Mendelssohn - Symphony No. 4 A major Op. 90 "Italian" (Kurt Masur & Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra)

From the Gewandhaus in Leipzig, Germany
Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
Kurt Masur - conductor
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy - Italian Symphony No. 4 A major Op. 90 (MWV N 16)
0:00 Entrance
1:27 I. Allegro vivace
13:06 II. Andante con moto
19:32 III. Con moto moderato
25:26 IV. Saltarello. Presto
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[@isabellab7093]

12 dancing princesses brought me here

[@allegrovivace6806]

wot-

[@theochemsRE]

The happiest Symphony ever.

[@Acujeremy]

If this Mendelssohn guy keeps at it, he can really make something of himself one day.

[@quaver1239]

Loved it! Wonderful. Thank you. Mendelssohn, I think, would be immensely surprised and happy to know his work is still being played in Leipzig with great expertise. The orchestra and Kurt Masur are simply the best.

[@hughgregorywaldock8738]

I love the way the Allegro Vivace is slower than the presto with a less crisp 'weicher Energie und Klangfarbe' it's played with a totally different energy not just tempo. Every movement being a gem in itself is a testament to a great conductor that Masur was. Most people would just belt those two movements at the same speed but not him there is a heightening of tension and line throughout the piece. The German roten Faden, hurrah!

[@DrNoahBoddy004]

Flawless precision, GALACTIC PEAK TRANSIENT CONTROL IN THE ENGINEERING, this orchestra truly deserves its mega-million$ Thank you, Maestro Masur!

[@snackydurand6882]

Le GRAND MAITRE dirige cette symphonie avec maestria et maîtrise. Il est très, très rare d'entendre le saltarello final sur un tempo aussi juste. Souvent on ne perçoit même pas toutes les notes, exemple avec l'avant dernier chef Riccardo Chailly. Là, avec Kurt Masur, tout est juste, parfait. Du grand Mendelssohn. Merci à EuroArts Channel pour cette diffusion.

[@calembourman2295]

Vous pouvez essayer Celibidache aussi, malgré la piètre qualité de l'enregistrement que je lui connais sur youtube.

[@Rockingham76]

1:26 - Starts

[@robynsalain]

une italienne parée de mille soleils,admiration profonde

[@manlioerta7221]

Bellissima sinfonia, magistralmente suonata e magistralmente diretta dal grande Kurt Masur. E' un grande omaggio all'Italia, non vista secondo i soliti stereotipi (pizza e mandolino) , ma colta nei suoi aspetti più vivi e vitali. A cominciare dal primo movimento in La Maggiore, allegro , col tema principale di grande vivacità e secondo tema più sentimentale, ma che riporta subito alla vivacità iniziale. Nel secondo movimento si coglie uno degli aspetti più significativi dell'Italia: l'aspetto emotivo, sentimentale e anche con venature di tristezza, per arrivare alla tarantella finale degna della più bella musica meridionale. Complimenti : veramente un capolavoro e una gioia per l'ascoltatore.

[@gmooz1701]

¡Siempre agradecido con estos videos!

[@allegrovivace6806]

oh dude i swear the moment this played a smile sppeared on my face lol

[@mysticjourniesofzunnymatem7007]

I danced to this extraordinary piece in a Ballet Company! I adore it!

[@theresechristiansen9769]

I've listened to many interpretations of this particular symphony and I always return to Masur's. More joy than the 'fury' of Neville Marriner or Chailly.

[@ltlarrow1]

Indeed. the gold standard

[@emelosman5396]

Saddnes

[@williamsu5552]

you can almost feel the italian heat and sudden breeze

[@user-ow4jr6gk2p]

Magic, I have loved it since when i was 7 years old

[@sander1016]

fantastic!!!

[@amitm1157]

The first part at 1:27 I. Allegro vivace is a masterpiece. Excellent orchestra.

[@willingtonrojas385]

Que viva la música... Bravo 👏......

[@sumeetsharma7256]

What what a beautiful opening movement

[@pauliberg3492]

wonderful.....

[@chriskitze2344]

Great performance by the symphony Mendelsohn led himself. Gewandhaus is an amazing orchestra that survived communism in Leipzig, East Germany.

