Franz Liszt - Les préludes, symphonic poem No.3, S.97

[@UnamazingMoi]

Yes, people, this piece was played during Operation Barbarossa, the attempted Nazi invasion into the USSR. Okay... so what? It's not like Hitler paid Liszt to write this piece for him; they were never alive at the same time. Liszt died in 1886, while Hitler was born in 1889. Stop worrying about how some bad people played it over half a century ago and listen to the magnificence, elegance, and fantastic composition and orchestration of the piece.

[@georgemarshall3475]

Dexter: therefore, isn't it the classic definition of an oxymoron?

[@hasnatsafder7463]

Yes true. Nice catch

[@juvenalredivius1077]

I wouldn't care if Hitler wrote the piece himself.

[@ronalddunne3413]

Frankly, I could give a damn. What's your point?

[@thomashillemann9902]

Bad people? Who is bad? Btw "Barbarossa " was a preemptive strike!!

[@TheRetrodan]

The first time I heard this was from Flash Gordon. It wasn't until much later that I discovered the real source of this magnificent score. Even as a child I was moved by this.

[@robotypist]

Yes, I've always remembered the Flash Gordon theme piece. I didn't find out what it was until much later. I love to play the part at 2:10!

[@getmeontvnow]

Spent years trying to learn the name of the piece. Yes, Flash Gordon- the original- not that silly remake of the 80’s

[@MrBeethovenfan]

This piece never fails to send goose bumps up my arms during the brassy sections. I can only imagine that some of the audience during its day might have fainted on first hearing.

[@matthewaro2115]

Agreed my dude. Hands down, best use of a brass section ive ever heard. Liszt was just something else

[@firelight9295]

No, they didn't faint. They did a whole lot of hissing, booing, and insulting though.

[@victormature344]

hitlers war musical barbarosa

[@guillaumebedel4363]

@@matthewaro2115 AA

[@firelight9295]

@sydmccreath4554 Guess they didn't like it 🤷🏾‍♀🤷🏾‍♀

[@bill1936]

This epic music was used in the 1930’s serial films Flash Gordon with actor Buster Crabb. I grew up watching this early sci-fi and loved the grand music score. I searched for years later in life trying in vain to discover the composer of the original theme score for the films. That is until now. You brought tears to an old man’s eyes, my search is over I have rediscovered that lost wonder. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@d.owczarzak6888]

It was also used in a couple of episodes of The Lone Ranger.

[@maricerati]

I heard this on the radio one day, on my way back home from school, and I instantly fell in love with, and begab to look everywhere for it. I finally found it!!

[@thegoldenaircats8050]

Possibly my favourite piece of classical music ever.

[@notaire2]

Even though frequently used as an ending theme in the Nazi propaganda news reels, this symphonic poem is still exquisitely beautiful and extremely inspiring. Definitely one of the first class works in the late 19th century!

[@bill1936]

Easy to see why Hitler enjoyed his music so.

[@quidpuianell2001]

Ho ascoltato questa musica per la prima volta quando avevo 14 anni nel 1963. Era la sigla di apertura della trasmissione televisiva "Almanacco" della RAI. Mi è sempre rimasta impressa nella mente per la forza che esprime (in particolare negli ultimi 5 minuti). Non ho mai saputo che fosse di Liszt. Adesso a distanza di 50 anni (grazie a internet) sono riuscito finalmente a recuperarla. Meravigliosa !!! L'ascolto tutti i giorni perchè mi dà la forza per tirare avanti nonostante tutti i problemi che ci affliggono. Grazie Liszt !!

[@zerottantuno9593]

+quidpuianell2001 Bellissime parole

[@gergelycsallo5133]

Liszt not a German composer... He was born in Hungary... he lived much of his life in France, Germany, Italy... so he is an "europen" composer... but he always described himself as a hungarian

[@fulviozanoni8450]

The young Liszt, at home with his parents, spoke German.

[@firelight9295]

Does anyone else feel like 2:11 - 2:58 could be a movie theme? Edit: and 7:14 - 8:48 (or 8:07 - 8:48) Another edit: and 14:51 to the end

[@santigarcia363]

the whole piece could be a movie

[@Baqon]

This was the win song of the Third Reich on the Eastern Front against Russia

[@Mikeg73070]

Watch (or KZbin) the Tom and Jerry “Live at the Hollywood Bowl” cartoon and you’ll see it used as an intro. That’s how I was introduced to this music as a kid.

