Beethoven - Symphony No.9 | Herbert Blomstedt | HD

Simona Šaturová (soprano),
Mihoko Fujimura (alto),
Christian Elsner (tenor),
Christian Gerhaher (baritone),
MDR Rundfunkchor,
GewandhausChor,
GewandhausKinderchor,
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig / Herbert Blomstedt
I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso 1:22
II. Molto vivace - Presto 16:40
III. Adagio molto e cantabile 30:50
IV. Presto 44:26
I would like to clarify that I am not the rightful owner of the recording being shared. Although a version of the recording can be found on KZbin, it only has low resolution and poor audio quality. I believe that the recording deserves to be shared in high quality. If you are the rightful owner of the recording and would like me to take down the video, please do let me know..

[@DavidPRose]

Forgot to mention re: the silence. It was Blomstedt’s masterful keeping his arms extended and not lowering them until HE felt it was time to applaud. He conducted the audience’s silence. Bravo, Maestro.

[@djpass-mi4bi]

He really seemed to be enjoying himself.

[@vonpfrentsch]

Thank you for your mostly important post. We wouldn´t have known otherwise...

[@djpass-mi4bi]

You are welcome.@@vonpfrentsch

[@organboi]

Yes we know. But it doesn't always work with an ending like this. He's lucky they didn't applaud so soon.

[@gena4745]

@@organboi youre right. 'Conducting' silence without luck is impossible

[@dougcargill6730]

The respect and love Maestro Blomstedt has for his musicians is unsurpassed. I was fortunate to live in San Francisco when he was the music director. I learned so much from his tenure. His Dvorak, Sibelius, Brahms and Bruckner are without peer. The world has been blessed by his music.

[@karinfuchs2733]

Herbert Blomstedt 💞🫂💞 What a wonderful human beeing!!!

[@user-rh8vw6xg9e]

ああ…残響まで完全に浸る事が出来た…なんて感動的なラストなんだろう…✨😭😭😭いい加減、フライングブラボーなる目立ちたがりの一部の客による悪しき悪しき習慣を…特に日本から無くして欲しい。

[@DavidPRose]

Amazingly respectful how the German audience just maintained a total, reverential silence for many, many seconds after the final notes of the piece. To erupt in applause, as is so commonly done, just destroys the magic of Beethoven. That conduct should be the norm. We were spared the brutish “bravos” shouted by the show-off audience members wanting to show that yes, they knew the piece was over and one is expected to shout an Italian word at the top of one’s lungs.

[@ChollieD]

OK, but this attitude of there being an exactly correct which-fork-do-I-use etiquette kills interest in classical music. Normal people don't want to attend a mausoleum of pristine perfection. I want to be still and let music wash over me, and not worry too much if somebody applauds between movements (which used to be MORE common). or some other minor _breach of etiquette_ occurs. The silence is nice, but the magic of a great Beethoven performance can not be killed by a Bravo, Bravi (even more pretentious!), or even a wolf whistle at the hot soprano.

[@AndreyRubtsovRU]

Old people trying to keep meaningless customs. I'm here for that. Lol

[@taenggom-xy7ry]

Here in Korea we call such brutal applause ANDA BAKSU, which means I clap(BAKSU) because i know(ANDA) BETTER than you jerks haha

[@rozalinamariapagno1663]

Linda melodia! Coral perfeito.

[@suew1127]

I'm no pro by any means nor do I understand the singing. BUT I do like to listen at work at times. I actually attended my first concert last night...Beerhoven's Symphony 9, and felt led to look it up today on KZbin after hearing the explanation of what it was about. Listening to Ode to Joy now. But this lady seated before me last night seemed annoyed that I was humming to the lyrics...not loudly at all. I found it very stoic. You couldn't even open a candy rapper without it feeling like you were disturbing the peace. I thoroughly enjoyed the performance, and I agree the corpseish decorum can turn one away and make you feel like an outsider, especially if you're not knowledgeable about the etiquette.

[@kclim1004]

마지막 적막은 정말 대단하네요. 청중의 저 태도가 그저 부럽습니다.

[@MirianKhukhunaishvili]

I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso 1:22 II. Molto vivace - Presto 16:40 III. Adagio molto e cantabile 30:50 IV. Presto 44:26

[@user-wp4ju4hp5w]

This conductor is over 90 years old ! Wow!

[@xapaga1]

Well, at the time of this filming + recording, Maestro Blomstedt was _only_ 88. I was to attend his concert conducting the NHK Symphony Orchestra in October 2023 in Tokorozawa, Japan, but he cancelled it due to ill health. He was 96 at that time, which has already surpassed Leopold Stokowski (who died at age 95) and must enter the Guinness Book.

