]

My fav ... even more than his 9th!!! It's almost unworldly in its beauty of unnamed ecstacy!!

[@davidfoster2043]

Thank you Beethoven for the joy shared by all who listen over and over

[@Raichu234]

My favourite Beethoven symphony. Just to express the simple pleasures of nature and the earth. Wonderful Stuff!

[@konradnibler5024]

Grazie per la presentatione. Che bella musica, fantastica interpretazione. Grazie tutti Grazie Maestro, ottanta anni ! Auguri, grazie

[@trevorjones3273]

The whole point is that Daniel Barenboim has achieved the most marvellous and unique thing with young players from the Middle East. The miracle is that he has Palestinians, Israelis, Jordanians, Lebanese, Syrians, Germans and probably Spanish all playing together. Beethoven is Barenboim's speciality and he does it brilliantly. All credit to the East Western Divan project. May Edward Said rest in Peace.

[@lotus142123]

May Said rot in hell

[@daveharo9878]

Idiot

[@navigator1383]

Yes the European borders should be completely open for anyone to come if they want--even Africa.

[@reneesoryu3650]

The point isn't 'open borders'. The point is that this orchestra shows Arabs and Jews can work together. Try again next time idiot troll

[@navigator1383]

@@reneesoryu3650 I guess the "Africa" word triggered you?

[@jeffrymellinger2807]

Beethoven was known to love nature and walking in the countryside. You get the sense that this tormented man felt great joy when he wrote the Pastoral symphony.

[@BlauerBooo]

Yeees, around Bonn and the Rhine valley, in Siebengebirge, Vorgebirge and so on, as you can see here: www.arte.tv/de/videos/095000-000-A/das-rheinland-die-heimat-eines-genies/

[@brianrodney712]

Music that never dates, it is as fresh and new as when it was first written . A performance such as this is an absolute joy to the ears.

[@Robbie521000]

That was beautifully stated Brian!

[@englishrose47]

The final movement when those notes at the very end just soar and soar then descend - gets me every time. Thank you LVB.

[@i.o.i.akadri3544]

This is my favourite Beethoven symphony and I consider it his best symphony. when listening to it I always picture myself in a forest surrounded by a garden and all sorts of animals and birds chorusing in harmony. What a sublime work!

[@ingridzonta4661]

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[@ingridzonta4661]

amo a mi violin,y detesto a la gente

[@okpark3462]

my favorite too ! and most frequent listing symphony. makes me cry at times. i imagine him walking alone in forest by himself...

[@tiagomendes8376]

I love it too :) Perhaps even above, I love the 7th, which also makes me travel do the woods and sing with many birds. They are both very joy able and dance-inviting. May we rejoice with the great music the world has been given

[@arturhawk98]

your imagination serves you well! in fact this symphony is named 'pastoral'.

[@jbut1208]

Beethoven is one of the three or four people that have ever lived that makes me proud to be a member of the human race! So many others make me ashamed!

[@jimsymons2178]

Very well said! Joseph Knecth

[@annedwyer797]

I second that emotion

[@williamnorton1113]

@Myron Jones , I cannot agree with you on Donald Trump. I will acknowledge that if the economy continues to hold strong throughout his administration, he may be favorably remembered that way, but he is just too self-absorbed and egotistical (and sometimes just plain paranoid) to ever rank high in my mind.

[@Ace1King1]

@@williamnorton1113 Although many find these traits undesirable they seem to work well for Mr. Trump.

[@galahadthreepwood]

@@williamnorton1113 Paranoid? They *are* out to get him

[@DREAM284]

What a privilege. To be able to share the pleasure with the musicians, the conductor and the audience of this wonderful music. Probably, less than 5 years ago it would not have been possible to listen and view such performances so easily and with such clarity, such joy. To take time to criticise these artists only goes to show how that the point has been missed. Enjoy life, appreciate beauty, or learn how to use the OFF switch.

[@StimParavane]

Arguably the greatest symphony ever written.

[@charlessanders7619]

Better than the 5th IMHO

[@charlessanders7619]

Every time I listen to this particular recording I have to bite back my tears…. Every.Single.Time

[@jazzporridge1506]

This performance of the Andante needs UNESCO status, Maestro Barenboim the peace prize, and the wind section deserve a window in the sistine ceiling. "I don't see the problem" said my dad when we struggled to play this at school. Sublime.

[@lucianomaggiulli6353]

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[@chrisway8232]

When I need to be uplifted and have my soul nourished I come back to Beethoven’s 6th...a great warm hug of a piece, Beethoven’s gift to nature becomes a gift to all mankind....and this is a masterful turn from Barenboim and his Orchestra..👏👏👏👏

[@ranjithranasinghe6315]

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[@CarlosMesa-mk1vp]

Hi señoras y señores si bay no desfigure la piesa jua.jua.jua piensa " the charly"?

[@Tibursia84]

Fantastic. I love to watch the conductor and musicians in their body language as they perform. JUst magnificent

[@samterian7694]

would it sound much better if conductor had no clothes on?

[@mauroscotti2577]

One of the best masterpieces of the german master, well performed 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🇧🇷

[@snippetsordinarylife]

My biggest regret in life is that I never met a partner who could sit and listen to this with me, enthralled with tears in his eyes.

[@joshuaharrell554]

Hey, I'm down if you're still looking for someone

[@johannes3vers161]

Dear Hanle, I am another partner of yours just totally overwhelmed again of the whole scene and sound, having in my heart and imagination the coming AGE OF PEACE ON EARTH under the rule and reign of no one else than my LORD and GOD and SAVIOUR JESUS, the CHRIST OF GOD ALLMIGHTY!!! HIS KINGDOM is going to last 1000 years and this rotten and totally ruined creation of HIS is going to blossom and cherish to the TOTAL SATISFACTION OF GOD the FATHER of JESUS, HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON from ETERNITY on! And there will be peace governing worldwide, because satan, the old enemy and hero of all evil and suffering of mankind in untold variation, will be kept in chaines in God's dungeon, where he will suffer in unimaginable pain for all his evil on earth from very early times (roughly 6000 years) on! May therefore everyone reading these poor lines take this in consideration and, if not yet accomplished, come to my LORD JESUS in tears of repentance and confession of sins with the objection of full redemption from JESUS, THE SON OF MAN ! May HE bless this weak witness of faith in HIM for 35 years now!

lol plenty out there

[@pollymotley5041]

Sincerely hope you find someone. Best wishes.

[@maricarmenpinto6293]

Hanle de Beer I’m single. Are you still looking for someone? I love classical music. 😘❤️