Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 / Sokhiev · Berliner Philharmoniker

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Dmitri Shostakovich: 4th movt. from Symphony No. 5 / Tugan Sokhiev, conductor · Berliner Philharmoniker / Recorded at the Berlin Philharmonie, 13 December 2014
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[@jbhopper2827]

Interesting conducting technique, I call it the landing strip

[@Altonahh10]

The way Sokhiev builds up tension with the insane tempo here and the fun the Philharmoniker have is simply breathtaking.

[@AlexYoon]

00:30 thats the dream. Playing a masterpiece smiling with the one of the best orchestras with the best friend, who also happens to be amazing.

[@RazorSharpChannel]

Saw him perform locally recently, he has that smile on wherever he goes xD

[@berlinphil]

+Torterra kart Yes, it is Wilfried Strehle. We are delighted to say that retired members of the orchestra usually remain in close touch and sometimes still perform in individual concert programmes.

[@nachopanda4786]

Berliner Philharmoniker my favorite movement of this symphony is the 2nd with that piccolo clarinet

[@grahambeyer1]

I like this conducting technique. I think it really communicates to the musicians. His movements are really easy to understand and as result the orchestra feels secure and more free to enjoy the music and they certainly were! Awesome piece of music!

[@mason11198]

1:55 I'm always so impressed seeing DBs play blistering fast sections, idk why. Visually looks impressive, and probably is harder then the cello which they so often double

[@milomarches]

As a double bassist, i can confirm that this is harder

[@luke1835]

Hardest part is getting those strings to speak

[@Sharguni]

I love the gesture he gives Stefan Schulz. It's like the all-clear for bass carnage

[@aaronzeraujpbass1070]

Anyone else hear the little cry director at the 00:35 ? Wonderful concert , I love the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

[@joaoteixeira1272]

me

[@LisztyLiszt]

The trombone and tuba at 00:37 are awesome.

[@M2BN_JGH]

Stefan&Alex they're crazy XD

[@Jiwpgakis]

00:30 those viola players seem really happy :D

[@gordonackerman4105]

+Jiwpgakis. Their $300,000 annual salary may have something to do with it. With the exception of a few soloists and conductors, Berlin Philharmonic musicians are the best-paid in the world. With good reason.

[@tomallen4230]

+Gordon Ackerman are u sure it's 300,000?

[@iteinflammateomnia]

+Gordon Ackerman They do not at all make that much. They are anything but rich.

[@iteinflammateomnia]

+Gordon Ackerman Also, the members of the LA Philharmonic make the most.

[@JonatasAdoM]

Still B.P is the best in my humble ignorant opinion.

[@yeahchou3946]

At 2:02 you can actually see the conductor play a violin.

[@giuseppegiordano2017]

Trombon and tuba 00.38 perfect in all ... The best recorder , very very High level !!

[@mauryq2150]

Of course not, they are too soft

[@austenmeyer382]

I thoroughly enjoyed the faster tempo on this piece. I've never actually heard it at this tempo and it seems to suit the piece well.

[@hendrikf3670]

Hear Bernsteins Version thats way faster (too fast)

[@e.heckscher1576]

Then look at Shotstakovich's tempo markings, which start at 88 to the quarter (!) with a specifically measured accelerando that I have only heard Leonard Slatkin actually conduct.

[@davidtatro7457]

@E. Heckscher this is one of those movements where few conductors seem to pay little if any attention to what the composer actually wrote.

[@dankafurtw2581]

I love see people smiling in the audience, I love BPO so much!!

[@sinicorso3060]

A wonderful piece of music with a wonderful orchestra

[@theophilus5752]

Stefan Schulz is my Bass Trombone role model, can't get enough of him!

[@davidstein7397]

He needs to be way louder. Personally I think the American bass trombonists are the best such as Charlie or Blair.

[@PHFaria]

@@davidstein7397 urgh

[@williamredpath861]

@@PHFaria why urgh? Charlie Vernon has tremendous pedigree as a bass trombonist. He was taught by the iconic bass trombonist Edward Kleinhammer and probably the most famous tuba player in Arnold Jacobs. He's taken a lot of their qualities into his own playing. I'm no American but I can respect quality when I hear it.

