Radio KAOM: Ludwig van Beethoven "Ode to Joy"

JOYFUL CELEBRATION!!!

 

Ludwig van Beethoven 

"Ode to Joy"

(4th movement from his 9th symphony)

scene from the movie

Copying Beethoven

YouTube Direct Link: https://youtu.be/0SVaUbbXifI

Radio KAOM: Beethoven Piano Concerto No 5 "Emperor" Movements 2 & 3

 EXQUISITE BEAUTY AND GLORIOUS!!!
My favorite conductor
My favorite pianist

Ludwig van Beethoven

Piano Concerto No 5 "Emperor" 

Movement I: Allegro 

Leonard Bernstein

Pianist : Krystian Zimerman.

Orchestra : Vienna Philharmonic

Today I wanted us to truly listen to 

the 2nd and 3rd movements of this Beethoven Piano Concerto

Please click over to the 21: 25 minute mark of this video

So you can begin listening to the 2nd and 3rd movements

Just sit back and listen in amazement
As Krystian Zimerman's divine hands flow over the keyboard
As Leonard Bernstein's divine heart conducts the Vienna

This is Beethoven at his best (In my humble opinion)

YouTube Direct Link: https://youtu.be/uj8w0Sm7l-M

Radio KAOM: Beethoven Piano Concerto No 5 "Emperor" Movement One

 GLORIOUS GORGEOSITY

My favorite conductor

My favorite pianist

Ludwig van Beethoven

Piano Concerto No 5 "Emperor" 

Movement I: Allegro 

Leonard Bernstein

Pianist : Krystian Zimerman.

Orchestra : Vienna Philharmonic

This video is of the entire piano concerto

Today I wanted us to only listen to the 1st movement 

It ends at the 21:25 minute mark

Under NO CirCUMstances

ARe you to listen to the rest of this concerto today

You will be punished if you do

I will spank you

: )

Naw - if you have time I recommend listening to all of it

But I really wanted you to truly listen to the first movement today

I think I will play the 2nd movement tomorrow

Just sit back and listen in amazement

As Krystian Zimerman's divine hands flow over the keyboard

As Leonard Bernstein's divine heart conducts the Vienna

This is Beethoven at his best (In my humble opinion)

So many moments of beauty in this piece

I especially love the Piano and French Horn at the 19:12

"Beethoven began composing his ‘Emperor’ Piano Concerto in 1809, while Vienna was under invasion from Napoleon’s forces for the second time. Napoleon's bombardment and occupation of Vienna caused Beethoven a great deal of anxiety and anger in the midst of all the turmoil. 

Beethoven wrote at the time, “The whole course of events has affected my body and soul,” he wrote. “What a disturbing, wild life around me; nothing but drums, cannons, men, misery of all sorts.”

Beethoven began his work on this piece in 1808, about the time that he completed his fifth and sixth symphonies and fourth piano concerto. Despite difficult living conditions the composer finished it promptly."

YouTube Direct Link: https://youtu.be/uj8w0Sm7l-M

MUSIC: 2nd Movement from Beethoven's Ninth Symphony

BEETHOVEN & BERNSTEIN

Here's the 2nd Movement

From Beethoven's 9th Symphony

Many of you know the opening

As this music opened the The Huntley-Brinkley Report

on NBC News years ago

WHAT A WORKOUT!!!!

WHEW!!!

I really LOVE Lenny's expressions and dance

As he conducts this highly energetic music

He is soooo into it!

Conducted by Leonard Bernstein, THE BERLIN CELEBRATION CONCERT is an historic performance marking the fall of the Berlin Wall. Performed on Christmas Day 1989 in the former East Berlin, the concert unites an international cast of celebrated musicians and vocalists for a moving performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. 

Musicians from: Symphonieorchester des Bayerisches Rundfunks and members of Staatskapelle Dresden, Orchestra of the Leningrad Kirov Theatre, London Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic and Orchestre de Paris.

