Berlioz Symphonie fantastique (4 March to the Scaffold) // LSO & Sir Simon Rattle

Sir Simon Rattle conducts the London Symphony Orchestra in the fourth movement of Berlioz Symphonie fantastique live from the Barbican Hall on Sunday 5 May 2019.
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Produced, directed and filmed by London Symphony Orchestra. Edited by Wash Media.

[@LondonSymphonyOrchestra]

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[@itamarferreiradecarvalho487]

Música linda, maravilhosa, fantástica!!!

[@robertperez2262]

Bravo to the bassoonists

[@jamesonludwa9149]

yes of course

[@anet9297]

Love playing this as a bassoonist 😋

[@davidbaxter4910]

FANTASTIQUE. FANTASTIC!

[@davidbaxter4910]

ABSOLUTEMENT.

[@davidbaxter4910]

Yep.

[@RossOCarroll3301]

I can hear every individual part so well, yet its so powerful! Fantasti

[@plunger9165]

fantastique

[@tjpenn]

Schoenberg lowden les mis

[@markhugo8270]

Who can dislike this? Sir Rattle is never RATTLED! Always a consummate director who doesn't have to "command" respect from his orchestras, he just EARNS it!

[@quivuswillow8960]

I played this song in high school, I adored it and we lovingly called it the Jellyfish song with the bassoon parts being so light and bouncy. I don't play anymore but it brings me back to when I loved playing this instrument, it's bittersweet, I loved the instrument but my program made me absolutely hate playing music in general. Makes me want to pick it up again but life is busy and expensive. Anyways! This is a lovely and astounding performance I wish I could have seen!

[@richardlyndsell3782]

It just shows how little I know for I thought the performance was absolutely superb, it left me feeling relieved to have kept my head.

[@starwarsjunkie7776]

I don’t get the haters. Keep the videos coming! The smart ones know this orchestra and conductor combination is truly rare!

[@dougdumbrill7234]

Still just an incredibly exciting and meaningful piece of music! 😳

[@AnjelinaOchieng]

👏😍🥰LOVE THE BASSOON PART HOPE O E DAY I WILL BE ABLE TO PLAY LIKE THEM....BRAVOTO THE WHOLE ORCHESTRA ❤❤

[@ShawnDawson]

Sir Rattle has the LSO in fantastic form. Bravo! Sounds great.

[@jazlenysparkle7487]

Great camera work, I love how it shows the main instrument being played

[@benwilson4007]

theme a: 0:00 theme b: 0:35 theme c (march theme) : 1:40 theme d (fanfare) : 4:03 theme e (idee fixe) : 6:18

[@Cool_Ranch24601]

As a person listening to this for their music history class I thank you 🫡

[@rianmoylan192]

Put some ice on this heat dawg 😫🥵🔥

[@Heirloop]

fr

[@mickwoolley8267]

If Prince Philip were conducting would he jab his fingers like that? Nope, that's the whole point. There is amazing control here, everything is flowing from Rattle's direction. Stunning, the tension, the line, the excitement. Wow.

[@matthewtaylor9906]

Just caught a glims of Mr Harrild, gonna have to watch the whole symphony now!! Great to see Ben Thomson.

[@chrisdean9151]

He looked sad he wasn't playing.

[@AlliePerez108]

This piece can be addictive, we’ve been learning about this piece I’m school and I pretty much wanna marry it

[@bistroefes]

fantastical ...

[@NoahKim-z3d]

Bars 10 - 16: 00:24 Bars 33 - 40: 01:00 Bars 49 - 62: 01:24 Bars 62 - 69: 01:44 Bars 78 - 81: 04:06 Bars 115 - 122: 05:00 Bars 124 - 130: 05:14 Bars 140 - 153: 05:38 Bars 154 - 159: 05:58 Bars 160 - 164: 06:07

[@lls1776]

I love your recommendations

[@KarstenKriwat]

Very nice!

