Liszt: Les Préludes, S 97 Karajan

[@yanhongtong7117]

This is exactly why classical music is timeless. What a performance under Karajan and the finest orchestra on the planet!

[@ronalddunne3413]

@Rainer ausdemSpring Being the Red Planet, Mars has several Russian symphonies, playing the works of Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky, and Borodin... 😁

[@1q2w3e4r5t6zism]

The best orchestra was the Berliner Philharmoniker in the last years of the Second World War: apart from outstanding musical qualities, one senses the existential doubts throughout. Never was there more penetrating, more intense music than at the end of the war with the total collapse.

[@Kyo-de5dx]

@rainerausdemspring3584 Go check and stay there !

[@DCvg-tg4es]

Karajan never fails to astonish me.

[@csajkaedit]

Oh My Dear God! Liszt's LesPréludes is the best ever with Karajan! Nobody could interprete Liszt like him. I am, as a Hungarian born, 've bee moved down to the bottom of my heart and soul. Great thanks to Zauber620! :-)

[@63striker]

You are exactly correct about Karajan. No one else comes close.

[@josephupton3601]

I just now listened to 5 other versions. None of them can touch this one. Karajan is the man.

[@rohanbansal2324]

Absolutely. Karajan was the most fanatical musical conservative conductor to live. I absolutely despise improvisations on compositions myself, which is why I adore Karajan.

[@klauspetermann2373]

Do you know that the Part from Minute 2.45 to ~ 3.15 was the "entry music" to EVERY mesage in the nazi radio for Unternehmen Barbarossa, the war against the soviet union from 1941 to 1945! Every german knows this melody, its the sound of 30 million people murderd! In this seconds is the complete tragedy of germany! Karajan, Liszt, Berliner Philharmonica, here in use from Hitler and Goebbels for the biggest cruelty in the history of mankind. The german tragedy...

[@haeleth7218]

When you open the pages of a reputable dictionary for the word 'masterpiece' and find the word, this starts playing at 2:47 onwards - this is 'beyond words good'.

[@krischan67]

2:25 - Oh my god, the grandeur. THE GRANDEUR!

[@ingorichter649]

Since my early youth I simply love this vivid symphonic poem.

[@yanhongtong7117]

Furtwangler's version is also great, so are Daniel Barenboim with BPO and Riccardo Muti with WPO, and a few more other interpretations as well. But none of them is as breath taking as Karajan's. Something in this version grabs your heart and soul throughout the song. Genius!

[@navrozesethna1298]

Undoubtedly the best version that I have heard.

[@krischan67]

Well, this is a studio version of a world class piece of music, played by a world class orchestra with a world class conductor in a world class studio, so everything but being the best would have been a blunder. It sounds magnificient indeed!

[@navrozesethna1298]

@@krischan67 . True that!

[@FranciscoFerrerGaliana1930]

SENCILLAMENTE PRECIOSO

[@tranminhtu8339]

Holy hell this version is amazing

[@tranminhtu8339]

7:50

[@dwacheopus]

"Holy hell" lol

[@michaellorke1980]

What did you expect? Karajan and the Berlin philharmonic.....

[@XaropeFamel]

Creo que la versión de Toscanini es mejor. Por supuesto por la calidad de la gravación. Sin embargo Karajan es una referencia eterna. Creo ser Karajan mucho lento.

[@dlhuo2340]

The best and the most beautiful version!!👍👍👍❤❤❤

[@jameskaufmann5979]

This is the best version I have ever heard. I got this during the great Napster feeding frenzy, and since then wondered who the conductor and orchestra were. The mystery has now been solved.

[@SaraCoppi-g6u]

la grandeure...........que c'est grand !!!!! que c'est grand herbert von karaja berliner philarmoniker... non plus ultra , grazie!!!!!!!!

[@rocioaguilera3613]

Two of my great favorites: von Karajan and Les Preludes. Gorgeous!!!

[@63striker]

YES, a thousand times Yes.

[@herbiv5023]

Ein zeitloses Meisterwerk, perfekt umgesetzt, welch ein Genuß!

[@gabrielealfinito1678]

Sublime!!!

[@marcovallestilevalsesia2498]

Ci vuole l'incomparabile Karajan per esaltare il genio di liszt e di tutte le pagine epiche e grandiose come questa!

[@fulviolizzi5060]

Immenso nei secoli

[@hansmayer4878]

I always say one can hear Karajan conducting .He is the best!

[@michaellorke1980]

I can even distinguish his 1979 Beethoven symphonies from the earlier recordings 😅

[@michaellorke1980]

yes, you can. but this a blessing AND a curse. I have yet to hear better versions of most romantic composers, Beethoven, Liszt ..... However, I can't bear Karajan versions of Mozart or Haydn. His style for me simply does not fit with the "Vienna Classic"

[@romarub]

Dreamlike defined! Phenomenal piece, exceptional performance. Even the still image complements the ethereal character of this incredible music.

