Wagner Tannhauser Overture Karajan

[@histman3133]

The first time I heard Wagner's Tannhauser Overture I am not ashamed to say that, as a man, I almost cried. Never have I heard anything so beautiful in all my life. Richard Wagner was a musical genius!

[@valerietaylor9615]

I only cry when I hear certain pieces of music. This is one of them.

[@dominiquecharriere3751]

What always amazed me is how someone so rude, with poor manners and narrow-minded like Wagner could be such a musical genius.

[@Max63385]

@@dominiquecharriere3751 Of course, you got the 100% correct info about Wagner, now go get a cookie.

[@osvaldocristo]

The first time I listened to this overture I cried. It was 50 years ago. I am crying again at this moment as well I did almost all times I listened to that in all those years.

[@dominiquecharriere3751]

@@Max63385 What an aggressive stance, why the personal attack? I know about Wagner what I read and frankly Wagner was not a very nice person outside of music. He was rude and he liked it so, he also liked his wife to have to hear that he loved his dog Pohl more than he loved her. There are tons of anecdotes about him outside of the music world. A funny man.

[@hassankabiri2851]

Very beautiful and so deep. I enjoyed so much. Thank you for share. From Iran...

[@celtic-charlesmartel1660]

Pas mal du tout, et Karajan toujours les yeux fermés. Merci Wagner❤

[@MalisandreFeline]

C'est la meilleure façon de ressentir la musique !

[@ferialmitriassha9079]

Génial Sublime

[@fannyjemwong]

hermoso❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@observatory87]

Herbert von Karagan 1908 - 1989

[@G6JPG]

Karajan

[@georgetowner3668]

IMHO this is the perfect piece to introduce classical music to someone who doesn't know it. One beautiful theme is developed from single instruments to full orchestra over a rhythmic background that anyone can appreciate. Genius!

[@tomaszsosnowski9279]

Ouvertures are perfect for introduction. Short and universally recognised by everyone. Carmen, Magic Flute, etc. From there the new listener can go anywhere possible.

[@andreclaudine8498]

Il y en a quelques autres dont notamment les suites pour violoncelles de Bach interprétées par Rostropovith et la Messe en ré mineur de Wolgang Amadeus Mozart et la liste est encore longue des œuvres coups de foudre pour néophytes, Marc 971.

[@andreclaudine8498]

Je ne remercierai jamais assez mon père de m'avoir emmené salle Pleyel à Paris pour découvrir cette ouverture l'entrée des cors reste gravée en moi et j'éprouve à soixante ans le même immense plaisir qu'à huit ou dix alors, Marc 971.

[@seanlawley293]

Agreed...or Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings.

[@callandick429]

Not just the performance, the camera angle at 2:58 of six trombones in unison thundering out the main theme is incredible.

[@carincolbjornsen8728]

....that is when the music becomes physical for me, and the tears jump out of my eyes!

[@dtulip1]

again at 13.13

[@paolobarbirato5377]

​@@carincolbjornsen8728❤

[@celiofmusic]

Sorry to tell you this but it is staged...

[@Max-OCATCBuff]

To mix up several Fassbender moments and Wagner songs, "Perfection."

[@barryjackson405]

If I had 30 minutes to live and could hear one piece, this would be it.

[@borisbrinkmann]

What you do with the other 15 minutes?

[@Durchbruchs]

@@borisbrinkmann Listen to it again

[@philedbel]

For the last 15 minutes, the death of Siegfried.

[@1z1zz1z1zz]

Or Tristan prelude and love death finale , a summit ............

[@BillDeFalcoGFE]

Same here!

[@Christin5554]

Did anybody notice that Karajan has no sheet music in front of him, that he directs the orchester with the notes in his mind that's why his eyes are always colosed. Amazing!

[@adrianomarchesini627]

Toscanini started directing without the score, due to sight problems, now it's pretty common.

[@Christin5554]

@@adrianomarchesini627 can't be common, I have seen many concerts and never voticed anybody directing with their eyes closed, maybe a minute or so but not the whole piece.