[@moisiiconstantin6812]

beautiful, good work, a great sound, a great mind, FRANZ LISZT.....may this live forever

[@peterwordelman6196]

Not one Interlochen post for this piece. It surprises me. I think I played this piece 7 or 8 times at the end of camp each summer. I love hearing it each and every time!

[@simontaylor2319]

A great piece of music, powerful yet subtle

[@eddiewillers1]

can't help listening to the finale without thinking of 'Die Deutsche Wochenschau'

[@iconicmoment8232]

Dora thor und co

[@Bronsteinification]

What is the English for that phrase?

[@eddiewillers1]

@@Bronsteinification "Die Deutsche Wochenschau" was the Nazi German weekly cinema newsreel, summarizing the week's news, from June 1940 to March 1945.

[@sherr514]

Our school is playing this for symphonic band and I'm so very excited!

[@Olorin1949]

This is Liszt's way of thumbing his nose at death. He's raging against the failing of the light, to use Dylan Thomas' words. It's magnificent music. And by the way, it was background music for "Flash Gordon!" You rock Franz!

[@michelezeszutko9933]

Gee, really sorry that Franz List has to interrupt the commercials.

[@philmixer]

Absolutely magnificent, who the hell can thumb this down?

[@josephupton3601]

Listz had any woman he wanted. Their boy friends give this a "thumbs down".

[@yp3424]

@@josephupton3601 Not exactly. He had an "antagonist" who was very handsome: the american composer & virtuoso pianist Louis Moreau Gottschalk.(1829-69). Once in a tour in Europe,a very rich lady become so impressed by the young & charismatic musician,that she literally kidnapped him! Gottschalk disappeared for several days.

[@diogosa5840]

Russian troops after German invasions

[@nordan00]

Adolf Hitler sometimes chose during WWII various passages from classical music as “soundtracks” to German military operations/victories. He selected the brass fanfare in this piece on June 20th, 1941, as his fanfare for victory in the upcoming Operation Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union, which commenced two days later.

[@Marionofer]

Sorprendente F. Liszt. Perfecta interpretación. Todo un placer....

[@salvatoremessina8940]

Un autentico capolavoro... Grazie per la splendida condivisione! :)

[@R34LITY_SUX]

Such a powerful piece ! Bravo 👏

[@pakasit1812]

The best of Franz Liszt ! ! ! ! !

[@44comment]

extraordinaire, la première fois que j'ai écouté ce morceau j'avais 12 ans et j'ai eu la chair de poule !

[@Alberich4752]

This music by Ferenc Liszt, the greatest pianist who ever lived was the music used for the opening and the battle scenes for the serial FLASH GORDON CONQUERS THE UNIVERSE!!!!!!

[@keithadamson1087]

So moving, love this so much.

[@j.peters3053]

for those of you that remember those of Flash Gordons, with Buster Crabb, this was the great music you always heard....great stuff........

[@schnertblatt]

J. Peters: I was a kid in the '60s and Flash Gordon was on, on some show for kids, in the afternoon after school. I'd watch it all the time, and I loved the music too! It wasn't until many years later, in the '80s, that I found out what the music was: a show on NPR was describing how this music was used in "Flash Gordon". I had to get it! I'm convinced that music like this was an influence on John Williams, in his compositions for "Star Wars", "Superman", etc.

[@barbarabutterfield2679]

@@schnertblatt I was just listening to this with eyes closed and I thought John Williams must have been influenced by this.

[@d.owczarzak6888]

@@schnertblatt In Chicago the show was called Community Space Theater.

[@schnertblatt]

@@d.owczarzak6888 In New York there was a show hosted by a guy that would dress up like a vampire. He would also have a live audience of kids on the show.

[@Abushlanda]

Also used in the BBC's wonderful Private Schultz behind the German newsreels.

[@L.Frank2000]

Thanks to post. It's a woderful Masterpiece.

[@aaronmcmillan147]

Absolutely incredible...

[@benjaminjacques2810]

J'aime beaucoup, j'entends souvent sur ce morceau sur radio classique

[@augustinebekaert2700]

lieve hemel, hoe mooi. ik kan nooit genoeg er van krijgen. ik wou dat er geen einde aan kwam.

