The Firebird - Stravinsky

The KZbin Symphony Orchestra 2011 performs The Firebird (Infernal Dance -- Berceuse -- Finale) by Stravinsky at the Grand Finale concert.

[@abbeymeister333]

My dance director, who was like a second father to me, died a little over a week ago. This song was the last song he ever danced to, and it was the last dance he ever choreographed for us.

[@thedankest1974]

Song????

[@habiboi_]

​@@thedankest1974 bruh this comment is 9 years old and honestly who one cares what you call it

[@reallettuceforlunch2192]

@@thedankest1974 this is just downright dickheadry man....

[@soyunrandominsano]

Pero tu director sigue ahi,cuidandote

[@Jacktors]

So sad 😞

[@miriamz3037]

I first heard this as a child in Disney’s Fantasia. Just beautiful with the animation they put together with the Firebird suite. Still love this magnificent piece by Stravinsky.

[@1aqz2s]

same with me! The green earth lady and the volcano! It was such a beautiful piece of animation

[@evanjwendell]

One of the very few pieces that can actually bring tears to my eyes. And it happens every goddamn time.

[@samvaillancourtmusic]

I feel you man 🥲

[@ttthealmightyj]

the triangle player was the true star. so unappreciated.

[@christopherwineholt9165]

+Jimm Russell Of course, it's not music without a triangle!

[@miamokenny9747]

+Jimm Russell aux percussion usually is really important

fangirl about aux all you want i'm just glad stravinsky wrote in a xylo

[@bengiAnimatesStuff]

Ahaha I know right. When my orchestra played Firebird, I received the honour to play triangle, and its such a key role, it's truly unappreciated.

[@flammyyyyy]

I know right!

[@Seven-ih1hw]

I am no orchestra expert but I fell in love with this masterpiece the first time i heard it in Little Einstein's Firebird episode. Especially the part in 8:40 up until the end.

[@ysayejoestar7423]

I also remember this piece from Little Einsteins

[@ansonngwh6063]

YES LITTLE EINSTEINSSSSSS

[@tylermccaw8092]

Favorite childhood show!!! What a fantastic way to introduce kids to old orchestral composers and different artists.

[@Safariahmari1119]

That episode used that piece perfectly!

[@394bowser]

That E-flat clarinet is killing it!

[@pandersonnike]

My favorite part is from about 9:00 onwards. IDK why, but certain songs have parts that are so uplifting to me that they can cheer me up no matter what is going on. It amazing what music can do.

[@kbucket]

It’s called the Firebird Suite, you can get it on Spotify It is amazing

[@Artimiinn]

I'm watching this 5 years after you and I feel exacly the same... the part at 9:00 (begening of the final ?) make me feel so much things !

[@HBLADY]

8:30 and onwards for me, but yes, music is a gift from the gods....

[@Ewigi]

It’s so beautiful! It gives me goosebumps and I just sit in a cloud of bliss and I love it.

[@Heartwing13]

It makes me think of space and hope for the future

[@THEGREATESTYEARINMUSIC]

I'm among those below who are brought to tears by this piece of music. The ending is so emotional and triumphant. Thank you Stravinsky !!! Oddly, I discovered it as a kid through the progressive rock band YES who used it as the introduction music for their shows in the early 70s. They would flood the arenas with natural bird sounds for a long period and then through that background the Firebird would emerge and explode directly into their set ... a brilliant beginning. Later I studied Stravinsky's music more closely while at Berklee and realized what a true genius he was. This performance was so beautiful ! BRAVO !!

[@jasontrombone]

1:52 can we just admire the trombone real fast?

[@christophergalvez6975]

00:25 Infernal Dance 04:49 Berceuse 10:15 FInale

[@me_is_hobo]

Actually, it’s 0:25 Infernal Dance 4:59 Berceuse 8:40 Finale

[@Stryxxxx]

This piece has such magical tone, and melody that makes you imagine actual firebird in the sky, majestic.

[@JF-sh2sm]

Jesus Christ! Who are you? What have you sacrificed?

[@TheTezROX]

Oh god this ending makes me cry every time. The beauty just makes me feel so incredible. This is my favorite orchestral piece by far.

[@CLASSICALFAN100]

Bach, Mozart & Beethoven can go jump off the same cliff --- is that it?

