Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4, 4th mvmt

Barenboim conducting the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in a stellar performance of Tchaikovsky's 4th Symphony in F minor for the opening concert of Carnegie Hall's 1997 season. Barenboim's "non-conducting," almost DARING the orchestra not to stay together, is an example of his mastery. Please don't waste space commenting on his "non-classic" technique--only complete plebians and marching band students need a human metronome with an invariant beat pattern. Barenboim's a genius, plain and simple.

[@lymanmj]

The tuba playing is just mad awesome.

[@crazysteve9390]

lymanmj 0:59 amazing

[@fitzgerald1337x]

Probably the best of any recording I've heard. So full and dark. Beastly.

[@chrisdean9151]

And he is playing on a 100 year old horn.

[@dctrbrass]

I miss studying with him. Great guy. Dude is the best.

[@chrissyg197]

All the likes on this comment are tuba players 😂

[@crazysteve9390]

Tchaikovsky was a genius. A mind that can conceive this and make something of it with pen and paper... just blows me away.

[@easyaspi1177]

One the greatest melody men and march composers in musical history!

[@ComposerInUK]

There are so many negative comments on this video and I really don't understand why. This is a classic Tchaikovsky Finale played with gusto and verve by an immaculate orchestra under the baton of someone who really understands this music. (You might like to hear the full version too, to get a better impression of this wonderful symphony.) Barenboim is masterful in his minimalism and yet he injects such energy into the performance. For what it's worth, I loved every joyful second. Thank you for allowing us to hear it.

[@alger3041]

I've heard Barenboim's recording of the entire symphony, and agree that it's a wonderful work, but for my part I'll stick with Klemperer who in my opinion really does understand this work, and I could say the same of his reading of No. 5.

[@ComposerInUK]

***** We can happily disagree, alger! There are many performances I'd go to before the Klemperer but it's great that we can take a different view and still be civilised about it! I really would commend the complete version of this one and Bernstein's too. The music is a joy and at least we don't disagree about that! All good wishes.

[@alger3041]

ComposerInUK I would say that a lot of it comes in how you view the work. I've also listened to Bohm and the Czech Philharmonic in this work. (By my expressing my preference for Klemperer and then listening to Bohm, from that alone you can get a good idea of the sort of approach I prefer.) In general, I like Bohm. I've heard him in Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, and Brahms, and for me he is tops in all of them. Maybe it was the recording, maybe the orchestra, but I found that presentation much too strident for my comfort, with far too much emphasis on the high pitches which could cause me to turn the volume much below normal. But I really do prefer an Austro-German approach to this music. But that is just me, and I'm sure others have their predilections when it comes to this work and others like it. I have no dispute at all about the worth of the music itself.

[@ComposerInUK]

***** I think Bohm is excellent in the German repertoire too - his Mozart is amazing. But I think Tchaikovsky and the Russians are very different and require a different means of interpretation. If you play Tchaikovsky like Brahms then you're not going to be very convincing - I like both (but I LOVE Tchaikovsky) but they are fundamentally different in their approach to composition and I'm not sure that many of the conductors who excel in the German school actually understand this. As you say, that's just you and this is just me. As I write this I can see on the right a Jarvi performance of this piece with (of all things!) the Berlin Philharmonic. I would recommend this performance to you, along with a Russian orchestra conducted by Rozhdenstvensky (sp?) I think it's a simple truth that Russian conductors, steeped in the music of their own country, seem to show a greater understanding of the music. Again, that's just my point of view.

[@alger3041]

