Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4, 2nd mvmt

[@pwebsers]

I'm an oboist, and have heard that solo dozens of times; this is by far my favorite recording. I love his interpretation of the melody, how he kept it simple as it should be yet expressive and longing. Too often soloists weigh it down with such heavy rubato that you can hardly hear what Tchiakovsky intended it to sound like.

[@jessibri665]

Absolutely

[@lymanmj]

Fantastic bassoon playing.

[@noebillon9949]

Fantastic profile picture !

[@littlewishy6432]

II. 0:00 Andantino in modo di canzona 1:22 A 2:21 B 2:58 C 3:42 Più mosso 4:02 D 5:21 Tempo I

[@jvxnp7493]

Thank you

[@doug]

one of my favourite classical pieces

[@blackrainbow5143]

A masterpiece. I have tears in my eyes, no words can describe what I am feeling right now. This is beyond beautiful

[@elcansler]

This probably the saddest piece of music i have performed/listened to. Purely beautiful. goes well with the concept of when you suddenly find yourself alone in this wicked world :/ because everyone feels that once in a while, no matter what. Tchaikovsky just felt that his whole life -__-

[@noebillon9949]

One of the saddest but best composers of all times !

[@JohnSmith-ss6fz]

Not that sad bro chill

[@joseg.matamoros2847]

@@JohnSmith-ss6fz personal connection is different for everyone, for example Tchaikovsky 6 finale makes me feel like I’m missing something important in life

[@thesilvershining]

@@joseg.matamoros2847 Pathétique Finale is as hauntingly beautiful as it is depressing. Truly a soul capturing work that still brings me to tears.

[@joseg.matamoros2847]

@@thesilvershining did anyone that hasn’t hardcore studied this piece ever notice the last 6 or so double bass pizzicatos at the end of the finale. It’s like the finale heartbeats of a living eternity but I only noticed it after putting on headphones and listening.

[@IrchiSoga]

7:48 bassoon solo

[@vidur10]

"This has to be one of my favourite pieces in your database, Captain Janeway"

[@ellalittlejohn9911]

that brought me here. I love this episode.

[@geoffwilliams4478]

This was actually playing when they were investigating where the wormhole would open up next while on the mess hall

[@ingrid5944]

Never heard that symphony before and I did today for the first time, I listened to an orchestra playing and I swear to you, when this started to play I felt like I couldn't breath just to pay attention to every little "step" they do with that pizzicato, I could feel it it my soul, omg, my eyes were full of tears!!! That was the part that touched me the most and sticked to me!!!! I had to search it to listen to it again! Too pretty to explain! ❤️ Felt in love with Tchaikovsky and his brilliant mind! I wish I could have known him and talked to him and tell him how brilliant and beautiful this is!! Have you ever stoped to think that compositions talk about a person so much??? What a wonderful person Tchaikovsky must have been!!!! Aaaaaaaaaaa ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@Sithdisturber]

one of the most sublime pieces of music ever written

[@adamsyed5535]

I was first exposed to this in the 93-94 school year, my first year in Cincinnati Youth Symphony. Had strong crush on girl in first violins. Heart aching when we rehearsed this movement. My moment of tear shedding was at 8:06 when the firsts come in to accompany the tune with B-flat-G-flat.....A-flat-F...

[@yamahaU3]

Cool story bro.

[@treewalker1070]

KaKaKarrotCake - "This probably the saddest piece of music i have performed/listened to." If you want to hear a *really* sad interpretation, listen to Gergiev conducting this with the Mariinsky orchestra. You can see tears running down his cheeks at several points, and listening to it has brought me and my husband to tears more than once. Barenboim's interpretation sounds almost upbeat and triumphant by comparison.

[@zoehardee8636]

the middle section is so gorgeous and tragic, every new key center feels like a new fruitless reason to stay hopeful

[@atcueva]

I get chills listening to this! it's just amazingggg

[@quemlar]

I love this piece it has always intrigued me, the way the key keeps changing is genius especially during the second half of the movement. Wonderful music, full of emotion and mystery. He was very deep and that's why I love his music. Symphony 6 is another favourite of mine, very very dark though.

[@latinaconflava]

This is my favorite out of the 4movements. It's so real, and there is such an emotional connection there. You can feel this piece. I love it!

[@genericusernamething]

Saw this live last night. My boyfriend decided this movement should be our wedding song. I totally agree.

[@Marcel_Audubon]

Has your inevitable divorce happened yet?

[@fluffernutter9420]

@@Marcel_Audubon Are you okay?

[@Marcel_Audubon]

@@fluffernutter9420 I'm fine Elizabeth, how about you? up on your feet after the lobotomy?