[@lenarama1066]

Truly soul stirring

[@fossosejore]

Uno dei miei primi dischi in vinile, suonato letteralmente migliaia di volte...grande Karajan!

[@Hiarren]

Why does this not have a million 'likes'?

[@CZGervais]

+Hiarren cause it is just perfect, it is not a kitsch!

[@jscottupton]

Because Justin Beiber and his brain-dead ilk live.

[@rohanbansal2324]

Thank the lord the rabble cannot appreciate music.

[@marquesse4938]

You are right. This Karajan version is just outstanding. It is so powerful compared to the other versions. But I love this piece because it was the background for the very old Flash Gordon serial. Every time I hear it I see Ming the Merciless! I can't help it LOL!

[@idfazekas1199]

Brilliant ,sounds like a wake up call for humanity

[@thetruth495]

In 1941 it was a wake up call - but not for all humanity, by any means.

[@aconite72]

Les Preludes was banned for a while since it was the fanfare for Nazi Germany's war victories so ...

[@markmcnamara3191]

It was certainly a wake up call for Josef Stalin in 1941 as the theme for Operation Barbarossa.

[@edwinblank58]

Von Karajan war wie Wilhelm Furtwänger einfach der beste seiner Zeit.

[@williamgreene1578]

Best finale ever!

[@germanaraya885]

Maravilloso.

[@alaincaron6324]

Cette musique que j’aime depuis que je suis enfant ...

[@yuyo1948]

Yo desde que la oí, casi no existían vinilos, solo emisoras de radio

[@charlestisserand7947]

Moi aussi, depuis 1958, chèr Alain! 😀

[@dpainter1526]

Et moi aussi...

[@ivanheck1987]

Liszt and Karajan are the best in this Les Preludes version

[@davidrehak3539]

Liszt Ferenc:Les Preludes Berlini Filharmonikus Zenekar Vezényel:Herbert von Karajan

[@АлександрЯрков-ш2з]

Bravo bravo bravo grandiose genial music super

[@leoleo12321]

he is the best

[@dgrm19]

LISZT THE BEST........ LISZT + KARAJAN = PERFECT !!!! Karjan is stricter than Solti

[@sierrajuliet7759]

karajan heard the main theme of die deutche wochenschau (the german weekly) every week at the movies, during wwii. How could he forget it?

[@vseiko4066]

@Milnes, Corelli, di Stefano and more Because you are stupid ..... very stupid

[@beethovenberlioz]

Liszt genius!!!!!!####

[@passitelexk43]

un abbraccio a tutto il mondo...e un pensiero ai bambini di siria, gaza , africa, …. .come abbiamo potuto essere cosi' ciechi…… un bacio fraterno a tutti.

[@matteverall943]

Motif 3: 10:54 Motif 2 form 2 love: 12:30 Motif 1 form 3: 14:22 Motif 2 theme 2: 14:57

[@heldergirao7956]

A peça orquestral que mais apreciei de Franz Liszt, o Poema Sinfônico Les Préludes, que cativou-me demais na tenra idade da minha Juventude! Inesquecível e para todo o sempre...

[@Boccaccio1811]

16:52 - when the orchestra is so in tune that it ends up sounding like an organ

[@The1976spirit]

Strauss and Scriabin used this effect with pleasure

[@manuelgutierrez4229]

la mano del conductor: Los ritmos y las cadencias conforman el sentimiento de esta hermosa pieza musical. Es la mejor versión hasta ahora, para mi gusto.

[@rafaelmarinluna3597]

Superbe! Risen music!

[@stephenmessick6619]

Just wonderful!!

[@fossosejore]

Karajan immenso....Da ragazzo ho letteralmente consumato il vinile della Deutche Grammophon di questa strepitosa performance...

[@kamillakovacs545]

Tökéletes. Minden hang a helyén. Nagyon szép felvétel

[@DanielRivera-ps8ry]

hace años que escucho esta increible pieza y me lleva mas alla de mi mismo.el ser humano como creador y terrible destructor de si mismo.parecieran eternos conflictos y apenas un breve tiempo de conmocion en nuestras vidas,cual es la razon que nos lleva a conflictos interiores y externos continuamente,porque el desprecio por el otro yo no puedo entenderlo pero el solo hecho de escuchar la musica me da la sensacion de paz pero la duda esta alli no hay respuesta posible.

