Thomas Søndergård | Sergej Prokofjew: Sinfonie Nr. 6 es-Moll op. 111 | SWR Symphonieorchester

[@klassikswrkultur]

00:03 - I. Allegro Moderato 15:38 - II. Largo 30:32 - III. Vivace

[@ssprokofiev]

An excellent performance! Bravo! This is one of the greatest symphonies of the 20th century.

[@eschiss1]

Agreed.

[@marcusanthonyPOV]

Agreed.

[@m.i.andersen8167]

Agreed

[@vine2197]

Agreed

[@dion1949]

Deeper sounding woodblock than usual. I like the way Prokofiev and Shostakovich employ the lesser-used percussion instruments.

[@michaelball9393]

Woodblock can be a biting lash or a gentle knock to the attention. So marvelously useful.

[@ljiljanastanic9076]

Phenomenal work,top performance...Beautiful violin solo in the beginning!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@gotzpahl6302]

A masterful Interpretation of a deep understanding of despair and hope.

[@paulbeard4218]

Love the silvered brass look. This work is excellent with all the original touches that so distinguishes Prokofiev from so many .

[@notaire2]

Wunderschöne Aufführung dieser etwas parodischen doch perfekt komponierten Sinfonie mit gut phrasierten und perfekt vereinigten Tönen aller Instrumente. Der geniale Maestro dirigiert das perfekt trainierte Orchester im lebhaften Tempo und mit angenehmer Dynamik. Echt bewundernswert!

[@magelpie]

Oh, magnificent! What a treat to stumble across this on a Saturday when I had leisure to savor it.

[@dieterbarkhoff1328]

I would just love to see and hear the emphasis on the great plucked strings at 7:14, Sanderling-like. It adds such poignant tragic depth...What a great symphony. Kudos, Sergei Prokofiev. You hear the emphasis on the plucked strings at 7.30 in the Sanderling recording: its emphasis heightens the tragic..

[@MegaVicar]

A masterful reading of a masterpiece. I. Allegro Moderato-0.03 II. Largo-15.38 III. Vivace-30.32

[@yowzephyr]

If you use a colon instead of a period, those times will be clickable.

[@paulbeard4218]

Much appreciate your posting of each movement with timings .

[@tom2tones223]

Good performance. Conductor is excellent, very clear and articulate gestures.

[@klassikswrkultur]

Thank you for your comment!

[@johnfraraccio99]

That pause just before the end surprised me, but the final movement (and this performance) splendidly demonstrate Prokofiev's tuneful savagery: The moment you think you can hum the tune you think you hear you're instantly catapulted into the rest of what the composer has in mind for you. You cannot NOT listen to the entirety of the work, and if you're introduced by way of his Fifth Symphony then jump right into this one.

[@tescherman3048]

Yes, that pause! It surprised me as well. And I think Søndergård made me think about the end of this wonderful symphony a little differently. The gravity shifted a bit :)

[@ArtyFactual_Intelligence]

@@tescherman3048 The score shows a Grand Pause between the Andante tenero section and the concluding Vivace. ;) ... This conductor chooses to take the Grand Pause at an Andante and many others have taken it as a Vivace G.P. ;)

[@dieterbarkhoff1328]

This is as great a performance as the Kurt Sanderling Rotterdam performance in the 90's. Bravo.

[@slateflash]

27:57 with the muted trumpet is beautiful; like a nostalgic memory

[@peterwhyte-zl1kv]

Thank you for that marvelous performance and great visuals. ( I had never known there was a piccolo involved from my two recordings! )

[@AndreyRubtsovRU]

so much anticipation of his 7th here

[@БорисШалагінов]

The symphony was written immediately after the war, in 1945. And the 7th symphony - in 5 years, when life in the Soviet country has more or less improved. I remember those years.

[@ArtyFactual_Intelligence]

@@БорисШалагінов It got a lot better the day after this composer died, since 'somebody else' died on the same day.

[@БорисШалагінов]

@@ArtyFactual_Intelligence Yes, indeed, many tyrants have died in Europe during the entire existence of music. They depleted the population and gene pool of Europe, perverted its psychology and values, as evidenced especially by recent decades. I express my condolences to the Europeans! But I'm not sure that music can be listened to from this point of view.

[@ArtyFactual_Intelligence]

@@БорисШалагінов But Prokofiev's Seventh is so much more happy than the Sixth, that people must inevitably see Prokofiev's works and those of Shostakovich) as depicting in some part the time they were written, and the socio-economic status of the composers. And it is well known that DSCH only felt able to release his 10th after Stalin died and release his 4th after Khrushchev's 'thaw'

[@yowzephyr]

I appreciate Benjamin Franklin pitching in. 30:10

[@ArtyFactual_Intelligence]

Wonderful performance. Fine acoustics in the Liederhalle. A shame we don't have a 192kbs resolution to do it justice. Surely 226 is even possible on KZbin?

[@markovelikonja5399]

I heard this for the first time just a few months ago, with Noseda and the National Symphony. It's not an easy piece to get to know, but it's very compelling. Much as I love the 5th, this is better. The last movement is extraordinary - I'd be interested in seeing it transcribed for band, too. This is a terrific performance. Much better than Gergiev and the Maryinsky.

[@klassikswrkultur]

Thank you so much! ☺

[@ГерманУстинов-з1х]

Life!!!

[@kuang-licheng402]

nice

[@ssprokofiev]

Will a recording of this performance be issued on video or CD?

[@ArtyFactual_Intelligence]

Would be nice; to optimise the sound.

[@interex956]

10:48 really reminds me of Tchaikovsky’s Manfred

[@AndreyRubtsovRU]

which section of it? I'm struggling to recognize

[@emanuelecrepet3630]

I think he refers to Horn section pedal in the third movement

[@tommorrissey4726]

Largo = 2020 soundtrack

[@pavlelazarevic3270]

Did you heard Mahler symphony no 1 last movement

[@zhiordiri8589]

Just horrible. I pity the orchestra.