Ludwig van Beethoven 

"Symphony No. 9, 2nd movement"

conducted by 

Leonard Bernstein

YouTube Direct Link: https://youtu.be/dvPMXuU35QI

~*~

If you have the time

Here is the entire performance of the Ninth

 THE BERLIN CELEBRATION FULL CONCERT

YouTube Direct Link: https://youtu.be/IInG5nY_wrU

AOM TV: Interview with conductor, Iván Fischer

 Iván Fischer, conductor

The Beethoven Interview

This is a great interview

I love Fischer's enthusiasm and insights

YouTube Direct Link: https://youtu.be/ZgOTVoDqZKc

MUSIC: Beethoven Symphony No. 7: Fishcher and the RCO

GLORIOUS WOW!!!!

Innovative Interpretation

Powerful Performance

Exquisite Recording

Comments from YouTube:

"Soaring, sublime mystical music! 

"Superb maestro Iván Fische."

"As a conductor myself, I can fully appreciate the genius of Ivan Fischer. He brings out the various voices and nuances in a very unique way. The orchestra responds to his every expression...watching this performance should be worth college credits in a conducting class."

"the most beautiful interpretation of the 7th symphony!, it's like listening to it for the first time."

"I hear a few instruments I've never heard on other recordings."

"Have heard dozens of performances of the 7th. This is one of the best, IMO. A lot is attributable to the recordists, invisible, yet how they place microphones and mix the sound is crucial to the impact."

"Credit to the sound engineers for bringing out all the nuances of this magnificent orchestra - The audio quality is superb!"

~*~

Ludwig van Beethoven

"Symphony No. 7"

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Iván Fischer, conductor

Het Concertgebouw Amsterdam, 9 & 10 January 2014

YouTube Direct Link: https://youtu.be/-4788Tmz9Zo

MUSIC: Beethoven "Symphony No.5" Paavo Jarvi

GLORIOUS!!!!!

I enjoyed Paavo Jarvi's interpretation of 

Beethoven's 6th Symphony

So I wanted to share his interpretation of

Beethoven's 5th Symphony

I really love the camera work throughout this performance

It makes it more exciting 

To see the musicians up-close

And they do a good job

Of showing the different instruments

As they play their important parts

Beethoven

Symphony No.5

Paavo Jarvi

conducting the

Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen

noTe: Looks like you have to view this one on YouTube
f'kn columbia blocked it those mutha f'krs : (
Click Watch on YouTube to experience this performance

YouTube Direct Link: https://youtu.be/RBlQSyHV92Y

MUSIC: Beethoven "Symphony No.6, Movement 1"

GLORIOUS!!!

Exquisitely Fresh Performance
Stunning Video
Excellent Audio Quality

I was sitting outside yesterday

In nothing but a pair of shorts

Enjoying the sun and breeze upon my naked skin

Drinking some delicious Earl Grey Tea

Watching the wind whisper through the trees

The white cotton ball clouds

Sailing lazily across the baby blue skies

It was so lovely
A Perfect Spring Day

That is when I decided to post this music
Which expresses the feelings I had outdoors yesterday

What I like most about this performance

Is the Energy of it's interpretation

This music expresses the 

"Awakening of cheerful feelings on arrival in the countryside"

And I could feel that in this performance

NOTE! This video is of the entire symphony

I selected it for you to listen to the first movement

Which is 11 minutes and 55 seconds long

If you listen to the rest of the symphony

I will spank you

(he he) nah - go ahead if you like : )

~*~

Beethoven

Symphony No.6, "Pastorale"; Movement 1

Paavo Jarvi

conducting

The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen

YouTube Direct Link: https://youtu.be/iQGm0H9l9I4

MOVIE MUSIC SCENE: Highlights from Beethoven's 9th Symphony

GLORIOUSLY DIVINE JOY!!!!

A Most Beautiful Musical Scene from a Movie

A 12-Minute movie scene
With Highlights from Beethoven's 9th Symphony

I've Posted this

TO PUMP -

YOU UP!!!

When I hear this music 

I feel so very fortunate 

to have lived to hear 

and appreciate this music.

The story of this film is fictional. It's about a young woman who takes the job of copying Beethoven's music for the orchestra. In this scene from the film she is chosen to help Beethoven conduct the 9th Symphony due to his deafness. That's why you she her on the floor conducting him. It's nice for dramatic effect, but in reality Beethoven was on stage in front of the conductor's stand "conducting". The musicians were actually following the hands of Louis Duport who was on the conductor's stand conducting. At the end of the symphony, Beethoven did have to be turned around to see the adulation of the audience who witnessed the premiere of his 9th Symphony. It was said that tears were flowing from a most appreciative crowd. I believe it.