[@WobblesandBean]

Mine too, it's got everything I love in a musical piece. Raw power, emotion, beauty, it's just perfect!

[@kidmarine7329]

The ending is sublime. What a classic.

[@sherilynbrown2115]

This song is dedicated to my sister Brianna who fought her bone cancer til the end. Yet, she loved classical music and she neve let anyone stand her way good or bad. She's a sweet sister I could ever have. Rest now and I'll see you again. :_-(

[@theexpress7448]

2:45 is my favorite of the entire firebird suite. The sudden dropout of the fortissimo and into a quiet pizzicato section complimented by oboes and horns is truly genius. I love the way it evolves from the pizzicato to a loud altered version of the melody with horns at the forefront, which then transitions to a major version of the motif used in the pizzicato section earlier. AHHH I LOVE IT

[@jerichoocaba9304]

nobody ask

[@AniDeMax]

Listening to this for homework but when i listened to it.... It was damn good.

[@Freaksoftheinternet]

I always cry at the end. right around 10:00 is when I start getting choked up. Because of Fantasia 2000. It's just so epic!!!

[@TheTezROX]

I do the same thing! The beauty of that finale, it just makes me cry!

[@SuperCulby]

Me too!! I was 8 the first time I ever saw it, and it was the first time music had ever moved me emotionally. It was the first time I actually FELT music.

[@Kitsua]

I'm exactly the same. I cannot listen to this piece without dissolving in joyous sobs by the end.

[@83Dial]

Sonny Williamson Me to ....And make me fell like an Ave Fenix...My diseres of freddom, transformation ...Changes ....We are so sensitive Sonny

[@MissJazzDaFunk]

Fantasia 2000 made the Firebird for me. Just wonderful and beautiful. It's the reason why I adore the Spring Sprite and appreciate and adore classical music.

[@RichardPriceElliott]

This may be the best production of this track that I have ever seen.

[@CLASSICALFAN100]

Stravinsky conducting Firebird is far superior, as may readily be seen: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i17YZGafZrJjnKs

[@hankjamison8194]

Phantom Regiment is the reason I love classical music as much as I do. Thank god for DCI and the amazing work by those amazing performers for introducing to so many different genres of music

[@cowapocalypse75]

YESSS!!!

[@PickleEatBeforeYouPlay]

one of the most gifted of the younger generation of composers. This work showed how fully he had assimilated the flamboyant Romanticism and orchestral palette of his master gr 10 mojule!!!

[@PickleEatBeforeYouPlay]

these are my thoughts

[@lw498]

This is my first time listening to the firebird loving it so far. :D

[@SonicPhonic]

It's a lengthy ballet, this is just a small fragment. This is the last couple of scenes probably from the concert suite Stravinsky developed later.

[@lw498]

Thanks

[@WilliamFord972]

lana b. I can't seem to find the video.

[@MattMinecraft4]

Lorrayya Williams Yeah, there's a fantastic recording of the full suite by The Vienna Philharmonic with Valery Gergiev on KZbin. I'd recommend it.

[@lw498]

MattMKZbin Thanks!

[@jamespeck3814]

Many years after playing this in concert I found myself humming the finale. I played it on the piano to roughly compose the notes, Googled them and was instantly sent back in time when watching this video. It is a very powerful piece, something I will always remember I have played.

[@dottore06]

I'm so happy Firebird was played - considering it's my favourite orch piece. I just wish there was time to play the whole thing :)

[@WobblesandBean]

I know. You really need to hear the whole piece to truly appreciate this part. But, still a brilliant performance!

[@samsing2300]

some of the best horn playing i've heard on this piece

[@cuppntea]

yeahhh so cool

[@floydadams1507]

every time I hear this I expect the Yes concert to follow :)

[@aaahappyscorpio]

Heart of the sunrise

[@Beckyboox93]

I remember watching it live and having goosebumps all over me throughout the whole thing. I wish they would bring it out on DVD.

[@MrTomb789]

The classic intro stab that was used on so many home keyboards and chart songs (i.e. View to a Kill etc).... thank-you Mr Stravinsky

[@areading12]

I was waiting the entire opening ceremony to hear this song! They had Stravinsky's Rite of Spring throughout but I was waiting for this. It's my all-time favorite Russian piece! Then I heard it coming in the background during the torch-bearers and I started jumping up and down! When they actually lit it I was ecstatic. :D Amazing piece.