[@maryvasilakakos7387]

He was a supreme showman. The performance was about himself as much as for the music 😁

[@adrianomarchesini627]

@@Christin5554 if you go to youtube you'll see plenty of concerts directed without scores. In my experience in concert halls, I saw that only lesser directors use the score.

[@duncanmcdane388]

He's living the piece.

[@Sectario01]

Masterpiece. AI would never copy this. I swear.

[@davidepeluso6520]

Last three minutes aren't even music anymore ! They are something else… ...they are the Transfiguration of Music ! Great, brilliant Wagner !

[@LeauPapier]

The last 3 minutes fell like going to Heaven ❤

[@joe90slovak]

Stirring, uplifting, beautiful and epic! Though all art forms should be able to express the full gamut of human emotion and experience, ultimately, I feel, it should, in some way, elevate the human sprit. In our modern age, we are assailed every day by music, literature and visual art that degrades and denigrates us; that revels in its facile ugliness and juvenile obsession with the self; that poisons our spirits with its nihilism. Listening to this I feel cleansed, if only momentarily...

[@benelliott343]

You said exactly what I was thinking as I listened to this wonderful art. All of us must see to it that our world survives so that this great art will be appreciated those that come after us.

[@susanryman9948]

My god I forgot how achingly beautiful this piece of music is. The melody just transfixes my soul.

[@AtlantaBill]

It's the very concept behind Tannhäuser, the Minnesänger (the poet), who spent his life with Venus in the Venusberg (Heaven), which was considered a blasphemous act. A pious woman named Elisabeth tried to rescue him, but God had passed over the poet when he'd apportioned the Earth to those of various callings, denying the poet a normal life. So wrote a German poet at the turn of the 19th century; in recompense, God allowed the poet to sit at his side in Paradise. So wrote a German poet at the turn of the 19th century; in recompense, God allowed the poet to sit at his side in Paradise. Does anyone know this poem, which I haven't been able to locate without going into my boxed-up German literature? Wagner's music makes Tannhäuser present for us and transports us to his abode in the Venusberg. It's a wicked experience that lifts our soul.

[@juliem6909]

My dad used to play this to us as a child still gives me goosebumps today 50 plus yrs later just amazing ❤

[@fcovone]

Amazing performance, so beautiful!! Berliner Philharmonic Orchestra's execution was superb, with no flaws at all. Karajan at his best, as usual, as he normally is when conducting music from German composers. @YeEunHan Thank YOU so much for uploading this gem!

[@pbuchmu63]

mein vater war 4 jahre lang in russischer Kriegsgefangenschaft - und das war sein lieblingsmusiker, er wurde von seriöser musik am leben gehalten, nachdem er nach hause kam, hörte er mir viel zu und dankte ihm dafür, dass er ihn gekannt und kennengelernt hatte. Jetzt hält es mich am Leben .... Musik ist eines der größten Geschenke Gottes an die Menschheit ....

[@livia1532]

Ja musik und das meer und die bergen ein geshenk fur alle ❤❤❤❤❤

[@livia1532]

Grusse aus frankreich

[@pbuchmu63]

my father was in Russia for 4 years German POW ....Wagner was his favorite , help kept alive there by symphonic music, after he came home listening a lot and I too, thanks to him for knowing and getting to know him. Now , I am 77 - it keeps me alive .... music is one of God's greatest gifts to mankind ....

[@InvestingForTomorrow24]

Music is definitely a tonic. Love Wagner and much else that I find on Utube. At 75, practicing my piano repertoire keeps me focused and aware of my retention and thought patterns.

[@jmo_real]

Your dad was a German soldier around that time of German history? Unlucky i guess

[@sergiosaucedo5834]

@@jmo_real Sounds like this dude’s dad was a nazi lol

[@KingPyrrhus]

@@jmo_real Silence, worm.

[@jmo_real]

@@KingPyrrhus I said he was unlucky to be a soldier during that time, you inferred whatever other meaning you got by yourself

[@theniceone06]

If he conducted traffic it would be a masterpiece. I love the way Karajan feels the music and every instrument

[@derchecker1626]

Das ist das Herz unserer Deutschen Kultur. - This is our heart of German Culture! ❤

[@peterpagous8335]

It was Hitler's favorite piece...