ComposerInUK I do respect your feelings, but I have always believed quite the opposite in this case - that Austro-German conductors seem to have a greater understanding of this music than native Russian conductors who might be apt to take it for granted. Then there is the matter of the structure of Tchaikovsky's works - more solid than he is generally given credit for - so dear to the heart of the Austro-German musical world at the time. Hans von Bulow for a fact was one of Tchaikovsky's earliest champions, and Tchaikovsky himself remarked that he received much more from this source (he was readily accepted into the Austro-German musical world), than he received from his own compatriots. The same should be true of all Russian composers whose work reflected a more international aspect, such as Rachmaninov, Glazunov, and Shostakovich, as opposed to the Five Nationalists who were a different breed altogether. In their music, one can more readily assume that a native Russian approach would show more insight. This Fourth Symphony of Tchaikovsky, very worldly in its outlook despite the composer's notes of it having been composed from personal experience, is about as close to Beethoven as he ever came, even if he himself might have denied it. As I hear it, the use of Russian folk melodies in this work is very close to Beethoven's use of such in his Razumovsky Quartets - incidental to the main argument of the work. I will allow that your view may be totally different from mine, and I will respect that. I'm just offering you a different view for you to consider.

[@a310500]

Barenboim starts this piece of music like a thunder and rolls between extremes. His work reflects a huge vast of emotions and rhythms. A perfect interpretation of Tchaikovsky's stormy moods. One of the best of performances I ever heard to any Tchaikovsky's symphony.

[@bethbartlett5692]

Totally Agree! This piece is Rich. He inspires these musicians.

[@MrJapanese25]

What fascinates me the most about the fabulous brass section is that Jay Friedman is still principal trombone in the orchestra. He is been playing the trombone in the CSO since more than 50 years!!!!!!!!!!

[@TubaDanny43]

Very true! Adolph Herseth was Principal Trumpeter for over 50 years as well!

[@counterfit5]

Those are gigs you don't give up unless you need to

[@carlynnberners]

And even still

[@lilly763]

I am officially addicted to this symphony.

[@thesilvershining]

YES. The entire thing is amazing. The 2nd movement is so hauntingly beautiful and the third is clever and joyful while this finale just brings the ENTIRE HOUSE down. So so good ♥️

[@yttreblemaker]

As a former member of a few prominent symphony orchestras in Canada and the U.S., I've played this piece hundreds of times, and THIS (with subtle mistakes and all) is about the best performance of the 4th movement I've ever seen/heard. This is as good as it gets. That opening shot is a thunderclap that all orchestras try for and most never get. And yes, along with Ashkenazy, Barenboim is abolutely brilliant.

[@Flautistotle]

YeeeeeHaaaaah! Thundering brass, piccolo slicing through, strings working up a sweat, Barenboim standing back, percussion going crazy (in a good way) - the audience shoulda stood on their seats and jumped up & down. I hope they did. Tschaikovsky, you so baaad! Plus, I liked it a lot.

[@Flautistotle]

'Tchaikovsky,' that is. Sheesh.

[@nyxsyleth1]

Flautistotle The only really correct way of spelling it is Чайковский in the first place :)

[@PassengerInMortality]

And I liked your comment a lot! :)

[@jsmesoercy6436]

Why? That would be.embarrassing in fact cringing. This isn't metal. ... It's orchestral music.

[@easyaspi1177]

CHEERS!

[@John-dp2zj]

Tchaikovsky's 4th Symphony has been one of my all-time favorite symphonies since I was 20 years old. I'm now approaching 70 and must have listened to virtually every recorded version and, in my opinion, this is hands down the best. The only versions that even approach it are a young Barenboim's recording of it with the New York Philharmonic in the 1960's and an early 1960's recording by German conductor Heinrich Hollreiser with the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra.

[@ltlarrow1]

John, correct me if I'm wrong, but the recording quality here was not the best. I was lucky enough to hear the CSO play the 4th live at Ravinia, conducted by Perlman.

[@John-dp2zj]

Hi Mike. I have no problem with the quality of the recording here, but that's a personal reflection. But I had not heard the Perlman version and so I looked it up and just listened to it here on KZbin. Thank you for telling me about it - his version is excellent - one of the best I have heard. It has only a few views but deserves more. I envy your having heard Perlman perform it in person with the CSO. I think I still prefer the Barenboim version (of which I also own a CD), but that also is a matter of personal taste.

[@Hermanhub]

John Roe , what about Monteux BSO live in Tanglewood , Mengelberg, Svetlanov live?

[@Hermanhub]

John Roe oh and I forgot: Abendroth!!

[@bethbartlett5692]

Agree, it soars. Particularly with Barenboim Conducting.

