Karajan: Dvorak Symphony No.8 Rehearsal

[@montana8917]

Great video, great rehearsal, amazing interpretation, typical Berlin sound, happy! Thank you!

[@OmarFadul]

Oh my Gosh! This video makes me want to get back in time to live those days again! Karajan... the legend, the king! With the best ever orchestra of all. the sound this Berlin Orchestra produces during Karajan's time is unsurpassed. I haven't heard this homogeneous, heavenly sound anywhere else. Probably never more.

[@yvonneheald6456]

To be a conductor one has to make eye contact with every member of the orchestra. This man does nothing of the sort. It is crucial and vital to the rlelationship between conductor and orchestra. You cannot have had any experience of playing in an orchestra to say what you have..

[@OmarFadul]

@@yvonneheald6456 It looks like you are need the someone looking at you!

[@OmarFadul]

@@yvonneheald6456 Relationship? Well, it looks like you need someone looking at you!

[@atsumoritokyo1101]

In any case, Karajan carefully read Miyamoto Musashi's tactics of war "The Book of Five Rings" in Japan, when aiming at the possibility of performing the orchestra as a democratic "my hand soldier". you all don't know Before that, there is Eugen Herrigel's "Archery and Zen". As a conductor, it is a very mental challenge. In short, "whether it's genuine or not" and "the difference in talent between his compositions, his pursuit of existence with the composer, but or(more😆) the superficiality of his self-frivolous expression as a hypocritical conductor."

[@fizcaray]

James Galway 1st. Flute!!

[@xpsspx]

Absolutely STUNNING!!! What a Master of the score. I always used to purchase Karajan's records when I was younger and studying reading orchestral scores and studying conducting on my own!!! Cannot say how much I loved this "REHEARSAL???" What a surprise it was to see (and hear) a younger very-talented James Galway! This Dvorak Symphony No. 8 and Berlin Philharmonic are like a fine wine and are two of my musical favorites in life. Combined with Karajan, it is the trifecta of happiness. Such beauty in tone perfection and ensemble! Paul Martin

[@michaelrosenzweig3234]

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[@MrPoupard]

Fascinating. And a rare opportunity to see and hear James Galway in full orchestral flautist mode perhaps even then dreaming about a career as a soloist? What a player!

[@herminioteixeira5921]

Um magnífico concerto-ensaio, que somente karajan sabia fazer! Gratíssimo pela postagem, e está mais do que na hora de mostrar por inteiro a obra desse grande mestre da condução orquestral!

[@rebmetpes9002]

His hands shaping the sound is mesmerizing. Must have been an amazing experience being part of the orchestra

[@michaelrosenzweig3234]

youtu.be/QYEEl8lhT

[@clauderaymond7117]

Quel orchestre et quel chef génial comme d'habitude avec hvk ce sont les plus grandes joies de ma vie et suis d avoir été son assistant pendant plus de 20 ans merci encore pour ces moments exceptionnels et je pense tous les jours à mon cher maître

[@minjaejameskim8340]

Wow....James Galway's flute solo was one of the best that I've ever heard so far...

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[@nylukelly]

I love watching this so much, this is my favourite piece at all time and KARAJAN WAS DOING REHEARSAL AT MY FAVOURITE PLACE! Can't stop replaying and replaying! Anyone still watching in 2017?

[@gcg8187]

Kelly Luk a 21 year old flutist in Texas is still watching this over and over. Hi lol

[@tonirose6776]

Listening and watching during Covid scourge spring 2020

[@quafty3191]

Them eyebrows of The Von cruisin' at high altitude from the 22' mark on. That's where having a pilot's licence comes in handy.

