Herbert von Karajan rehearsing Schumann's 4th with the Wiener Symphoniker
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@Nadia198912 жыл бұрын
Nobody understand why I am so obsessed with this man. I am not a musician, I have never attended proper music lessons, but for me his conducting seems out of this world. Thank you so much for uploading this.
@jacktreeman67912 жыл бұрын
That's because he's an egotistical dimwit, and you are some hypergamous woman who is looking for a dominating egotistical man. Even though he is a short little guy!
@gseries2567 Жыл бұрын
Im not musican, but this man for sure have gift from God. so I understand you
@megabugginout11 ай бұрын
Astute observation. As a trained musician he is one of the best!
@ionutzamfir57945 ай бұрын
maybe tou like the way he mixes up the mayonaise,with his,left hand
@grahamnoble48874 ай бұрын
Are you a fascist, perhaps? Or maybe just Nazi-curious?
@kamanetzki14 жыл бұрын
If anyone out there wants to understand the function of a conductor, look at this. It puts the lie to the phrase "the conductor's there just to keep the beat". His understanding of phrasing and his musicality are outstanding. You might not agree with his interpretation but if there are any young conductors viewing this clip, take careful note and learn and enjoy!
@LeonidaMax10 жыл бұрын
He was so sensitive and powerful at the same time...! Karajan conducting = Pure Genius!!!
@enigmaalphacentauri.673010 жыл бұрын
flawless divinity!!!!!
@tubaguyry35406 жыл бұрын
Nobody touches Karajan. He stands alone, FAR above the rest.
@atsumoritokyo11014 жыл бұрын
He is watching it all. Do not miss.
@mauromedina1821 Жыл бұрын
Sensitive?
@briansilk2510 Жыл бұрын
@@tubaguyry3540ok
@annapaolafennell31396 ай бұрын
Von Karajan is my Idol since I was 12years old, now I 68 and he still is
@sutherndudetx14 жыл бұрын
Wow. It's amazing what Karajan hears in the music. Wish we could see the entire rehearsal.
@novagerio6 ай бұрын
You can. It's filmed by his friend Clouzot, and it's on a commercial dvd.
@Kay0Wee12 жыл бұрын
I am studying conducting, and I have never seen anyone more inspireing than Karajan!
@davidcallahan28325 жыл бұрын
Michelangelo had it right when he said that trifles go to make up perfection, which is no trifle. Karajan has extraordinary spiritual insight into this music. It guides him through the musical data, like a micro-processor, flipping tiny switches on or off, so that Schumann can live and reveal his soul to us in these wonderful notes.
@smartstumich5 жыл бұрын
It’s amazing how he emitted so much passion into his work
@chrisvazan10 жыл бұрын
He's mesmerizing is what he is.
@NateSassoonMusic5 жыл бұрын
I agree
@cathfragment5 жыл бұрын
At 4:14 the passage with violins and flutes... how it changes after his explanation. He basically ask a simple thing. That the violins listen to the flute. Simple and effective.
@Alexander-oh8ry Жыл бұрын
And to play further up so the overtones disappear
@classicalmusic549111 жыл бұрын
I am really amazed!!! Seing the rehearsals you understand why he is one of the top conductors of all times!! Not just a conductor..A real musician!! And i don't understand why some people call him "bossy maestro"... He does what he has to do! Trying to make really good quality of music by working hard again and again is what every musician in this world should do.
@edwardyang82546 жыл бұрын
I agree. He is very "German" in his precision and attention to detail. He leaves nothing to chances, unlike more "modern" artists who just try to put "nice" things together and hope to get some good effects.
@mjj082917 жыл бұрын
this is truely amazing. This is what's called Charisma. And PASSION
@OhDanny14 жыл бұрын
What this man is hearing and the effects this may cause in his brain is unbelievable...
@Grandtenore16 жыл бұрын
Right...you look at Karajan and Furtwangler and you may be lost, but the magic in their conducting styles is that they literally physically manifested before the ensemble what the piece was to be. It's so amazing to me. I strive to do the same as a choral conductor.
@stevenhaff33325 жыл бұрын
Simply wonderful! I had only heard Karajan's performances not his rehearsals. Clear ideas and the ability to express them.