[@danielwomer]

I'm crying at the majesty of this video.

[@elmerkreisel1452]

Daniel Omer Same here. Tears of joy.

[@lisacox405]

Same here. Listening to it at work with earbuds and making a scene.

[@grandbakunin7046]

It's impossible to not follow the conducter performance with the hands every time that piece plays!

[@lotamuzic]

Me too! I first played it at University of Kansas summer music camp in 1985 between my freshman and sophomore years of high school, under the direction of the incredible Col Arnold Gabriel, who incidentally had every score he conducted that summer memorized, down to the individual measure numbers... My community band in St. Louis is playing this piece this March for my 20th anniversary season with the group. I am SO EXCITED!!!

[@easyaspi1177]

me2! CHEERS!

[@ianplested9705]

I've just heard this for the first time on Classic FM today and realised that the opening first few bars of this movement is the radio music you hear at the start of Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd just before the song starts. I've been wanting to know that for years......

[@skylerclyne6542]

We’re playing this in my college symphony and the moment I realized it I told my bassoon friend and the percussionists because we’re all fans :)

[@TheCoolestGamer20]

Oh my god the low brass at 5:15... amazing

[@bethbartlett5692]

Powerful movement ... Delicious

[@James960]

This is not only the best performance and interpretation of Tchaikovsky's 4th, final movement, but one of the best orchestral performances I have ever heard. Needless to say, Barenboim is one of the finest conductors to grace the podium with his powerful presence.

[@crazysteve9390]

Gosh listen to the tuba at 0:59, so powerful, awesome

[@travis5125]

I can't. My laptop makes no bass noises.

[@richardwilliams473]

At 6:54 he stops the movement of his baton which shows how disciplined the players of this great orchestra are and can play together PERFECTLY. Amazing!!! BRAVO

[@geraldshinn6556]

It's like he was DARING them to get out of sync

[@spikespa5208]

First noticed Barenboim's "laissez-faire " style at the 2014 BBC Proms where there was nothing outside of an occasional raised eyebrow for the first 6 minutes or so of Bolero. Knew and trusted the orchestra.

[@limeemil8221]

My band director will randomly stop conducting while rehearsing this piece just to make sure we're listening to each other, it starts to get annoying especially when counting rests but I see why he does it.

[@martintobin4609]

Which orchestra is it?

[@Katejs79]

@@martintobin4609Chicago Symphony

[@abe_48]

I am found of Daniel Barenboim's conducting because of his excellent conducting of Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin. Tchaikovsky's friends are my friends too. No questions asked!

[@lickadsplit3317]

There really aren't words to describe music like this. It's one of those pieces that makes you sit and think to yourself how truly amazing it is that sounds - nothing more than sounds placed at certain times, pitches, and loudnesses, can provoke the deepest of human emotions. What an incredible arrangement of sounds this is, and as if that alone wasn't enough, what an amazing display of the technical mastery these musicians have over their instruments.

[@xlfutur1]

This brass section is arguably the greatest brass section ever assembled in any orchestra anywhere. Tchaikovsky would have shit his pants hearing his work played by this group.

[@martintobin4609]

This is one of the brassiest symphonies ever written. I keep coming back to this version again and again!

[@Waeweas]

Same! Been rewatching this for 13 years now.

[@bethbartlett5692]

Oh, me too! I just love it!

[@Nakiki18]

This symphony is one of the best without a doubt. It takes my breathe away every single time.

[@MakeupNeverSleeps]

This level of performance calls for the longest of standing ovations.

[@2540southtroy]

Gene Pokorny is not human. He is a god! Chicago is so lucky to have such an awesome brass section.

[@grahamm3139]

+Ricardo Flores Outrageous aren't they

[@Marcel_Audubon]

luck had nothing to do with it

[@lymanmj]

The best orchestral tuba playing *ever* .

[@dctrbrass]

Yeah I think he's surpassed Arnold Jacobs, imo.

[@aarongrubb9849]

Metal brought me here. Tchaikovsky is the original metalhead. This is heavy as fuck.

[@BassRai]

Indeed, brutally amazing!

