Carl Friedrich Zelter - Viola Concerto in E-flat major

[@AnnaBohemianBaroque]

I love the viola. What a great addition to the repertoire.

[@niels3653]

Viola first :xD

[@oliverbrown747]

Viola gang Viola gang Viola gang

[@matthewwhitehouse301]

I like how it randomly goes in a recitative. Very operatic

[@_PROCLUS]

Carl Friedrich ZELTER 1758 - 1832 was a musical autodidact. He became friendly with Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and his works include settings of Goethe's poems. ... Amongst Zelter's pupils were Felix Mendelssohn,[ Fanny Mendelssohn] Giacomo Meyerbeer, Eduard Grell, Otto Nicolai ... Zelter communicated his strong love of the music of J. S. Bach to Mendelssohn, one consequence of which was Mendelssohn's 1829 revival of Bach's St Matthew Passion at the Sing-Akademie under Zelter's auspices. This epochal event sparked a general re-evaluation and revival of Bach's works, which were then largely forgotten and regarded as old-fashioned and beyond resuscitation. ... WIKI

[@danielwaitzman2118]

A magnificent Concerto by a first-rate composer.

[@peterlim5730]

so mellifluous and uplifting--a rare gem!

[@StuartSimon]

I should mention that Zelter is perhaps best known as the primary teacher of Mendelssohn.

[@emyxd888]

Thank you so much, I remembered this name but I wasn't sure in which context

[@tomx.y.1954]

@@emyxd888 xD

[@laserdottv5872]

@@tomx.y.1954 xD

[@bloodgrss]

Also for pronouncing judgement on Berlioz first published work, 8 Scenes from Faust, a masterpiece even to this day. He declared it 'nonsense', so that Goethe (whose poem Berlioz based his work on) did not send back an acknowledgement! He was, perhaps, also why Mendelssohn had a predisposed low opinion of Berlioz when they met (tho' they remained 'friendly' relations. Poor Zelter, this work has it's attractions, but proves he was far below assessing such a genius that Berlioz was even then...

[@TheJujunick]

Douchebag

[@АлександрЯрков-ш2з]

Bravo brilliance concerto

[@c.g.marseille4510]

that viola is só beautiful

[@ThomasWangenheim]

Das ist ja unglaublich! Habe es nun fünf Mal hintereinander gehört... es verliert keinen deut von seiner lebendigen Rhythmik und Melodiösität. Sowas ist man von Zelter ja gar nicht gewöhnt! Grandios, oder vielmehr: Genial.

[@klaus-peterwoyke2989]

... auch ich entdecke Zelter gerade für mich. Ich interessiere mich schon seit vielen Jahren für Meister Goethe & wußte irgendwie um die Duz-Freundschaft der beiden. G. soll sich nur etwa mit 10 Personen geduzt haben (mit Schiller übrigens nicht!). Nun habe ich einen Band mit dem Briefwechsel der beiden in die Hand bekommen & bin auf das angenehmste überrascht. Zwar handelt es sich nur um etwa ein Viertel der zwischen beiden gewechselten Briefe (& zwar thematisch die Musik betreffend), aber dennoch spiegeln die Briefe eine große Herzlichkeit füreinander wieder & sie lassen erahnen, mit welchem - positivem! - Interesse sie Anteil an den Dingen der Welt hatten. Bei Goethe kannte ich das schon, bei Zelter wird mir allmählich klar, was über das Emotionale die beiden verband ...

[@Ginny855]

@@klaus-peterwoyke2989 Ich sollte den Briefwechsel auch echt lesen, das hört sich toll an! Seit 10 Jahren bin Goethe-Fan und mir wurde die Ehre zuteil, seit diesem Jahr im Goethe- und Schiller-Archiv Weimar einen Teil von Goethes Nachlass zu restaurieren. Der Mensch, von dem ich bisher am meisten restauriert habe, ist Zelter! Er hat wirklich unfassbar viele Briefe an Goethe geschrieben, leider auf überwiegend schlechtem Papier, weswegen ich ihn das ein oder andere Mal verflucht habe 🤭 ...aber sein Konzert für Bratsche stimmt mich wieder versöhnlich! Liebe Grüße aus Weimar 😊

[@klaus-peterwoyke2989]

@@Ginny855 Schönen Dank für Ihre Nachricht & viel Spass & viel Glück!

[@pizmak6268]

Very, very nice music. Bravo, herr Zelter!

[@sergioascencio3292]

Thanks for sharing this lovely piece of music!

[@monteverdi1567]

What a delightful work! Thank you for sharing this!

[@konradkubiak7149]

Z przyjemnością wysłuchałem ten mało znany koncert C.F. Zeltera. Piękne brzmienie altówki, doskonały solista i doskonała orkiestra.

[@xenasloan6859]

Wonderfully competent writing in all aspects; not a spare note - most enjoyable

[@danielwaitzman2118]

What a great Concerto!

[@MegaCirse]

Ecouter C.F. Zelter, c'est abolir le déferlement de bruits et d'images du quotidien pour entrouvrir l'espace d'un ailleurs où la contingence et la représentation cèdent la place à l'immatérialité du sensible. Une fois refermée la porte sur l'agitation du monde, un silence sous-jacent s'installe, une lenteur saisit, préludes à une dilatation de la perception et de la conscience. Le pouvoir expressif de l'architecture sonore rompt avec toute forme de transcription du réel pour s'attacher à l'expression d'un univers fabuleux où la couleur où le rythme des compositions constituent une expiration qui donne voix à l'exaltation !

