[NYCP] Britten - Simple Symphony, Op. 4

BENJAMIN BRITTEN / Simply Symphony, Op. 4
1. Boisterous Bourrée (00:08)
2. Playful Pizzicato (03:15)
3. Sentimental Sarabande (6:37)
4. Frolicsome Finale (14:12)
New York Classical Players
Dongmin Kim, conductor
April 9, 2017
Church of the Heavenly Rest, New York, NY
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[@lotusbuds2000]

I remember playing it in high school...of course not at his level of players. Memories. This is a great sounding group. Thank you.

[@samk8341]

I am playing this and I am in seventh grade

[@lesley-annmathews7971]

We are playing it with our amateur/semi professional players and it is still quite hard 😄 but so worth the effort!

[@excuseyou7198]

I played it in string quartet at school, it’s a really fun piece to play.

[@nonenoneonenonenone]

How wonderful it is to have enough wealth to have your own orchestra.

[@nonenoneonenonenone]

The orchestra is fine, but lacks cultural identity other than being a New York City group. By comparison, the Los Angeles Chamber Virtuosi have a very strong tonal/cultural identity.

[@nonenoneonenonenone]

Around 11:00 the bowing gets rather too rough. One doesn't have to sacrifice color and other qualities to get strong playing. In other words, a strong performance, but not beautiful.

[@Niray119]

God, that was just amazing! Another piece I like by Britten - I knew it before, but had forgotten about it a long time. Gramercy and thank the lord have found it again.

[@nycpmusic]

Thank you very much!

[@victorinoxavier9396]

Simple Symphony is not simple to ply. Bravo!

[@jeremyhaupt5022]

The "simple" is because each movement is based on simple themes and melodies he had created as a child. Yes, you are right, though: it is not simple!

[@eunaekim9216]

Anyone else realize how the title, the movement names and the name of the composer are all alliterative?

[@violaisreallycool]

In my study of the piece I caught this and was pleasantly delighted to see how Britten incorporated that tidbit of fun into his piece. Great catch!

[@OrphanedZombie]

Wow I actually just realized that

[@howard5259]

The dedicatee is Britten's teacher - Audrey Alston. I guess the BB composition dedicated to AA was the inspiration for the names.

[@donkeychan491]

He wrote most of this as a kid. Staggering.

[@marisolecheverri3195]

Truly wonderful. The conductor is great!!! The best beautiful performer, thank you very much for sharing such a sublime, sensitive and beautiful composition by Benjamin Britten. Congratulations so much. ❤

[@nycpmusic]

Thank you very much!

[@henrithellier7684]

Bien dirigée avec aisance. Cela est net et précis..l...la poésie est bien préservée.. la pise de son, Impeccable..l´acoustique sans réverbération... L´orchestre souple aux impulsions du Maître.... BRAVO à Tous ! .

[@MegaVicar]

Bravo! A wonderful conductor and musicians! A great account of this stellar piece. 👏👏👏👏

[@nycpmusic]

Many thanks!

[@dlb1911967]

Never heard of this piece before! What a find! Another great concert! Thank you!

[@andywalmart]

TRY ST PAUL SUITE BY HOLST,,,,IN A SIMILAR STYLE.....

[@johnrandolph6121]

I often see people praising inferior performances on KZbin. No danger of that here. Really first rate! Thanks for sharing.

[@andyok3625]

This sounds great with a small group of players. It is a lovely little symphony with lots of melodic clarity.

[@nycpmusic]

Glad you liked it. Many thanks.

[@lesley-annmathews7971]

Beautiful playing! Great tempi too! All that pizz...! Super to listen thanx!!

[@nycpmusic]

Many thanks!!

[@DGordon191]

Excellent! Love watching Dongmin Kim conduct!

[@nycpmusic]

Glad you liked it. Thank you for enjoying!

[@stephanieocollins4967]

Beautiful piece played brilliantly thank you

[@nycpmusic]

Thanks for listening

[@DerekWilliamsMusic]

Great little piece, and well played too!

[@nycpmusic]

Many thanks!

[@m.x.b.9949]

I have a show for dance, for the first time in a long time, and the first movement is our music for part of it!

[@nycpmusic]

Glad you liked it!

[@duranayou]

Esta delicada pero densa partitura de Britten será interpretada mañana en el Auditorio de Zaragoza (España) por la Orquesta de cámara 'Ensemble Bayona' que dirige el violonchelista zaragozano, radicado en Berna (Suiza), EROS JACA.

[@AntonioMarcos-yu4vu]

Bravíssimo!

[@nycpmusic]

Many thanks!

[@falconsulting]

17:03 watch out!

[@617768913]

Simplemente maravillosa. Me encanta Britten

[@nycpmusic]

Gracias por escuchar.

[@audreyjones7990]

6:35 3rd mvt 14:09 4th mvt

[@ascendedbox612]

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[@tonigarzon3220]

As I wrote about his fantastic opus 3, A Boy was Born, ¿Is there anything this man have done wrong?

[@ascendedbox612]

6:35 14:09

[@michaeljang7892]

14:11

[@어쩌라고요뭐-h1v]

6:31

[@普通のケモナー仮面]

14:00

[@audreyjones7990]

16:06

[@jeoungkim7955]

Where can I purchase both the parts and score for string orchestra version?

[@nniea5258]

9:25

[@andywalmart]

IF U LOVED THIS TRY THE OP 10 FRANK BRIDGE VARIATIONS FOR STRINGS....FABULOUS WORK.....

[@audreyjones7990]

The name of the orchestra is New York Classical Players?

[@Oscar-o5v2d]

It is close enough

[@larryqian3485]

Great playing. But just wondering, is it Simply Symphony or Simple Symphony?

[@nycpmusic]

Fixed. Thanks.

[@andyok3625]

@@nycpmusic Not fixed entirely but it is "Simple" as in main title.

[@prabhudhasivanson7110]

It is "Simple Symphony"

[@robertbradymusic]

If anyone is interested listening to this piece while watching the whole score Here it is: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYTZhIKNl7OBg6s

[@AlexandrPashkevich77]

С 6:35 минуты,советские люди поймут откуда ноги выросли.😊

[@beforeourveryeyes]

Is You tube interrupting with ads or is this your decision? I'm curious. I so appreciate all of these wonderful videos and I understand that someone has to pay or that you would like to get paid for posting. AND...commercials during the music will have me deciding not to watch/listen. Thank you.

[@AlexEwan1]

The person uploading the video decides when and how many ads are shown. Without ads the poster does not make any money on the video.

[@flyingpenandpaper6119]

@@AlexEwan1 I have heard some channel owners say that they can't always control how many ads there are. It does seem like KZbin has been more persistent with their advertising recently.

[@TaichiStraightlife]

I hate the ads... but if it's a choice between 1 or 2 ads or no music, I'll probably take the ads... or just delete the page, which I've done too... okay; I just hit a second ad block as I was writing this with blaring rock that hit like a hammer; if there's a third, I'm gone...

[@andywalmart]

LOTS OF MODERN COMPOSERS GO BACK TO SIMPLER ROOTS.....RESPIGHI ANCIENT AIRS AND DANCESSTRAVINSY IN PULCINELLA,PROKOFIEV CLASSICAL SYMPHONY,HOLST ST PAUL SUITE ETC.......

[@is2211]

Strange place