[@PHFaria]

@@williamredpath861 urgh to someone who argue that louder is equivalent to better. Nothing against Blair or Vernon.

[@williamredpath861]

@@PHFaria was David not meaning louder in reference to this piece rather than saying louder is better in general? Just as you have your own preferences in how you prefer to hear something, is David not entitled to his with comments such as "urgh". His taste is his taste, doesn't make him wrong.

[@brylancaldwell1556]

1:55 lol Another thought, I love the tuba in this piece because it's literally the greatest instrument known to mankind

[@flipscus4098]

I don't even hear that shit

[@OrlandoAponte]

This is the gentlest sounding performance of this movement I've ever heard. It almost sounds more like Schubert's 5th Symphony

[@tomallen4230]

I think that the gentleness is good

[@OrlandoAponte]

+Tom Allen I couldn't disagree more but that's the good thing about all the different renditions/recordings in classical music - there's a recording for everybody

[@JonatasAdoM]

+Orlando Aponte Exactly. You can pick your preferred.

[@bambino100011]

More bass trombone please :)

[@trombigor]

More Stefan Schulz please!!!!

[@charleyhibschweiler4555]

There can never be enough of that

[@anthonymagera9996]

Yessss

[@Hentai_Student]

More speed please

[@horst1ish]

Excellent music !

[@sinicorso3060]

Wonderful music, wonderful ONCT!

[@LCdrDerrick]

That conducting style is hilariously satisfying to watch!

[@matthewvwuk]

A great symphony indeed! Dmitri Shostakovich subtitled his Symphony no 5 'A Soviet's reply to just criticism' as an opera he wrote previously didn't go down at all well with the Soviet authorities & Joseph Stalin attended the premier & reportedly stormed out during the performance! The headlines the next day in the newspapers 'Chaos instead of music'! This particular symphony was written to get back into favour with the Soviet authorities & it worked & it was well received. I was hoping to hear the moment the tam-tam came in to relieve the tension in the final movement but there we are!

[@jekyllmd1]

La mejor versión de esta hermosa sinfonía!!!

[@drjoopj]

Why are musicians always grinning from ear to ear when playing Shostakovich?

[@danmcglaun1]

Cause he is KOOOOOOOL!

[@friedrichbirke3500]

The one violist also grinned when the orchestra played brahms first symphony.

[@youririnsema1148]

it's incredibly difficult to play but when you finally get it right and perform it it is so much fun, I speak from experience

[@RazorSharpChannel]

@@friedrichbirke3500 I saw that guy (0:33) perform some Schubert in my town recently, he has the grin on his face permanently I think xD

[@claytondungey1914]

Jared Johnson In order to embrace he spirit of Soviet Russia: Be happy! ...... or else.

[@anonymousfrog1334]

This was the most fun piece I’ve played so far. The concert we were going to perform it for got canceled but we got a superior at the festival we were able to go to

[@warrenwilson4818]

Enjoyable watching this conductor. Quite different.

[@Brillemeister]

Majesty densely concentrated on the staves. God bless

[@vitormusico5545]

A melhor Orquestra Filarmônica do Mundo. BERLIM.

[@Trumpyfilip]

GABOR I LOVE YOU

[@robertwilliamson7765]

One of the best works of thè 20th century.

[@_rhen]

My favorite orchestra in the world

[@CarmenCruzLopez]

Brillante en música y orquesta.

[@gimletrose1985]

Love how Amihai always smiling and having fun!

[@mashtali1]

this is fantastic speed

[@daveenyart]

Holy moly...what a tempo!! Cool to see a conductor without a baton. It appears to me that Valery Gergiev and Tugan Sokhiev enjoyed the same conducting teacher.

[@Queeen7q]

Northern Caucasian conducting school :))))) - Temirkanov, Gergiev, Sokhiev :)))))))))))))))))

[@jacobtapianieto9655]

All of them pupils of the great Ilya Musin.

[@davevansega1771]

They really set off at such a pace......

[@ricklopez2314]

Glorious.

[@torterrakart7249]

+Berliner Philarmoniker Is Wilfried Strehle playing here? I think I saw him at 2:12 but I thought he wasn't anymore in the orchestra

[@a.h.sabafar7230]

LEGENDARY!