[@michaeldonnelly-strait7309]

hey man if you like this you should check out symphony #5 from Mahler and pretty much anything by Shostakovich. orchestral metal at its finest.

[@L0Ldude11]

Michael Donnelly-Strait How bout Stravinsky? You could practically mosh to rite of spring

[@michaeldonnelly-strait7309]

+Blue have done and will do again I love Stravinsky

[@vincem3748]

\m/

[@wadoryu2u]

One of the most difficult cymbal parts of all time right there at the end... haha

[@PassengerInMortality]

MusicIsLife Absolutely! I played this piece and ended up with a very bruised chest!

[@albertomarcantonio3179]

If your hands don't bleed after that you're not doing it enough loud :)

[@richardwilliams473]

Yes, I agree. It is off beats in rapid fire tempo !!!

[@nxyuu]

@@PassengerInMortality exactly why its better to mute with stomach lol

[@bglidden1962]

Dear MusicIsLife - you ain't lyin'! The times I've played this I got to play cymbals. I've ended up with sore arms and a sore chest and had to resolve these problems with good Russian vodka! Those last few measures on the cymbals are killer, and can be made even more interesting when the conductor lets the tempo get away a little! :) I like watching Barenboim conduct. He's definitely unconventional but that's why he's so fun to watch! An orchestra of this caliber doesn't need someone to pronounce every single beat, and Barenboim uses this fact to let his hair down just a little. A conductor is every bit the performer that the orchestra members are. So if he (or she) wants to get down with his (or her!) bad self, I say hell yeah! To those who chose to criticize and otherwise denigrate this performance - fooey on you. But if you can let me know the last time you conducted or performed this piece, I shall remove you from my mental list of fooey recipients.

[@TheCuteOne09]

I just can't stop listening to it. I've watched it 7 times in a row.

[@holton345]

As a longtime orchestra player (31 years in this job) it is so nice to see a stick swinger who trusts his players enough to GET OUT OF THEIR WAY when he is not actually needed. Very understated yet very in control. Great job by all, as usual. This was early in Gene's career during the "feud" between him and Charlie. He was still playing one of the actual Yorks (before his Yamaha copy) and… wow. Just wow. I miss Jake every day; I miss those lessons and going to his concerts. I miss the drives out to Chicago. I miss going to Cubs or Bulls games after my lessons. I miss Mr. Herseth. I miss Mr. Kleinhammer. What a great group. I **really** like Gene, though; that man is absolutely tops. I miss living in New York way back in the 1980s and being a member of the Carnegie Hall Association (donating money to the restoration work being done at that time). I got many free tickets to see some of the best ensembles in the world. Wow, somewhere along the way I became old. WTF…?

[@UKISOCIETY]

97 dislikes? From the Cleveland Orchestra?

[@ganderson5104]

Ha! To The Cleveland Orchestra Chicago is just that band five hours to the west. NO BIG DEAL.

[@nathanhol42001]

​@@ganderson5104 No way the Cleveland Orchestra is superb but the CSO transcends all others

[@michaelmulligan6444]

198 dislikes paid for by the Cleveland gang

Dünya Akılsızlarla dolu maalesef...😔

[@franzliszt9799]

Probably by NYP

[@Violon2osco]

Gives me goosebumps every time and Barenboim sure is something that is rare to see...a Conductor who trusts his orchestra and is also an artist!

[@Enigma3650]

My favorite classical piece. my favorite rendition. my favorite tempo. forever.

[@usageunit]

1:35 The most important triangle piece in the history of music.

[@johnwayne9670]

Lol

[@edwardmerrick6089]

Chicago's brass blows away every other orchestra on the planet.

[@thebraydenchannel78]

Edward Merrick no pun intended right ?

[@abalone317]

Not anymore, unfortunately 😂

[@herbiecactus6687]

@@abalone317 Still the exact same low brass section as this video! (For better or worse)

[@bethbartlett5692]

It is spectacular here. I love this piece.

[@johnkushner1056]

The Chicago Symphony under Barenboim was LEGENDARY.

[@marcuswilliams3714]

0:02 Conductor: "Avada kadavra!"