[@thesupplantor]

2:05 for the bit everyone recognises

[@MrsCaptainAwesome]

MY HEART IS RACINGGG

[@giancarlopiligp]

Cosa ci resta di questa vita ingrata ed ingiusta? Ci resta questa musica, che è un grande dono, ci fa riflettere, ci fa gioire e ci sprona a lottare. Oggi questa musica è per pochi, coloro i quali nutrono sentimenti nobili e sete di giustizia.

[@philiprostek]

a very fine performance, Thank you!

[@gerardbedecarter]

A beautiful performance !!!

[@404SVnc]

14:32 Tom and Jerry in the Hollywood Bowl (1950 Opening)

[@Jeremiah_Rivers76]

After the applause, the overture to Johann Strauss II’s _The Bat_ starts.

[@KOOOSHY]

Absolument magnifique ......

[@barbarajful]

And to know that the music in Heaven will greatly surpass anything here, yet when you listen to this it is hard to conceive.

[@angelustosquera]

Un genio ejemplo y un gran inspirador Franz Liszt/saludos desde Argentina

[@howard264]

My Lord!!! Breathtaking!!!

[@georgemarshall3475]

Breathtaking!

[@georgemarshall3475]

(also)

[@Dualismoassoluto]

Splendido!

[@LeRinkRat]

excerpts from this piece were in numerous 1930's action and esp horror movies. the finale was the theme music for the old Flash Gordon serials. it was also popular as a music background for German WWII war newsreels. this rendition by Barenboim is kind of "plodding" compared to others I have heard

[@barbarajful]

So beautiful.

[@augustomachete1715]

Great brass section!

[@Lucky-yy7jx]

just amazing

[@LeRinkRat]

OH, I think THIS is on God's IPOD

[@RochesterLoki]

This makes me smile.

[@mostlynew]

Before movie soundtrack composers became familiar, Flash Gordon (1936) employed heroic symphonic music 2:01 & 13:25

[@ikakiss4577]

Liszt The best pianist un the world!!!

[@DavidRice111]

Well... there was Chopin, and Barenboim....

[@eulerleibniz1707]

Pas une ride ! Intemporel , juste génial !

[@ONeirda]

I want to congratulate you for your possibility of attending such level of a school. Profit of it as much as you can! Best regards from the amongst the Swiss Alps

[@freezEpic]

AMAZING!

[@Lightena]

wonderful!

[@abdelb.7551]

Beatiful ....❤💙💛💚💖

[@ONeirda]

My dear, as you seem to put emphasis on "the Hungarian cultural heritage", you should know that Liszt never spoke any Hungarian. He tried to study some in his 30ies, but never got to the level of being able for conversation. Liszt' birthplace Doborján is also called Raiding and lies in current Austria. Liszt left Raiding for Vienna at the age of 9, and then got his education and musical training in Paris. Regarding religiosity, he turned to catholicism in the last phase of his life. Be blessed:)

[@rodolfomonaco7926]

Sublime! Va diritta al cuore.

[@Nibelungenherr1876]

Late Liszt sure sounds a lot like Sibelius. 9:31-9:44 reminds me of Andante festivo for ex. and some of the slow movements of his symphonies. Or, to be more correct, Sibelius sounded like Liszt. I read that Liszt influenced Sibelius, especially during his youth. So maybe it makes sense.

[@Nai61a]

Jaakko Keskinen: It "sure sounds like" a lot of bombastic, over-blown, populist drivel. I think Liszt was a good pianist with ideas above his station.

[@bennettb3873]

hmm

[@justinlyons7118]

My school is playing a modified version of this, sounds really cool

[@Burninhellscrootoob]

Amazing, halfway through, i get interrupted with a Timu commercial....wtf

[@maharet0309]

Magnifico y ghermoso gracias por subirlo completo

[@kenskog1334]

It was the theme song for something a few years later too.

[@benrutte]

At his best (like in this piece) undoubtedly Liszt was one of the greatest romantic composers ever! All of his symphonic poems are epic my two favourite are this and Mazeppa! Liszt is too good sometimes😍🎶

[@Mikeg73070]

Tom and Jerry Live at the Hollywood Bowl Cartoon intro lead me down a rabbit hole (that began in the 70’s as a kid) to find this song. There was no Siri to ask “ What song was playing?” 😂

[@oraculociganinhadooriente-bia]

Magnífica!!!!!!!!!