@trevorcox18086 жыл бұрын
I was a extra in Tosca in Salzburg. I was in firing squad in the general rehersal and by mistake I fired my musket off prematurely. Omg he stopped the orchestra and turned to me as smoke still curled from my gun and said " I hope they teach you about guns in England" He knew my wife was a English Ballet Dancer at Salzburg Landes Theatre and I was a full time Extra in many of his opera's . Later on at the Premier Party at the Grosse Festspeil Haus he laughed it off. RIP Meister of many years ago
@elenapanova48096 жыл бұрын
Wow, what a great story! Thanks for sharing and please share more!!
@Quotenwagnerianer5 жыл бұрын
Interesting. I thought that if there is an actual firing squad on stage it is the job of the guy playing the officer to give the mark when to fire.
@musettina6adina2244 жыл бұрын
Was this at the Easter 1988 or the summer production? with Anna Tomowa Sintow as Tosca. Was there too in the production. Those were special times.
@mailsumansanyal4 жыл бұрын
That was so cool!
@gyulcandle3 жыл бұрын
indeed a great story! I live just next to the Mirabell garden and always pass by the Salzburg Landes Theatre to cross the Salzach bridge!
@lowkii7125 жыл бұрын
This is what perfection looks and sounds like
@pine_apple1792 жыл бұрын
I really admire how he worked with the orchestra, he was someone very dedicated.
@ljiljanastanic90764 жыл бұрын
Phenomenal recording of rehearsal💙💙💙Every time thrilled me it great symphony and my dearest conductor💕
@dirigentus4 жыл бұрын
Es ist fantastisch! Ich habe diese Probe viele Male gesehen und jedes Mal bewundere ich die Arbeit mit dem Orchester dieses großartigen Musikers.
@ERSCAUS5 жыл бұрын
Master of the Orchestra in the 20th Century.
@louisranke89 жыл бұрын
karajan is a genie
@enigmaalphacentauri.673010 жыл бұрын
the blue eyed God of Harmony!!!!! thank you so much for translation of this rare archive!!! I was trying hard watch it in one piece version without subtitles!!! and i hardly got the general idea from his expressive body movement, but your translation is more than precious!!!! exciting work!!!! and very "flexιble" cut in 7 pieces!!!
@Segis8417 жыл бұрын
He definitely knows the piece exactly by heart =) Wonderful.
@superbanks33116 жыл бұрын
Some comments here seems to be unaware that karajan, was a perfectionist with the recordings, so every single video recording was scripted by him, the position of the musicians, the choosing of the musicians who would appear on video, baldness and mustaches were undesirable, probably even his speech here. That being said he was still a visionary who saved classical music during post war, he is the only one responsible for the development of orchestral recording on new medias like video, television, and his work on beethoven's symphonies is simply amazing. If we had a new karajan, he would probably save, financially, today's orchestras, of course, we need new composers too, pretty much everything has been recorded, no need to do that again, we need something new and delightful.
@davidmount22335 жыл бұрын
Alas, a Nazi nonetheless
@MagetoLp5 жыл бұрын
@@davidmount2233 jelly brit?
@Quotenwagnerianer5 жыл бұрын
Nope. Nope and nope. For the upteempth time. Karajan was not a Nazi. He was not a man of principle like Furtwängler who refused to become a party member.
@superbanks33115 жыл бұрын
I don't remember him refusing to be a party member, i remember to have read an article on which said that karajan actually was a member of supremacy group at his university, but then i read this article:www.overgrownpath.com/2008/09/karajan-on-boulez-stockhausen-and.html , and now i dont know what the hell to think about his personal thoughts, all i know is that during that time you were kind of obliged to support the party in order to have a career. I don't think the article puts to rest all the doubts people have about karajan, if anything he believed in stereotypes, when he says that black people, like louis armstrong, have more rhythm than europeans, so i don't know.
@Etheldreda-5 жыл бұрын
David Mount So what if he was.
@prof.stefanhausmann69945 жыл бұрын
Meine Mitwirkung im Orchester als Posaunist! ( mit hoher Frisur und noch schwarzen Haaren!) Mit Herbert von Karajan und den Wiener Symphonikern, Bild - Tonaufnahmen zur Produktion der 4. Symphonie von Robert Schumann (für Musikfilm - 1965), mit Regisseur Henri-Georges Clouzot, lt. internationalen Publikationen damals, als erster Musikfilm dieser Art.