[@michaelrosenzweig3234]

youtu.be/QYEEl8lhT

[@Moluccan56]

2022 November.

[@ムーンウォーク]

日本でのコンサート　リハーサルですか? こんなビデオあるとはビックリです! このホールはNHKホールだと思います。1973年は私は東京で学生でした。 聴きたくて抽選に応募したけれどはずれて行けませんでした。 ウィーンフィルハーモニー、カール　ベームは行けましたが。 ああ、あの頃に戻りたい! そして、黄金期のベルリン・フィルとカラヤンの演奏聴きたかった! この頃は、素晴らしい音楽家が何人も来日公演していました。 このようなビデオをアップロードしていただき、ありがとうございました🎉❤

[@AA-le9ls]

I've listened to James Galway since I was a kid, but I still feel astonished every time I hear his marvellous sound. He's like a flute player from another world 🪈

[@ほせだまてら]

18:52 Amazing flute solo by James Galway !

[@susanneepple4730]

Thank you for sharing this amazing footage!!!

[@PaoloSgrilli]

Too perfect.It reallly is a masterpiece.GRAZIE MAESTRO!!!!

[@jduff59]

Michael, God bless you for finding these treasures and being kind enough to share them with all of us. Karajan was a rock star of a conductor. He had everything, including the look and the obvious genius to hear an entire score in his head. This is the kind of stuff you just can't find anywhere else. Subbed!

[@michaelrosenzweig3234]

youtu.be/QYEEl8lhT

[@atsumoritokyo1101]

It was around the time of the honeymoon when the relationship with the Berlin Philharmoniker was the best. On the same level as the Vienna Philharmonic when Dr.Böhm conducts, however, this orchestra was truly a democratic, synergistic and sublime global international group of professionals under Karajan. Chef, Maestro Karajan had been planning those things. Of particular note is the fluent precision of phrasing and the functional beauty and depth of articulation. We can't listen it in other performances. even now. The freshness is extremely high. Conducting baton technique and drawing lines are also unique to Maestro Karajan. Clearly intelligent and skillful towing direction and balance. All complete memorization. Real professional. The Genuine of Genuine. Undoubtedly, the members of the orchestra are going to also individual, completely memorized level.😳😱 Karajan and BPh are all in a completely memorize state. After that, reconfirm the nuance expression. Just fly what the core means with a living organic vitality. The production that brings life is waiting. This philosophical aggregation! “…Now it's almost gone nowhere in the world. The stage is far from the chemistry of its philosophical integration and is becoming a mere Amusement Show that only butter up to Audience by psychological camouflage glamor because of its conductor's mental fragility.” I'm worried about it. In any case, This is the real thing. Karajan and BPh were Real much Genuines this time! Bouquets for Karajan’s ally, Dr.Böhm and WPh as well!💐 kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKvZaaFjmqacn7M

[@michaelrosenzweig3234]

youtu.be/QYEEl8lhT

[@subandihalim3929]

i love watching this. for their calibre rehearsal is more and more about feel rather than technical...amazing

[@RS-nh9gu]

Herbert von Karajan. What a legend !

[@brynjarhoff-lr6hw]

Even music i not always feel for,Karajan make me listen in a new way and understand the music better. Brynjar Hoff

[@geoffreynoble]

Watching Karajan conducting with his eyes closed always amazes me

[@AmadeusRel]

Bravo Karajan, bravo orchestra. Great rehearsal.

[@carlinhosrodrigues4649]

Para mim, Karajan foi imenso,insuperável na arte da interpretação dos maiores da Musica clássica!! Particularmente,ele representa o auge de uma época de ouro dos grandes maestros .Mas,foi na execução da obra Beethoven que ele alcançou o seu máximo!!!

[@gauchoateu4431]

Saudades do mestre

[@luishernandomunarddiaz5313]

Undoubtedly a great teacher of music, which brings great quality to the orchestral performance, from its warmth and demand.

[@michaelrosenzweig3234]

youtu.be/QYEEl8lhT

[@flutesgalaxy]

Oh My God!! This is perfect!!