[@SonyaMasonTelly]

0:09 start 0:33 50 0:47 Solo 1 1:10 51 1:21 Solo 2; 2 before 52 1:43 53 2:08 repeat exposition 4:06 Double bar 4:23 54 4:47 55 5:01 56 5:25 57 5:55 58 6:11 59

[@nyancs7098]

The 1st trombone part sure is a struggle, hitting that eb at the top without using an alto trombone is impressive for anyone

[@quintonkrull5086]

Kill me now my audition is in a week gotta play it on the tenor 😭

[@nyancs7098]

@@quintonkrull5086 you poor soul, good luck :)

[@quintonkrull5086]

@@nyancs7098 it’s a struggle but thank you for the condolences 😭

[@quintonkrull5086]

@@nyancs7098 I GOT IN!!! SO EXCITED!

[@nyancs7098]

@@quintonkrull5086 well done!!!! Did you split the eb lol

[@chrisdean9151]

1:43 tuba player frustration.

[@theconqstyle11]

2:35 IN LOVE

[@Shelbourner]

كان رائع! شكرا جريلا👏🏿👏🏿👍🏿👍🏿💖💖

[@christianreis7091]

Bravo!!!

[@maycxxnurnberg240]

Você é brasileiro?

[@christianreis7091]

Mäycxx Nürnberg Eu sou

[@Will_Moffett]

What a treat.

[@ezequielsanchez9191]

It’s a good recording I just wished there was more pedal during the march from the bass trombone

[@lls1776]

我的最爱！当情绪低落的时候可以获得一些快乐和正能量。

[@atomicmrpelly]

1:44 - most bored tuba player in the world.

[@atomicmrpelly]

No, I suspect the chap sitting next to him playing first tuba is the principal tuba.

[@schnozz87]

@James Ernst he was until a couple of years ago, now a guest player

[@aravindgundakaram1830]

😂😂😂😂

[@therobloxterminator5772]

Lol 😂 yea

[@AntonioRiosecoGuitar]

Jajajaja...

[@DCM8828]

It, in my opinion, this rendition lacks some fire. I feel that it omits the darkly humorous aspect that I thought Berlioz wanted... I love the versions where the brasses are louder and the march is more emphasized by the bass drum. I have a copy on cd that really satisfies... unfortunately it was burnt back in the days of Napster and I don't know who the orchestra and conductor are.

[@conallmolloy5238]

shut up

[@cfkusnier1]

Berlin Philarmonic, Von Karajan. 4 kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXyXla1sfMeWms0

[@xaf0163]

@@conallmolloy5238 ..? petulant fuck

[@solarlegend9813]

I don't know why the bass trombone didn't blast the pedal note

[@ithebinman]

4:58 trombone excerpt

[@lancecorporal7605]

genius!

[@parthprivate7673]

what's the genre of this among the 4 options: 1) symphony 2) ballet 3) Sonata form 4) concerto

[@brodieainsworthmusic]

Those aren’t genres, they’re forms within the classical genre.

[@tallstackdave]

bass trombone part is the best

[@komul3445]

베를리오즈, 중 4악장 '사형장으로의 행진'

[@benwilson4007]

0:00 4:03 1:40 0:35 6:18

[@bambino100011]

More bass trombone please.... and want to hear that pedal note in this piece :)

[@zn2446]

It’s ‘mf’ tbh

[@mayanadeazevedodantas5849]

Lindo! Obrigada às divindades musicais!

[@VladislavPATULIAC]

cool

[@Toddio_]

didnt know there were 2 parts for tuba all tuba in school play same part

[@christianbriancon108]

La Grande Vadrouille

[@raykinsella5179]

ラトル氏のベートーヴェンは少し聴き辛いと感じていたが、これも然り。 多くの指揮者と、曲に対する解釈が違うのだろうか。

[@leonardlandau720]

Why can't you hear the bass trombone when the full brass comes in?

[@rubenyonnet-londonobaena3699]

C'est chaud la justesse des cors au début quand même ... Sib sib do ré presque# ...

[@xiaochuanguo2350]

1:01

[@Boldwin0817]

1:40

[@PauloRoberto-dx6mb]

Demolay suggestion

[@nyancs7098]

I feel so bad for whoever plays the second tuba part, you’re only in for like like 2 minutes at the end

[@tpags7398]

Bass excerpt

[@wreneogamer2373]

Key of Bb major I think

[@bavenom5786]

G minor

[@Sam-nb1rm]

Overall , it's cool , but it sounds as if they are not performing as a whole , rather in different sections only . It is also a bit weak and the atmosphere can be more intense or scary as well.