[@hughgregorywaldock8738]

The Leipzig composers were the best of all time! They had the best musical fraternity with Bach, Mendelssohn, Wagner, Schumann R, Schumann C, and Mendelssohn F, Hummel, Schein and Breitkopf and Härtel the greatest musical press of all time. I think they were equally as strong as the first Viennese school. Mr Wieck Schumann, C's father too who taught her piano having worked it out himself. Respect. My ex too and her dad were part of it.

[@sophiamura9484]

honestly barbie introduced young girls to SO many great classics💗

[@hangrihelen]

2021 anyone? :")

[@jennymenjivar8528]

Escuchar esta musica llena el alma

[@alainrobynsds5735]

Masur dans toute sa splendeur,grandiose

[@saitama_20202]

this is so nice

[@daniloferraz7807]

Bravíssimo!

[@charlesyeh8890]

Mendelssohm's music has to be played fast yet steady. Kurt Musur gave a stellar performance better than Ricardo Chailly's

[@hazelp1668]

Where my barbie stans at

[@stefff748]

Hereee ❤️❤️

[@crockedfoil8670]

omg heree

[@thatgirl4652]

HEREE

[@TheUnderscore_]

What does this mean...?

[@nemovonholle5940]

Here here!! 🩰💖

[@franciscomorales9110]

TRUE LING LINGS

[@munchybiker]

👍🏻🎼 a favourite!

[@petrtosek7769]

i usually hate ths kind od music BUT THIS GOT ME!!! love it, thx !

[@annedwyer797]

Wonderful! Mendelssohn wrote such damned delightful music. I can't listen to the first movement without smiling and thinking of the 1979 film "Breaking Away" (the wonderful scene where Dave the young cyclist is training, riding behind a truck on an Indiana highway). Fantastic combination of music and a film scene.

[@tannhauser7584]

I get so many odd looks when asked about my favorites movies and I respond, "High Noon, Streets of Fire, and Breaking Away."

[@barronlerner1587]

I always tell this to people. Made my kids watch the film several times. Also brilliantly uses the overture to Barber of Seville, as you know.

[@stevanhorning8988]

Thanks; this is great from Mendelssohn's hometown. Listening today - a sunny third day of spring in northern Italy. I like also Paavo Jarvi with Frankfurt Radio Symphonie (uploaded on KZbin by hr-sinfonieorchester), at 31:38 min.

[@user-uh3gg7ig5z]

Искала эту великолепную музыку с тех пор, как посмотрела мультфильм Барби: 12 танцующих принцесс. Она меня заворожила.. Нашла спустя несколько лет, моему счастью нет предела❤

[@user-gr9kn4vo4x]

멘델스존 음악을 찾다가 이 영상을 접하는데 게반트하우스가 궁금해서 검색을 해봤더니 18세기에 창립됀 유서깊은 곳이네요. 1835년에는 펠릭스 멘델스존이 카펠마이스터로 임명되어서 슈베르트의 《교향곡 9번》이나 바흐의 《마태 수난곡》 등을 사후 초연 또는 부활 공연하여 음악사에 크게 공헌하네요. 공연장도 넘 인상적이네요. 쿠르트 마주어 지휘자와 게반트하우스 관현악단의 영상 넘 잘보고 갑니다.

[@Emjay1950]

This music plays in my mind when I am off on long bicycle ride. It's been stuck inside my head since seeing "Breaking Away" in 1979.

[@HAYDAR929122]

daha iyi bir yorum bulmaniz neredeyse imkansiz.... tesekkurler saygideger masur ve leipzig gewandhaus orkestrasi.... paylasim icin ayrica tesekkurler..❤

[@bosanpisan]

Mendelssohn is a real Genius

[@8moltovivace8]

@Khurram Aziz what the actual fuck dude that has nothing to do with this video

[@flyingpenandpaper6119]

@@8moltovivace8 Gotta love KZbin comments.

[@quaver1239]

Molto Vivace : Well said. What a load of garbage one has to put up with from idiots.

[@quaver1239]

bosanpisan : Was. But yes, he was, and a nice person too :-)

[@jamessolo9850]

@@8moltovivace8 potty mouth

[@davidpender7198]

This is the tempo that I like. What is it with the other conductors that speed through the 1st movement like they're pressed for time or something?

[@alf23wlf]

This tempo is fast for me.