[@prassitelexk4336]

tv7... e avevo solo 7 anni e mamma aspettava le gemelline...mia nonna che studiava col maestro Manzi, un genio... W quella Italia , W ! tv 7 esordiva con questa opera di Franz Liszt!

[@42코PAE스]

What a brass!

[@anibalelosegui9985]

No cabe duda, una versión inigualable. KARAJAN cuenta por lo menos con tres. Entiendo que esta es el último registro con la Berlin. La de EMI con la Philharmonia es excelente pero menos espléndida que la grabación de turno con la Berlin. Karajan, Fielder y Solti.

[@mangiafrani]

Yes, MUSICAITALIA I have it on cd. It's on RCA "Living Stereo" disc featuring: Prokofiev - "Love For Three Oranges", Chopin - "Les Sylphides", Liszt- "Les Preludes" - "Mazeppa".

[@philippejenvrin2741]

Der Große Kappelmeister ! Wunderbar !

[@prassitelexk4336]

...grazie A tutti e tanto bene e la gioia del Signore risorto, quella vera. Ciao fratelli. arcangelo Raphael che presiede alle arti e alle scienze e alla musica. s. Michele e Gabriele, accompagnateci SEMPRE!!!

[@glaucoselva3327]

the magic of Karajan.

[@kkapur426]

Bravo !!

[@madraven07]

Mind blown

[@Susan55943]

To me the Von Karajan version is simply the best

[@ronalddunne3413]

I close my eyes and listen... soldiers with radios available on the Ost Front would have heard this every evening as Radio Berlin signed off for the night... takes me far away in my mind.... Even my cat, "Prettyface" seems to like this music.. (can cats really respond to, or like music?

[@АнатолийЛаднер-и1с]

класс!!!👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@jean-lucbrocker9018]

Cette musique est géniale, elle me rappelle mon ascension de la Zugspitze.

[@BalbirSingh-gr2qk]

Karajan The Charisma .

[@yuyo1948]

Dicen los entendidos que es muy extraña esta composición; para mí es fantástica, intensa y cercana a Wagner

[@williammolina1916]

Amanecer en el sosiego de la claridad con el tono de los pájaros y la vida en latente abierta El desarrollo va entonando victorias y desengaños , allí el ánimo la alegría su fuerza yo los acompaño

[@DihelsonMendonca]

*Liszt is a jolly good fellow, Liszt is a jolly good fellow, noone can deny* : 14:57

[@krischan67]

2:45+ grand. 15:50+ epic! I thought that only Beethoven could do this!

[@davidspencer4632]

I like 1) bacon; 2) rotisserie chicken from Costco; and 3) Liszt :-)

[@wandervanhoucke4331]

Did you know that Liszt means flour in Hungarian?:)

[@dieterreinhard8025]

Beste Version!

[@garymeredith488]

I concur with the comment below. Although the Furtwangler version seems more vital, energetic. Perhaps because of the age, probably pre-WW 2. - Les Préludes - Franz Liszt Orchestre Philharmonique de Vienne - Wilhelm Furtwängler.

[@marquesse4938]

This is very good, better than the Fiedler to me. That one was a little too "pops" for my tastes. I wish they had the recording by Gianandrea Noseda on KZbin as it is supposed to the be the absolute best.

[@giacomocastelli9728]

Emozionante

[@richardstafford7865]

If my life had a theme song this would be it!

[@romarub]

Okay, Flash. Great choice.

[@prassitelexk4336]

ho rivisitato tutta la mia vita... grandisimo Karajan, grande.

[@passitelexk43]

.......grazie.....

[@ronalddunne3413]

IIRC, this tune was used by German radio when signing off it's broadcasts to the Wehrmacht on the Eastern Front. Very catchy tune! I like this performance, it is a genuine German production as it was done in ww2. Altho I am American of neither Hungarian nor German stock, it rocks me to my soul... truly great and inspired music!

[@peteroca4369]

Ah,JA...With this music,no less conducted by Karajan...Absolutely.

[@haeleth7218]

You know your history. It was called, 'Die Deutschen Wochenschau' and was broadcast in German cinemas during the war (also radio to the U-boats).

[@carlhuffman454]

Couple this with the Badenweiler Marsch and yo hit the jackpot. :)

[@carlhuffman454]

Make that "you" ; fumble fingers at work

[@michaelsultemeier8840]

14:45

[@passitelexk43]

...il pollice verso..... peccato, una occasione per essere riconosciuto vivo...

[@은색-q3e]

말그대로 가슴이 웅장해지네요

[@clovissimard3099]

Mon être vibre sur la terre !

[@robertszvetics210]

FLASH GORDON CONQUERS THE UNIVERSE

[@frayedknotarts]

Oh, Crap! You're right! I'd forgotten that use.

