Bernstein: "Symphonic Dances" of "West Side Story" | NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra

[@countalucard4226]

I used to see Carol Lawrence on the afternoon game shows when I was a teen. Never knew who she was. When I discovered she was the original Maria she became a Goddess to me.

[@francosimonetti2427]

grazie un bellissimo omaggio al grande maestro Lenny

[@karlmatsumoto9281]

True to the spirit of Bernstein's original, as one would expect from the former conductor of the New York Philharmonic. Born on the Upper West Side to boot.

[@robertcohn8858]

Great performance. This music looks like such fun to play! Especially noteworthy are all the solo performance standouts. Bravo to all!

[@NDRKlassik]

Thank you, much appreciated!!

[@wolfgangbrakhan3250]

Einfach großartig. Tolle Musik, tolle Orchesterleistung, großartiger Dirigent. Bravo!

[@NDRKlassik]

Vielen Dank, wir freuen uns!

[@TS-bb1pv]

＃楽曲の演奏速度最高です。＃カメラ割りカット割り、＃臨場感、偉大な指揮者オーケストラの皆さんの演奏はニュアンスのアーティキューレイションが素晴らしいですね感動しました。また複数のTVカメラ切り替えオペレーターの芸術的センスの譜面が読めるスィッチャーのカメラ割り映像が素晴らしいですね感動しました。❤️視聴しています。コメント中です。❤️ありがとうございました。😊

[@tkdally]

To me, a stand out performance is what happens between the notes - the breath, the vibrations, the transitions. And in the case of the Symphonic Dances I'm looking for the finger clicks and shouts of "Mambo!". It's what takes the performance to the top 10/10. The energy, vitality, verve. That then needs to be contrasted with the sweetness of the adagio/Somewhere at the end, set against the doom-laden tolling bell from the basses. Brava! As an aside, finally I've seen an orchestra with such a good balanace of male/female musicians. Sadly not always the case - eeven in 2023!!!

[@NDRKlassik]

Thank you! 👍 🤩

[@notaire2]

Wunderschöne und spannende Aufführung dieser jazzigen doch perfekt komponierten sinfonischen Tänze mit farbenreichen doch perfekt entsprechenden Tönen verschiedener Instrumente. Der intelligente und geniale US-amerikanische Dirigent leitet das hoch funktionelle deutsche Orchester im rhythmischen Tempo und mit möglichst effektiver Dynamik. Wundervoll und atemberaubend zugleich!

[@NDRKlassik]

Wir danken, lieber notaire! Freuen uns, dass es gefällt. :)

[@countalucard4226]

One of the greatest piece of music ever written. On another note I include the Abby Road medley written by the Beatles.

Tolle Interpretation! Wie schön, daß dieses Werk wieder vor Publikum gespielt wird! Herzlichen Glückwunsch an allen Musikern des Orchesters und am Dirigent :)

[@NDRKlassik]

Herzlichen Dank, lieber Pablo Miró Cortez!

[@cunite9263]

Amazing conductor and musicians performing Bernstein work😮🎉

[@NDRKlassik]

Thank you!! :)

[@小向章市]

Both orchestra and conductor are very excellent !

[@NDRKlassik]

Thank you very much :))))

[@nicolatiana1770]

Brilliant !!!

[@NDRKlassik]

Thanks :)

[@pnocella]

Another excellent performance by the members of the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra and Maestro Alan Gilbert! Bravo to the principal viola for the beautiful solo in "Somewhere" and, likewise, bravo to the "heroic" principal trumpet for performing the many "high-note" passages on the standard C trumpet*! (*instead using one of the smaller "piccolo" trumpets)

[@NDRKlassik]

Yes! Thank you for mentioning our fabulous colleagues: It is Teresa Schwamm at the principal viola (in "Somewhere" followed by our equally fantastic solo horn player Claudia Strenkert and solo oboist Paulus van der Merwe 🤩) and the "heroic" principal trumpet player is Guillaume Couloumy!

[@arthurjohannfiedler-compos1861]

Eine großartige Aufführung, welche sehr präzise die einzelnen Emotionen, Stimmungen aber auch toll den Groove dieses Bernstein'schen Meisterwerks wiedergibt.

[@NDRKlassik]

Danke sehr, das freut uns!