[@fluffernutter9420]

@@Marcel_Audubon I'm doing well, thank you! I hope you were doing alright when you first replied to this comment, as that was an appallingly rude thing to say. (And by the way, you must be mistaken. I underwent no such procedure.)

[@Marcel_Audubon]

@@fluffernutter9420 huh ... all evidence points to the contrary. But don't worry, memory loss is a universal impact of the procedure, the fact that you can't remember having one proves that you had one.

[@fedorasproductions]

As a oboist, i dread and look forward to this solo and have to play it this Sunday..

[@jdafni]

This is my favorite piece of classical music. I hope i will hear it in paradise

[@camoolie]

God, I love Tchaikovsky.

[@STChan768]

Oh My God, David McGill played that bassoon solo so beautifully:>

[@ecwaurora]

I'm a bassoonist. Tchaikovsky gave us a solo in this mvmt! :D

[@paniniqueen800]

Same ❤❤❤

[@davidpancerev9658]

So was my dad. Mark Pancerev of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Very cool of you.

[@JosNFrye]

Thanks for posting. I'm in tears, and booking a trip to see CSO as soon as possible.

[@DarthCaniac]

If I am ever a conductor, I am going to pause before this piece and ask everyone to open up their candies, take out their babies, turn off their cellphones, and get ALL COUGHING AND SNEEZING out of their system!

[@Treijim]

Is it just me or is the oboe solo undertaken with a single breath? Fantastic and immersive!

[@marcelregeer8296]

The most beautiful melody I know

[@TheLast2nd]

.. This is just.. Beautiful.

[@thegoatisi]

i played this piece a weekend ago for the region 31 hs symphony orchestra. it was so pretty

[@carmenpv65]

I am oboist and personally i think that the begining was too fast but it stills beeing a very beautiful interpretation

[@eri6219]

Barenboim’s interpretation for the entire piece is rather fast. It took me sometime to get use to his tempo

[@mischobogdanov7781]

I'm oboist too, and I think the tempo is ok

[@medpiano]

I respect the opinion it's faster than traditional interpretations, but andantino is a "light" andante, not a "pesante" andante tending toward adagio... I think it works well, not letting things "sit too heavy" at the chosen tempo.

[@Largo64]

The Tchaikovsky 4th is one of my favorite symphonies. This is just wonderful!

[@chichiperon]

7:48 bassoon solo FTW

[@geniusofmozart]

Amazing movement, very emotional.

[@arthur9993]

bassoon solo is just incredible, ive just performed it and wished it never ended!

[@lilly763]

I feel so privileged to have played this... And the rest of the symphony, of course. It never gets old...

[@clarkealonzi7419]

From 1:20 that's the only part of any piece that makes me cry and I'm not afraid to admit it.

[@jimjackson7878]

You would most likely be very moved by certain parts of the soundtrack from the movie "Dances With Wolves" written by John Barry, especially the very moving part when the soldiers kill the friendly, playful wolf.

[@BNconductor]

That's odd because I always find that part slightly disappointing and not at all worthy of the melody preceding it!

[@user-td4do3op2d]

+Bruno Needham To me, it is the most memorable part of the symphony.

[@elimoronmor]

Oh My!!! me too Clarke. I knew I wasn´t the only one who Do that 💖💖

[@thesilvershining]

SAME. So powerful

[@alexweath]

4:30 to 4:45 is absolutely amazing. Powerful explosion of melody there.

[@lauran.n5527]

Tchaikovsky. Me encanta. Muy romanticote

[@leia.amidala77]

Star Trek Voyager, Counterpoint, Kashyk and the Captain "Just see them as a reminder that this is my ship," "I dont think anyone would doubt that"

[@FrogBassoons]

I came here for David McGill and wasn't disappointed.

[@AlexKibre]

this piece makes me really sad but then again its by tchaikovsky why u do this to me peter wtf

[@AeneasGemini]

it's pyotr, not peter, none of your filthy anglicizations here :p

[@BeowulfVids]

OK to everyone who is saying mvt. 4 is the happy ending is off. The fourth movement is 'If you do not find hapieness in yourself, go among the people and learn what makes them happy. Go among the unlearned and simple.'-PIT. It was almost about revolution really. PIT was going through hard times during this symphony, and he was only happy with the peasnty and the cossacks.

[@obduliorincon6112]

My prefered mvto from the 4nd simphony. Tchaikovsky condenses his few happy moments in life and projects them with despair in a single musical moment. 🎧

[@dkfavs]

Star Trek: Voyager "Counterpoint".