What I really like about this movie scene, besides the music, is that it makes me think of how amazingly awesome it would be if I could go back in time to witness the premiere of Beethoven's Ninth. WOW!!!!! 

SO
STOP EVERYTHING
DO NOTHING ELSE

Just Sit Back, Watch, Listen

And

FEEL THE DIVINE JOY SURGE THROUGH YOU!!!!!

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

Ninth Symphony 'Highlights'

From the movie, 'Copying Beethoven'

Bernard Haitink 

conducting

The Royal Concertgebow Orchestra of Amsterdam

and

The Netherlands Radio Chorus

runtime: 12 minutes 36 seconds

YouTube Direct Link: https://youtu.be/0SVaUbbXifI

MUSIC: "Symphony 7: 4th Movement" by Ludwig van Beethoven

 The Great LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

All week, we have been voyaging through

Beethoven's 7th Symphony

And today we reach the finale

The 4th Movement 

And OH! What a way to end this great Symphony

So what does it feel like to me???

ORGASMIC 
VICTORY 
OVER 
STRUGGLE!!!!!

Here's my stream of consciousness writing as I think about Beethoven's 4th movement of his 7th Symphony.

It has a powerful drive and energy pounding throughout the movement - Things start out well but there are struggles along the way- the orchestra is pumped and fights through back to good times - and then a big struggle ensues (37:01) - but the orchestra gets back up and just keeps going - fighting back - the Music builds and builds (37:21) until finally the orchestra is VICTORIOUS - The orchestra goes WILD (37:31) with the FRENCH HORNS SOARING, THE TRUMPETS BLASTING - THE TIMPANI EXPLODING! THE STRINGS ON COCAINE and SPEED! WHEW! LOL : ) WOW! WHAT A RIDE! (How's that for a critique : )

If you let yourself really get into this, you will be spent by the end - Hell, I Yelled at the end - In those last couple of minutes of the Music, I was punching the air and the punches just kept getting faster and faster and at the very end I actually VICTORIOUSLY YELLED, "WOOO  WHOOOOO! YEAH!!!" And then I fell back in my chair panting as I enjoyed the afterglow. Ahhhh... If I smoked, I would have had a cigarette. :) If you need some music to pump you up for some upcoming challenge, then this is a piece of music that would be perfect for those moments. 

For this movement

I Chose A Special TREAT: 
Seiji Ozawa and the BSO

I love Seiji Ozawa as a conductor. He's one of my favorites. Today, he brings us a really great performance of the 7th. I also like the quality of the audio - better than many I've listened to, and I have listened to many performances of this in order to bring you what I think is the very best. In this video, there is one very short section when the orchestra gets really quiet and you can hear a little electric hum. Thankfully in this movement, the music is so energetic and loud, you won't hear it. I am a stickler when it comes to audio quality, but this performance is so good, I will allow the minor hum in this one.

GET READY TO RUMBLE

This Movement is out of this world

The notes are just FLYING all over the place

Get your seat belts on and click PLAY!!!!

And listen to those French Horns Soar!

WITH BALLS!

~*~

Ludwig van Beethoven

"Symphony No. 7: 4th Movement"

Seiji Ozawa

conducting

The Boston Symphony Orchestra

IMPORTANT!
You need to skip to the 31: 27 minute mark of this video
Where the 4th Movement Begins

Please read the NOTE for further information

NOTE:

This video is the complete symphony
(When you have the time, I highly recommend listening to this entire performance)
But to hear just the 4th movement

We have to skip through the video to get there

To do that

Click the progress bar 

(The White and Red line with the Red Dot - bottom of the video)
Click it to the right and

Skip ahead to the 31:27 minute mark

That is where the 4th movement starts

If you have any trouble doing that

Click the YouTube Direct Link below

That will take you to YouTube

Where I've set it to automatically 

Start the video at the 31:27 (the 4th movement)

YouTube Direct Link: https://youtu.be/DS8YKz5g368?t=1887

MUSIC: "Symphony 7: 3rd Movement" by Ludwig van Beethoven

 The Great LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

Rollicking Ecstatic Cheer

We continue with our travel through 

Beethoven's 7th symphony. 

