Richard Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra - Einleitung - Karajan

Live at Berlin Phillarmoniker, 1984

[@wallshootout5616]

Einfach genial und fantastische Weltspitze!Das war,ist und bleibt Herbert von Karajan!!

[@jordanwartell-composer]

Everything about this video, from Karajan's stone cold, aging face to the unbelievably perfect sound of the orchestra, is absolutely terrifying.

[@IvanHernandez-gx4rt]

You haven't seen anything sir, Von Karajan at this time was in decadence. You needed to see Karajan at the 60's or 70's to see his real potential. The orchestra was like no other in the world. Today Berlin is nothing!

[@LoGStein]

@@IvanHernandez-gx4rt How could you claim that Berlin is nothing today? That's just a very random and untrue statement which you didn't even care to justify in any way. Why are there people like you who seem to get fun out of criticizing everything. Your statement is outright ridiculous and no person of any importance in the musical world would agree with you. The Berlin Philharmonics are still considered one of the best orchestras in the world alongside the Wiener Philharmonics.

[@JaneGiesbrecht]

@@IvanHernandez-gx4rt I agree, to see him in his prime had to be the ultimate experience.

[@JaneGiesbrecht]

@@LoGStein I, too would like to have watched this conductor in the 60's and 70's. It would have been totally awesome to see him in the prime of his life. You say,"The Berlin Philharmonics are still considered one of the best orchestras in the world." In the 60's and 70's it WAS THE VERY BEST IN THE WORLD. Not one of the best!

[@LoGStein]

@@JaneGiesbrecht I personally am from Berlin, and I would personally say, that they are the best orchestra to the day. But as much as this is debatable, it is also debatable wether the Berlin Philharmonics were the best back in the day. The reason why many considered them to be is that Karajan was very influential in the European classical music industry, he could basically do and say whatever he wanted and people would agree with it. When comparing old recordings with new ones I really don't see that the orchestra got any worse. It doesn't sound the same, obviously, but not worse I believe.

[@OdinLimaye]

One of the greatest pieces of music ever written!

[@ranchokitty1]

I love the sound of kettle drums in the morning.

[@zaftra]

and simplest

[@oliverarado]

By far one of the greatest conductors of all time

[@bubblestwo2]

I have a performance of Beethoven’s fifth conducted by him with the Berlin Philharmonic orchestra and choir 1964 truly an amazing performance, still have it on vinyl.

[@christaschiek4786]

Er war ein Genie… und das war sein letztes Auftreten mit dem großen Orchester. Seine beginnende Demenz war ihm anzusehen und sicher, das Orchester hätte das auch alleine spielen können🎶 Aber das war die Reminiszenz an den überragenden Dirigent und er hatte es sich mehr als verdient. 🎶👏❤️🌹

[@fred_2021]

@@bubblestwo2 In1963, I acquired the newly released BPO/Karajan 8 LP boxed set. Once a treasured possession, now a treasured memory.

[@alex45.08]

​@@christaschiek4786mir ist nicht bekannt, dass Karajan an Demenz erkrankt gewesen wäre. Ich habe einige Biographien zu ihm gelesen (auch die sehr umfangreiche von Richard Osborne), habe sicher nicht jeden Punkt aus seinem Leben noch hundertprozentig parat, aber davon von einer Demenzerkrankung oder kognitiven Einbußen habe ich im Zusammenhang mit ihm noch nie gehört. Er war bis zum Ende seines Lebens noch aktiv - er hat teils sogar neue Stücke einstudiert wie den Maskenball von Verdi - und klar im Kopf (was man in Interviews von 1988 ein Jahr vor seinem Tod beispielsweise noch sehr gut sehen kann). Er war körperlich sehr geschwächt, hatte unwahrscheinliche Schmerzen und Herzprobleme (er ist ja an einem Herzinfarkt gestorben), aber geistig war er noch für sein Alter voll auf der Höhe. Er hat am Tag seines Todes noch mit dem Sony Chef über neue Pläne gesprochen. Eine Demenz hatte er nach meinem Kenntnisstand nicht. Es würde mich deswegen sehr wundern, wenn Sie mir etwas anderes berichten könnten, aber ich lasse mich für den unwahrscheinlichen Fall gerne eines Besseren belehren.