[@rolfisdreamworld489]

great stuff

[@nghnino]

Theme from World War II German Super Heavy Guns The Gustav and The Thor

[@niranjansrinivasan4042]

Based !

[@wlambert43]

I can remember when this was the theme song for Flash Gordon.

[@tprjj49707]

Loved this for a long time. First heard it in my youth, watching cable re runs of 1936 Flash Gordon serials. Very powerful.

[@Mr.Fury1]

14:32 my childhood's jam starts hahahah

[@404SVnc]

Tom and Jerry

[@tmkatx6497]

Odd... the song to which Adolph was listening the night before the launch of Operation Barbarossa.

[@davidzorror.]

Hermoso *-*

[@handcraftedsound]

I forget the Majesty until I hear this again.

[@TheMury1006]

i believe this was also used in the 1930s Flash Gordon series as Ming's Theme

[@steveschwieterman9109]

It was actually used throughout the series. Part of the finale was used when Ming appeared. I was about 11 years old when Flash Gordon was on every Saturday morning at the local movie theater. I always wondered what that great music was. About 5 or 6 years later, it was on TV. I then found out about the music by reading the credits.

[@d.owczarzak6888]

@@steveschwieterman9109 Charles Middleton as Ming the Merciless.

[@sapper4711]

golden childhood memories of heroes in the Alps

[@THEMGOROTH75]

μπραβο,πολυ ομορφο!!

[@IraMichaelBlonder]

Sublime in the ether 1000 miles high

[@bertstone3238]

The earliest known ancestor of Liszt is his great-grandfather, Sebastian List, who was one of the thousands of German migrant serfs locally migrating within the Austrian Empire's territories (around the area now constituting Lower Austria and Hungary) in the first half of the 18th century. So i guess he's ethnically german....

[@robertmwoodley1502]

14:40 !!!!!!!!!!!! This should be a ballet !!! (As far as I could find on google, it isn't !) Majestic, when too much is never enough.

[@JasonShu]

9:35 amazing...

[@Rickwmc]

This musicwas used for the old Flash Gordon serials. Can you imagine you using this score for the new Star Wars?

[@jakubtryzna1543]

what piano aolo pieces do the themes also appear in??

[@packout100]

The theme music for the 1936 Flash Gordon serial movie

[@packout100]

there is a cd Franz Liszt greatests Hits

[@raygutoski5765]

Makes me feel like I am Flash Gordon when I hear it. (It was used in the original Flash Gordon production I watched as a kid many years ago.)

[@spamfeedoo]

to my one and only love Rymelia!

[@HaraldHusum]

The part at 2:11

[@MrSeb81]

I Get It! Astro Boy

[@barbarajful]

Does anyone know a cd this may exist on?

[@mattmammone2338]

I love the Wagnerian power of this piece.

[@felorobotoscope]

Chronologically, Wagner is Lisztean, not the contrary.

[@Viplexify]

Borodin thanks god...

[@dazerfernaza]

can yo aware me on wagnerian

[@danielche2349]

dazerfernaza wagner is a composer, wagnerian means that it wounds like wagner

[@phelea]

auto to exei grapsei o liszt..xax ;)

[@eddiewillers1]

Auf 14:51 "Hier sind die kriegsberichten von allen fronten!"

[@Arriivedercii]

فنون

[@titanillaannakun7650]

I like it:)

[@MrSeb81]

1:56 Used In AstroBoy

[@TickleMeElmo55]

Is that Mr. Liszt's picture in the video? If so, he's like "Yea, I wrote this. Hmmm ... "

[@BourgeoisJohannes]

If you like the brassy sections, then listen to this :P

[@liondar0757]

Cela me donne envi de réémigrer

[@CrusaderDom3]

actually this is true. This piece was the musical theme for operation barbarossa, and Hitler lover pan-german classical music, and much of the work of German composers were used for Nazi propaganda... i.e. Wagner

[@monsterhighwolf]

epic

[@robertstewart6956]

👍🏻👍🏻👌🏻