[@fujoshidianxia]

Bar far the best fucking performance EVER! Barenboim is a beast just creating such a dynamic climax. I feel like listening to this is experiencing the best eargasm you've ever had! Just bliss!

[@olivejanney4705]

My best friend in 8th grade (flutist) got into the National orchestra and he's playing this I'm so proud of him❤

[@olivejanney4705]

Kelvin Wang Wowo I just saw this I'm so terrible, a year late. But he was in 8th grade at the time, and I was in 7th, He's a freshman now and I'm in 8th grade.

[@olivejanney4705]

+Kelvin “Qikai” Wang I live in FL :-)

[@wenyanjia8521]

hows college

[@Zach.3246]

@@wenyanjia8521 yeah I wanna know if she’s still alive lol

[@jadynescobar9118]

@@olivejanney4705 you still alive

[@lonebeagle]

Disciplined, no nonsense performance. Orchestra was perfectly synced--Bravo! Baremboim's conducting technique is effective. At the places where the orchestra is flying and needs a clear beat, he conducts with big clear motions. At the end when the orchestra is playing on autopilot and everyone is together, he doesn't even move the baton. He is conducting and not "performing" with wild dance movements to draw attention to himself. Today most conductors make themselves the show by doing ridiculous gesticulations--the audiences don't know any better and think that that is what conducting is all about. Look at Dudamel. You can't even follow his baton because it's not even beating out time.

[@chevychase]

Dear God, this is magnificent!!

[@jacobschapo9415]

This piece is so emotional for me. Amazing!

[@ahtartersauce101]

I think I just found by new favorite musical piece of my whole life. If I had to choose a piece to tell my life story with, this would the ONE!

[@bt10ant]

8:32 The static baton....a man in full control of the orchestra.

[@leoluyendijk2201]

Outstanding performance. Immaculate and exciting. Not a combo you hear often.

[@bethbartlett5692]

*1st Place in Music Composition, Conduction, Musical Interpretation and Performance* ... and *a Musical performance that demonstrates Quantum Physics:* "Energy, Vibration, and Frequency" *The stuff Universes are made of and by, the "Creating Force", the Power of Thought, the Recipe of Manifesting!* *It's Magic !* 💫 *...and Barenboim is a Wizzard!* "What this performance does to my Physical Energy, Vibe, and Frequency can Manifest Material Objects and Miracles!" Appreciating God gifting us with such Genius Artists and examples of what "We can Accomplish"! I intend to do this in Canvas.

[@dlouisgonzalez]

I’ve heard a lot of different versions of this piece, but this director really nails it - the vibrancy and sound is so moving and beautiful. I know people are complaining about the sound quality, but the directing and approach to this piece is outstanding

[@badartkills]

7:30 and beyond - one of the most sensational climaxes in the history of music... there are no words to describe the visceral thrill of experiencing this symphony

[@kRiSkRiSxD]

OMG the precision here... it's amazing!! And the color of the music... I am definitely awed by this(:

[@wolfwolf1975]

Flashbacks of performing this piece in high school 40 years ago! It has been one of my favorites ever since then! Thank heavens for KZbin videos, which have allowed me to relive the memories by watching different groups perform!

[@ClassicalMMAChef]

This symphony (and performance) is almost a guilty pleasure, pure indulgence. There are marvelous works that make us reflect upon the existance of man itself, but here we can just sit back and enjoy the fireworks...this is about POWER.

[@yanayrton]

Ptryor Illich Tchaikovsky -The best Russian artist of all time. In brief, sintetic words , to me,Yan Ayrton, no one reachs the most complex inner soul from Tchaikowsky better than the superb Karajan but Daniel Barenboim outcome himself as a conductor.. All bravery,all pungent pathos,oscilant idiosincrasies.paralisant fears,noble stoicism recorrent sadness,loliness from the slavic injusticed in life imense composer,- all is densely played and displayed in this magical and definitive perfect performance from this sublime 4th in F minor. .Listen carefuly whit a open, inquiritive spirit, again and again, from 7:58 to 8:26 min.The very apex of Human Fragility and Transcendence is achieved.A major (and definitive) stoic feat by a human being - anytime and at anyplace on Earth. Bravo für immer Daniel Barenboim, P.I.Tchaikovsky und so,so brilliant Chicago Symphony Orchestra in a timeless stellar performance! America in full,solid deserved glory. A performance for the Heavens. Yan Ayrton, touched and deeply moved. (Discover also my compositions here.Begin with "The True Love suite Part 1" >>> kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3yYcptmrbxnaMU)

[@dlquinn3]

Love that "Chicago" sound.

