Shostakovich: Symphony No. 9 - Bernstein conducts

[@TransitTycoon]

This is so much more emotional when you know the background behind it.

[@SecretaryBirdable]

What is the background behind it?

[@wcsxwcsx]

Check out the video in the side bar where Bernstein discusses the symphony.

[@s02229]

I love this piece so much. There’s so much humour in it. Bernstein must have had a blast conducting this 💛

[@madelinewickard406]

That bassoon though. Spot on and soooo sassy. Perfect representation of the instrument. Also the best brass line at 25:38.

[@OldsReporter]

The greatest satiric music EVER created!!! Dmitry not only humiliated Stalin, but also slapped Death right in the face! (See "curse of the ninth")

[@sarahjones-jf4pr]

Second movement is incredibly haunting and beautiful.

[@estherszalay5921]

For me Bernstein will remain the star for always! Thank you.

[@TheJamesalden]

Lately, I have been listening to this composer's work more closely, and with certain works, quite often like his first prelude and fugue for piano, and the seventh prelude and fugue, and of course, my first introduction to his music is that wonderful fifth symphony, and now this....I can hardly say anymore, yet being so....well Thank You!...

[@rosemarie2841]

Herr Bernstein...... wunderbarer Dirigent, Komponist.........mit wunderbarer Ausstrahlung..... ..... meine Hochachtung Herr Bernstein....

[@patrickkeyes5916]

“I couldn’t write an apotheosis to Stalin, I simply couldn’t. I knew what I was in for when I wrote the Ninth.” The last two movements, which I never appreciated genuinely before listening here to Bernstein, are Shostakovich’s answer to the layer of threat and dullness heaped on him and other artists by Stalin. “I am still here, we can still dance.” The 7th did this in that other context.

[@notaire2]

Wunderschöne Aufführung dieser scheinbar komischen und wesentlich seriösen Sinfonie mit perfekter Balancierung zwischen den beiden Elemente. Der hoch intelligente Maestro dirigiert das weltklassige Orchester im perfekt analysierten Tempo mit sorgfältig kontrollierter Dynamik. Nicht nur Scherz sondern auch Ernst!

[@adam28xx]

^^^ Google translate: "Beautiful performance of this seemingly funny and essentially serious symphony with a perfect balance between the two elements. The highly intelligent maestro conducts the world-class orchestra at a perfectly analyzed pace with carefully controlled dynamics. Not just kidding but also serious!"

[@rodolfocruz6855]

@24:45 pelvic thrusts of joy

[@Syllogyzym]

GO LENNY GO

[@silvy7113]

Splendida come tutte le opere del mitico shosta

[@henryseidel5469]

Think Leonard Bernstein directed Schostakovichs 'Leningradskaya' - Symphony in Moscow in 1959, thanked the composer, who was present in the hall, for the beautiful tunes, shook his hand and then held a great speech about the friendship between the peoples of the world. Why is this all forgotten ?

[@adam28xx]

I don't think it's forgotten, since what you describe is readily available for a 24-hour world-wide audience right here on KZbin. It was uploaded a year ago and in that time has had nearly 21,000 views ... kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYbRn3h-bN6rr8U

[@henryseidel5469]

@@adam28xx I indeed hope you are right ! Yet these days I am afraid the two great nations have forgotten about their former cooperation against the evil of the world. Sometimes they are behaving like the 'evil' themselves.

[@Twentythousandlps]

Check out Bernstein's 1965 Young People's Concert "A Birthday Tribute to Shostakovich", which also presented this music.

[@accordingtosophia]

yall ever just BUM-BAAAAM!

[@linusmushroomtips776]

Vine boom sound effect (1945)

[@petrescuandrei8161]

That bassoon solo is one of the best I've heard! .

[@CPadgitt]

Does anyone know the name of the young bassoonist? Beautiful tone.

[@torontopekin1876]

@@CPadgittStepan Turnovsky

[@bcarr1122]

What a wonderful performance--thanks so much for sharing it!

[@raisinbrahms5872]

Beautifully played!

[@marcellocrino1540]

Bellissima! Grande Shostakovich!

