Herbert von Karajan - Beethoven's 9th Symphony - Rehearsal 30.12.1977

This rare clip from our archives was made by German television as a booster for the live broadcast of Herbert von Karajan’s 1977 New Year’s Eve Concert at the Berlin Philharmonic Concert Hall, performing Beethoven’s 9th symphony. Watch Karajan rehearsing in the days before the concert (with English subtitles).
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[@AALavdas]

I remember watching this as a kid in Greece. Our parents, who knew what was good for us, told us to stay up late and watch it and skip school the following day.

[@haekalzenarifin]

Wow hahaha

[@ebutuoyebutouy]

Count your blessings. You have wonderful parents.

[@ASclassical]

Lucky you, I wasn’t even alive

[@lorrainegatanianhits8331]

intelligent parents

[@Janvick533]

Parents of culture

[@vjekop932]

Greatest haircut of all time XD

[@aconite72]

Literally showed my barber this morning a picture of Karajan and told him: “I want that.” It came out pretty aight.

[@vjekop932]

@@aconite72 I've been trying to nail it for quite some time now also

[@aconite72]

@@vjekop932 Worst part is the styling. The cut came out alright but I can’t seem to gel or wax my hair for it to look like him ☹️

[@vjekop932]

@@aconite72 exactly, especially the left side, it should go straight back but it always drops down after an hour. Try using hairspray.

[@rbk2745]

Karajan hair cut style and being too. Sport cars, planes, women, etc.😁

[@opus125arts]

I saw the performance live on TV in Iran when I was 15 years old.

[@opus125arts]

@SuperMagren Thank you and to you too!

[@user-hc7yn5he8d]

Wow!!

[@plastique45]

That guy was such a rock star!

[@novagerio9244]

INDEED !!!

[@tahimerecords9357]

He could have been a rock star, indeed ; but no rock star could ever have been a maestro, nor a musician like Karajan

[@Ludwig55555]

Best Beethoven symphony cycle of all time 1963, Remastered. 2014.

[@karlberlin5422]

Herbert von Ksrajan. Held der Klänge und der Vielfältigkeit. Jede Zeit hat ihre Stars und Persönlichkeiten. Er bleibt bis in alle Ewigkeit unvergessen.

[@dreamer_4937]

Great stuff. Gets his points across so efficiently and authoritatively, but always polite.

[@dlhuo2340]

He is simply the BEST!

[@godrebe]

I was amazed by his conducting movements like a swan or a butterfly! Completely fascinated by his graceful posture and movement. 😊🤍 He is a Godsend! Just Unspeakably and Stunningly Beautiful. 😘It was so wonderful that I was moved to tears! 😿

[@ufo639-q4m]

He was the best conductor for the 9th.

[@culturehorse]

"..our torn world needs these few moments of togetherness.." #joyeuxnoel

[@ambroselam626]

“we get your feeling” ~people from 2020

[@waindayoungthain2147]

I feel his spiritual energy for the melodies belongs in no self🙏🏻, Karajan .

[@atsumoritokyo1101]

We look at this rehearsal and see how this Berlin Philharmonie Hall has a good acoustic separation of each instrument section.

[@atsumoritokyo1101]

Genuine! I'm in love with him.

[@wolfgangwasser3348]

Magician!

[@susanneepple4730]

Thank you for posting this gem! Karajan makes my day any day!

[@jorgeledesma4524]

Es una maravilla ver al gran Karajan en documentales como este!

[@hanfordreach6849]

Karajan!

[@I.amthatrealJuan]

Very interesting excerpt from the archive showing the time when the technologies now so commonplace are still breakthrough technologies just starting to be implemented on a large-scale event, with Karajan, the forward-thinking technology-loving visionary he is, of course involved.

[@annapaolafennell3139]

My father always drived Porsche, with he won the Italian championship and like von Karajan he was a charismatic, style icon and dreamed to rencanate in a eagle to fly ove his beloved dolomites ❤

[@GermanGreetings]

Dear Team on this Platform: There was a wonderful scene about Beethoven`s 9th choir rehearsal. Herr von Karajan led the choir ton the true spirit about `Freude`, letting them increase this word at least three times... and then `F-r-o-i-d-e` was present ! I am crying so often, that this wonderful as deeply honest video was taken from `what platform ever... ` I do not remember that. In case, it is possible for you, to catch this momentum somewhere - I would love to see it again. Thank so much for this collection here. Good luck and success !

[@GermanGreetings]

I found it, it `s still `here`:) kzbin.info/www/bejne/bneUnYOVZteoi6s

[@jarleypiotrtchaikovsky]

The best

[@martinalenz5029]

Unique...❤

[@fermusicbach]

Simplemente GENIAL 💙🎶💙!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@bulloguin]

Maestro.