[@horstbaumgartner7667]

Ja, einer der sehr vielen größten. Aller Zeiten? So bei Adam und Eva angefangen oder sogar vorher?

[@drazenfriscic540]

Herbert von Karajan ....❤❤❤

[@anthonymerante6050]

This really made the movie “2001”

[@tiago3m]

The first and only time I heard this live, with some friends (who never heard classical music), I was in the front row, next to the conductor. After this introduction we were squished into the chairs, gripping the supports with our hands as if we were afraid of being thrown out. I have never felt such a thing and I have attended hundreds of concerts. I've already marveled at the ninth symphony, thrilled to the limit with Verdi's Requiem, excited about Respighi's Rome Pins... but never as scared and crushed as this opening. I hope one day also watch Mahler's eighth symphony. But I believe that nothing will surpass this.

[@JohnRodriguesPhotographer]

It is a powerful piece. I played it in 9th grade for a great director. Love it.

[@Yaitzboy]

@@JohnRodriguesPhotographerHave you ever played it for an Elvis impersonator before they walk out on stage for their concert?

[@fred_2021]

I see once more the words 'scared' and 'crushed'; this time regarding music, but oft with reference to the cosmos. Not that I'm criticizing. It's just that, alas, where others perceive something terrible, I'm able to see only breathtaking beauty. Perhaps I'm a relic of the past, overtaken by new meanings of old vocabulary.

[@Rogerw1nz]

And the opening music for “2001: A Space Odyssey”.

[@vesakaitera2831]

@@Rogerw1nz, this first part of the tone poem was played, when the Moon flight programs started in the Finnish TV in the sixties. First it was only blackness and then the Moon emerged to the center of the screen, when the last chords of this piece were heard. It created the feeling, that we would now witness a truely historical moment. This piece was selcted probably, because it was so dramatic and enough short. I assume, that some other countries migh have used this same piece in those occasions in their TV.

[@jeanvaljean1475]

Welcome to classical music !

[@125southernnh2]

Still produces the goosebumps after 50 years.

[@prinzdesuniversums6830]

Es ist das Stück für den höchstmöglichen Höhepunkt.

[@MrDinglin2694]

Wooo!!!!

[@649walton]

Meine Hochachtung an Herbert von Karajan,danke fürs hochladen,natürlich Daumen hoch!

[@rickwhite4137]

It's dark outside, but I see the sunrise when listening to this music with my eyes closed.

[@giuseppemontuoro4972]

Io ho avuto la fortuna di assistere ad un suo spettacolo dal vivo non ho parole per dire quello che ho provato nella sua musica celestiale.ora allieterà gli angeli e tutto cio che ce intorno beato tra i beati......rimarrai in eterno ,perché la tua musica è eterna....

[@khawaja1951]

The most awesome beginning of a Musical piece, from anywhere in the world. Always sends a shiver up my spine!!

[@danelag7204]

same here

[@vesakaitera2831]

@khawaja1951, I totally agree. Howeve, I think, that the rest of this piece is not fullfilling those high expectations, that this really monumental beginning has created.

[@khawaja1951]

@@vesakaitera2831 I totally agree with you here sir.

[@SirToxe]

True, it's bloody awesome!

[@rudiguber8457]

Ein wunderschönes, musikalisches Meistwerk der Musik, die es gibt in diesem Jahrhundert WUNDERBAR ❤❤❤

[@mohamedakgandy493]

Herbert von Karajan The greatest maestro ever

[@garcia83viz]

IMO... The greatest single greatest piece of cinema ever created is the skull-crushing scene in 2001. Because it illustrates how the "missing link" came about. In one moment, one of our ape ancestors realized we don't need to be hunted anymore. Great theme of revelation

[@buninparadise9476]

this is no cinema

[@Daniel-lb7rs]

I feel a sense of eternity , as watching this awesome perfomance....