[@herbertluthe6850]

Es ist wunderbare Musik, aber die Deutsche Kultur hat viele 'Herzen'. Wie wär's mit der Pastorale von L.V.B.?

[@herbertluthe6850]

@@peterpagous8335 well, Wagner is not really to blame for it ...

[@michalcalka922]

@@peterpagous8335: It was Hitler's favorite composer. So what?

[@peterpagous8335]

@@michalcalka922 Nothing. Just stating facts. It only says that Hitler had great taste in music

[@ammarnaji68]

Fantastic music, wonderful Orchestra and brilliant conductor.

[@milenasykorova123]

The best sound ever ever made... my dad showed me this and I will never forget that moment. This is so my dad, the best man in my life.

[@valerietaylor9615]

You're luckier than you'll ever know. 😮

[@RitaBispo-ht3om]

Assista Amazonas filarmônica.tocando wagner há 4 meses atrás.foi muito lindo com o maestro malheiro

[@helivmutube]

My dad also introduce this lovely Music tô mine ears

[@RitaBispo-ht3om]

@@helivmutube coloquei a tradução em português,porque eu não entendi nada

[@otto9327]

das beste philharmonische Orchester aller Zeiten mit dem besten Dirigenten aller Zeiten

[@OdileALMES]

Oui, c'est vrai...mais Wagner est il le meilleur compositeur de tous les temps? Je 'e le pense pas. Zu bombastisch.

[@cy1841]

完全同意！Totally agreed ! ❤

[@dennismiddlebrooks7027]

Simply stupendous performance! The greatest orchestra ever was the BPO under von Karajan.

[@G6JPG]

Or "Bert and the BP band" as I like to call them to irritate my brother (-: Yes, they went together perfectly.

[@AlexSzell]

Good contender, but what about the Cleveland Orchestra with George Szell?

[@dennismiddlebrooks7027]

@@AlexSzell A damn good contender, along with the Vienna Philharmonic (no regular conductor) and the CSO under Solti.

[@hectorberlioz1449]

​@@AlexSzell It much less, the best is the Concertgebouw Orchestra also with Szell better than his own Cleveland band!

[@hectorberlioz1449]

​@@dennismiddlebrooks7027 the Concertgebouw first than the VPO and the CSO under Reiner!

[@pbuchmu63]

thank you for all your sympathy, when it comes to music we are brothers, a family who feel and feel the same. Music helps us remember, we see the happy faces of our parents in front of us, and this is eternal, music is always with us in our ears, and thanks to modern technology, it is also in our pockets, in our cellular phones... or it has become a concert hall in our apartment.... We can there be a greater gift than this from life, ? We thank our fate that we were able to deserve this.... God, I wish our parents could also have been able to deserve this.....

[@LKemp-lr1ky]

As a little kid, 7 or 8? hearing this, I didn't know what to do--I was knocked over! Still am-but pushing 87 I know my love for his genius will never change.

[@LOUBIEREJacques]

Le lac majeur

[@LOUBIEREJacques]

Mo rt chuman le lac majeur

[@turifrellesvig6603]

One of my favorite pieces ♥️🙏🏻

[@carincolbjornsen8728]

Du ser norsk ut! Denne skal jeg exit life med....Hilsen carin

[@turifrellesvig6603]

@@carincolbjornsen8728 jeg er dansk. Jeg har tænkt det samme som dig. 😇

[@davidlosers]

great performance. nearly flawless except for that technical glitch at around 11:00.

[@101MRSPICE]

Germany had great conductors and Wagner was a genius Greatings from Scotland.

[@godsavethequeen5772]

Music to take you through the depths of despair and uplift you to the heavens. Manic & beautiful

[@velinam.6593]

Колкото и пъти да слушам, никога няма да ми омръзне.

[@Rokokowita]

Bombastisch, Wagner unvergleichbar, einmalig und eindrucksvoll mit Streicher, Flötisten und Posaunen und kein Klavier.

[@UND1989]

Magnificent. Absolutely magnificent!