[@countrykid5219]

In high school we played this at The Midwest Clinic, but.....this just blew us out of the water. haha. Its really amazing to hear something like this. This is really music.....

[@vanessaricom]

I can watch this 1,000 times and never get tired of it!!!

[@sidneybrown336]

As a young oboist growing up in Chicago, I was always in awe of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Could there be a better Orchestra? All things considered, the woodwinds, strings, brass, and percussionists were breathtakingly awesome. Studied under Ray Still and enjoyed many performances.

[@IvoryOwl92]

Maestros are magicians - they just wave their hand and BAM, BOING, BUM, RINGRINGRING - magic happens.

[@GregBrownsWorldORacing]

After about 8:00 the Maestro has nothing to do with it, the piece just takes over... kind of like a run away locomotive .... the Maestros's only act after that is to cut off the last note...

[@Triplefunk85]

To be honest, the conductor gives artistic input and is there for promotional reasons. This is the CSO. Each one of theses musicians could play together without a conductor and still sound like the symphony from God.

[@eri6219]

James Funk no matter how great the orchestra is you still need a conductor to at least keep everyone on the same tempo. And a good one can add so much to the music, especially when there is a crescendo etc. I have heard the same orchestra perform the same piece but under two different conductor before and the performances were different.

[@stonestone1000]

Wonderful to see the gusto and aplomb of the aging musicians!. This magnificent piece obviously gets more glorious with age. Thanks to all these marvellous musicions and of course the chosen Tchaikovsky.

[@arankaalbert564]

Tegnap este voltam a MÜPÁ-ban a Budafoki Dohnányi Zenekar Adta elő Csajkovszkij 4. szimfóniáját Hollerung Gábor karnagy vezényletével ma is remekelt, mint mindig. .Csodálatos érzés volt,felszabadult szabadság érzése is társult hozzá ( először végre maszk nélkül) A biztonság hatványozottan mindenkire átragadt egy felejthetetlen esemény volt mindannyiunk számára. Elvarázsolt a zene Különösen az első részben Vadiv Repin hegedűművész Sosztakovics zenéje felejthetetlen emlék marad számomra. Alig akartuk elengedni Őt tomboló tapsvihar kísérte.

[@mattyice782]

Everything about this performance is spectacular. The CSO brass from this time is legendary, but the conducting from Barenboim, especially from ~ 5:10 onward, is electric. Such intensity, and knows this score like the back of his hand. So awesome.

[@michaelfornes1479]

This was once described to me as the hardest crash-cymbal part ever written and I nailed it!

[@Benefactors]

the conductor's smile at the end just totally sealed the deal on this incredible performance

[@robalvarado2466]

Still to this day one of the greatest things I've seen in my life. Saw this on PBS in my area shortly after y2k. Just the last minute is pure gold - teasing the orchestra "okay you think you are good - we'll see 🙈"

[@DANheythere54]

So excited for this song in my first all-state concert. That bone part is awesome!

[@weak1ings]

Funny... I too get to do it for my All-state concert! I am awed by how I am supposed to learn it in 3-4 weeks before performance (and all-state)

[@saraixchicken]

I feel like every orchestral section has an amazing part to play in this piece! I’m currently playing the second violin part it’s so fun

[@mmeister_5315]

8:32 conductor.exe has stopped working.

[@elenikaiser7222]

This piece makes me so happy, when I listen to it I can’t stop smiling .

[@johnsampson6387]

This was my high school music teacher's favorite piece of classical music.

[@Waeweas]

*chef's kiss* they had excellent taste

[@ajvorob9117]

One of the best symphonic finales ever.