[@masel6655]

유튜브로 들어도 너무 좋은 연주네요! 직접 현장에서 들었다면 감동이 몇배로 컸을 것 같습니다! 잘 들었습니다!

[@NDRKlassik]

We are happy that you enjoyed it! :)

[@jormalaitala3740]

Bravo!!!!

[@karlheinz9336]

Andreas Blau!!

[@NDRKlassik]

Lieber Karl Heinz, sehr gut erkannt, viel Spaß mit dem Konzertmitschnitt :)

[@TS-bb1pv]

＃楽曲の演奏速度最高です。＃カメラ割りカット割り、＃臨場感、偉大な指揮者オーケストラの皆さんの演奏はニュアンスのアーティキューレイションが素晴らしいですね感動しました。また複数のTVカメラ切り替えオペレーターの芸術的センスの譜面が読めるスィッチャーのカメラ割り映像が素晴らしいですね感動しました。❤️ありがとうございました。😊

[@jerrera45]

Wonderful performance. Definitely defines the genius of Leonard Bernstein.

[@NDRKlassik]

Thank you very much :)))

[@europort1231]

I was soooo shocked because I missed the broadcast of the opening night, but finally watching it now. Danke schön, NDR Klassik. Hope to see Barber, Turnage and Gershwin!!!

[@NDRKlassik]

Sehr gern :) Stay tuned for Turnage, Gershwin and more interesting concerts. Unfortunately we cannot publish Barber due to rights issues.

[@europort1231]

@@NDRKlassik Not a big deal. Can't wait!!!

[@32497]

A-ma-zing!!!

[@NDRKlassik]

😊

[@The80sBoy]

One of the finest, nuanced performances of this masterpiece I've ever seen. Bravi tutti!

[@NDRKlassik]

Much appreciated, thank you!!

[@herol64700]

NO NO T O O S L O W

[@alexanderteuman7273]

Es ist so wunder-,wunder-; Wunderschön. Ich muss immer wieder weinen, wenn ich euch Künstler spielen und höre sehe. Unfassbar fantastisch. Klarinette, oboe, horn, trompete, kllarinette, harfe, violine, bratsche, cello, bass, contrabass,, querflötte, flöte, tuba, posaune, trompete,saxophone, klarinette, triangle, kazoo, maultrommel, omichord.

[@NDRKlassik]

Ui. Was für ein wunderschönes Kompliment!! Wir freuen uns riesig und grüßen sehr herzlich zurück!

[@alexandersiegert]

Hello dear NDR-Philharmonic, is this Andreas Blau (former first flute at the berlin philharmonic) at 11:03 Min? Best regards from Bavaria!

[@NDRKlassik]

Dear Alexander Siegert! Yes, indeed he is 🤩Liebe Grüße aus Hamburg 😀

[@whatafreakinusername]

The audio, and performance, are fantastic but I can't understand how this is only uploaded in 720p50!

[@NDRKlassik]

We apologize, it wasn't possible in HD, when we published it. Nowadays it is and you can enjoy our latest videos in full HD :)

[@avrumgolub2735]

Claudia Strenkert, Horn, sound has “spin”.

[@TheStockwell]

Interesting sidenote: this suite is an arrangement by Sid Ramin & Irwin Kostal, not Bernstein.

[@Violacadet]

Way to be 100% wrong here.

[@simonjager9259]

Keine halbe Stunde Laufzeit?!

[@NDRKlassik]

Nein. Es sind ja "nur" die Symphonischen Tänze, nicht die ganze West Side Story. ;)

[@simonjager9259]

@@NDRKlassik Ohjaklar, danke. Das hatte ich dann nicht bedacht.

[@abrahanaeoa733]

6:20

[@nonosquare1066]

nice too see so many women on „manly“ instruments (very oldfashioned thinking here)

[@NDRKlassik]

Hahaha, old-fashioned thinking with an open mind don't need to be a bad thing obviously!

[@steicatsy78]

very boring especially the first part

[@chickenringNYC]

prologue entirely too slow

[@robstockton2463]

It’s a sluggish performance and the brass is out-of-balance. Alan Gilbert tends to be heavy-handed anyway from his NYP days. But I’ll also admit that this music just works better with a smaller ensemble like a pit orchestra. This arrangement is too “thick in the middle,” as my orchestration teach used to say.