[@michaelrosenzweig3234]

youtu.be/QYEEl8lhT

[@ljiljanastanic9076]

13:56 ,such a beauty....wonderful recording💖💖💖💫💫💫🎼🎼🎼💫💫💙💙💙

[@michaelrosenzweig3234]

youtu.be/QYEEl8lhT

[@drxiaolongbao]

The venue is NHK-Hall, Shibuya-Tokyo. Probably, the date is October 27, 1973, because it is a dress-rehearsal and the program on the evening included Dvorak's 8th symphony.

[@caginn]

16:45 hilarious. 20:57 "Husssshhhh!!!" and afterwards looks of the 1st desk violin players to each other and to the back desks. 21:44 "Oh the clarinet! I should make the 'epic fail' face."

[@conniemartin4878]

Get me Sabine Meyer!

[@urbanviii5103]

@@conniemartin4878 ABSOLUTELY!! I heard heard her in Alpine Symphony in Carnegie Hall in 1983; packed hall. Screaming and hollering after the piece, like you never heard in your life. And when she stood up for a bow, the audience went WILD. Never forget it as long as I live!

[@stephengage9582]

WOW! Understated POWER from the podium and extraordinary MUSICIANSHIP oozing from this great orchestra -- made my day :)

[@michaelrosenzweig3234]

youtu.be/QYEEl8lhT

[@steveszejna989]

The sound that Karajan could get out of an orchestra is incredible.

[@michaelrosenzweig3234]

youtu.be/QYEEl8lhT

[@AA-le9ls]

Easy to get an incredible sound out of an orchestra which consists of incredible players like James Galway.

[@stefanufer608]

Something of a gem this - many thanks for posting - refreshing, as Karajan infamously didn’t like showing players’ faces in his Telemondial films. Fascinating to see Jimmy Galway as first flute as well as Gerd Seifert first horn and Michel Schwalbé as concertmaster

[@michaelrosenzweig3234]

youtu.be/QYEEl8lhT

[@noc2_art]

Karajan enjoyed many visits to Japan where he loved to take his BPO and especially due to his close friendship with the founder and then head of Sony Corporation, Akio Morita. This here is most probably a final dress rehearsal before the main event. Such rehearsals were held usually to see whether if the orchestra completely absorbed what was asked of them by the conductor. Karajan seemingly intended this concert to be as fine as one of his recordings which is probably why he organized the orchestra for a last minute fine-tuning of his interpretation of the pieces in the program. These were his golden years when he was at the apex of his illustrious career. The level of perfection is mind boggling in almost all his work pertaining to this period.

[@MLaval]

Uno de los grandes directores de orquesta del mundo...,exceptional...

[@carlosalbertobrizuela8778]

¡Fue y sigue siendo el más grande maestro de todos los tiempos!

[@biobio20111]

karajan you r the king

[@andreaguarino8207]

KARAJAN IS GOD! And what an orchestra!!

[@luistellotello8457]

Karajan para mi gusto el mejor de los mejores Directores en el mundo.

[@Kujalamuse]

The "big" flute solo starts at 18:52. Galway (for some reason the camera is not on him at that point).

[@torosdepamplona]

Karajan made it a point to never show him on any of his films, allegedly because he hated his facial hair. Apparently, this recording wasn’t intended for public consumption. lol

[@AA-le9ls]

Flute playing from another world.

[@dollyross6411]

non solo dirige ma parla di musica con il viso le mani e gli occhi era supremo

[@802もん太郎]

リハーサルでさえカメラワークに拘るのは流石ですね！カラヤンは今でもかっこいいです❗️この音に溺れてみたかったな❗️

[@dollyross6411]

interpreta la musica e si puo sentirla nel cuore che batte meraviglioso

[@vittorioderiu9710]

Una delle più belle sinfonie di Dvorak.

[@user-hc7yn5he8d]

Magical conductor, Herbert von Karajan

[@Love-JESUS79]

リハーサルを観られるなんて、 珍しい！💖😆✨ 貴重ですね！💖😆✨ リハーサルも、燕尾服！💖 なんですね！！💖😆✨ カッコ良すぎる！！💖😆✨ 動画、有り難うございます 💖😆✨

[@MarcAllenCramnella]

His stick technique is astonishing.