[@fredericchopin7538]

Marvelous!

[@Dogaradodia]

Certifié intergalactique! Merci!

[@LuvlyMandyGurl]

Its breathtaking and beautiful.....

[@briamyrehart]

Still my favorite solo piece to play

[@harryandruschak2843]

"Liked" on 29 April 2016

[@lorenzoschwarzetorres9374]

Excelente concierto....

[@INCUBAAL]

Danke für die gute Tonqualität! Alles andere ist mit dem Handy aufgenommen worden.. Gruss aus Zürich

[@thebigbadwolf5486]

I am currently working on this. It´s really fun to Play.

[@philslife1]

Very nicely done, one of my favorites to play!

[@esbamaesbama]

No lo conocía. Me ha gustado mucho oírlo. Sobre todo, el 2º movimiento. Muy melancólico.

[@MultiPianolicious]

That cadenza is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@PerfectPitcher13]

Thanks for posting! I'd been trying to find this recording on youtube for some time!

[@pablofacundo4153]

Muuuy muy bueno!!

[@angelarudden7646]

AWESOME!!!!!!!

[@marcosPRATA918]

C.F.Zelter was prolific in his time. In addition to composer was a renowned teacher. Important musicians studied with Zelter among them: Mendelssohn and Fanny Mendelssohn, Meyerbeer, Otto Nicolai. He was also a friend of Goethe's and wrote music for many of his poems.

[@brianmeiser4121]

Mendelssohn didn't study with Zelter. He was taught by Zelter. For exact, Mendelssohn thought Zelter was abusive.

[@ianlee6627]

Beautiful.

[@mosquitosazules]

wonderful!

[@OrlandoAponte]

The Codetta at 19:41 of the Rondo is so randomly badass

[@jaze0187]

It's like my homework assignment. Going at a steady pace then to wrap it up and put a bow on it at the end, finish strong.

[@MrPaccomx]

Exquisito¡¡

[@cmscorevideos9672]

VIOLA!

[@johnkiunke5617]

I wish pianos and fortepianos were used more often as continuo instruments

[@danielwaitzman2118]

The sharp attack of the harpsichord defines the bass line better than that of the fortepiano-and still better than that of the modern piano.

[@vorufusan5787]

I love the third movement

[@snowcarriagechengcheng-hun3454]

Thanks for uploading!

[@canman5060]

Felix's teacher !

[@isabeldawes8864]

anyone know where I can find the cadenzas?

[@foveauxbear]

so nice to hear this Beethoven contemporary shining!

[@joaopaulodmmusic]

Someone have the orchestral arrangement?

[@jucavidic4824]

Does anybody know where I can find notes for the cadenza? 😍

[@青青大草魚]

I'm curious about that, too

[@ungobungo9844]

@@青青大草魚 pretty sure it’s the franz beyer transcription. I’ll double check with my teacher though if you respond to this.

[@violabow1106]

Who composed the cadenza in the first movement?

[@mirinae0904]

cadenza by Franz Beyer. ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/81U49O-ehcL._SL1181_.jpg

[@zojapetkovamarkovic8963]

mirinae0904 odlicna interpretacija-pred pet meseci go postavuvav,no ni zabranija da pisuvame deka ja sakame muzikata i poezijata.

[@BrunaSilva-oi6kq]

😍

[@sodality3970]

Very nice portrait of the composer .

[@Mfinally]

Awesome

[@Vortragskunst]

Goethe estimated Zelter much higher than Beethoven ...

[@lorenzbroll101]

Very CPE Bach?

[@danielwaitzman2118]

Exactly-the North German style.

[@alicelicornemagique1735]

13:55 (12)

[@sethkormylo2289]

Violin may have hundreds of concertos but viola only needs this one (Maybe Telemann too! 😉)

[@brianmeiser4121]

What about Casadesus's Viola Concerto in C Minor or Cecil's Viola Concerto in G Minor?

[@winstonwang1212]

What abt stamitz?

[@Piflaser]

Berlioz

[@masantonio8790]

You forgot Walton.

[@cosnzaidm5024]

Hoffmeister

[@aurorabeale676]

8:24

[@alicelicornemagique1735]

8:24: viola

[@alicelicornemagique1735]

13:05

[@alicelicornemagique1735]

18:00 omg so fast🤩🤩

[@alicelicornemagique1735]

18:25

[@alicelicornemagique1735]

18:20

[@johannbrandstatter7419]

Hariolf ? His parents were dyslexic ?

[@sbeallvln]

My first impression of this piece was that it was a poorly-written piece, but when you listen to the orchestra, you realize the orchestra has all the unifying themes. What other concerto for viola in E-flat has the unifying themes mostly in the orchestra, and has a Rondo for the last movement? Mozart Symphony Concertante. I’m not going to put this piece in that league by any means, but it does sound nice and make sense when you hear it with the entire orchestra. Of course, the Rolla concertos have some similarities, except that their range goes much higher on the viola..

[@exitolaboral]

This concerto needs more thought, just using the viola like a big violin just doesn't work. The violin shines on that role. On the contrary, the viola should what the violin can't do well.

[@M_SC]

Bit late for that, he’s been dead hundreds of years

[@Arteshir]

Lethargic performance

[@agseu3668]

Outdated music.

[@edeliteedelite1961]

A ridiculous thing to say