[@MrOlogramma]

BEETHOVEN we love you ❤

[@PatriciaSardinha512]

Fantástico! Parabéns imortal Beethoven! Bravíssimo!❤

[@pin-huangchou5289]

Big thank for posing this video. That's great!

[@melaniamonicacraciun9900]

Ode To Joy friends, we are lucky survivors, let's sing along and put end any war disputes because music unites us like a true global family, remarcable performance indeed❤🎉❤

[@posmotr]

Великолепно! Благодарю Вас! С наилучшими пожеланиями!

[@kwonhyoukkyu]

오랜만에 군더더기 없이 깔끔한 실황을 만나서 너무 기쁩니다. ❤❤

[@taenggom-xy7ry]

it's impressive to see your postings all have such high quality of resolution and audio. much appreciate it! subscription done :)

[@user-dapeng661]

the best 9th i have heard on youtube so far ... Number of views of this is abhorringly disproportionate to its excellence !

[@francescobattaglia5322]

Meravigliosa interpretazione.

[@josuerestrepo1476]

Powerful interpretation!

[@zeynepersen6309]

Ellerinizden öperim Blomstedt

[@leedufour]

Thanks!

[@Dr.Pepper001]

I have to hear this once a month or I'll stop breathing.

[@mauriziotestino9998]

Così va bene bravo bravi bravissimi grande sollievo in questo tempo difficile.

[@marks1417]

Thanks for posting. The soloists really should learn their small parts from memory since the chorus and the conductor himself don't need their scores

[@xapaga1]

The female soloists are non-native speakers of German (i.e. speakers of Slovak and Japanese), which of course serves no excuse for the score in hand.

[@medoprofundo]

Even the maestro is reading, or turning pages...

[@Feniso]

Me ha parecido escuchar al viejo Furtwängler durante la Guerra. Magnético Blomstedt.

[@dalinadanergy1432]

Super Conductor.

[@user-pl1yn2jn3s]

W😮W!!🎉

[@cybermensch]

In what year was this performance please?

[@mischamauch5588]

2015 December 31

[@xapaga1]

@@mischamauch5588 Ah, well then the conductor was 88 years old at that time.

[@thechansfamily]

大師親自肉身演譯歡樂頌。誰不會被Blomstedt大師的投入及歡愉所感染？

[@hyuntaekim270]

When did this video recoding?

[@organboi]

HB just let them do their thing. Just minimum guidance. The way all conductors should be.

[@user-xb4pu5kc5n]

1:11:05 Who are ?

[@shenjohn9364]

大師體力好！

[@JTREZERG]

57:06

[@CaptainM792]

47:51 , 56:55 and 1:06:29

[@kwonhyoukkyu]

혹시 이 실황이 언제인지 아시는 분이 있다면 알려주세요.

[@user-bh3gj6np6m]

2015.12.31 이라네요~

[@kwonhyoukkyu]

@@user-bh3gj6np6m 감사합니다. 저 연세에 대단하시네요

[@yaseensaid5962]

What is this country ???

[@user-xb4pu5kc5n]

Germany 🇩🇪

[@xapaga1]

@@user-xb4pu5kc5n GDR (DDR), i.e. East Germany till October 3rd 1990.

[@suew1127]

Was this piece composed when he was deaf?

[@acecatman]

Yes, as with all his symphonies except the first one

[@enriquesanchez2001]

@@acecatman NOT accurate! His deafness started early but gradually.

[@littleberry0958]

@@enriquesanchez2001 his deafness started when he was 28 but by the time he wrote this in midlife he was completely deaf. He was unable to conduct this and there had to be a 2nd conductor upon it's debut, neither could he hear the huge applause for him at the end.

[@enriquesanchez2001]

@@littleberry0958 I don't believe you intended this for me.

[@organboi]

​@@acecatmanfalse.

[@gena4745]

마지막에 관객들 침묵하게 한거 도대체 어떻게 한거임?

[@260spark]

원래 지휘자가 팔을 내리고 나서야 그때서야 박수를 쳐야 합니당, 저 기에 오신 관객들은 적어도 그걸 아는 수준의 분들이고요

[@gena4745]

가령 차콥6 같은 곡은 저렇게 박수 통제가 가능하겠지만 베교9번을 저렇게 통제하는건 상식적으로 어렵다고 봐야죠. 블롬스테트와 비교해 티켓파워가 비슷하거나 그 이상인 분들도 저렇게 못했어요. 지휘자의 포스와 현장내 분위기에 관객 성향에 운빨까지 갖춰져야 하는 일인데..

[@gena4745]

@@260spark 결론적으로 저는 운이 매우 매우 좋았다라고 봅니다. 통상적으로는 팔을 저렇게 들고있는 수준을 넘어 객석을 향해 몸을 돌려 정지 사인을 보내도 박수를 못 막을 겁니다. 독일이든 일본이든 어디든.