[@lenofranciscodanner533]

Just your illusion, just music illusion.

[@replyhere590]

@@lenofranciscodanner533And your point if not the obvious?

[@ryszardkulesza6912]

Dzięki za taką pieśń i WSPANIAŁE WYKONANIE dla ŚWIATA to jest bardzo wskazane i mądre aby móc komentować oceniać się cieszę i gratuluję KOMPOZYTOROWI o czym świadczą te wszystkie wpisy ale i zachowanie LUDZI w interesie Polski i Europy spasiba spasiba dla ludzi którzy są zainteresowani współpracą z nami w interesie Polski i Europy spasiba spasiba dla ludzi senk JU

[@SueCrespoGonzalez]

impresionante!

[@edstud1]

The greatest brass orchestration ever written.!

[@newhamp2]

It's a good thing I wasn't there.. I would have stood up and hollered.. WOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

[@anchorpoint3631]

Same haha!

[@mrrobg61]

If you ever wanted to make a grand entrance...then this is the music you need!

[@shin-i-chikozima]

Karajan is a versatile and almighty conductor

[@rolandhersan2420]

Die fanfare, ein symphonisches Gedicht des deutschen Musikers Richard Strauss; für immer schockierend und meisterhaft von Karajan interpretiert...

[@aldapogi]

Diamonds are forever, and so is the Nature Boy!!! WOOOOOOO!!!!

[@shin-i-chikozima]

The overwhelming comfort to the ears and mind of this masterpiece is beyond compare

[@miagreen4754]

Jedesmal gänsehaut Danke

[@antoniocrosaraneto-jx9sd]

Maravilhosa musica clássica, que desafia tempo e historia, derramando beleza e graça! ❤❤❤❤

[@DissAeon]

Absolutely stunning, marvelous and epic. One of history's finest without a shadow of a doubt.

[@jamesc.7990]

Best maestro for me. Best in fullness of sound and timing. His Beethoven Ninth is simply unforgettable.

[@hansdampf4377]

omg 1:17 what power that guy is exhaling there. In connection with the music just epic. Total control, total power. I bet he enjoyed it despite having done and heard that a million times before!

[@shin-i-chikozima]

This great masterpiece will wash away the hustle and bustle of our everyday routine

[@jamesdrynan]

First of nine in Strauss tone poem, " Thus Sprach Zarathustra. " He dubbed this " Sunrise " in his score. The work was inspired by Nietzche's same- titled novel. Karajan looks god-like in his conducting style here. He also has his eyes wide open when it was known he usually conducted with them shut.

[@jacolotter8625]

The ultimate orchestra with the definitive conductor.

[@sadeva6532]

what an incredible harmony and balance in the orchestra. He was truly the master.

[@VxVol]

Несомненно, сама музыка, невероятно великолепна и превосходна. Как угадал режиссер "Космической Одиссеи" включив это произведение искусства в свой фильм. Больше всего в этом видео меня потрясает взгляд и выражение дирижёра, как глубоко его чувство. Мурашки.

[@replyhere590]

He was in great pain by then, terribly bad back.

[@stellaisis705]

Parece um robô, inteligente, serio e frio.

[@Roheryn100]

Heard this for the first time when I saw 2001 in 1968. It nearly gave me a nervous breakdown. Got the soundtrack for Christmas that year and nearly blew the windows out of the house. Good times.....

[@michellenastasis8718]

You should go to Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, SC sometime in the fall. Nearly 90,000 GAMECOCK fans screaming at the top of their lungs. All waving towels. First you see C, then A, then R, then O, LINA flags, the SC state flag, then our mascot Cocky arrives, then the players run thru the ice fog. By then the stadium is shaking. "If the Willy B ain't shakin', we ain't playing". The noise has registered as high 164dB and has registered as a 3.6 earthquake

[@Roheryn100]

@@michellenastasis8718 Sounds amazing. College football is a mystery culture to me....😉

[@MartinBeerbom]

The version in 2001 was performed by the same orchestra and conductor as you see here on this video, except about 20 years earlier (so some musicians have probably changed).