[@mihirsaksena2727]

Bernstein actually conducted this symphony in shostakovichs presence. In the end shosty went emotional

[@schneiderFFF]

Wow, that is very interesting

[@susubejbos]

It could be his son Maxim Shostakovich, but Dmitri had unfortunately been dead by that time for over 10 years... Nevertheless, what is source of this interesting fact?

[@alexwehl2731]

Maybe he meant spiritually..🙃

[@superscienceshow]

www.loc.gov/item/musbernstein.100030171/

[@susubejbos]

@@superscienceshow Yes they met only once in 1959 (this is mentioned in the text in second image). Still, this is recording from 1987. But it is not clear what was played in that performance in 1959, I doubt it was the symphony. Maybe it was, dunno :)

[@gerardbegni2806]

I totally approve that idea that the 9° symphony of Shostakowitch is the lightest and the most "haydnesque" of his symphonies. Another way to say that would be tht it is close to the spirit of the 8° symphony of Beethoven. But as in the case of Haydn and Beethoven, "light" does not mean any sort of loosening in the architecture. This symphony is built with steel. The underlying story about the vision of Stalin by Shostakowitch is by no ways in contradiction with this statement.

[@davidrehak3539]

Dmitrij Sosztakovics_9.Esz-dúr Szimfónia Op.70 1.Allegro 00:00 2.Moderato 05:24 3.Presto 14:40 4.Largo 17:45 5.Allegretto 21:54 Bécsi Filharmonikus Zenekar Vezényel:Leonard Bernstein 1987

[@scribouille2]

Dávid Rehák

[@GGbreizh]

I love the development section of the first movement.

[@tonigarzon3220]

La más ligera pero contundente bofetada que recibió en su vida Stalin. Además detrás de sus acordes me imagino al gran, y no siempre apreciado, Nino Rota escuchando muy atento. Así que una gozada por partida doble.

[@HannahMiller-ny6bk]

My favorite time stamps were 5:24-7:11, 14:40-16:05, 22:11-24:05

[@KR-mm4el]

Ok big boy

[@alexm2930]

I can almost hear the godfather theme in there. 11:08

[@afterthelifes]

LOL SAME XD

[@Tekeliyet]

To break the symphony into pieces by placing commercials right into; I call this real courage!

[@adam28xx]

The ads appear to be placed willy-nilly within the videos by KZbin itself. In this case, they certainly weren't in the original TV transmission.

[@SarahJones-wy5us]

Tekeliyet please get ADBLOCK.Ihave had it for years I would not tolerate ADS in a classical performance.

[@Tekeliyet]

@@SarahJones-wy5us Thanks Sarah Jones but how do I get ADBLOCK?

[@SarahJones-wy5us]

@@Tekeliyet Go to windows store task bar,search button ADBLOCKselect ADBLOCK MINE IS FREE

[@Tekeliyet]

@@SarahJones-wy5us Thanks again for giving me the opportunity to listen to this rare recording without any interruption :-)

[@quetiomasbueno]

Absolutely superb.

[@gabrielmesia-y-blazco6552]

Saludos y felicitaciones desde Lima (ju22/IV/2021)-Perú-América.

[@Mezzotenor]

It may be Haydnesque in scale, and certainly there are some delicate passages redolent of early Viennese symphonies. But Shostakovich's voice is unmistakably present, and Bernstein brings it out quite persuasively. Thanks for posting!

[@josephupton3601]

My old (but state of the art) turntable and stereo has been in the basement for decades. I may need to pull it out and listen again because this You Tube version, while appreciated, just doesn't do it justice.

[@virgilstarkwell8383]

The surprise of the symphony is that it came after 7 and 8---the great wartime symphonies and that is what people expected ---another Great Patriotic Symphony

[@zed2466]

BTW Shostakovich wrote symphony no. 9 to mock stalin

[@tomhrio]

wrong. he was mocking america bragging about winning ww2

[@ighosted9008]

@@tomhrio wrong. he was mocking stalin

[@tomhrio]

@@ighosted9008 according to western revisionist only

[@ighosted9008]

@@tomhrio source?

[@tomhrio]

​@@ighosted9008 look at the stuff he actually said instead of what others say he meant

[@krzysztofdemitraszek8344]

Great Lenny.

