Strauss: Don Juan ∙ hr-Sinfonieorchester ∙ Jader Bignamini

Richard Strauss:
Don Juan ∙
Tondichtung für großes Orchester op. 20 ∙
hr-Sinfonieorchester - Frankfurt Radio Symphony ∙
Jader Bignamini, Dirigent ∙
Auftakt ∙
hr-Sendesaal Frankfurt, 3. März 2023 ∙
Website: www.hr-sinfonieorchester.de ∙
Facebook: hrsinfonieorchester ∙
ARD-Mediathek: www.ardmediathek.de/hr/sendung/hr-sinfonieorchester/Y3JpZDovL2hyLW9ubGluZS8zODIyMDAxOQ/ ∙
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© 2023
Hessischer Rundfunk (hr)

[@antoineduchamp4931]

This orchestra just gets better and better: so recognisable as a German orchestra.... I love it. Wonderful confidence, wonderful playing, wonderful skill by all players.

[@canoedist]

Bignamini, now music director of the Detroit Symphony is fast becoming my favorite conductor.

[@verdiguy]

Wonderful performance and absolutely gorgeous oboe solos! Just when I think the playing of your wind section can't get any better, it does! Thank you for posting this exquisite little gem!

[@williamdeng1870]

What a wonderful concert played by the orchestra under the baton of the conductor.

[@robertbettens1]

Again as always such a beautiful performance by conductor and orchestra, hr-Sinfonieorchester Frankfurt: TOP

[@ricardooboista]

Fantastisches Oboensolo! 😍🎶

[@notaire2]

Wunderschöne und lebhafte Aufführung dieser spätromantischen und perfekt komponierten Tondichtung mit farbenprächtigen doch perfekt entsprechenden Tönen aller Instrumente. Die Virtuosität aller Einzelspieler ist wahrhaft eindrucksvoll. Der intelligente und geniale Dirgent leitet das ausgezeichnete Orchester im veränderlichen Tempo und mit möglichst effektiver Dynamik. Einfach wunderbar!

[@lightspeed174]

All I can is, just wonderful. Played by an outstanding orchestra. Thank you so much for uploading this and all you upload.

[@golfprochen]

What a touching piece of music!

[@jean-danielmartino9619]

Belle interprétation du poème symphonique certainement le plus frais et le moins grandiloquent de son auteur.

[@dion1949]

I've found my favorite triangle player.

[@user-uv9fc6yg5k]

This horns are so good

[@ericwarncke]

Listening for the first time. The opening is really busy. The 2nd song 3 minutes in or so is very beautiful. Reminds me of a romance scene in a Hollywood movie. The 3rd section is when the bad guy shows up. Pretty crazy how you can imagine a movie or a play over the music. It's all very modern sounding in that sense. The 4th section is mysterious, like they're walking through a cave until they get back out into the sun again with that oboe solo around 7 minutes or so. The French horns are nice with how they compliment the oboe during this part. That's halfway through the thing now. The 2nd half has that cool brass theme to kick things off. Very modern sounding use of the orchestra to create these intense build ups and releases of tension. I guess composers were extremely influenced by Strauss because it's so familiar sounding. Another oboe solo happens at 13 minutes creating a very suspenseful vibe. I like that part a lot. Things pop off at 14 minutes with big string and horn swells accented with harp and glockenspiel parts. The strings and horns oscillate between triumph and disaster until nearly 17 minutes in when triumph emerges only to be dashed moments later with melancholy horns and timpani. It's a big emotional range. It ends with a few beeps from the doublebasses. I'm impressed by the ferocity of the music, especially coming from the guy that wrote the Blue Danube. I think this piece is a flex because it's obviously tremendously difficult but sounds effortless when performed by great musicians and conductors. A great piece and exciting to experience.

[@herbiecactus6687]

That's an excellent observation Eric. To an extent, most music of the romantic period can be described as "program music" which is basically telling a story through music. The classical music world had moved on to more modern idioms by the time "Hollywood" happened, but film music has always drawn it's inspiration from the "program music" of the romantic period, and still does.

[@alanhlozek831]

Minor correction to your comment: The guy who wrote all the famous waltzes and “The Blue Danube” was Johann Strauss (not related). The guy who wrote this was Richard Strauss (lots of “tone poems”! :)

[@herbiecactus6687]

@@alanhlozek831 oops, good catch.

[@ericwarncke]

@@herbiecactus6687 that's an important correction!

[@patriciareilly530]

This is the first time I have heard this work. I was struck by the dazzling array of things going on. I appreciate your comment detailing it all.

[@jimbodumbo6094]

감동적인 연주 잘봤습니다❤

[@matzek.9119]

Strauss war einmalig!

[@ben1997_]

Wahnsinn! Ich hoffe, bei meinem nächsten Aufenthalt in Frankfurt ist es mir möglich, eine Vorführung zu besuchen. Ich bin zwar in München gut versorgt mit guten Orchester wie der Philharmoniker, JCOM etc., allerdings scheint dies hier auch sehr besonders zu sein!

[@irgendwer3789]

JCOM?

[@INTERpEST]

Amazing

[@harryhagan5937]

I adore this orchestra and all those people involved in the presentations. I do wonder, though, where all the older players go. I keep seeing new young faces, which is very nice, but do the others retire at age 40? Is there no tenure?

[@pianosams]

Thank you, one of my favourite pieces by Strauss! Is that Michael Israelievitch on the timpani?

[@richardwilliams473]

Yes it is. American born

[@dapersan]

Bravo Mariano!!!

[@ClarinetEnthusiast]

6:34 I watched the livestream performance of this piece. I remember there was an unfortunate crack in one of the horns (perhaps it was the first horn as he had a slightly annoyed expression after playing.) they must have cleaned it up in post editing.

[@herbiecactus6687]

Is that a thing? Digitally cleaning up missed notes in livestreams?

[@TheVaughan5]

It’s wonderful that this great orchestra makes these live performances available on You Tube without paying a subscription. Too bad the B.P.O. don’t follow suit, however it’s no big deal because the Frankfurt Orchestra is probably in reality just as fine an orchestra. 😄

[@user-rn1lb8sx2c]

BPO you can just create multiple emails ;)

[@luciatalaverahaya6393]

7:03

[@sergeynikolaev665]

10:26

[@mrbroadwaydork]

Can someone please tell me who this oboist is? They are not part of the regular roster but boy are they special!

[@user-od4xh4lq6t]

15:10

[@CCA2481]

who is the first trumpeter?

[@tonnymelendez7451]

Don Juan es mi primo tío 😂

[@Discovery_and_Change]

0:04 begins |

[@johansears7761]

what an amazing performance but the crowd applaud was really not it 🙁

[@herbiecactus6687]

Baby 1st trumpet and baby 3rd horn, baby 1st bassoon.... I think Germany is creating orchestral musicians in a lab.

[@brynjarhoff-lr6hw]

Well,about the oboesolo….I have heard that one mutch better..sorry. And also a better orchestra.. Brynjar Hoff

[@herbiecactus6687]

Sounds fine to me- maybe a bit distant in the mix. What didn't you like about it?

[@alext-yx8wt]

I think it’s mostly the sound editing

[@mrbroadwaydork]

Please, the oboe solo is incredibly well done. Let's hear you play it better.

[@Dylonely42]

10:25