[@andrewnix6480]

@@alf23wlf dude it’s allegro vivace and this is like 68 bpm

[@urquisabicalho5047]

boa tarde a todos da OSMG e obrigada ao Fabio Mechetti pela sugestão de hoje. eu amo as composições de Mendelssohn - Symphony No. 4 A major Op. 90 "Italian" e já na escuta, bem atenta e o cérebro inebriado.

[@h0ll0wm9n]

The end credits note: 1993, Euro Arts, Berlin.

[@yuk_notkim7658]

I think this is the first symphony that I actually enjoyed.

[@essecampinsoler]

TRÈS SUBLIM

[@raylynch1304]

Italian..the prince..50s ..70s.2016.2017. My joy. Otto private

[@laizoliveira9892]

Omg omg omg omg omg omg AAAAAAAA só incredible

[@guillermojesusguerrabravo5261]

Una buena interpretación de esta conocida obra maestra del compositor alemán.

[@felixdevilliers1]

For some commentators below the tempo is too fast, for others it is too slow. Masur's tempo is quite lively enough. Think rather of the marvellous music you are hearting.

The speed is very well chosen to match the light, southern character. Rushing through the first movement doesn't add anything to it, on the contrary!

[@michaelremish3123]

André Uhres i am usually a big fan of Solti’s CSO recordings, but his was way too rush, and it made the beautiful Italian countryside sound chaotic

[@jordifuentesandres226]

Escuchar el minuto ll.45 de verdadera inspiración nomántica, es un movimiento lento, un adagio, andante no mucho seguramente , pero realmente es muy bonito.saludos.

[@patriciareilly7955]

Rjl private...we were so happy then..what spontaneous joy..christmas 2017....3 am e mails

[@patriciareilly7955]

Rjl encore

[@tannhauser7584]

Love the tempo! So many conductors rush it and muddy the sound.

[@andreavela8013]

Written tempo: allegro vivace

[@moiraarnecke5794]

Aguantee las doce princesas bailarinass lokooo

[@user-ru8bd9wo2o]

25:33

[@patriciareilly7955]

This is as private as can be...it.....la plus grande...d une temps de plus grande .splendeur. connu seulement aux anges d ile d etat rjl

[@kingocheemso]

25:30 For the other HOI4 fans out there, dont you just live it when Spain breaks into civil war?

[@kenjitatekawa3254]

As fresh as Italian tomatoes (^^)

[@Emjay1950]

... with mozzarella cheese, olive oil and fresh basil.

[@user-su5ic4yw6g]

重厚で、粘っこい演奏。 Beethoven みたいに聴こえる。 これこそが、Kurt Masur 。

[@ruthwalters8854]

25:26 - 26:35

[@lisabful]

I shall name him Mendelssohn

[@hwaryeo242]

1:28

[@ichmagpengwings1600]

This symphony is in a barbie film But i don't know the name May some of you😅

[@JoshuaRegoTheGreat]

Erdbeer Lolly Barbie and the 12 dancing princesses

[@noelwilde]

@@JoshuaRegoTheGreat Great film

[@ethanmirandalopez2010]

Taken from Barbie in The 12 Dancing Princesses & Baby Einstein

[@rick5380]

Bruh now im forced to use this for a background music in my Music video project ;-;

[@isiscarvalhonoronha3677]

BOM DIA Estou novamente sozinha com os estrangeiros sem saber nada do idioma onde estão os Brasileiros pa ms ajudar. Abraço a. ISIS

[@alexsandroalvesartecultura5116]

Olá, Ísis!

[@margot024]

Recap-- 9:35

[@ciajoo1360]

33:51

[@harmonaia_]

19:32-20:45

[@cheenaespinosa5227]

3:39

[@cheenaespinosa5227]

4:14

[@jamesgerlden3609]

can someone help me my teacher said we need to make a tiktok about this and i dont know how the f aym gonna do that😭😭😭

[@MsHellcat08]

Have ya done it yet?