Today we will listen to Movement 3

This movement makes me feel like dancing and running with joy and glee (and Joy and Glee agree and dance and run with me! : )  And so to, do most conductors as they conduct. This movement bounces with joy and playfulness. While it starts energetically, it moves into a very powerful slower section that is so emotionally lifting and explosive that it cannot be described by me. 

For this movement

I chose (AGAIN) Lenny's performance with the VPO

~*~

Ludwig van Beethoven

"Symphony No. 7: 3rd Movement"

Leonard Bernstein

conducting

The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

YouTube Direct Link: https://youtu.be/lplcevU_kyo

NOTE: The video looks as though it is a broken link
But it works. Just Click Play and video will begin

MUSIC: "Symphony 7: 2nd Movement" by Ludwig van Beethoven

 The Great Ludwig van Beethoven

HAUNTINGLY BEAUTIFUL YEARNING

We continue with our travel through 

Beethoven's 7th symphony. 

Today we will listen to Movement 2, Allegretto. 

This movement is considered by many to be in the pantheon of the greatest music ever written. Beethoven's 7th was a big hit and the 2nd movement is one of the reasons why - in fact, audiences clamored for it to be played as an encore in 1813 when it was first performed. It became a movement that many orchestras singled out to play all by itself. It is truly one of the most emotional pieces of music every written. 

As I listen to this movement, 

I feel the deepest yearning and feelings of nostalgia

For this movement

I chose Lenny's performance with the VPO

Ludwig van Beethoven

"Symphony No. 7: 2nd Movement, Allegretto"

Leonard Bernstein

conducting

The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

YouTube Direct Link: https://youtu.be/J12zprD7V1k

NOTE: The video looks as though it is a broken link
But it works. Just Click Play and video will begin

MUSIC: "Symphony 7: 1st Movement" by Ludwig van Beethoven

THE GREAT LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

GLORIOUS JOY!!!!

A Friend from AOM wrote to me

About our love of the French horn

In the E-mail he mentioned

Beethoven's 7th Symphony

As a great one for the French horn

So that led me to listen to it again

This week we shall listen to

Beethoven's 7th Symphony

Instead of spending over 40 minutes

To listen to the whole thing

I thought we could break it down

And listen to one movement a day

So

Today we will start with the first movement

The video today is a performance of the entire symphony

But I only want us to listen to the first movement

It is about 14 minutes

My take on this movement:

This movement starts out very majestic and proud. Three minutes and 27 seconds into it, it gets really quiet. The woodwinds and the strings start talking back and forth to each other. They seem to want to have more fun. Finally the flute  takes the lead and starts singing a fun, happy melody. Soon everyone joins in for some fun. They are so happy that the music explodes in JOY at the 4:20 mark. SO JOYFUL!!! Galloping around in pure blissful JOY! You should see me conduct this one, punching the air and dancing around in total bliss.

I hope you will give it a chance

Let it take you on its journey

To the place of pure JOY!

Remember: 

ONLY LISTEN TO THE FIRST MOVEMENT!!

I MEAN IT!

You will get a spanking if you listen to more of it.

Oh! Actually that might entice some of you to listen to more.

: )

Nah! Go ahead and listen to all you want - but

Tomorrow we will listen to the second movement here.

The Second is a great favorite of many - including me.

But that's for tomorrow! : )

~*~

Ludwig van Beethoven

"Symphony No. 7: 1st Movement"

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Iván Fischer, conductor

performed at the Concert Hall of Amsterdam

YouTube Direct Link: https://youtu.be/-4788Tmz9Zo

MUSIC: BEETHOVEN & BERNSTEIN "Symphony 6 Mvt. 1"

BEETHOVEN & BERNSTEIN

(nuf said)

:  )

It was a beautiful summer morning here

And this music came to my mind

So I thought we could share it together

And enjoy the

"Awakening of cheerful sensations 

upon arrival in the country"

Ludwig van Beethoven 

(1770 - 1827)

"Symphony no. 6  "Pastoral" 1st Movement"

Leonard Bernstein

conducting

The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

YouTube Direct Link: https://youtu.be/tcSuSk4d6Gs