[@user-ub9xx5ve1d]

2:00 horn！！！♡

[@michaelc9810]

I love the theatrics of the conductor😂 At 00:34 he looks at the brass and is like “Whatcha got? Who put you on the face of the earth?” (Sponge bob reference🤣) Then at 1:30 I’m pretty sure he’s playing fruit Ninja!!😂😂

[@user-by6dz5kf6n]

fruit ninja hahahahhha

[@vicente1049]

Es una maravilla ❤

[@brucekuehn4031]

You may be interested in Dudamel with Berlin conducting the same 3 mins - published on Nov 17, 2018. Similar but different in detail.

[@user-nk5fw7qp9u]

Bravo

[@miguelangelcontreraslinan9500]

Pronto llegare aquí

[@yazzminn3664]

Que felicidad ver a Amihai Grosz y Máté Szücs 3

[@sebastianguerrero8877]

What´s the sound in 00:35 ??

[@user-mo3jh6gi9h]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@vladimirlenin1802]

Who plays Contrabasson?

[@hendrikf3670]

Perfektes Tempo

[@the18wheeler67]

Where are sarah wills and stefan dohr and the others on horn?

[@user-vn4yg4qq6h]

比较美😍

[@zandergrier1302]

Well, that's the first time I've seen the entire tromba section using 4 rotor horns. Interesting.

[@m.2456]

Zander Grier tromba section? If you’re talking about horns, nearly every professional orchestra outside of Vienna use instruments with 4 valves. If you mean the trumpets, they all only have 3 valves. The pinky is used to raise levers covering small holes that correct the intonation and make certain notes easier to reach.

[@capersbeach]

anyone else hear the creepy murmer at 0:35 ?

[@Nik_Luscinius]

And 2:36!

[@oskargotopo413]

@@Nik_Luscinius what?

[@Nik_Luscinius]

Oskar Gotopo the same sound as at 0:35.

[@andrelucas2208]

It's Sokhiev grunting

[@stroganoffbeef3713]

0:30辺りで目配せしてニヤってしてるww

[@user-ji6ls2oj4y]

stroganoff beef こういうの好きw

[@paytporik]

Shostakovich!!!

[@totallycuterthanyou4]

What’s the side trumpet looking instrument called?

[@bentleyboy67]

It's just a trumpet but with rotary valves. They use them a lot on the continent

[@rayanbenharzallah4552]

1: 28 wen you driving in winter 🤣

[@taskbarenhancer3386]

I wish Karajan recorded this sym.

[@Tubomiro]

0:08 put in those earplugs Bassoons, because it’s gonna get pretty loud.

[@alexfwfwfw4830]

why does the conductor always change between videos?

[@user-zo7jm5qd7n]

54 people who pushed low rating became Siberian sending.

[@maltezeller9223]

I always hear a little Mahler 1 in this one... strange

[@andrewchoi1283]

Shostakovich did get a lot of inspiration from Mahler so that's probably why

[@Elena_Soboleva93]

Mahler is Shostakovichi's favorite composer :)

[@jonasrettig327]

charlie sheen plays trombone?

[@user-beartp910]

0:35 "slap"

[@wyattmartinez3986]

I would kill to be in this orchestra.....jk

[@joaquinmiranda5662]

0:36 hmmmmmmmmm

[@oats9755]

1:25

[@arteitheotonio]

is this the best shostakovic sinfonie? A friend asked

[@keanadair]

0:35 Jupiter anyone?

[@eriknewland3686]

OK WHICH OF THEM FLUTIES IS PLAYING WRONG NOTES AT THE BEGINNING?????

[@kumomo3]

さすがやん

[@wariopimpdaddy2291]

Mother 3

[@legendarygames1855]

Srsly? What has a Gba Game to do with this?

[@bobbobby9321]

Wait tubas make sound!?

[@edwardrichard3772]

In 36 seconds, I hear a ghost.

[@AlexandraPeguero-ty9jk]

Esto es tan bueno como comer bolas broma

[@user-yl4wv9uz3s]

1:01 やる気スイッチ

[@liomatsu1931]

I prefer Yutaka sado’s version more. This performance is lacking quite a lot of things...