[@raoulblahacek1162]

Marc Allen n

[@Twentythousandlps]

This is not what is usually meant by the term "dress rehearsal". The orchestra assembled an hour or so before a performance likely to get the feeling of the hall's acoustic and touch on some details.

[@AlbertoLopez-kq3ih]

Con los ojos cerrados dirigía Karajan todo un maestro

[@andrewjohnson5161]

At 18:19, you can watch him physically embody the attenuation of the trumpt's note - his ear lifts as his whole being pinches the note away perfectly :)

[@scriabinist434]

Always loved his hoopoe hairstyle

[@jetuber]

LOVE every minute of this, but I'd give the slight edge to Karajan's 1980s digital recording (and accompanying Telemondial video) of this piece with the VPO. Mind you, I wonder how the concert proper sounded.

[@IrishVader]

Yeah, this sounds like it would be a bit too homogeneous a performance for my liking. His interpretation with the VPO on Decca ( goo.gl/ZgfQXm ) from the late 50's/early 60's is imo his best, he really lets the horns etc really "play out" and generally sounds alot more "rustic"

[@TheVaughan5]

+Michael Callaghan Yes, the recording you refer to dates from around 1965 and is BY FAR the finest I've ever heard. Decca transferred it to c.d. some years back but it lost a lot of the beautiful warm sound that the l.p. produced. It deserves a better transfer.

[@seanmchugh298]

I also had the superb, if a little too smooth and not entirely idiomatic, early Decca LP, coupled with his 1961 Tchaikovsky R&J also ravishingly well prepared.

[@michaelrosenzweig3234]

youtu.be/QYEEl8lhT

[@ファーレンフリード]

この音は、、、！？って思ったらやっぱりGalwayだった！！！！！

[@Love-JESUS79]

音でわかりますよね💖🤗✨

[@FranciscoFerrerGaliana1930]

MAGNIFICO

[@dollyross6411]

non ho mai visto una direzione tanto approfondita come quella di karahjan

[@shin-i-chikozima]

There is something classy at Karajan‘s No.8 Indescribable feeling Something indescribable

[@dollyross6411]

eleganza magistrale nel dirigere e suonare

[@rubisrosa]

MERVEILLEUX !

[@irisbrasssolisten3907]

JAPAN? Rehearsal in formal attire! Thank you for the valuable video.

[@Jmay6901]

Karajan the king of legato. I wish Simon Rattle would have more legato in his interpretations.

[@IrishVader]

Yes, I totally agree. The concept of viewing a piece of music as an organic whole seems to be of little importance to this generation of conductors.

[@Jmay6901]

Michael Callaghan No conductor today would get an orchestra to literally "dressed in their tails" for a rehearsal, only Herbert von Karajan could.

[@IrishVader]

Jmay6901 Well, I assume it's a dress rehearsal, like perhaps an hour before the concert starts. Also, to get a final feel for the acoustic of the hall before they start.

[@MrJHTL]

I'd have thought that if it was a dress rehearsal for a TV broadcast that the TV company might have asked for concert dress to check details of lighting etc. 1973 was a long time ago and fewer concerts got televised back then, so this would have been a special event!

[@starwarsjunkie7776]

Simon Rattle actually was quoted in saying this about him, so you would think he would try to replicate it, haha.

[@GoddamnAxl]

I love his table mopping conducting style lol

[@dollyross6411]

che legato straordinario

[@MrJapanese25]

21:27 "Schön!" Yeah, so true!

[@ФаинаФаина-ф2о]

Спасибо.

[@meltingsmile]

I saw Karl Leister!

[@shin-i-chikozima]

The spiritual richness and solemnity with depth of Karajan‘s No８surpass any race, and time, and country🇯🇵㊗️💮⛩️🏯🎎🎌

[@kitandamodamatosinhos]

Palavras para que.O maior maestro do mundo,minucioso no reportorio e,com ele uma orquestra mais fraca toca quase tambem como a sua eterna Filarmonica de Berlim.