[@Pitts_not_Pitty]

Mr. Karajan's hair was 50 years ahead of its time

[@cecilefox9136]

Extraordinary ❤

[@TripleGeminiLife]

Reincarnated Soul

[@furdiebant]

He was ahead of his time in so many ways. It's why he was so great

[@jlreyesm]

Herbert von Karajan, nació el 5 de abril de 1908 en Salzburgo, Austria, considerado uno de los mejores directores de orquesta de la historia, su discografìa de música clásica de exzcelencia con las mayores ventas de todos los tiempos.​ Director titular de la Orquesta Filarmónica de Berlín por más de treinta y cinco años. Falleció el 16 de julio de 1989 en Anif, Austria. Cónyuges: Eliette von Karajan (m. 1958-1989), Anna Maria Sauest (m. 1942-1958), Elmy Holgeroef (m. 1938-1942) Hijas: Isabel Karajan, Arabel Karajan Sus restos mortales reposan en el Cementerio de Anif, Austria.

[@solangetorga413]

Musica maravilhosa! Regente e orquestra em perfeita harmonia. SUBLIME!

[@shahramshahangian14]

Excellent rendition of this incredible Wagnerian piece of music - overture to Tannhäuser! 👏👏👏

[@captainbeastazoid7084]

My God, stunning

[@didieraudoin944]

Karajan est le Panthéon de la musique.. Il est à tout jamais irremplaçable et restera le meilleur chef d'orchestre au monde.

[@livia1532]

C est vrai et il soutenait le régime nazi parait il qui aimait la grande musique

[@cy1841]

❤

[@marieatinault9980]

Karajan, A mes yeux, le plus grand des chefs d'orchestre. Une véritable légende. Cette ouverture est sublime.

[@TheAngryPotato]

This piece speaks to my soul. And for at least 15 minutes, the chasm that divides the spirit and the flesh is bridged, and all is well.

[@santiagovillalobos5913]

No, Karajan no es un director de orquesta ES EL DIRECTOR Y NUNCA PODRA SER IGUALADO.

[@paolobarbirato5377]

Sentendo questa musica sublime è come volare unito a tutta l umanità verso la comune metà del paradiso !

[@barbarawhite8660]

Oh! The grace, the dignity, the passion. Maestro Karajan takes my breath away.

[@ipacyz8369]

Karajan one of the best conductors forever.

[@thepnictogenwing9997]

he was a Nazı so I tend to avoid him on general principle, but I guess there was a tiny handful of *talented* Nazıs. they made the rest of the pack look better

[@ipacyz8369]

He is especially talented. He's ideology is not important for me.

[@Max63385]

@@thepnictogenwing9997 Then what are you doing here? Maybe you're a nazi? Or maybe the one who told you that Karajan was a nazi. This is so stupid and pathetic.

[@raghavrathore3698]

This truly a masterpiece. If God made music this is exactly it would sound like. I have been listening to this for past one week trust me this never gets old. So many emotions without saying a word.

[@julioespitia1691]

Música tan hermosa verdaderamente.... Sonido para dioses

[@giuseppinaiacono7060]

Karayan è stato uno dei suoi più straordinari interpreti.

[@jacquesguiod4510]

I was 14 and it was the first time I went to the Opera. And the very first notes I heard were this overture. Now I am 75 and the souvenir is still living 💕

[@opaherbert2435]

The Berlin Philharmonic is awesome. The reception is huge and then this maze until you find your seat. If you visit Berlin, try to buy a ticket even if it's only a not so famous act. Worth every penny.

[@MartinValadezMancilla-jz6gq]

Recuerdo a mi padre está obertura lo conmovía hasta el llanto sobre todo la parte final,emocionaba verlo tan sensible 🥲. está versión era su favorita 🎵🎶

[@essengeebee]

That skip at around 11:07 is really annoying. Sound quality overall is not great, even by youtubes standards. Thank you for uploading this wonderful performance but I really hope there is a better quality version of it available somewhere

[@lunab6783]

Sooo schön! Da fliegt die Seele und das Herz tanzt! Eine wundervolle Aufnahme! Danke!🙏🌹

[@fcovone]

Luna, I couldn't agree more. Well, I must admit: I was moved to tears when listening to this wonderful music!

