Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 // Pekka Kuusisto & NCO

[@BenJohnsonDotNet]

Proof that a small orchestra can still sound massive with the right music, performers, and room.

[@scottmiller6495]

Agreed, what a dynamite performance !!!!!

[@scottmiller6495]

Superb Performance worthy of a Standing Ovation !!!!!

[@adsones]

Unlike anything I've ever seen. Pretty impressive how everyone is mindful and paying attention to each other. You can notice it by their body language, the casual smiles and the eye contact. It just make the whole thing more energetic and wholesome. I'm always revisiting this one.

[@scottmiller6495]

The people in the audience should have given them a rousing standing ovation as far as i,m concerned !!!!!

[@karldelavigne8134]

This is so well balanced. The players are listening to each other and responding. And there is an infectious energy, which you notice in the way the rhythms have forward momentum. Very impressive.

[@kunzli76]

Magnifique ! Pureté du son, interprétation vivante, quel bel ensemble!! J'adore ces "petits formats" d'orchestre

[@rodolforavissant7663]

In the Netherlands we say : This Orchestra stands like a House !! Chapeau !! What a work !

[@antonioveraldi9137]

apotheosis of dance in a sublime interpretation

[@earlystrings1]

Very clear, dynamic, attractive performance. No conductor. The concert master is leading and shaping very effectively. This is probably more or less how orchestras played in Beethoven's time where conductors still basically just gave the tempo and beat time. Absolutely beautiful.

[@andreakroll4940]

Ich liebe diesen Sound, nicht so glatt gebügelt, wie von den berühmten Sinfonieorchestern, mit soviel Leidenschaft gespielt. Einfach mitreißend. ❤❤

[@Minona-t]

Not the biggest orchestra for the ultra powerfull Beethoven's 7th Symphony, but really lived up to its expectations. Great performance with no conductor, which shows amazing synchronization amog the musicians, who brilliantly performed throughout the work. Notice how the strings of the first violinist snapped all the play through, which is a sign of how, in my opinion, a professional musician should play beethoven. Always keeping a replacement of their instrument. Great job guys! Bravo!!

[@jorgepiedrahita8803]

I find the great Pekka Kuusisto's peculiar way of directing admirable. Breaking stereotypes achieves, in my opinion, an extraordinary result. Thanks for sharing.

[@classicinvestmentwatches676]

By far te best Beethoven in 30 years. How it overcomes the lack of big orchestra is the miracle in itself. But rather a genious conductor himself!

[@staffanolofsson8201]

Pekka Kuusisto really makes this a wonderful mix of Finland and Norway. Talking about Nordic cooperation.

[@insookang2388]

Thank you from 🇨🇦👵, happy holiday to all of you.👍🙏👏💐

[@gandalf9460]

I miss playing with the orchestra so much...Once you've played in an orchestra you never want to miss it. It's such a special and unique experience to make music together and also to feel it together...I can't describe it. But thanks a lot for this wonderful performance! I really enjoyed it

[@RichardDavies-pf4dd]

Intimately powerful.Joyful crisp sound.Like hearing Beethoven for the first time.

[@jandrewscali]

The essence of chamber music. Listening to each other and playing beautiful music! Bravo! Love this performance!

[@stephenfannin7925]

Bravo! I often stand up as a fiddle player and sit down as a violinist. There is an added expressivity when you can put your entire body into it. There is a sort of dance that served this particular work well. The dynamics were outstanding. Unfortunately - since we all get older - this is for a more youthful group. For something this long, my feet would hurt.

[@rogerhammer]

I’ve heard recordings of the great orchestras and conductors but the ensemble here stands out as the best ever. Standing ovation!!!

[@charmoka]

34:15 - All the strings are having a good time!

[@clairenicholls]

😮 Just wow. Thank you NCO and Pekka- Beethoven brilliance

[@paulpadillo4591]

Incredble. Like everything they do, they make the familiar (and at times over-familiar) sound new . . . almost as if being composed before our eyes. Tremendous work. If it's possible to fall in love with an orchestra . . . Well, too late - I'm in love with NCO!

[@blaspayri]

brilliant, vigorous, and so Beethovenian

[@БорисШалагінов]

Я в восторге! Какой замечательный ансамбль! И как раз моя любимая симфония!

[@pzbrawl]

Deliciously magical, thank you Pekka Kuusisto and the NCO! Now could we please hear numbers 2, 4, 6, 8!?

[@denise2169]

Pure joy. Thank you!

[@joseosorio7747]

¡BRAVO, BRAVO; BRAVO! Sr. Pekka y Orquesta, maravillosa música, magistral.

[@pauloludwig7672]

Beethoven compunha nos Céus e passava a limpo na Terra!

[@elisapark5100]

Utterly magnificent!

[@DrEsky914]

My absolute favorite Beethoven symphony! Well done! It is fun for every single instrument!

[@dermotdunne1886]

WOW! Incredible performance - such joy. I love the orchestra. Great stuff Pekka!

[@nanxi1211]

Pekka is bouncing on his knees giving the minimal but necessary direction of tempo throughout the symphony, subtly keeping the whole thing together and making sure all musicians have the same pulse. This is such a genius way of reinventing the role of the conductor - to minimise the power hierarchy while carrying out a unified musical idea at the same time.