[@mohamadabyad3552]

Tchaikovsky composed this piece of music in the memory of his mother whom he lost when he was just 14.

[@austintopper]

Muhammed Nabil actually not the case, basically he married a student of his that was particularly fond of him but he was gay. Thus he expressed the motions in the piece as he did to his anonymous sponsor

[@maximezuccarelli9461]

Austin Topper wqa je

[@nickmaestro]

I know this comments is 4 years old, but Tchaikovsky was well into his mid 30's when he composed this symphony. If anything, this was a response to his disastrous marriage to his student and chronic depression.

[@allisonsmith9343]

Nicholas Emanuel Wheeler To be fair even if the comment is 4 years old, you still have contributed for other readers to see now. Thanks for commenting!

[@Marcel_Audubon]

@@nickmaestro reading comprehension problems? he didn't say he was 14 when he wrote it, he was 14 when his mother croaked

[@juandavidtorresmonge7986]

Grande por siempre querido Alex!!!!!

[@LittleFrenchy72]

This is my favorite music piece of music

[@Ric51895]

Don't get me wrong, the Oboe was great. However, David McGill's bassoon playing is -the- definition of perfection.

[@DenverAA]

Star Trek: Voyager brought me here today, how about you?

[@blackrainbow5143]

My good taste in music brought me here

[@chineladacosmica8088]

At the cosmic wave, the galactic board brought me here

[@michaelbasic6947]

Voyager for me too.

[@jean-claudecronce6607]

Me, too, Voyager ...

[@johnschmidt1049]

Me too! What a great episode!

[@thesilvershining]

@saturndesign07 I know, isn't it just so amazingly beautiful? Tchaikovsky is very deep and definitely my favorite of all time.

[@camoolie]

heartache

[@jormaple]

An extraordinary combination of pluses: music of unsurpassed depth composed by one of the greatest symphonic geniuses. A truly volcanic performance by the best US orchestra ever. And performed in the unmatched acoustics of one of the most revered concert houses in the world. What else could we ask for ? . :)

[@Marcel_Audubon]

Muti?

[@pianoboi4842]

@@Marcel_Audubon nah, Muti is great but Barenboim is on a whole other level imo.

[@Marcel_Audubon]

@@pianoboi4842 🤢🤢🤢🤮

[@pianoboi4842]

@@Marcel_Audubon shut up

[@elysia9412]

Honestly, I prefer faster songs, so I listened to the whole thing in 2x speed. Yes, I know, I'm uncultured.

[@lous1882]

One of the most moving and poignant pieces of classical music ever composed.

[@mcphibbit03]

@CyferOlitaire15 He did indeed suffer. However, the 4th symphony is the beginning of his story. With the 5th, we get a clear idea of what type of man he is. In the 6th, the deed is done. The story is told, and he absolutely opens his heart to reveal his pain the the naked eye.

[@alisonkirgis1577]

Beautiful movement!

[@SimonRushby]

Arrrgh - the coughing from the audience! Beautiful performance - I first took part in a performance of this when I was 15 and have loved it (and all Tchaik's symphonies) ever since

[@violettaverdi3773]

Yes, it's fast, yet full of sentiment. I hear hope, desire and worry. How could music be more beautiful?

[@ayseal]

What a beautiful recording. Those who cough non-stop should be forced out, no kidding.

[@thesilvershining]

People say Mozart, Bach and Beethoven were born to create music... P.I.T. falls into that category because in my opinion he's written so many of the prettiest melodies I've ever encountered in my 20+ years of obsession with classical music. I really can't decide between his 4th, 5th, and 6th symphonies. All are absolutely beyond words.

[@thuxurious]

why do 3 people not like this song?? i'm a string player and 5 flats is a nightmare but i fell in love with this peice. its just so beautiful and timeless.

[@Cirujano1935]

Tchaikovsky muestra su Alma con esta Hermosa y Melancólica Sinfonía...! 《:-(

[@geniusofmozart]

The best interpretation of the movement I've heard.

[@Clayford27]

@Flailwielder I have much love for both Tchaikovsky and John Williams, and I don't mean to nitpick, but I would have to say it'd be the other way around: John Williams is reminiscent of Tchaikovsky. :o)

[@thesilvershining]

And they say Beethoven only wrote three as well: 5th, 6th, and 9th ;) Kidding. I love all the P.I.T. symphonies. The first two (Winter Daydreams & Little Russian) were the result of a young, modest composer trying to make a name for himself. They were written very close together and are outstanding in their beauty but not really on any kind of vast emotional level, which is what Tchaikovsky is known for. But they are still good and I would recommend them.

