Igor Stravinsky: Le sacre du printemps | Alan Gilbert | NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

The NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra performs Igor Stravinsky's scandalous classic "Le sacre du printemps" under the direction of Chief Conductor Alan Gilbert.
Concert recording from the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra's Opening Night on September 1st, 2023 at the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg
IGOR STRAVINSKY
Le sacre du printemps 00:00
Part One: Adoration of the Earth. Introduction 0:41
Harbingers of spring - Dances of the young girls and boys 3:59
Game of Abduction 7:50
Spring Round Dances 9:00
Games of the Rival Tribes 12:52
Procession of the Sage 14:20
The Sage 15:20
Part Two: Das Opfer. Introduction 17:10
Mystic Circles of the Young Girls 21:40
Glorification of the Chosen One 24:46
Evocation of the Ancestors 26:22
Ritual Action of the Ancestors 27:00
Sacrificial Dance 30:30
Alan Gilbert, conductor
NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra
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[@MrOlogramma]

Strawinsky we love you ❤

[@DavidA-ps1qr]

The key that unlocks this chaos is the woodwind. And they nail it. One of the most complex pieces of orchestral music ever written is superbly performed here. Brilliant.

[@NDRKlassik]

Yay!! Thank you, we appreciate your words!

[@JamieByrne1977]

Super! So much detail and sense of rhythm. This is one of the best recordings I have heard.

[@NDRKlassik]

Thank you very much!

[@DavidA-ps1qr]

One small piece of advice. Keep the applause and appreciation going on the upload until the end. It's important to show the youth of today watching that this music is still the best.

[@staffanolofsson8201]

An excellent interpretation, clear and dynamic! The camera people follow the music very fine.

[@NDRKlassik]

Happy to hear that you liked it! :)

[@user-yu8tk8pi9e]

I can imagine the dance from the music. What a performance!

[@josemanuelpastorcampos]

Five stars to the producer, Nora Brandenburg. The best production of a classical music concert I have seen to date.

[@NDRKlassik]

Thank you very much, we are very pleased. We hope that our colleague also reads your great compliment. ☺️

[@spike6192]

Not the clapping after the first part! Wonderful recording. Best interpretation of Rite of Spring I've heard.

[@NDRKlassik]

Wow thank you very much! We are very pleased that you like our work. 😍

[@massimoacerbis8138]

perfect recording

[@NDRKlassik]

Thank you! ☺️

[@jimwilkins7209]

The best video version of this masterpiece. Every note, as never before.

[@NDRKlassik]

🥰🥰🥰

[@lightspeed174]

How wonderful is Stravinsky's Music. Wow! This is an outstanding recording of The Rite of Spring. I know I haven't heard it played any better than this, and the conductor did a fantastic job in making the music come alive. Let me tell you, Stravinsky would have been very very proud of ths performance. Thank you so much for uploading this. All I can say is, I have enjoyed this immensely.

[@NDRKlassik]

It's a pleasure for us. Thank you very much for your touching words!

[@user-zt7yf2tg6z]

ストラヴィンスキーの素晴らしい作曲だから、それなりの演奏になっているが、聴きところの無いごくごく普通の演奏でありますなぁ。

[@scomu9742]

superbe

[@NDRKlassik]

Merci beaucoup!

[@boonrutsirirattanapan100]

Bravo

[@NDRKlassik]

Thank you!!

[@dennisho1553]

Agile, smooth, and clear-cut. Alan is always cool. Love it!

[@NDRKlassik]

Awesome, thank you for listening!!

[@chrisnuttall3212]

Superb engineering!

[@NDRKlassik]

Thank you so much!! 😊

[@King-ui6kt]

Flutist Yeojin Han ! ❤❤❤

[@NDRKlassik]

Yes!!! Since august she is part of the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester. 😍

[@notarbolz926]

This is brilliant!

[@NDRKlassik]

Thank you, much appreciated!!