[@empirestatelvr3694]

I can listen to the outro of this piece (arguably the 8:40 mark) and be in awe of the splendor and grandeur that is created from these well crafted musicians. I dont know how many times I've indulged and it's welled tears into my eyes. Such a proper way to begin a Saturday morning in the midst of this Coronavirus pandemic, along with a cup of coffee.

[@pedropeders2042]

8:30 ... the reason you’re here. Played this in my primary school orchestra. Best day of my life

[@officialcqz362]

Nope. Here because of the Orchestra Hit sound.

[@khemseguisabal1400]

Penge answer haha

[@mikeklimczak9600]

MTT was the perfect person to conduct Stravinsky considering he met Stravinsky, played for him, and also debuted many of his late works under the direction of Stravinsky himself. A living legend!

[@cacampbell3654]

NO ADS! Fantastic!! 😅

[@frankiemilburn3792]

I actually learned to play that horn solo by sound on my horn. LOVE that solo

[@ChannelEraleon]

6:11 the most wonderful moment in my life

[@jaymechem8155]

Great piece! Stravinsky rocks! Way before " rock" was born

[@isaBeast143]

This piece is so enthralling that I can hardly multitask at all. Now time for the full suite!

[@dennisjones8622]

Many said Stavinsky was discordant, I say this piece is an example of the power and greatness he gave the Firebird. Bravo!

[@Yeahraftin]

Ahhhh, I just can't get enough of it. One of my absolute favorite pieces ever written, performed nothing less than spectacularly. Bravo YSO, Bravo.

[@aeroandspace]

That is one lucky French Hornist.

[@ryonmailnurse]

I always thought French horns were the greatest brass instrument

[@101sunfish]

ryon harrison until, that is, you heard of the tuba...

[@aeroandspace]

101sunfish you spelled "trumpet" wrong.

[@ryonmailnurse]

101sunfish u got that right man

[@ryonmailnurse]

101sunfish which instrument do you play?

[@RedJin]

For 12 minutes and 15 seconds I was transported to a place of pure bliss.

[@CurveLearningNatures]

so powerful to experience such a song live. What a lucky audience.

[@The-Portland-Daily-Blink]

This arrangement is so beautiful. Such a perfect piece!

[@yokokanno25]

Ah! I just melted with that fabulous horn solo at 8:40!

[@rafrito_]

It's so amazing! I love it so much.

[@morklind]

Greatest finale ever composed

[@michellek.163]

Every Single Time I hear this song it's just goosebumps all over. EVERY. SINGLE. TIME!!!!!! This song is the reason I listen to classical music but I have yet to find a song that moves me like this one does. It is a masterpiece.

[@tchaikoffkey]

does this remind anyone of the good old days of fantasia

[@liamcampbell6999]

Yesssss

[@ExoticaMariposa]

Absolutely!

[@jimmyv6841]

Thanks for uplifting my mood and inspiring my creativity! Wonderful performance. Beautiful arrangement.

[@rebeccawang4582]

My dance company, Juxtapose Arts did Firebird recently( we just finished our last performance) and I LOVED it. I was sooo sad at the last performance.

[@yoyoitsurfavhoe1827]

*_From this, we can conclude that mayonnaise is in fact an instrument._*

[@ActivistVictor]

Yes.... the jury is still out on horseradish though

[@luthergaming1649]

This is the only thing that has made me laugh all day

[@mrttripz3236]

I prefer my mayo with abit of pepper. It just gives it a sharper, brighter sound

[@jefforydahmersdeodorant3838]

A true person of culture

[@MICKEYISLOWD]

A guitar company from Poland Mayonase

[@rinwebb5794]

So beautiful, I've probably listened to this about 100 times now, along with Mothership. :D

[@adorableminnesotan]

Best recording I've ever heard.... My youth orchestra is playing this song and this is so great to learn with...... And everything on it is so beautifully done and the transitions are wonderful!!!!!

[@scottweaverphotovideo]

Absolutely brought tears to my eyes! Wonderful

[@denissejadecanoso4129]

My MAPEH teacher ask us to draw something about this music. Then Im going to draw tom and jerry 🙂

[@vanixella2814]

Lol, so true HAHAHHA

[@michaellaalipoyo7380]

We have an advantage over kids that now watch cocomelon rather than tom and jerry with classical music background. :))

[@blackkiller5185]

Yup same here..