[@dmytroshostakovych746]

It is known that during a premiere rehearsal (by Mravinsky btw) Shostakovich nervously went back and forth and said loudly "Circus! Circus!". It seems this Bernstein Shosty 9th performance is ultimately the circusiest of ever performed. Bravo!

[@stevenledbetter9997]

When Shostakovich was asked who his favorite conductor of his music was, he said, Leonard Bernstein. So...

[@filiphegr5604]

Where did you get it?

[@s02229]

Don’t forget Mravinsky. He premiered many of Shostakovich’s works and worked closely with him. They didn’t agree on a lot of things but Shostakovich thought he was one of if not the best interpreter of his music. But one can’t doubt that Shostakovich loved Bernstein’s conducting. Bernstein was very knowledgeable about his music and there are stories of Shostakovich complimenting Bernstein or getting emotional when Bernstein conducted his works

[@WilfriedBerk]

14:40 Presto - too slow

[@gabbyhyman1246]

This is Dmitri's Fun House.

[@mason11198]

That 8:40 ad was so inappropriately placed

[@DeliciousManager]

There's a lot about Bernstein's conducting that is 'inappropriate', sadly.

[@neil7137]

@@DeliciousManager would you please elaborate on that statement? Not criticizing, just curious.

[@josephmccarthy9555]

@@DeliciousManager 🤡

[@kamvysis]

It is the best symphony of Shostakovich, regarding the expression of the joy of life.

well this piece is not about the joy of life....

[@RanBlakePiano]

That gorgeous melody of the second. David Knife Fabris ,has personal performence

[@Mrgoatman11]

never underestimate chuck norris. he is everything and everyone

[@Smin-f3h]

Death: *takes Stalin instead*

[@jgesselberty]

Love this as Shostakovitch thumbed his nose at the Soviet establishment who expected a grand statement for his ninth, ala Beethoven's Choral.

[@paytporik]

Shostakovich: 4,5,8,9,10,13,14,15,!!!

[@christophedevos3760]

Excellent black humor (and performance).

[@jean-michelprillieux5012]

Beaucoup d'humour dans cette symphonie.

[@jean-michelprillieux5012]

Voici une symphonie très humoristique. Presque sarcastique.

[@sarahjones641]

Exactement !!

[@rubenseam]

22:51 AHHHH S2 :D

[@RanBlakePiano]

Stalin reaction ?

[@LarryShone]

superb!

[@ryojimartinez-mass8866]

Just DRIPPING with sarcasm

[@marinamasieroify]

Mitico!!!❤

[@cherylmahaffay8383]

Who is the piccolo player.is that a Luther College ring on his pinkie?

[@stuartmiddleton1972]

Brass and bassoon - did anyone write better?

[@seyyahseyyaha2362]

Shostakovich'in çift rakamlı senfonileri tek rakamlılardan daha güzel.

[@radielectronic3951]

Siz nasil.buraya geldiniz. :D bize hoca dediki izleyin nəyisə bb iyi geceler iyi gunler.iyi dersler. Bye Bye bb

[@Shahdmansour44]

21:53

[@yowzephyr]

I am horribly mono intolerant. I suppose it's a headphones thing. Perhaps if I had speakers mono wouldn't bother me so much.

[@Tekeliyet]

Thanks Sarah Jones but how do I get ADBLOCK?

[@SarahJones-wy5us]

Tekeliyet go to windows store, task bar, search button ADBLOCK choose which ADBLOCK you want, pick free one, that is what I use would not be without it.

[@吉川博子-x3s]

良い感じがして

[@pamelamamanicoronado1586]

GOODDDDDDDDDDDD

[@sylvainpenard9354]

26:28 : Coda

[@kamvysis]

CAN SOMEBODY UPLOAD THE 9TH CONDUCTED BY MRAVINSKY PLEASE?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@reubenallan9889]

Yes, Presto the 3rd movement is too slow, I feel bad for the clarinetist having to play it that slowwwwwwwww

[@vellah3790]

was the principal trumpet Hans Gansch?

[@alexandergrun5126]

yes.. the best trumpet player in the WPH

[@Gajakaextramitico]

Cuál es su mejor sinfonía?