[@emman2019]

im incredibly lucky to be playing that beautiful flute solo in the slow section

[@abnass8559]

Good luck! :)

[@emman2019]

aah thanks

[@bethbartlett5692]

cinziann ... deserving - and Lucky ! ☘

[@BTBbigjoker]

When the final part of the piece is occurring, I can't help myself but to smile in happiness, because that is a very beautiful piece of music :)

[@matildamarquez1226]

Oh my goodness! Masterpiece at it's best. I'm shivering.

[@user-cz6nl2pn2r]

0:55 Wish You Were Here

[@broderrodents]

I have to say... this might be one of the best 8 minutes I've spent in my life... well done! :)

[@bobosally]

WOW. Now I get it. Never before has this piece moved me. Beyond the faster tempo, extreme virtuosity and full throttle excitement, this performance is a divine convergence of composer, conductor and orchestra that filled my soul with ecstasy. Thank you for posting.

[@MasterAzunai]

Those booms in the beginning are epic punches in the face that I want to relive again and again. So perfect. so so perfect.

[@itsJawKneeee]

0:00 i love how the conductor seems really calm and then throws his arms like he's about to kill someone, LOL

[@MrJapanese25]

Is that Gene Pokorny on Tuba? That guy is absolutely amazing...

[@TheTherese3]

It is not an easy thing to conduct such an engine! Thank You Daniel!

[@ngold55]

Honestly, who has the sheer audacity to dislike this. This is, without a doubt, the best performance of this piece ever recorded by the best orchestra in the world.

[@hostrauer]

Conducting the Chicago SO has got to be like sitting behind the wheel of a car with 500 hp... modesty be danged, you gotta let those horses RUN!

[@bethbartlett5692]

hostrauser ...a FABULOUS Description !

[@rossini9mozart10]

Thanks Ozawa.. !

[@easyaspi1177]

Jumpin Jive yes!

[@dougnoernberg469]

YES! Can't wait to play this at our May 31, 2014 Stow Symphony Orchestra concert in little old Stow, OH! I hope we can belt it out for a Community Orchestra! But it sure will be fun trying!

[@supadopemex9245]

My trumpet professor in college studied with Herseth when she was in college. She told me when she heard him play once in a lesson that he played so loud that it was DISGUSTING and she thought it sounded terrible. She then went on to explain that after she heard a concert of the CSO for the first time she understood why he was playing so loud. That his trumpet carried to every single part of the hall in ways hard to explain. I can only imagine what this performance sounded like in person. You can hear the volume of the brass it’s unbelievable.

[@bethbartlett5692]

This literally lifts my state of Vibe, my Frequency, and I absolutely appreciate having it as a "go-to". Thank you for your sharing, to Barenboim for his interpretating, Conducting, the Chicago Symphony for their outstanding talent playing, and Tchaikovsky for his Creative Writing. The ongoing sharing of brilliant Creative Sound, done in its highest value, Thank You Barenboim! The only further improvement I can imagine, is to hear this at 432hz. Understanding the value of Frequency offers us such potential in our Life Journey Experiences. "If you want to understand the Universe think in terms of: Energy, Vibration, and Frequency." - Nicola Tesla, Physicist Extraordinaire

[@TboneWertman]

Well said, I keep coming back to this specific idea over the years to enjoy it as well! Barenboim’s conducting here is my favorite ❤️ or lack there of!

[@stinkystealthysloth]

Absolute quack nonsense

[@XpunkishXduckX]

The part for cello between 2:17 - 2:30 is one of the most impossible and difficult sections ever; fairly straightforward for the violins though it sounds crazy. When I played it, our director said that many orchestras increase the sound of the brass in particular to hide the cellos so they can fake bow the parts. In this recording, we don't even SEE the cello section >.< Whenever we'd get to the part at 2:33 I'd look back at my section with a face of "WE FUCKING DID IT YOU MAD LADS!...now just don't rush cause you're excited we got through it..."