@user-jm5pj9yb1i3 жыл бұрын
Karajan: good morning Orchestra: *skeleton sounds*
@carloszamitiz10 жыл бұрын
karajan exige limpieza ,fuerza ,brillo tal y como lo tiene en su mente , escepcional bravo maestro para siempre.
@someone603014 жыл бұрын
He is the epitome of conducting, like no other in the world, a class for itself.
@iselafuentes92823 жыл бұрын
Quien lo estará viendo en este noviembre 2020. Mi admiración por siempre maestro. Gracias por compartir 🙏
@shaleine019 жыл бұрын
The transcendental quality of translating an idea into music and projecting it to others through sound. Learning to hone in on this transcendental quality - it goes beyond listening
@bauwndule6 жыл бұрын
Perfection. This man is perfection.
@marcocresci3 жыл бұрын
One and only. Pure listening.
@cellospot15 жыл бұрын
Absolutely fascinating! Thank you so much for posting this!
@atsumoritokyo11014 жыл бұрын
He is watching it all. Do not miss.
@MrPoupard10 жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting. What a band and what a conductor. I didn't realise the german language could sound so beautiful. Lordy, You really have to be in a certain place to tell the leader of the Vienna Phil how to play a passage technically on the violin! The thing about GREAT conductors is that each stands like a giant on their own .... like pararell musical universes. The same passage conducted by say a Bernstein, Solti or Giulini would sound equally great but all different. Fascinating stuff.
@Wanderer12029 жыл бұрын
It's not Vienna Phil but Vienna Symphony, also a great orchestra. Just saying.
@MrPoupard9 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I stand corrected!
@trevorcox18086 жыл бұрын
MrPoupard Band??.. Stupid
@stepaushi3 жыл бұрын
@@trevorcox1808 You're not helping classical music much by calling MrPoupard stupid.
@SuccessorsofWagner15 жыл бұрын
The master at work. God love him!
@mannysternberg10343 жыл бұрын
I was among his intern in the eighties. Touched by an angel. Forever to my group The greatest !!
@esterbalbi45588 жыл бұрын
genius ..he looks for the light in music!!
@egb196711 жыл бұрын
We watched this rehearsal religiously back in college:) I've lost my vhs of it and was thrilled to see it again on your channel!
@UlfenDaddy12 жыл бұрын
Yes. He did it all the time, and it's not uncommon for conductors. He knew HUNDREDS of scores note for note and bar for bar, including massive works like Die Meistersinger and the Ring of the Niebelung.
@penalista10013 жыл бұрын
perfection and majesty!
@mannysternberg10343 жыл бұрын
Ethereal. Heavenly voice of the angels. Heard him in Berlin when I was an intern work of god
@savelieffarnaud31705 жыл бұрын
This is mesmerising.
@user-kx5wu8fg9r Жыл бұрын
fantastic‼️
@amineurin14 жыл бұрын
Da spürt man Hingabe ...Liebe und Perfektion! ...und man lernt viel ..manches hört man erst nachdem der Meister es erwähnt :) Vielen Dank z0tX!
@jorgeuribeclar10 жыл бұрын
Fantastic!! reahearsal, the ideas are wonderful and the concept about sound and Schumann music is very interesting and deep, The great karajan!!
@joanmarshall68613 жыл бұрын
Brilliant! So involved.
@brahms198415 жыл бұрын
It is just beautiful and that makes the difference from one conductor to another, some1 like karajan can make the music the way it should be heard! Thank you for posting:)
@crisvez16 жыл бұрын
thanks zOtx for this video-gift,I love karajan. it is wonderful
@laupeter4594 Жыл бұрын
he is able to clearly and concretely the effects he wishes to achieve thus his success
@heteronomyisthecondition14 жыл бұрын
truly amazing!
@zamyrabyrd13 жыл бұрын
What a revelation! The kind of high polish and streamlined performances Karajan was able to get from the players was his keen listening and attention to detail.
@mrmorganmusic16 жыл бұрын
This is a fantastic video. I'm digging this big time.
@hertzair11862 жыл бұрын
The Mozart of Maestros
@germanquintero101219467 жыл бұрын
INOLVIDABLE
@gretareinarsson74614 жыл бұрын
Like Karajan or not but he was one of the most fascinating artists of the 20th century who reach hights of artistry only very very few can but that came with undeniable lows as well.