[@Jmay6901]

Karajan still at the height of physical powers before the decline. OMG James Galway was still principal flute of the BPO!

[@AlexanderArsov]

This "decline" was coupled with some pretty astonishing musical results.

[@bucklilli9832]

He looks so dignified. He is a nobleman. Where is Karajan? He is the "Knight of Karajan."

[@michaelrosenzweig3234]

youtu.be/QYEEl8lhT

[@JJC007]

Anybody know what did he say at 13:07?

[@pacificd01]

これはリハーサルじゃなくてゲネプロですね。正装してるし。 ここに至るまで何回も練習を重ねてるはず。 細かな点にまで注文をつけるので有名なカラヤンの、超きびしい練習風景はこんなもんじゃありません。

[@donatellarossi2667]

delicato sublime fa sognare

[@KosmasLapatas]

its,not an assumption, its written by the board if directors of the berlin po at that time and I think Simon rattle has also said this

[@BrunoLimaSm]

Thanks for share it!

[@schneisi]

One can hate or love Karajan , fact is he is the Callas on the Pult!

[@francescosignorini800]

GENIO!

[@danmcbmusic]

we have to note that Herbie was far ahead of the times in the coiffure department. While the orchestra sport some very 70's sideburns and beards, Mr von K is already well into some decidedly New Romantic styling. What a visionary! (just kidding ;-0 )

[@michaelrosenzweig3234]

youtu.be/QYEEl8lhT

[@cadestrathern1260]

0:40 4:46 13:51 17:22 19:38

[@jetuber]

Seriously, where did you find this stunning footage? I. Want. That. DVD. (!) Incredible rehearsal.

[@taneri]

+jetuber 　this reheasal is included in karajan 100th anniersary box.i suppose it to sell only in japan? www.amazon.co.jp/NHK%E3%82%AF%E3%83%A9%E3%82%B7%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AB-%E3%82%AB%E3%83%A9%E3%83%A4%E3%83%B3%E7%94%9F%E8%AA%95100%E5%91%A8%E5%B9%B4%E3%83%9C%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9-3cKarajan-100th-Anniversary/dp/B001DE9120

[@wolfgangmozart3330]

渋谷に新しいNHKホールができたときに来日されたものですね。カラヤンさん若い。

[@helmutkomander6955]

Herbert vorajan wie man ihm kennt voll konzenriert mit seinem berliner philharmonikern einfach klasse

[@leoleo12321]

Now mroe than ever the maestro lives

[@cesarelotempio9557]

leoleo123

[@rodolphehenkel9268]

Très grand chef , très élégant, très fière voir hautain

[@ASclassical]

Omg fantastic, what year are we talking about??

[@pansyrinx]

The flutist is James Galway

[@phillipecook3227]

Does anyone notice that at 18:52 during the extended flute solo the camera is most definitely NOT on James Galway; instead its pointed at the strings doing pizzicatti and the other woodwinds sitting with their instruments on their knees. It's almost ridiculous.

[@bronx7886]

O, Karajan and Galway 🥲

[@burgesswang2536]

Handsome man

[@rimorimo904]

Is it the NHK hall in Tokyo?

[@gomagoma313]

Yes. NHK hall in 1973.

[@cheikh_anta_dioplivraria1689]

Adorável... a partir de Angola.

[@dollyross6411]

la delicatezza e l amore di un padre per ila figlia o figlio neonato questo era la musica per carajan

[@tctyt]

16:37 Someone did the Chicken Dance on Flute 😂😂🤣🤣

[@RolandKarlBryce]

Kosmas Lapitas: are you aware of slander ? Arthur's Rodriguez: Galway's orchestral playing, tone technique and blend was superb as was the band.... They were all soloists in their own right. Are you qualified even to comment?

[@KosmasLapatas]

Roland Bryce he was a highly gifted musician but lived an inhibited life full of women alcohol etc. He was an 'embarrassment' according to Karajan's lifetime committment in perfection. Unless you are irish or drunk you have no reason to defend Galway, unless you separate art to way of living. I don't.