[@shin-i-chikozima]

This heroic music will quench and moisturize the dryness of the soul and evoke pleasure and admiration

[@shirleydelgado6002]

Essa obra é muito mais divina que humana! O sentimento depois de escutá-la é de puro êxtase e alegria!

[@b.biermann6841]

❣ Karajan. Unvergessen ❣

[@margonca17]

Also Sprach Karajan, bravo Maestro

[@rolandhersan2420]

Der bester Orchesterdirektor aller Zeiten..Tatsächlich.

[@nikolaivanovski6319]

Roland Hersan long live Germany

[@EULALIOGONZÁLEZ-e6l]

KARAJAN WAS GENIOUS ❤

[@mmoo364]

Karajan was genious not Richard Strauss 😂

[@zaknews07]

Karajan was "The Music" and like music he Is Immortal.

[@stefanoparissemusic]

The sound Karajan made was unique. The great conductors have the rare ability to build or change how an orchestra sounds.

[@ernstslegend]

Good wording! In my humble opinion, it is a master-skill to combine great musicians in am orchestra. This skill can't be replaced by software or even A. I.

[@yashbspianoandcompositions1042]

@@ernstslegend And now for pianists there is Simply Piano.

[@Gorilla_Jones]

Amazing what we as a species can do, truly amazing.

[@shin-i-chikozima]

You will travel in a mysterious universe while listening to this masterpiece . From Tokyo of the Land of the Rising Sun 🇯🇵 where currently the cherry blossoms are in full bloom everywhere

[@Chrisfeb68]

Gives one chills....imagine seeing this in person....

[@LuizCarlosPerez-cx4kf]

Não tem que ter simplicidade quanto mais música melhor, parabéns para quem pode.

[@anacoelho6761]

A emoção que sinto, é como se minha alma estivesse dormindo e despertada com a música. Fantástico! Brasil, 29.08.2024 .

[@goncalodoria8958]

Das minhas músicas clássicas preferidas 😂 . Assim como o filme , 2001 odisseia no Espaço de Kubrick , é dos meus filmes preferidos

[@나는I-m2i]

즐거움과 웅장함이 넘처나는 현장

[@ЕвгенийЛаук-х5ю]

Величайший!!! Маг! Волшебник!

[@barbaraseagar2779]

So beautiful, unique, classical and so , full of character from New Zealand ,

[@ЕленаГончарова-с4б]

Unglaublich 😮

[@elkinsinboxinc]

A perfect theme for a limousine riding, jet flying, kiss stealing, wheeling dealing, son of a gun. WOOOOOOOOOOOO. Get well soon Ric.

[@krischan67]

He conducted this as if he was about to die a second later. 1:31 - keep it coming, I'm almost there! Magnifiiecnt!

[@nilsblatz6595]

Bio buy SYPP,

[@drazenfriscic540]

Madnes... pure perfection..❤❤❤

[@norbertoperez6205]

No importa todas las cientos de veces que la escuche, siempre me emociona como el primer dia

[@beto1515]

No es la gran cosa!!!!!! Hay otros conductores que hicieron mejor interpretación de esta obra. Realmete Karajan nunca tuvo éxito con esta Obra Su mejor interpretación exitosa de esta obra fue con La Filarmonica de Vienna y nunca con la Filarmónica de Berlín☹️

[@olafhennig8239]

@@beto1515mmmümmm

[@shirleydelgado6002]

@@beto1515 Que comentário insoportable.

[@peterstudios7147]

@@beto1515nuh uh

[@ernanepereira2248]

Estamos precisando inserir nas escolas, básicas e fundamentais o prazer pela música clássica para despoluir o que aí está!

[@philiphedley862]

It's sad that many people with little talent become world famous and yet genius talent such as Liene are unknown outside very small circles

[@oliverioespinoza9316]

Emotivo, fuerte, dominante en su dirección Karajan. Gracias.