@TVRDF3 жыл бұрын
4:30 wow..
@pinky092615 жыл бұрын
Whatever you think about Karajan's personality or even his sound, you can't deny he was utterly commanding and overwhelmingly charismatic. I bet if he asked these guys to play "twinkle twinkle little star" they wouldn't bat an eyelid, hahaha
@hertzair11862 жыл бұрын
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star is from a Mozart piano sonata….so it probably could be arranged by HVK
@jamescardenas92839 жыл бұрын
He tells it how it should be and he demands it in return
@ATM9993 жыл бұрын
Now I understand why the Director is so important. What we can see in a theater performance is just the tip of the iceberg. All the work done before the public performance is the most important phase.
@BehindDesign8 жыл бұрын
Ah... so classical music does not sound well by coincidence?
@raquelflorian1179 Жыл бұрын
But, he was being coincident about how It was sounding like 🙃
@celiachen553610 жыл бұрын
Great Karaja !!!!!!! I'm so sorrow I can't saw him on the stage any more.....
@bathtubbarracuda25816 жыл бұрын
Say what you will about his musical interpretation,but you cannot deny he was an efficient director. Unlike some other conductors I won't name, he would communicate his intentions with clarity while still being very demanding concerning every single note. This is why fewer recording sessions, surprisingly, were needed (as compared to Celibidache, for instance). I guess this is also partly due to his authoritarian (and I mean that in a good sense) demeanor, which led people to just want to do what he asked them. I've seen too many conductors try to pull off the same thing and get laughed off by the orchestra.
@paullewis24135 жыл бұрын
It was Karajan's obsession with perfection and refinement that lead to a blandness in his final years. However, in the 50's and 60's he was amazing, a tour de force in the classical world. I can't think of a conductor today who could match him with many composers, not only the Germanic school but with Sibelius and Italian masters Verdi and Puccini.
@OfficinaEmotiva6 жыл бұрын
der genialste Dirigent aller Zeiten ❤️
@miau0513 жыл бұрын
Even I with not knowledge whatsoever of classical music can understand he's genius ... and that's saying something ....
@bachelbel15 жыл бұрын
Schumann is not that bad in orchestration, his orchestration doesn't have a wide range of colors like brahms and ravel, but the strings and woodwind's harmonies are incredibly beautiful
@TheTirtil52 Жыл бұрын
ohhhh my god . unbelivable , its amazing control , if i was playing there , definitely leave the studio !!!!
@djdrocco15 жыл бұрын
I'm impressed. Gonna go look for that recording now.
@TheBullshitartist11 жыл бұрын
Dude,Karajan was not a conductor,he was a teacher,a god far above a conductor.
@jontjohnston42364 жыл бұрын
Karajan is da man
@RajRijhwani11 жыл бұрын
Fascinating.
@Joe31ize3 жыл бұрын
Herbert von Karajan, wie er kongenial die Musiker instruiert diese schwere und schwermütige Sinfonie von R. Schumann zu spielen, wie fein artikuliert und präzise er aus den ausführenden Musikern das Beste herausholt immer mit feinen Verständnis für die Besonderheiten dieser Sinfonie.
@secretameos49824 жыл бұрын
Esse maestro é demais.
@gunta0316 жыл бұрын
True. But what he's doing is not insisting or demanding where to play the downbeat. He's suggesting where it should be and giving the orchestra the freedom to listen to themselves as an ensemble to a achieve a good, overall musical sound.
@TheWillyJ1613 жыл бұрын
what he says about flute/violins and harmonics is so true!
@juancoronado28911 жыл бұрын
Absolutely amazing...
@cadaverdog14243 жыл бұрын
Karajan: the greatest _____
@germanquintero101219467 жыл бұрын
una belleza musical
@biodanzanorterepublicadomi16004 жыл бұрын
this is a great video, to learn and understand clasic music.
@user-op6vy3gg2b6 ай бұрын
Without conductor's score even for the rehearsal? I am so impressed. And at repeated requests from Karajan musicians fully cooperate. And there used to no woman player , why not?
@DIENEKES197711 жыл бұрын
His father was Greek and his mother was Slovene..... His great grandfather's surname was " ΚΑΡΑΓΙΑΝΝΗΣ"( in greek)......He changed it into "Karajan" when he went to Vienna........ The prefix "von" became part of the family name, after they were ennobled for their services by the king of Saxony........