[@brunoantony3218]

It cuts off at 11:05 😢

[@pablooyanguren6907]

Escucho y escucho esta maravilla y pienso como tanta genialidad puede un humano tener al crear esta musica maravillosa.Wagner y von Karajan seran eternos.Gracias papa por enseñarme a valorar la musica.

[@ВалераМедведев-м6в]

Меня никто не учил ценить музыку,это родилось вместе со мной,я обожаю музыку,хотя и далек от нее,кто ниспослал мне этот дар,нет не сочинять ,слушать..и приходить в восторг,от выдающихся творцов..

[@jamesdeich6102]

Obwohl ich Amerikaner bin, weiß ich, wenn ich Wagner höre, wie deutsch ich bin

[@thedude7371]

I am quite certain, this was playing during the creation of this earth. But that's just me in my own musings.

[@Aingeal13]

Perfection does exist. I found it here ♥️ Merci Wagner

[@thepnictogenwing9997]

well, Wagner wasn't perfect (he was a shit) and von Karajan wasn't perfect (he was a Nazı) so...where did the perfection creep in? that's what I'd like to know.

[@alex45.08]

​@@thepnictogenwing9997we are listening to music here. Maybe think about that.

[@svitlanaostapchenko5642]

I adore Beethoven…however I must say this is one of the greatest emotional overtures ever..truely fabulous 🥰

[@kevinliley1102]

The only word to describe this performance is sublime. This is a fantastic piece of music and here is Karajan at his very best. The sheer emotion flowing from him into the orchestra and the command with which he directs the musicians is highlighted clearly by the camera. You also have to marvel at the expertise of the players, each at the top of their game and working in harmony to produce an outstanding result. Thanks for sharing.

[@rodo_le_fou]

camera work is amazing

[@jorgekrederdtaraujo1659]

El mas Elegante y Solemne de todos.

[@alvidasremesa1489]

Das ist Deutchland...........

[@sephyradance4648]

I've seldom seen anything so beautiful as that Tannhauser overture by Wagner conducted by Karajan.

[@giuseppinaiacono7060]

Wagner fu un rivoluzionario dell'opera lirica! Lo stesso Verdi ne era consapevole. Le sue composizioni sono innovative , geniali e di una purezza e bellezza inimitabili❤

[@giuseppinaiacono7060]

Walter genio innovatore. Karajan genio della hifi interpretativa. DueTTO ❤❤PERFECT PERFECT

[@mariazamberletti6518]

Musica divina. Von Karayan al suo massimo

[@languageworld1436]

Wie viel mehr Deutsch als dies

[@nome1155]

Esta obra musical del gran Richard Wagner llena el alma, eleva el espíritu.

[@stevejd64]

Well, it has been a while since I last listened to Herbert v K with the BPO. I have loved Baremboim's Tannhauser on Telarc as my once and only favourite of this ouverture (yes, I am using the correct French spelling of the word), over the years, and I did think that it would be impossible to beat. I recently started to re-listen to some of the pre-2000 "classic" recordings and I have to (grudgingly) admit that Karajan's interpretation of the final third ouverture is one of the best I have heard. The often difficult transitions in this piece are taken so smoothly by Karajan and the BPO who are in fine form. Perfection.

[@jamespaine7152]

Many people think Karajan was at his best when conducting Wagner

[@violetawozniak9659]

Amazing! Wunderschön, Vielen Dank!

[@valeriesmith5780]

When was this recorded?

[@gomongio]

Oh Bwunhilde, you’re so wuvie…🎼

[@vins9740]

Wagner c'est comme la division M chez bmw...

[@Emanuel-Turhani]

I just experienced 14 minutes and it felt like 2

[@lakkfatt2321]

Holy shit - this is epic!

[@sonnyirish3678]

I wonder what Richard Wagner would make of modern Germany.

[@johnmaxwell1750]

Not much.

[@sonnyirish3678]

@@johnmaxwell1750 I have to come to that conclusion as well.