[@jamesgerlden3609]

@@MsHellcat08 welp unfortunately no i did not do it

[@yuk_notkim7658]

Freak tiktok. Hate that app

[@TheGinniejung]

25:25

[@tomascostero9962]

31:12,

[@ve1803]

Mov4

[@yuyukawa]

Barbie brought me here 🩰✨

[@edenalexandriab9120]

Keep strong. Dont forget that despite the evil in this world, God is full of justice, mercy and love. Justice said we broke His perfect law - causing the world's previous perfection to be destroyed - and therefore we deserve Hell (like a punishment in any legal system but this is eternal as His perfect law is eternal too). Don't think you fit in that category? Ever done one of these?: lying, stealing - regardless of how small the object EVER, hating others - which is murder in God's perfect law, lusting (plus God sees our entire thought life). Justice says "the soul that sins shall die" - if we break one in thought/word/deed it's as if we're guilty of all of them. Quite simply, living by the law (which is doing everything perfectly) is impossible for sinful humans . The law shows us that 1. We will die in Hell if we fail to follow it and 2. We cannot save ourselves BUT, 3. God's perfect, immovable law points us to Christ, who followed and fulfilled the law in thought, word and deed perfectly in our place. He did what we couldn't and did it on our behalf. He was then sentenced to death on a cross, and took our personal punishment for our sin, paying our penalty (like paying our fine) completely FOR us, and has given us freedom. If we turn from the sins we have committed and repent (pursue the opposite direction of love through Christ) He will, overtime, recreate us into His image through The Holy Spirit which Jesus sends to all who accept Him as their personal Lord and Savior of their life. We cannot purify ourselves, but Christ lived that perfect sinless, pure life and then allotted it to our "account". That's where our righteousness comes from. Not from any good, works that you or I could do. It is not based on the amount of good works we do. God starts the changes, He carries it on, and He completes it in those who let Him. It's about letting Christ in to guide and teach you and obeying Him, again, through His power and instruction). He is our substitute in His life, death and resurrection. He essentially rewrote history in our place so that, if you believe in Him, it will be as if YOU had never sinned if you accept Christ's death as our own in our place. He is in Heaven right now preparing a place for us so that He can take His faithful, believing children home with Him when He returns. He will ressurrect us from death when He returns, giving mercy to those who accept His love, forgiveness, instruction and teachings in their life, and give justice to those who refuse it. He doesn't want ANY of us to go to Hell and die for continuing in evil and rejecting His way to life, thats why He died FOR us. Hes giving EVERYONE a chance, He wants everyone to take the free gift of salvation from Hell. He wants us to be His and begin to follow His life of love and service through His power and abiding (staying) with Him. So long as we keep our hearts near to Christ through His strength, strive to follow His will of perfect love revealed in the Bible, and let Him lead in the midst of (very certain) pitfalls and struggles, we will, in time, win the ultimate victory over sin, pain and DEATH through Christ. Even if you are willing to be made willing, pray for Jesus to come in and He will do what we can't. Give us The Holy Spirit who will guide us in the right way. NOTE: You are NEVER too sinful or messed up that God cannot turn your life around through Jesus. EVER If you have any questions let me know xx I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have [perfect] peace. In the world you have tribulation and distress and suffering, but be courageous [be confident, be undaunted, be filled with joy]; I have overcome the world.” [My conquest is accomplished, My victory abiding.] John 16:33 - Amplified Bible

[@raffaellamariani4416]

Strepitoso!!!

[@johnmitchell4838]

Sorry, but this is not an Italian Symphony. It's a German Symphony played so slowly. The first movement needs to be played with reckless virtuosity. The players should hardly have time to breath. Have you ever heard an Italian person speak? That is how fast the symphony needs to be played.

[@ltlarrow1]

John-do a little research before commenting. It's not AN Italian symphony, it's THE Italian Symphony: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_No._4_(Mendelssohn) and btw, it's played at exactly the tempo Mendelssohn intended it to be played.

[@johnmitchell4838]

I'm well aware of the metronome marking, but it doesn't alter the fact that an Italian would sing the opening to the words 'Italia Italia Io T'amo'. Could you imagine that he would sing it so slowly? I remember Brahms refusing to use metronome marks because, as he said, 'Do you think that I want my music to be played at the same speed every time?'

[@gggkinc]

It's not called "Italian" because it's attempting to mimic some aspect of Italian culture. It's called "Italian" because it was inspired by Mendelssohn's visit to Italy and utilizes Italian dance rhythms in certain segments.

[@gigiogigino4848]

You might be right: we speak fast but French people speak even faster. I love the joy Masur puts conducting this music, it's also very accurate and transparent.

[@daniel3231995]

Love the conviction

[@MrJorgeseijo]

fantastic!!!

[@RMutt-gw6uz]

25:26