Paul Dukas - The Sorcerer's Apprentice (Kurt Masur, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig) | Kurt Masur Gala

From the Gewandhaus Leipzig,
the Gewandhaus Orchestra (conducted by Kurt Masur) performs Paul Dukas' "The Sorcerer's Apprentice".
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Paul Dukas - The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Kurt Masur - conductor
About the concert
To celebrate his 80th birthday in 2007, Kurt Masur led “his” Gewandhaus Orchestra in a special gala
concert. For his birthday concert, Masur, currently principal conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the Orchestre National de France, chose a varied, celebratory programme with works by composers highlighting his conducting career in the United States, France and Germany. Abounding in energy, alert as ever, Masur has been untiringly lending new impulses to the entire orchestral repertoire. From 1970 until 1996 he did so as Gewandhaus Kapellmeister of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, a position that has almost come to be identified with his name. He is still Conductor Laureate of the ensemble; the fact that he chose the orchestra for his birthday celebration expresses his gratitude and respect for the orchestra that accompanied him during momentous and troubled times. Kurt Masur had an eventful life - he was famously swept into politics as a peacemaker when the Berlin Wall was about to fall.
2007, MDR in co-operation with EuroArts Music International

[@valterceron7684]

I´m a classical music lover and Disney fan and just discovered this composition was not an original for Fantasia. I don't know why I made that supposition.

[@anthonyarmore9661]

And that was conducted from memory, folks. A shame the way he was treated in his last years with the NY Philharmonic.

[@timoklabuster5065]

What an impressive conduction. 😊

[@kameronpeterson3601]

an incredibly tight performance masterfully conducted

[@huddled_up]

is it bad that i only know the mickey mouse short associated with this

[@quaver1239]

Delightful. Takes me back to childhood. Thank you!! ❤ I hope the young people seeing/hearing this know the story. (Would love to know the date of this performance, please?)

[@dalematt]

Is that a banjo in the orchestra? And, why? (Nicely executed performance, btw.)

[@brainiac4002]

Es una de las mejores versiones con orquesta en vivo que eh tenido el placer de escuchar.

[@stellamarisbenitodevera643]

Brillante obra y excelente interpretación

[@martialschaller722]

J’adore cette version 😍

[@px2957]

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