[@ShelleyKang]

Deeply penetrating powerful sound ! Lovely lively,vivid performance ! LOVE , from CANADA

[@scottfinnegan2977]

Outstanding performance!

[@tongjelly]

Absolutely stunning performance with the players playing perfectly in vibe. The standing players and positioning also allow us to see clearly the emotions expressed. And the players are using tablets to read the music, a pretty modern approach. Overall, an excellent video recording too with zooming on the various instruments at the appropriate time. Kudos!

[@curtisgrindahl446]

The second movement arrives and so do the tears... so moving. Love how many performers I see here I also see performing with the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra. So much fine music coming from Norway!

[@claudiaochoacruz]

Bravissimo!! Muchas gracias por compartirlo!!

[@praaht18]

Very well done, indeed. Thanks.

[@guillermolinvioagmai]

Hermosa interpretación! Felicitaciones

[@levandornis6568]

An incredible performance

[@Hobbs-Bagley]

Splendidly done - a joy to listen to this again and again!

[@mazzini2007]

Desde Buenos Aires en Argentina GRACIAS por tan fantástica interpretación.!!

[@michaelhooper7587]

An inspired performance of an old favorite with a new fresh touch. Bravo

[@sagarsviolinclass6891]

Love the cheeky glance by Pekka at 1:20 after the small mistake in the violins haha

[@ecrb9263]

テンポが良く実にいい演奏。ホールの響き録音ともに優秀💕素晴らしい❗

[@damnedseagull6194]

Bravo 👏👏👏

[@angelebarbeyto]

Absolutely brillance!

[@jamesjoice100]

Maravillosa, brillante, …. las infinitas posibilidades de la interpretación musical!!… bravo!!!

[@waynelutton4634]

I noticed some things about this symphony in this performance and video recording that I hadn't picked up on in Big Band recordings. Did members of the orchestra get goose bumps while playing the fourth movement? BTW, check out Herbert Kegel and the Dresden Philharmonic recording sometime. They rolled from the third movement into the fourth w/o a break. Nifty. Thanks for posting. Best Wishes for the New Year from a viewer in Washington,DC

[@massimomarciano2931]

PENSATE CHE TUTTO QUESTO E' STATO COMPOSTO CON UNA PARTE DELL UDITO ORMAI INESISTENTE...GREATTTTTTT

[@rogeriotalano3818]

que coisa mais linda desse mundoooooooooo !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@robertcooksier]

There is so much more energy and engagement in this interpretation than any other I can recall. Brilliant! (and I'm totally happy to forgive the small oops's in the ascending line at 1.18 as part of the human experience 🙂).

[@Stone2home]

Yes, there was a good little bit of "the human experience" in a spot or two. But it was great though!

[@beto9124]

Allegretto, tão triste.....eu amo 😫😫😫

[@gorelspeed8506]

Bravo! Thank you so much

[@sheldonsheldon4412]

Sublime

[@violinhunter2]

Well this rivals David Grimal's French orchestra - really. Bravo!

[@svenjonascarlson3515]

Great musicianship!

[@qingchuanliu415]

bravo!

[@northdallashs1]

Am I the only one who heard those eight extra bars they stuffed in at the end of the first movement? How dare they!

[@michaelcogan75]

Hawk ears! You are absolutely right! But it sounds so good and the drama is even more forceful... why not applaud their courage and originality?

[@sean7685]

lmao the concertmastewr smiled at 1:18 cuz someone played a wrong note in the violin section (there is no "perfect' concert, not tryna criticize here).

[@italia8705]

It is very highly balanced and controlled performance. It is very closed one from the ideal balances. But i think very sorry about that it was inserted the unexpected eight bars at 13:55.. poor thing..

[@NagarajanVasudevaRao61]

That's carefully noticed! Perhaps that small piece is added out of exuberance. In Indian music it is allowed. 😊

[@gubicamo]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@philipbrace5804]

They are all interactive intimately as though they are playing a Baroque suite. I'm not sure, however, as though the music was ever being This performed. But it makes for a springy edgy performance!

[@みけ-s6q]

理想のベートーヴェン7番です。

[@herminioteixeira5921]

Este vídeo magnífico, mostra que não é necessário uma Orquestra grande, para apresentar uma grande obra; e, mostra igualmente como, músicos tocando de pé, envolvendo o corpo inteiro, podem fazer diferença numa interpretação mais eloquente. Aumentando o espigão, celistas também podem tocar de pé.

[@Chasestringsmusic]

6:21

[@Chasestringsmusic]

41:25

[@TueSorensen]

NCO - the No Conductor Orchestra?

[@iaf1810]

You don't need that... Chamber is listening to each other... No conductor means nobody can distract you with excessive gestures while playing 🙂🙂🙂 love chamber music for that 🙂🙂❤️❤️

[@lollosimeonilollo7202]

..br@vi aaanD Live long & Prosper

[@Vivi16392]

naaahhhhhhh. I'm sorry people ,,, that one didn't land ,,,,,, it's all correct and together but it's so lackluster ,,,,,,,, sometimes the non-conductor thing becomes a Meme ,,,,,, that's what happened in this case ,,,,, to play well and alone is not enough for a great musical performance of a work like this ,,,,,,,, simply disappointing .......