[@charlesndifon1]

I absolutely love this movement! I have been playing violin for 2 years and I played first violin in this and it was a challenge but it is the reason why i love playing the violin. It is the most amazing feeling playing the end of it because it makes it seem all that work that you put into it only last for 20 or so mins. I just love it!

[@evandrocg5736]

Tchaikovsky''s music is divine!

[@spokes64]

Spectacular! Fantastic! Perfect! I've heard other renditions that I feel were to uptempo in the final measures, but Barenboim's masterful interpretation is pure genius...with perfect tempo! Chicago symphony is world class. Bravo!!

[@5454eleanor]

This is by far the best version of this piece I have EVER heard in my life, all 52 years of it! I agree about Barenboim's 'non-conducting.' I love the way he trusts the musicians to play without having to beat time for them and I agre with medpiano; great musicians like these don't need a human metronome. Thank you so much for posting this!

[@theultimatereductionist7592]

god I love how Tchaikovsky has the cymbals player smashing the hell out of the cymbals for 24 eighth notes in rapid succession in the last ten bars.

[@Krnballerzzz]

When Tchaikovsky goes back to the first movement near the end, gives me goosebumps :P.

[@BernsteinYuvalAlexander]

Legendary performance.

[@spookyscales]

LISTEN TO IT ON 2x SPEED WHILE HIGH IT IS AMAZING

[@Waterfall714]

8:35 What a climax! Amazing

[@marchingchieftain]

oh my God.....I seriously think my head just exploded from the sheer awesomeness.

[@bonearzt]

This is my all time favorite piece to play & listen!! It doesn't get any better than this, Chicago is always on top of their game and I admire & envy their talent!!

[@fungling7982]

In this extract from a letter to Nadezhda von Meck Tchaikovsky outlines the programme of his Symphony No 4 (1878). "Fourth movement. If you find no cause for joy within yourself, look for it in others. Go to the people…..A picture of festive popular rejoicing. Scarcely has one forgotten oneself and been carried away at the sight of someone else’s pleasure than indefatigable Fate returns again and reminds you of yourself. But others pay no heed to you. They do not even turn round, they do not glance at you and do not notice how lonely and gloomy you are. Oh, how gay they are! How lucky they are that all their feelings are simple and spontaneous. Reproach yourself and do not say that all the world is sad. Simple but strong joys do exist. Rejoice in other’s rejoicing. To live is still bearable."

[@Sviolinist]

What a magnificent movement. I've loved it all of my life.

[@jerrahicks]

One never gets tired of watching this. FANTASTIC!

[@gdlgma]

At 8:35- 8:38 I feel like Barenboim is staring into the inner most depth of my soul.

[@frankadams5973]

Straight through my very essence into the universe!

[@bethbartlett5692]

Who's lucky? Musicians or Conductor Barenboim, or US? - we are for sure

[@eri6219]

Too bad Barenboim doesn’t work in the US now. I’ve been dying to see him perform/conduct

[@slvdrmrls]

beautiful just beautiful. So moving and relaxing.

[@marinavolski]

A superb performance by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and The Amazing conducting of Barenboim! Simply stanning and wonderful! Thankyou XxX

[@Glinkaism1]

WHOA NELLY! From the opening downbeat, it sounds like it was recorded on a cheap cassette recorder that takes any peaks and just crushes them.

[@Zach-tf2qu]

you do know that this was uploaded in 2007, right?

[@StocksIn60Seconds]

Zach Arvanitis You do know that this performance wasn't done in 2007, right? Look at the video quality.

[@Zach-tf2qu]

starwarsjunkie7777 i was just pointing out that the recording equipment probably wasn't cheap, and the reason that the sound quality wasn't the best was because the piece was recorded a while ago.

[@aserta]

Butting in, in 2017 merely to point out the fact that regardless of the medium (tape seems to be the case because of the way the video itself behaves, but that's not the point) KZbin itself has gone through at the very least 18 different medium (the way the videos are played to you, the viewer, from a format) changes since 2007. They have altered (in some cases even destroyed) videos in many places. It's a thing most don't factor, and, a weird fact. You can listen something perfectly in 2xxx and 10 15 years later, it sounds like absolute garbage.