[@luz.francolima]

Regência com o corpo e a alma. Eternizou seu estilo e devoção à música clássica. Muita energia de amor express em cada nota.💚💛💙🍃🇧🇷🍃🇧🇷🇧🇷🍃🍃

[@wolfgangoker1865]

Wenn der Maestro wüsste, wie zerrissen die Welt erst heute ist

[@TheCoriolano1977]

Great 👋

[@neusagomes660]

Ouvíamos com emoção concertos do Karajan !🌹🌴🌹 Vertiam Paz e Harmonia ! Família unida . Saudades de época em que não há retorno , pois músicas de hoje são as que ouvíamos no passado . É uma bênção este Maestro e sua Orquestra ! São Paulo, 09-08-2022- Brasil, Patria Amada Azul e Branca🌹🌲🏡🌹

[@cadaverdog1424]

We will never his likes again.

[@HelloooThere]

He had moves like Jagger

[@stefanufer608]

Vielen Dank. Schön, den Humphrey Burton zu hören

[@balthazarnaylor5874]

the meme with the cat bobbing its head would be perfect for the second movement

[@germanquintero10121946]

maravilloso recordarlo

[@WorldView22]

The Greek spirit was alive in him! Herbert von Karajan (Καραγιάννης) was part-Greek, in particular from Macedonia, the same Greek region as Aristotle and Alexander the Great. Καλό Παράδεισο Herbert!

[@neusagomes660]

E também Evangelis Odysseas Papatanassius , grande Músico , enobreceu Grécia , Europa , e no geral , nosso Planeta , Creio todos vieram em missões . 09=08-2020 Brasil , Pátria Amada

[@forexmoneyprofit8784]

karajan is the king of them all the mighty karajan

[@gheorghefalcaru]

THE BEST OR NOTHING!

[@tatiachakhvadze8972]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤

[@patikporkert3333]

Dieses Konzert läuft bei uns jedes Jahr (nicht nur) zur Weihnachtszeit! Eine wahre Erfüllung! Gibt es einen Clip mit allen Probemitschnitten (inkl. Chor und Solisten auch fernab der bekannten Dokumentationen?)

[@christiangeller1414]

Genau das würde mich auch interessieren. Dieser Ausschnitt war neu für mich, kannte bisher nur den mit René Kollo. Ich liebe Karajans Beethoven, diese Stringenz und Absolutheit ist einfach fantastisch.

[@patikporkert3333]

@@christiangeller1414 Leider habe ich auch nur Ausschnitte in 2 Dokus gesehen ("Schönheit, wie ich sie sehe" und "Karajan- Impressions") die Mitschnitte wären unheimlich interessant! kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJrYp2mgp8iCmpY

[@C.Hawkshaw]

Cool !

[@anandabraham1792]

Beethoven sounds better with karajan conducting ❤

[@neil7137]

That music in 0:29 is also in Wiener Philharmoniker's Neujahrkonzert, lol. Just wondering: is that just a Eurovision thing, or an actual concert piece?

[@hjo4104]

That's a prelude from Marc-Antoine Charpentier's Te Deum.

[@neil7137]

@@hjo4104 thanks!

[@anon-rf5sx]

It's Charpentier's Te Deum. The music is used as a theme by an organization called the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). This organization broadcasts both Eurovision and the Vienna Phil. New Year concert, that's why you hear the Charpentier music as intro then. This video is also likely taken from a broadcast by the EBU.

[@Whiskers4169]

So did he work with West Berlin when he was conducting the Berlin philharmonic or East Berlin ? Who got the orchestra

[@daikiwada5351]

クラシック音楽の普遍化を達成した偉大なカラヤン

[@maestroclassico5801]

I think it's Karajan's recording of the 9th on Deutsch Gramophone that Kubrick used in the Soundtrack of A CLOCKWORK ORANGE.

[@mauryq2150]

Kubrick used Fricsay's recording

[@maestroclassico5801]

@@mauryq2150 Yes Thank You

[@passamaquoddy8311]

Ich konnte am Klang des Orchesters erkennen, ob es von Karajan dirigiert wurde oder nicht.

[@yamato-yosoroku-klausketeer]

0:29 まずはORFのテーマから！ オーストリア放送協会のテーマはウィーン・フィルのニューイヤーコンサートで馴染みのテーマ!! でも電子楽器によるテーマは新鮮だなあ。 クナッパーツブッシュの時代の厳めしい響きから最近は古楽全盛の軽やかで華やかな雰囲気に変わったねぇ。 タン、タッタッタッカーターンターン!! オーストリア放送協会のテーマですら時代を映すね!!! 面白い!!

[@yamato-yosoroku-klausketeer]

違うじゃん!! 生楽器じゃん!! オレの耳はロバの耳!! ヨロシクーッッッ!!!!!! でも、生楽器もやりかた次第で電子楽器に聞こえるのおもしろーい!!