[@firehair668]

This was played at my best friend's funeral in November. A perfect selection (made by her brother). She was a beautiful cellist and a beautiful person. It makes me so sad to hear it, but sad in a good way. It is a lovely piece of music.

[@MrJapanese25]

amazing double reeds!

[@jannokas85]

Very good explanation of andantino...i've always wondered about it.

[@robynsalain]

un grand moment de bonheur,un hautbois de merveille

[@22bomd]

do not be to melancolic or sad when you listen this beautyful part ........ it triggers strong emotions .............................

[@NanetteONeal]

Anyone here listening because of Star Trek Voyager?

[@stschubs]

that is such a great piece of music! Lucky you!

[@goodchessactor]

Also great bassoon solo...

[@genericusernamething]

It was a performance by the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra in - well - Charlotte.

[@Vignagrettes]

@Masterstate I actually have to write a concert report about this and two other pieces that were played at my university. I love music class.

[@2ANGELSXD]

wow this is one of my audition peices for cello -.- its hard

[@minasgekos]

@Caracalla23 unfortunately in classical music the conductor's performance is central. This symphony has been performed and recorded numerous times that's why it's so interesting to comment Barenboim's performance as a maestro. It's as simple as that. Maybe you want me to say : "Tchaikovsky is a God, this is heaven to my ears" etc... but I won't, because it has been said one million times before. And since you love this piece so much, listen to Bernstein's version, it is here in KZbin.

[@MJLupin27]

Tacet means that the musicians have to remain silent, there isn't any music written for them to play.

[@b286guy]

My only chance to play in an orchestra was during college when they programmed the Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet (solo tenor saxophone)!

[@flutemusing]

It sounds like youtube is compensating the output level all the time. That means, when the orchestra goes to piano or even pianissomo passages, the sound intensity is dramatically compensated. This is very clear in solo passages. There is almost no difference in sound level . no matter if they are playing a tutti, ou a bassoon solo.

[@mishibird]

This is a function of this video having been taken from a PBS television broadcast.

[@HH576]

. I was taken aback by the speed that the maestro deployed here, considering how he plays each note to its fullest in his wonderful interpretations of the LvB piano concertos. Despite this carping, bravo!

[@whatadamnusername]

Remember, AgentJohnson, this is 1997. Does it say he was here before that?

[@mericet39]

why do people ALWAYS cough in quiet bits?

[@giancarlopiligp]

L' assolo struggente e solitario nel finale del fagotto, lascia l'ascoltatore senza parole e con un profondo senso melanconico. Per me assolutamente questo brano risulta essere una tra le più belle e struggenti melodie mai composte.

[@MrWalbudri]

My fav of tchaikovskys work . I listen to this while decorating . Love it❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@somebodyody]

Such a beautiful piece of music. Personally I would have had it a bit slower-particularly the beginning and where that melody recurs but I guess that's just personal opinion

[@zoltanczirok]

this music is very beauty and i like tchaikovsky

[@STUDIOLAFENICE]

Luxuriant beauty. Slavic melancholia at its best.

[@bigdude627]

@StarWarsChick27 Because the sheer vastness and complexity of Tchaikovsky's music can only be understood after knowing the geniuses before him (Beethoven and Mozart)

[@MeshMo]

In the many times Ive listened to Symphony 4 the first 2 minutes of this 2nd movement always got me in tears... pure, beautiful... what a genuine show of emotion.

[@Masterstate]

What is it about this video and studying late at night in college? It's 2am and I'm still doing my physics/chem! Couldn't think of a better background than this movement.

[@aroim0]

People coughing at the quiet bits *groans*

[@Squeeeez]

They were probably holding back during the music bits

[@Gar7ism]

Tchaikovsky's brilliant orchestration given full range by the Chicago and Barenboim. Beauty at its best.

[@Fishcheeksfreak01]

elderly people orchestra are the best... they've been playing the longest so they know all the different techniques to create a great performance

[@meba7531]

I love how the conductor is at the end of the piece.... "Oooookkk... now off to the pizz. He he he." Is body movement is just priceless. :)

[@Finanski9]

Star Trek: Voyager brought me here !

[@romangeneral23]

Same!!!

[@leia.amidala77]

same here, the best series of all time

[@gajda1984]

My orchestra is working on this right now. I haven't played it in 7 years, I forgot that the cello part is pretty damn tough on the 1st and last movement!

[@alvarito45]

The wood winds make this movement not just the most beautiful but one of the saddest in musical history.

[@whatadamnusername]

He's actually been in the orchestra since 1989.

[@MuimiMoji]

@StarWarsChick27 Our educators are probably too overwhelmed by his music to think straight.