[@royboswell2270]

I heard this first while watching the original Flash Gordon series on a neighbor's TV around 1951-2. The music went right through me, and I was never the same. It began my love of classical music. Little Richard and Fats Domino had to make room for Liszt. And boy did Les Prelude drape myth over the series. Elevated it, so it still plays today when you can find it.

[@weepunt4422]

Das OKW macht bekannt...

[@mcurran6505]

15:09

[@yourtutor7895]

isnt it flash adolf that wanted to conquer the tze pannett and tzen tze univerze

[@XaropeFamel]

BH; Je voudrais suggérer de capturer des enregistrements en FLAC, car ils sont de bien meilleure qualité que MP3. Merci beaucoup.

[@moeskido]

Captain Proton to the rescue!

[@michaelsultemeier8840]

13:45 Minuten

[@lotharschulte9699]

15Min.45Sek.

[@massimogangemi1953]

Al di sopra delle capacità immaginativa dell'essere umano.....Les Prelude, ..il preludio alla Vera Vita

[@mangiafrani]

Fine recording but the tympani could have been louder.

[@rufinosanchez2703]

Esto es un monumento de obra e interpretación.

[@tanello2]

15:52 Die Deutsche Wochenschau

[@krischan67]

As a child, once I watched the movie "Animals are beautiful people". There is a scene in which thousands of pelican hatchlings were doomed to die because the dry season came too early, so their parents had to leave and all of them went on their death march through the desert that was once a lake, leaving a trail of dead pelican babies. I was totally devastated and went into tears. But then, rain clouds appeared like mighty war machines while the 2:45 part of Les Preludes was played. At first, the heat evaporated the rain and the pelican babies kept on dying, but finally the rain prevailed when there was only one baby pelican left. That must have been 45 years ago and both the scene and the music left a permanent impression on me. My childhood memories gave this piece of music a special place in my heart. I had to sweep away a tear while I wrote this.

[@Dodo-ze5ep]

Music can do amazing things...

[@krischan67]

@@Dodo-ze5ep Yes. Keep on sending the mighty rain clouds, Liszt, save the baby pelicans. That's what I'm having in my mind when hearing this!

[@robertmcdonald8342]

There was a piece that von Karajan did th

[@moboutmen]

FLASH GORDON CONQUERS THE UNIVERSE!

[@michaelchristian5089]

In this piece Liszt has a similar sense of musical drama as Wagner.

[@michaellorke1980]

not surprising, Wagner was married to Liszt's daughter.....

[@shin-i-chikozima]

Comfort of this masterpiece is cat’s pajamas

[@michaelsultemeier8840]

etwa 09:00 Minuten

[@japonicaren]

Vertigo Politix brought me here.

[@rohanbansal2324]

I admire the true west. I knew his work but I know him better than my father.

[@simon4781]

15:53 _"Das Oberkommando der Wehrmacht gibt bekannt"_

[@isabelladestegonzaga5529]

2:45 - kriegste nicht mehr aus dem kopf - SONDERMELDUNG !

[@esterbalbi4558]

the gretest!

[@prassitelexk4336]

Se la musica ha solo come effetto la critica digli orchestrali, e del direttore e... tradisce se stessa!.. Karajan , come tutti i grandi , è profeta e ambasciatore del Cristo Risorto, vi piaccia o noh! Grazie.

[@heatherferreira4225]

15:41 = The Official Moment of "THAT DOES IT." Good finally has seen enough, rolls up its sleeves, backs Evil into the corner, and delivers it the final asskicking of its unnatural fucking life

[@peppertrout6102]

15:53 Listening to the enemy’s radio.

[@The1976spirit]

"Leider nicht von mir!" Alexander Scriabin

[@petebondurant58]

This always makes me want to fight to the bitter end in Berlin.

[@prassitelexk4336]

Un abbraccio forte a tutti i perseguitati , a coloro offesi ... Cristo E' RISORTO!! e tornera' Glorioso e Trionfante , è la Sua parola.

[@passitelexk43]

...la musica...tutto quello che ho avuto...mi ha fatto uomo, ho percepito il segreto di Dio...e ho visto l'immenso...forse ho sbagliato, ma non mi sono arreso mai, io!.... le traversie della vita…. purtroppo, e gli ignoranti in malafede….

[@dwacheopus]

I've heard a piano version of it, but this is better!!

[@dwacheopus]

I changed my mind

[@mangiafrani]

Best is still the Fiedler recording.

[@mangiafrani]

yes i do. I can copy for you, no charge.

[@stephenmessick6619]

It is nice to see the readers/listeners playing, well, nicely!

[@CD122344]

Absolitely! Have known that recording since 1960.

[@jeanbellivier7209]

KARAJAN le summum