[@nodisplaynodisplay8130]

hahaha

[@jomarbayuca5756]

@@michaellaalipoyo7380 trueee

[@stevenchristophersen7673]

Gosh that lady on the Eb clarinet was EPIC!!!

[@CLASSICALFAN100]

Does that mean you like it? Why not say, "ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC!", like our Prez would say? Big, empty, and meaningless words (just like Trump himself)...

[@frothymrsix]

We played this as our marching show last year and hearing it played in a concert is so enjoyable

[@iamuhmazing1]

I absolutely am in love with this piece!!! GO FLUTES!!:D

[@FranklinAltunaCellistLawyer]

MY GREAT FRIEND MARCOS GRANADOS IS THE 2ND FLUTE OF THIS ORCHESTRA

[@Kaleidalee]

5:00 starts my favorite part of this whole thing. So cinematic...brooding...melancholic...yet incredibly, uniquely beautiful...makes me want to cry...

[@Ewigi]

This is my favorite orchestral piece of all time. I actually heard this song for the first time on a Little Einsteins episode as a kid. It has stuck with me ever since, I will never forget this beautiful song.

[@knoose]

So much has improved over last years. Great work.

[@KrazyBuketMan]

The french horn solo is so beautiful and perfect

[@rfdadmin2576]

Michael Tilson Thomas (MTT as he's commonly referred to) is the conductor. He actually played a piano reduction version of Stravinsky's Rite of Spring for Stravinsky himself when he was much younger, around 20 years of age. He's a known interpreter of Stravinsky's music. I've seen him conduct numerous times here in Chicago...does a wonderful job!

[@virnalisivieira2665]

Epic!! So much energy it makes me feel!!! Stravinsky genius of the soul!!!

[@nicholasmarangella3495]

What a feeling it must be for each person playing an instrument, to play a part in this piece. Amazing! gds1014

[@melissalopez-davila655]

Nah uh, the french horn is the best......the smoothest transition from a dead barren ash to a vibrant euphoric spring

[@cjdstruction1]

When I heard when they announce that this is coming in livestream I gone nuts about it and yelling firebird

[@Rowan_Maladeus]

I just love the ending. I came here after listening to an excerpt of the suite from the album Yessongs by Yes. Can I just say this was magnificent.

[@CiscoKid3000]

What a wonderful performance!

[@AlexYorim]

0:25 So this where the Orchestra Hit that was commonly sampled in the 1980s came from. Vox brought me here.

[@LanceCampeau]

holy compression on the audio mix... way to ruin it guys... Those punches sound like mud

[@BeauFerchaud]

+LanceCampeau ugh... no dynamics... the one thing missing that makes this piece so wonderful.

[@themike97_58]

+LanceCampeau I know! I was sorely let down with those punches. :( :(

[@gavidrone]

+LanceCampeau After listening to "Mothership" performed by them it is EXTREMELY noticeable. I can't stand listening to this recording anymore.

[@HOWYOUDOIN884]

I DONT UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU MEAN

[@BeauFerchaud]

What is it you don't understand? Compression? Dynamics?

[@Moonrider4]

Lovely, it takes me to another world with it.

[@terrancedunn3112]

Thank u little einstiens

[@ayla8957]

Wow I thought I was the only one who recognized this from that

[@WatchWithCareOK]

This is the one piece of all that really gets my heart going. But, I agree with Jacob East, it's a bit too fast.

[@walter3269]

I played this for my marching band this year! So good!!

[@TribalFire-tw3kw]

So many incredible musical parts!

[@codextraordinary]

Okay, what is this "KZbin" Symphony Orchestra and how do I get in on it?

[@CLASSICALFAN100]

You don't. The music is all digital & the "players" are all unemployed actors. The need for "real people" has come and gone. *DON'T BELIEVE ME?" Then watch this Twilight Zone episode, "The Obsolete Man" (telecast June 2nd, 1961), starring the immortal Burgess Meredith, which predicted **WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW** : www.dailymotion.com/video/x6hwlrt

[@nathanhol42001]

Sorry to burst your bubble but the YSO is only a thing that Michael Tilson Thomas (the conductor) did in 2009 and 2011. It was called the KZbin Symphony Orchestra because Tilson Thomas brought musicians from all over the world together by having them audition by recording themselves and uploading it to KZbin

[@jancowell]

@@CLASSICALFAN100 You're clearly not a musician

[@sourisvoleur4854]

@Charming Billy That was funny?