[@glaucocosta5884]

8 and 10

[@MikeCarvin]

La que estás escuchando ahora mismo.

[@ruben7801]

Es esta

[@notaire2]

Shostakovich's tongue in his cheek!

[@ElZamo92]

Anyone else here from Tentacrul's video?

[@fedsavi]

Let’s be jostal

[@jjm3364]

Poor clarinet... that presto was so slow

[@hughtierney9109]

if you walk fast when listening to it, it will appear to speed up.

[@nomearod]

Stalin disliked it.

[@henryseidel5469]

How do you know ?

[@Thumb_]

@@henryseidel5469This piece was made to make fun of Stalin

[@henryseidel5469]

@@Thumb_ No idea why. Why should Shostakovich make fun of Stalin in one of his symphonies ?

[@Thumb_]

@@henryseidel5469 Stalin commissioned him to write a song about how heroic he is after winning a fight with the Nazis. Shostakovich clearly didn’t like Stalin, having written this instead. It was intended to be played over a military march but due to how mocking and sarcastic it sounded it was banned and Shostakovich was marked an enemy of the state. He would have ‘disappeared’ but fortunately Stalin had died shortly after.

[@toomuchrose]

No, it was not.@@Thumb_

[@bbaraz]

25 minute??? why?

[@kamvysis]

Please somebody upload the 9thdirected by Mraninsky.

[@НатальяСимонова-и4ъ]

Κωσταντῆς Λοῦκος Mravinsky

[@notaire2]

Scherz von Schostakowitsch!

[@2alberich2]

Elsewhere on KZbin you can hear the 9th conducted by Efrem Kurtz. Never bettered, in my opinion. Mono, but who cares?

[@claudiobertacchini6126]

grande bernstein, per me numero 1 - molto scarsi cineoperatori

[@ВладимирПучков-ю4м]

With all the love for Lenny, it's too emotional. Shostakovich is a more analytical composer than this is usually said. Solty does it better.

[@paytporik]

Музыка Шостаковича не для Берштейна...... Shostakovich's music is not for Bernstein......

[@DeliciousManager]

I agree. Bernstein never 'got' Shostakovich's music.

[@ryojimartinez-mass8866]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIfJq2iPrtKmjqs he really understands it, check this out

[@LudsenMartinus]

the piccolo is too high

[@cellobus2961]

You're too high

[@alexandrajames9352]

Who came here because of Sheologains ?

[@toomuchrose]

Too slow, like most of Lenny's Shostakovich. It's not Haydn, it's not Prokofiev, it's Shostakovich but Lenny doesn't seem to make any distinctions between any of them.

[@iwanabana]

uh, no. the weight of censorship needs to be like a cloud that casts a shadow over the entire performance. If it's plain, pure joy of a speedier tempo, the blatant sarcasm would be totally lost. Plus, the harmonies shift way too frequently for the sumptuous acoustics in the Golden Hall of Vienna. This tempo is a perfect depiction of the piece, imo.

[@toomuchrose]

The piece wasn't censored, none of his music was ever censored, so your remarks don't make sense. This symphony is a testimony to the Russian people and an oblique critique of the Party, which is why many people in the audience wept and why it received a standing ovation of almost an hour after the first performance. But above all it is a symphony that demonstrates the unique sound of Shostakovich's melodic sensibility. It is not a funeral dirge, it should not be dragged along like a bloodied corpse. It is an affirmation of life and the power of the spirit that will not be cowed into submission by thuggery and terror. Every Russian understands this. Lenny doesn't get it.

[@iwanabana]

haha alright I get it, toomuchrosé and you're drunk off your ass.

[@toomuchrose]

No, you don't get it, but that's OK, you can learn.Or you can remain ignorant.

[@iwanabana]

I have not a single clue why you remain so adamant when the wealth of information is freely available on the internet. I, at least, went and checked on several sites, and also wikipedia, and thus guessing you were just being ironic (like Shostakovich). But not the case, and I will not entertain you any further. This tempo is just fine, he suffered mentally from the iron curtain, his music most certainly had been banned (more than once), his family had privileges removed; you're willfully ignorant and I don't have anything more to say to you.