[@johnmaxwell1750]

@@sonnyirish3678 - Wagner was one of the greatest musical geniuses who ever lived. He was also a very nasty human being. Given Wagner's personal and political behaviors, one can reasonably deduce that he would have great difficulty living in modern Germany.

[@jung9399]

Probably the same attitude as Karajan

[@johnmaxwell1750]

@@jung9399 - Do you know that Karajan collaborated with and advanced the careers of certain black and Jewish musicians? Although he didn't oppose the Nazis like Toscanini, perhaps he wasn't nearly as twisted as Richard Wagner.

[@thepnictogenwing9997]

too up-tempo for my taste. it's like he's hurrying through it

[@olenasloia7184]

Господи, это так прекрасно ♥️Рыдаю от счастья

[@dennistregellis9162]

You cannot surpass perfection, such skilled musicians with Karajan and Wagner. A wonderful rendition.

[@lrdjacob]

Oh cool, the one without ads 👍🏼

[@Franz_Klaus]

🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@researchmusiques]

Ne pas reconnaître, d'une part, la beauté de l'oeuvre de Wagner, c'est déjà détenir des goûts musicaux douteux...! Mais, si, de surcroît, vous ne savez pas constater l'excellence du - Philharmonique de Berlin -, probablement le meilleur du monde ! Pire encore, le talent du maestro - Von Karajan -, pour avoir su mener durant des décennies, son orchestre au - top niveau mondial - , désolé alors, vos goûts relèvent de ces choses que l'on voit flotter juste avant de tirer une chasse d'eau ...! Sommes-nous clairs, ou faut-il passer, à dessein, au tableau, faire un dessin ? Pffff !

[@enzotosi7322]

Karajan y la obra de Wagner, el glorioso Richard Wagner. Espectacular, es un bálsamo para el espiritu.

[@megabugginout]

The pilgrim’s chorus main theme is the best melody ever written!

[@leosouza4831]

Posso ouvir mil vezes sempre me arrepio ao ouvir... principalmente aos 3:00 ... e depois no encerramento... ❤

[@josebardaji4884]

Es imposible hacerlo una versión mejor de ésta Obertura... Todo su desarrollo musical excepcional! Y de Memoria! Igual Woddy Allen tenía razón! Cuando escucho a Wagner? Me dan ganas de invadir! Ritter Von Schoëner,Karl Lüeger...(El mejor alcalde de Viena,..Y Richard Wagner... Fueron las bases de Pensamiento de Adolf Hitler! Escucho ésta Obertura...E interpretada este nivel?... Y creo honestamente... Que la mediocridad creativa actual? Social Y Moral!.. Está sufriendo una regresión próxima al Paleolítico!

[@nolarynx]

Orribile e violento lo stacco che accade in 11.05 - 11.06 😲😟

[@jeffreymafereka9477]

The epic of his Artistical... with the greatest team ever... 👌🌹🙏❤️ Thank you Berlin for greatest talent you shared with the world.

[@HarryFlashmanVC]

Wagner paints pictures with music.. there is nothing like it before or since.

[@michelmontanary2266]

Superbe musique et direction extraordinaire de Karajan…. Haute tres haute spiritualité mais… mais malheureusement dénuée d’ dAmour Surnaturel… un Festival merveilleux… Belissime…. Fantastique…. Fort puissant stellaire… Merci… infiniment

[@keithnaylor1981]

Incredible. There’s only one thing i can do after that - let my eyes overflow.

[@semitas777]

La mejor, obra de Wagner siiiii de todas sus obras es un verdaderamente , una delicia escuchar a karajan conduciendo siiiiii

[@robertbrynin9919]

How strange to see an orchestra with not a single female player. Hard for us to understand that now.

[@briananderson8428]

It is its own force of nature. Magnetic, I think. Beloved for all.

[@marijkedentz1582]

Prachtige., prachtige muziek van een zo groots componist die als mens niet zulke fraaie ideeën had...

[@graemeandrew8747]

What on earth do do after hearing this...... It's going to be somewhat anti-climatic!

[@Bizguy1217]

What symphony orchestra is performing this? Does anyone know?

[@Bizguy1217]

I just found out it’s the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Thanks

[@yaelpalombo4093]

Capolavoro