[@hibaelsaid3272]

Fuck you man

[@MastaaaGaming]

THERE IS INTELLIGENT LIFE IN THE KZbin COMMENTS! YES!

[@bloodgolem4001]

Peepee poopoo

[@thekout]

What a fucking boomer

[@ryonmailnurse]

my freshman year at lamar university in SE Texas we played this and killed it. i'll never forget how good it felt as a freshman music major it was my first serious piece, even if I only sat as principal tuba

[@areading12]

I love this piece!

[@christinedoubleday3798]

That’s so funny, I was just telling my partner about the Yes concert and this playing beforehand. Was it Ally Pally bowl? I just remember being 16 and lying to my mum about where I was going

[@arrash4388]

I guess I'm the only one here out of genuine curiosity because it was about to play on the radio but I had to get out of the car

[@snipersEND]

I remember watching the youtube symphony orchestra live. I wish I could have been there, it would have been an amazing experience

[@FranciscoCastaneda-ix3bw]

Energía instantánea de inspiración musical, dibujando con sus notas una epopeya sonora de exaltación trascendente. Una composición genial e interpretación magistral.

[@saladking2370]

I hope someone makes this a drumcorps show again

[@flammyyyyy]

Yesss pleasssseee

[@kelakoel7906]

8:40 most epic part

[@JoaoVitor-xy2my]

Agreed, it reminds me the start of the spring or even the start of a beautiful morning

[@nightshademorningstar7383]

It sounds like the "this is berk" scene from how to train your dragon

[@johnhoward3042]

I’m here because it’s a fantastic work.

[@nathanhol42001]

Hats off to the E-flat clarinet girl! The E-flat clarinet just adds so much spicccy nastiness to the Infernal Dance and she killed it! Also kudos to MTT for not doing the 1919 suite which lamentably omits the E-flat clarinet.

[@TheBassoonfan]

One day I will be that bassoon player

[@nandohorn5862]

Frenh horn baby yeah!!!!

[@robkunkel8833]

....that was quick. What dramatic, strong sounds. A amazing venue.

[@01elainemel]

Marvelous sounds!

[@maddiehart8878]

@ Sander Breel. You are more than welcome to have your opinions. Just like I don't enjoy hard rock music, you don't like this. But if you really believe it is a "useless piece of fucking shit" why do you listen to it and comment on it? It's not going to change the fact that I like classical music. It only slanders the hard work these people must have done. Where is being a hater going to get you? Nowhere, that's where. Like I said, you are most welcome to not like this, but don't ruin the comments section for the rest of us, or this group. Hope you have a great day!

[@bigchungobb6993]

@Madison H have 2 listen this stupid shit becauz my scool said I have to

[@Timvlgd]

barbie is even more fun to listen !!!

[@zivauri]

to Estevan Music- I know, I'm just too privileged-having heard that one too- But sometimes you just fall in love ...sorry! I want the end of this piece played at my funeral, should I ever have one...

[@terrancedunn3112]

AHHHH!!!! I LOVE THIS SONG

[@loributler-francisco219]

I am so obsessed with this piece

[@anthonywarren4207]

How is it possible to not like this?

[@eva-mariahogrefe3301]

Agree Anthony ... one can only "like" it , love it!

[@dianadmiala9022]

It's not. LOVE IT, NOT LIKE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@OTLCellartapes]

you can dislike the audio-processing whilst loving the tune

[@brandonhowe6854]

4:55 Just...oh my god...

[@timotejbernat462]

What's special at 4:55? It slows down before that moment and the solos are after that moment

[@brandonhowe6854]

+Timotej Bernat It slows down a bit more and the orchestration (as well as the rhythm) changes, then it transitions into the bassoon solo.

[@DragladeCraftGaming]

The best part 👌

[@definitelynotpsmith]

Just remembered this was background music for an embryology animation I saw somewhere in the last six months, now I know why the video felt extra dramatic

[@carlosmedina649]

I'm playing this in the LBUSD High School Honor Orchestra this year with the Long Beach Symphony. Fun piece, really!

[@jayjay62566]

Dat triangle DOE!