[@starwarsjunkie7776]

Your ear needs a LOT of work. This is one of the BEST orchestra/conductor combinations right now, maybe ever. Simon Rattle has his own interpretation of the music, which is a bit more reserved in the tutti section. Nothing wrong with that. Why bash that? I think you are entirely wrong in everything you just stated. Keep practicing.

[@maximasplayne6548]

@@starwarsjunkie7776 Hahahaha Rattle has his own interpretation, but if someone else has their own then their ear needs a LOT of work

[@donaldspaulding6973]

Sam might be referring to the way it's recorded/produced. There is very little ensemble sound and it is very closely miked. That seems to be the style these days, especially with NY Phil. Orchestras do not sound like this in the hall. However, they do sound like this when you're sitting on stage playing.

[@maximasplayne6548]

@@donaldspaulding6973 Yeah the 1970s rock sound has hit the orchestra!

[@conradsmith7548]

@@starwarsjunkie7776 nice copy and paste intro. Your right that Simon can use what ever interpretation, but from an execution standpoint the orchestra is kind of a mess. The horns were extremely out of tune at the beginning, and there were a few moments where time was bad. So in short, YOUR ear needs a lot of work. XD

[@rkyve9]

That one tuba player barely got to play anything

[@Tubajubaduba]

RestlessPenguin second tuba part in this piece is especially boring. I’ve played it it’s really not fun

[@rkyve9]

James Caldwell oh lol. Is it bad that I didn't even know tubas were split into firsts and seconds? I always thought tubas all played the same thing 😅

[@Tubajubaduba]

RestlessPenguin most of the time the tubas do play the same thing. That’s why most orchestras only have one on staff. But Berlioz has two in most of his music.

[@vmineptune8236]

Yeah maybe for this movement... but the last movement.... watch the video excerpt with sergio rehearsing second tuba with signapore.... dang thats some tuba playing.

[@loepinat]

Must be painful following the conductor tho lol

[@esthahyahgeh6533]

I've only taken piano lessons, and took them for about 10 years. Loved it, but only ever did solo recital performances... I've never known anything about conducting, I've never understood it while watching conducting... And even less watching this one. 😆🤣😂🤣😆 Haha

[@ciatacious6110]

Piccolo flumpet??

[@feijaojao]

Ciatacious Cornet!

[@marcellusp3892]

Sadly there is no snare😢

[@jimcrawford5039]

Very dull! Give me Beecham, Munch, Tilson-Thomas or Davis any day! I never tire of these.

[@solenehinieu3390]

desole mais cette musique n est pas a mon gout jaime pas

[@trikecat5172]

I hate this video because the conductor Rattle has the brass section play the march very softly. That's a very strange interpretation of this piece. Not exciting at all. Very flat and boring.

[@T-Slider]

The brass sound produced here completely misrepresents what Berlioz intended! These modern French horns are wrong. Only surpassed in wrongness by the trombone section. Trombones in Berlioz’s orchestra were of a dramatically smaller bore and brighter! This is like replacing 1963 Corvettes with 1958 Buick Roadmasters! If Berlioz wasn't already dead, this performance would most certainly be the lethal blow that finishes him off! Battle is responsible for this musical fraud!

[@Faltri]

yes

[@davidalderson4980]

Berlioz wrote for the instruments that were around. They've improved. These sound great, especially in the kind of modern concert hall that holds so many people. Berlioz would've loved this. I can't prove that, but nor can you prove otherwise.

[@elainebmack]

Strangely lacking in fire for me. Weird, lazy cello bowings too.

[@markdoran3350]

Awful performance; awful filming and vision mixing. God Almighty, we are seeing this repertoire *buried alive* -- yet everyone goes on *getting paid*...

[@jazlenysparkle7487]

The filming was great

[@thecrazyness11]

Awful comment, awful person, awful taste. Sure there are itty bitty mistakes but I still bet after four years you could not come close to the skill of a single one of these mucisians, such disrespect to Berlioz.

[@corvus8873]

4:58

[@johnbestavros6915]

1:45

[@potato79391]

3:23

[@cre8tivjcre8tivj29]

1:53

[@llama276]

1:21