[@dronesclubhighjinks]

What part of the ninth symphony is actually being played here? Thanks in advance for any replies!

[@mauryq2150]

The beginning of Scherzo

[@thatistruesophie]

Anyone know the music at 0:32?

[@Gorboduc]

Prelude from Te Deum by Marc-Antoine Charpentier.

[@thatistruesophie]

@@Gorboduc thank you so much!!!

[@christywong4965]

Can someone tell me the what’s the music at the beginning？

[@vollelektrolysierer5773]

The prelude from the Te Deum in D major by Marc-Antoine Charpentier, used as the theme for Eurovision

[@jermainehicks1106]

@@vollelektrolysierer5773 What about the music at the very beginning of the video, in the intro?

[@morganhayes8641]

@@jermainehicks1106 Coppelia Delibes

[@jermainehicks1106]

@@morganhayes8641 Thank you!

[@jermainehicks1106]

@@morganhayes8641 Do you know what part of the piece it is? I can't find it.

[@canardeur8390]

@4:40 Hier sieht man klar, dass die Hamburger mit der Elbphilharmonie überhaupt NICHTS neues erfunden haben!

[@MTMargraf]

Dieser Man war Gott!

[@germanchris4440]

Von der Schwachsinnsidee tun Sie besser Buße, bevor Sie vor Gott stehen.

[@avishekdas2022]

0:29 Name of the piece?

[@mateuszorlinski7334]

Marc-Antoine Charpentier - Te Deum

[@avishekdas2022]

@@mateuszorlinski7334 Thank you very much

[@manueljosephcalma]

Windows XP music done right.

[@daikiwada5351]

[@culturehorse]

..moar bitte

[@anandabraham1792]

Did this heal the wounds of divided east and west Germany 🇩🇪 in 1977 ?

[@wolfgangoker1865]

Man beachte den Taktstockträger ab Minute 1:00

[@user-xi5hg7ej1x]

licently orchestra cannot play powerful sound like karajan.

[@iqless7313]

ein Angesssssstochen sein werden

[@user-su5ic4yw6g]

ベルリンでも、第9は年末にやってるのか。日本と同じだな。😀

[@walendxweg]

🐴

[@bernibar6522]

3:45 - hätte nicht gedacht, dass dieses Orchester so undiszipliniert beim Chef war.

[@user-ki5yb6cu5l]

You wrong

[@jefolson6989]

His image was carefully created. Taken on its own, his music making may not be as great as one thinks, since his image and personality is a huge part of it. Take that away and everything is a bit mushy, with the corners rounded off. He wanted a certain sound- lush and beautiful, but some excitement is lost. There are times when the music calls for ugly sounds or a different atmosphere. That's why his name is bigger than the composers on his album covers!

[@MorganHayes_Composer.Pianist]

'there are times when the music calls for ugly sounds or a different atmosphere.' very true. And yet, his 2nd Viennese School recordings hit the mark

[@jefolson6989]

@@MorganHayes_Composer.Pianist true. I forgot about those.

[@arturofabianzeballos844]

Y EL RITORNELLO??? BEETHOVEN LO PIDE... VIVA LEONARD BERCHSTEIN

[@Pogouldangeliwitz]

Berchstein and Furchtwrangler

[@pishti52]

While I’m not saying that Bernstein is bad, Celibidache is much superior !!

[@IRANI8448]

Viva Celibidache , the founder of BPO .

[@corgansow7176]

What are you talking about. Nikisch was the founder

[@franziskakre8309]

@@corgansow7176 The founder was Johann Ernst Benjamin Bilse. The first chief conductor was Ludwig von Brenner (Nikisch was number 3 after von Brenner and Hans von Bülow. Celibidache was the place holder for Wilhelm Furtwängler.

[@IRANI8448]

@@franziskakre8309 His impact on the orchestra is unforgettable

[@franziskakre8309]

@@IRANI8448 The Impact of Furtwängler and Karajan on the BPO was much more i mportant. But Celibidache had a great Impact on the Munich Philharmonics.

[@Quotenwagnerianer]

Völlig überbesetzt in den Streichern für Beethoven. Was zähle ich da? 10 Kontrabässe? 12 Celli? So besetzt kann man Schostakowitsch spielen, aber doch nicht Beethoven.

[@christianstark2381]

So ein Unfug. Natürlich verträgt Beethoven große Streicherbesetzungen. Lesen Sie mal nach, was bei der UA von Haydns Schöpfung so alles auf der Bühne war, wie groß die Pariser Orchester waren und welche Idealorchesterbesetzungen Berlioz in seinem Traité d'orchestration einfordert. Alles in zeitlicher Nachbarschaft zur Neunten.