[@judykemp7904]

Wow!!! 35:51

[@edithbuttler6933]

❤

[@SergejRazinkov]

Wie groß war die Begeisterung bei dieser Aufführung " La Sacré du Printemps " von Igor Stravinsky sowohl wie bei Orkestr als auch beim Dirigent! Ehemaliger Generalmusikdirektor von New York Philharmonic Alan Gilbert ist einer der bekanntesten Interpreten von diesen modernen Werke aller Zeiten. Vielleicht wehre es sehr hilfreich für ünge Dirigenten von einigen Schwierigkeiten in diesem Werk zu wissen bevor sie "La Sacré "dirigieren wollen.Für viele Dirigenten " La Sacré.." zählt nicht zu oft gespielten Werken in ihrem Repertoire .Man kann nur vermuten, warum? Es ist schon bekannt das auf Grund dieses Revolutionären Werkes die klare harmonische Logik liegt. Diese Logik besteht sehr oft aus einfachen Akkorden. Zum Beispiel: 1Part. " RITUAL of ABDUCTION ." 2 Part ."Sacrificial DANCE "Ziffer 186- -bis zum Schluss. Ein Dirigent der diese Logik nicht kennt und nur die Struktur lernt wird immer mit diesem Werk Schwierigkeiten haben. Vor allem wird er auch nicht von Orkestr gespielte Musik richtig hören! Vielleicht ist noch was interessantes zu bemerken .Part 2."INTRODUCTION " Ziffer 82 -83. Es könnte sein das Stravinsky schon in dieser Zeit eine musikalische "Vorbote " für Zukünftige Musik geschrieben hat. Nicht nur für später entstandene Musik der "NEUEN WIENER SCHULE " sondern auch für " Jazz "der zu dieser Zeit noch nicht als Teil der ernsten Musik war. Es gibt noch andere Musik Episode in " La Sacré.." die dafür sprächen. Recht herzlichen Dank für ganz besondere Darstellung "La Sacré du Printemps ".

[@NDRKlassik]

Herzlichen Dank für Ihre analytische Auseinandersetzung mit dem Werk. Wir freuen uns, dass Ihnen unsere Interpretation des Werks und unser Video gefällt. ☺️

[@SergejRazinkov]

@@NDRKlassik Danke,freue mich auch. Vielleicht werden meine Bemerkungen hilfreich für einigen Dirigenten.

[@LucienMarine]

The Rite of Spring is a ballet and orchestral work by Russian composer Igor Stravinsky. A masterpiece of musical energy, the composition shows an absolutely prodigious network of inventiveness. From the synthesis of all the musical elements operated by Stravinsky is born an aesthetic multiplicity which intensely privileges the acoustic effects and the dramatic force. « The sacral dance » (Allegro moderato), Act 2, Scene 6, is the culmination of the piece, the moment that illustrates the original idea of its composition, this dance where the brutal force of a symphony orchestra explodes, treated in a style revolutionary. The work which has exacerbated the chromaticism to the highest point, the harsh harmonies, the raw sonorities, are born from the creation of powerful instrumental blocks, that clash or complement each other, the richness of timbres of an enlarged orchestra as well as the use of playing modes that push the sounds to the extreme, emancipating the rhythmic and releasing the tonal harmony from its classico-romantic pivots. Stravinsky juxtaposes and accumulates his musical ideas in contrasting flows, which interact with each other and create a perpetual increase in the energy released, which will crystallize an innovative approach essential to the modernity of 20th century music. The celebrity of the work does not hesitate to make it one of the pillars of musical modernism. Phenomenal beauty! *Lucien*

[@NDRKlassik]

Thank you very much for your detailed thoughts about Stravinsky and his composition!

[@LucienMarine]

@@NDRKlassik O thank you! Summarizing a musical work is not thing easy but it's pleasant for me. *LM*

[@seb_the_rat]

5:33 6:08

[@user-wp4ju4hp5w]

I noticed that the Principal Timpanist is playing the 2nd timpani part. Im guessing that his student is Solo Timpanist in this performance?

[@NDRKlassik]

... we check and get back to you!

[@NDRKlassik]

Hi there! So, at this concert both our Principal Timpanist played. They are of the same rank and decide individually who plays which part. Have a beautiful day!

[@user-wp4ju4hp5w]

@@NDRKlassik Thank you for your prompt response. I remember this conductor being a former rank and file string player in the New York Philharmonic Orchestra?. If true he has transitioned well indeed. I play timpani in my Community Orchestra called the Gold Coast Philharmonic Orchestra

[@NDRKlassik]

Alan Gilbert is a trained violinist. He was also director of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra until 2017.

[@clydeblair9622]

Metronomic, where is the dymanism? Flat. Give me the Stravinsky or Boulez.

[@user-zt7yf2tg6z]

取り立て取り上げる演奏ではないですなぁ。