[@gcg8187]

pianist an embarrassment according to karajan's commitment to perfection? No.. an embarrassment according to you, your opinion, your point of view. So pls speak for yourself, me and roland see things differently

[@C.Hawkshaw]

@@KosmasLapatasuninhibited?

[@KosmasLapatas]

@@gcg8187 i just state the facts that BPO musicians have said in the past in interviews etc I don't give a shit about you or any other's opinion, it's not my personal opinion either, i wouldn't care about a flutist in the first place

[@lublondon]

Das Können dieses Mannes ist unbeschreiblich und den Normalsterblichen unbegreiflich…. Gottähnliche Gestalt der klassischen Musik

[@ingeborgsawade1965]

Schöner und treffender kann man es nicht ausdrücken! Gruß ingeborg Paul-Sawade und der leider verstorbenen Berthold Paul , beide Musiker und seit 1962 größte Bewunderer von Karajan !!

[@lublondon]

@@ingeborgsawade1965 Danke für die netten Worte und Grüße zurück

[@MLaval]

No solamente los que comentan en inglés,conocen a Karajan...

[@alexmurphy8024]

Can someone explain why at 20:57 Karajan did that gesture at the 1st violin?

[@DTQvideo]

He wanted a pianissimo ... and the explanation is the reaction of the concertmaster and colleagues around him that can be seen in the following moments. Karajan's gesture was inappropriate and unnecessary

[@alexmurphy8024]

@@DTQvideo i thought the concertmaster looked pretty disapointed with their colleagues.

[@DTQvideo]

@@alexmurphy8024 The concertmaster commented on Karajan's gesture and as far as I understand, everyone was of the same opinion ... I am also a concertmaster, so I know facial expressions well. I am also familiar with the relationship between conductor and orchestra. Karajan seems very tense and inaccessible to me here and the gesture is absolutely rude. This gesture was unnecessary and the proof is that the first violins did not react. With friendly musical communication, the maestro would achieve everything and this is how he got resistance! Otherwise, in the 8th symphony, the "echo" effect is traditionally performed at that place. The phrase that is played aloud for the first time is later echoed in response - quietly and in a different color. It's nice and interesting. Such gestures are forcing dogs who want to steal a sausage!

[@alexmurphy8024]

@@DTQvideo wow, thank you very much for your information, I am just a normal people have interest in how conductors and musicians communicate to make good music.

[@DTQvideo]

@@alexmurphy8024 Mutual respect is the basis of all communication and the result is harmony. It should be a recipe for the functioning of humanity. I think I said it all. We musicians are just people who dedicate themselves to their work. Best regards and I wish you all the best. My respect.

[@dollyross6411]

partecipava con tutti i suoi sensi e muscoli alla direzione

[@CatFlying101]

What happened at 19:51 ?

[@IrishVader]

I think he was looking for a "true" pianissimo from the viola section, and they were the only section not playing pianissimo.

[@Quotenwagnerianer]

This is the first time I've seen an orchestra and conductor dress up for a dress rehearsal. Usually you just wear your street clothes to these. I assume they did this because the concert was to be filmed, so that the director had some pick up shots in case he needed them.

[@Dragg101]

Am I the only one that noticed it was James Galway by the his sound alone. It was almost like an ear alert 🚨

[@taavimikaelson690]

Sydney Davenport yep like an alert that says: thats not what a good flutist should sound like.

[@phillipecook3227]

Yes. The Man With The Golden Flute .... and unmistakable sound .... beautiful vibrato eh?

[@dollyross6411]

postura magistrale

[@dollyross6411]

la mia opinione e che sia stato il piu grande direttore di musica classica i gesti le braccia ed il volto lo evidenziano la musica con la M era il suo grande amore

[@佐野周二-d6u]

この頃のゴールウェイのフルートは低音のEs/CisトリルKeyが付いていたんでしょうか？ ムラマツではないですな。