@franziskakress52637 жыл бұрын
His ancestors came from Greece, but his father and grandfather and great-grandfather were austrians. Geórgios Ioánnes Karagiánnis already changed his name to Karajan when he was ennobled by the Elector of Saxony (no king).
@KosmasLapatas5 жыл бұрын
@@franziskakress5263 wrong.there is a video where he explains perfectly his greek ancestry speaking in french
@KosmasLapatas5 жыл бұрын
Like all Gods of music, Bachauer, Mitropoulos, Callas, Sgouros, Kavakos, Zappa and hundreds more
@galnyska7 жыл бұрын
great upload, thanks!
@mannysternberg10343 жыл бұрын
Beyond genius!!!!
@fernandoruizsoto3888 Жыл бұрын
Karajan The Great
@retrovertigo36912 жыл бұрын
true maestro
@AudiophileTubes11 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the information.
@mpppadre17 жыл бұрын
Karajan forever
@CaraC3xDPPxWbless12 жыл бұрын
Karajan = conducting-god, who's the best of the bests of all time. Karajan's Work always = Perfection, and now you know why, there! Oh, of course, his Vienna, Berlin philharmonic orchestras are tip-top best, and they work wonders under Karajan, PERFECT! Elaine-theRainbow
@Varese1314 жыл бұрын
As wonderful as I think this is, he'd never get away with this sort of detailed rehearsal with most orchestras these days. It has occurred to me that this is very much a choreographed rehearsal, not an actual one, where he is permitted to raise points he would probably have to leave aside in a real situation. Most orchestras these days are collections of virtuoso players who prefer a bit more deference than he gives here. Nevertheless, this is a wonderful document of a bygone era.
@MorganHayes_Composer.Pianist3 жыл бұрын
" It has occurred to me that this is very much a choreographed rehearsal " True. Film was very expensive in those days (this is quite high quality as well) so not scope to go for something more off- the cuff.
@dlhuo23402 жыл бұрын
It's a first-rate master class. How he filmed it was not our business.
@MultiBadger322 жыл бұрын
True. But I still think the truly outstanding orchestral performances must be meticulously prepared under the artistic leadership of the conductor. That needn't be authoritarian or humiliating for world class performers. But a compelling performance can't realistically come from a hastily concocted negotiation between the conductor and various virtuosi.
@anandabraham179210 ай бұрын
Karajan sees the music in front of his closed eyes ❤
@berndwang89349 жыл бұрын
Er war der Zauberer des Orchesterklangs. Mit einem klaren Klangideal im Kopf wußte er auch genau, wie man es mithilfe eines Orchesters zu realisieren. Das gelingt niemandem in unserer Zeit wie Herbert von Karajan.
@aragornthebrave5 жыл бұрын
Ja, und es ist eine grosse Schade :(
@tudormihalache194513 жыл бұрын
Atent la toate detaliile,extrem de perfecţionist acest Karajan. Dar şi orchestra era formată din virtuoşi după felul în care răspundea cu promtitudine. Multă muncă pentru a dezveli frumosul pentru urechi.
@papicito18846 жыл бұрын
2:27 he dabbed
@michaelflute115 жыл бұрын
An amazing conductor, he just want to make music as the music should be. He reminds me Karl Bohm!!!!
@Gresilde14 жыл бұрын
Varese13: the intensity and discipline he imposes is very much possible with any orchestra, whether populated by "virtuosi" or not. Most orchestras need a superb technical rehearsal like this, if not always, regularly. Keep them on their toes. It's not that they can't do what he wants: it's that they haven't thought of doing it.
@esterbalbi45588 жыл бұрын
amazing!!
@MScJorgePoveda15 жыл бұрын
Schuman no era "mal orquestador" , porque tenia conocimientos de sobra para no estar satisfecho (como muchos compositores) con los resultados de su primer intento.Por eso Brahms-pese a la oposicion de la viuda de Schuman- recompone la sinfonia,que es una maravilla de melodias evocadoras. Y Karajan nos da en este video una muestra mas de porque-pese a los insultos-que uno lee acerca de el-fue uno de los mejores directores de orquesta ,"enseñando" a la mejor orquesta en su momento...