[@jorgearturomoralesmorales1067]

FELIZ NUEVO AÑO 2024. COSTA RICA.

[@pietrofranzese3644]

Musica celestiale,Maestro in superabile!!

[@rolandhersan2420]

Für mich war Karajan der beste Dirigent aller Zeiten, Tatsächlich.....

de gustibus non est disputandum

[@shin-i-chikozima]

This is a lullaby of human soul, and a cradle of human spirit

[@marthapecho4676]

Precioso, precioso , que belleza de música y director felicitaciones y bendiciones de corazón

[@samuelosorioyalba7679]

Magistral

[@gsernar6491]

I have an eargasm, listening this.

[@James-v6f2c]

Absolutely beautiful, Bach is the greatest musical genius of all time!

🤣🤣🤣

[@alvarogutierrez1960]

era un monstro en la música, realmente inigualable

[@disvillage]

He was in such immense pain from his back. I’m just amazed he could even conduct.

[@javiernicho1608]

El cierre con el órgano es fantástico, fenomenal , magistral. Describir lo solemnidad de la obra es de un nivel divino diría yo.

[@ks.robertzwirek5756]

Niesamowite, fantastyczne wykonanie - wybrzmiał tu duch mistrza Bacha ❤

[@stellaisis705]

Me emociona e dá arrepio. Essa música ecoará pra sempre na eternidade.

[@jorgegalindo3119]

Simplemente sublime, nos transporta al infinito y más allá!! Odisea

[@michellenastasis8718]

This song is part of what has been called "The GRANDEST ENTRANCE IN ALL OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL." The University of South Carolina Gamecocks. Williams-Brice Stadium.

[@nelsongarrido8727]

La música clásica dé los grandes maestros es belleza es cultura para quienes escuchamos.Gracias á Dios por haber puesto en nuestra vida esta clase dé melodías.

[@teremorales8359]

Strauss otro de los grandes¡¡ Siempre estaran con nosotros

[@nikolaosmosxakis3395]

very good..................................................

[@Licenciagrio]

Master piece!

[@juliettechristian3132]

Bravo!!

[@samuelosorioyalba7679]

Gracias mil

[@josenardovsky]

Verdadeiramente POTENTE!!! CLASSE!!

[@PiedType]

Still as magnificent as ever. Same goosebumps. Same lump in the throat.

[@MohamedAli-ry7ib]

Karajan grand chef d'orchestre des temps modernes

[@stanislascukiermann622]

Le plus grand.......jamais égale

[@jimcrawford5039]

I remember that the “big” record companies had neglected Sir Adrian a fair bit and Lyrita came to the rescue and recorded much neglected music with him. It was a great time for him!

[@ThePilot314]

Das war und ist und bleibt WELTKLASSE! That was and is and will be for ever WORLD CLASS ........ simply THE BEST!

[@oscarjacobi7302]

CREO LA MEJOR INTERPRETACION DE ZARATHUSTRA DE TODOS LOS TIEMPOS UN VERDADERO GRANDE KARAJAN.-

[@dceufan]

I cannot cannot cannot separate this score with the sun rising from behind the planet. #2001ASpaceOdyssey ☀️

[@allenmurray7893]

The performance was terriffic. I wish they'd shown more of the musicians. This is a wonderful opening piece.

[@ricardoracero9797]

Puros genios.....❤

[@ANHTONISH]

GENIAL...FELICITACIONES, DESDE EL TEATRO ANONIMO DE VALPARAISO-CHILE

[@alfredobriceno1965]

Excelente, me hace acordar cuando tenia 4 años y era el momento en que lanzaban la misión apolo 11. Gracias por compartirlo.

[@34566samuel]

Esa garra de Von Karajan que está por encima de todo. El águila sigue volando.

[@angelavitullo5842]

MARAVILLOSO👏👏👏

Ganz zum Schluss hört man deutlich das Echo des Urknalls.

[@saulovespucio2424]

Música magnífica! Ideal como trilha olímpica.