[@MrBPOfan]

Agreed. That is a really remarkable one, full of power and energy. Dado was on fire!

[@phillippark1213]

Flutes and piccolos are so off pitch 1:59 :(

[@andyyu9531]

Phillip Park In my opinion, the sound out of tune would belong to the Eb clarinet.

[@SeanPi314]

Andy Yu The sound of the Eb clarinet is much sharper. You can check out Richard Strauss's Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks.

[@natheniel]

+SeanPi314 It sounds more like the Eb clarinet for me too.

[@Cyclingdavp123]

WTF!!!! This is the Berlin Phil!! Which orchestra is it you play for again??

[@theophilus5752]

+David Pritchard exactly what I was going to say

[@bent8604]

This is a very good recording, but personally I think Bernstein conducting this sounds the best.

[@anthonymagera9996]

tyyd tot everyone does

[@maanibeigy7986]

Mad Russian conductor, MAD 😆👏

[@brunopraia7605]

Tugan Sokhiev does not have enough quality to conduct such prestigious orchestra as the Berliner Philharmoniker.

[@pedrobotelhovieira9203]

É a tua opinião...

[@trump3c]

A bit too quick for my taste.

[@bambino100011]

If you take the tempo slower, the piece drags. Tempo was just right.

[@trump3c]

You should check out New York Philharmonic performances of this piece with Leonard Bernstein, I believe he had the right idea for tempo.

[@bambino100011]

I like very much the New York Phil version with Bernstein conducting, I just prefer the tempo faster :)

[@kyletomlinson5365]

Bernstein kinda misses the point of the piece in my opinion.

[@bambino100011]

Huh? Explain your point about Bernstein? How does he miss?

[@clintonross3920]

Too damned fast for the power within.

[@people_culture]

очень плохо

[@ashtonlyons2139]

Too fast

[@allenlarson2708]

Yes, please look again at the score and try to understand Shostokovich's reason for the amazing tempo changes he so carefully wrote?

[@frozenfeet4534]

That's one weird-ass composing style, Sokhiev...

[@tomallen4230]

do you mean conducting?

[@frozenfeet4534]

Tom Allen yep lmao

[@alexandremyrat]

Encore un qui dirige le nez dans la partition. Trop de concerts sans doute pour accéder à cette liberté sans la quelle il n'y a pas de transcendence car collé dans la matière. La matière, le cas échéant est très séduisante. Chacun fait ce qu'il sait très bien faire. La reproduction de son image et le narcissisme qui va avec. Mais où est le risque artistique de la découverte de ce que l'on sait pas encore? Des films en pagaille, combien de fois du Cinéma. Des concerts comme une autoroute... Ect.

[@minjaejameskim8340]

Wow....worst conductor I haven't seen for a long time...

[@OLzhehalov]

No, I think he is better than Gergiev)

[@jin12345678]

+starwarsjunkie7777 sokhiev is actually one of my favorites. He's very precise and energetic, and always gets an enthusiastic performance out of the orchestra. His style is flamboyant but services the players - when he's conducting the music never sounds labored or harsh.

[@Cyclingdavp123]

Really??????

[@dankafurtw2581]

ey no!!

[@JonatasAdoM]

Exactly, how can people even complain about Gergiev when you have conductors such as him.

[@maxcohen13]

Too fast.

[@kumomo3]

I feel too.

[@lyncunningham8255]

Fine performance. Too bad Russian music got cancelled and we’re not supposed to like it anymore.

[@severussnape6886]

Honestly, I hate this symphony most...

[@severussnape6886]

That symphony isn't his real style. I'd prefer something like his 4th or 8th.

[@blueXtwoplustwo]

Not a good performance. Pass

[@noirvalentin]

Shostakovich's symphonies are overrated....

[@cys8964]

+Valentin Chantereau Oh come on...

[@iteinflammateomnia]

Bullshit.

[@Cyclingdavp123]

Joker!!!!!

[@sneddypie]

bullcrap, beethoven symphonies are overrated, and barely anyone knows that shostakovich wrote more than 9 symphonies, and you say he's overrated?

[@miguelangelcontreraslinan9500]

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