01 - Adagio. Allegro vivace (Beethoven, Symphony 4, B flat major, Op 60, Christian Thielemann, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra) The Fourth was performed in March 2009 at Vienna's ornate but rather cramped looking Musikverein. Colors are beautifully saturated and fine detail is excellent. Somehow both television directors managed to cram their cameras into somewhat unexpected nooks and crannies (pay attention to just how close the orchestra sits together, and how close they are to the audience), and therefore coverage is really fabulous, including good close-ups of soloists which reveal excellent detail. Christian Thielemann, a native Berliner, has spent most of his outstanding musical career in Berlin, Munich, and now Dresden. The partnership of Thielemann and the Philharmoniker was a Beethoven match made in heaven when these videos were shot in 2008 and 2009. His take on these familiar works is highly individual, with all manner of detail pointed up, tempo adjustments in mid-stream, dynamics of multiple and subtle gradations, rests that are sometimes lengthened, and playing of the most exacting standards. Regarding the last observation, while the Vienna players deliver accurate and polished performances, they never sound stiff or reined-in, but rather natural and fully in sympathy with the emotional flow of the music. Indeed, they are of one mind in following Thielemann's often unconventional way with the scores. All nine symphonies were recorded between December, 2008 and ...
Friday, October 5, 2012
Beethoven, Symphony 4/1, Christian Thielemann, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Beethoven, Symphony 4/1, Christian Thielemann, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Tube. Duration : 14.05 Mins.
01 - Adagio. Allegro vivace (Beethoven, Symphony 4, B flat major, Op 60, Christian Thielemann, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra) The Fourth was performed in March 2009 at Vienna's ornate but rather cramped looking Musikverein. Colors are beautifully saturated and fine detail is excellent. Somehow both television directors managed to cram their cameras into somewhat unexpected nooks and crannies (pay attention to just how close the orchestra sits together, and how close they are to the audience), and therefore coverage is really fabulous, including good close-ups of soloists which reveal excellent detail. Christian Thielemann, a native Berliner, has spent most of his outstanding musical career in Berlin, Munich, and now Dresden. The partnership of Thielemann and the Philharmoniker was a Beethoven match made in heaven when these videos were shot in 2008 and 2009. His take on these familiar works is highly individual, with all manner of detail pointed up, tempo adjustments in mid-stream, dynamics of multiple and subtle gradations, rests that are sometimes lengthened, and playing of the most exacting standards. Regarding the last observation, while the Vienna players deliver accurate and polished performances, they never sound stiff or reined-in, but rather natural and fully in sympathy with the emotional flow of the music. Indeed, they are of one mind in following Thielemann's often unconventional way with the scores. All nine symphonies were recorded between December, 2008 and ...
01 - Adagio. Allegro vivace (Beethoven, Symphony 4, B flat major, Op 60, Christian Thielemann, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra) The Fourth was performed in March 2009 at Vienna's ornate but rather cramped looking Musikverein. Colors are beautifully saturated and fine detail is excellent. Somehow both television directors managed to cram their cameras into somewhat unexpected nooks and crannies (pay attention to just how close the orchestra sits together, and how close they are to the audience), and therefore coverage is really fabulous, including good close-ups of soloists which reveal excellent detail. Christian Thielemann, a native Berliner, has spent most of his outstanding musical career in Berlin, Munich, and now Dresden. The partnership of Thielemann and the Philharmoniker was a Beethoven match made in heaven when these videos were shot in 2008 and 2009. His take on these familiar works is highly individual, with all manner of detail pointed up, tempo adjustments in mid-stream, dynamics of multiple and subtle gradations, rests that are sometimes lengthened, and playing of the most exacting standards. Regarding the last observation, while the Vienna players deliver accurate and polished performances, they never sound stiff or reined-in, but rather natural and fully in sympathy with the emotional flow of the music. Indeed, they are of one mind in following Thielemann's often unconventional way with the scores. All nine symphonies were recorded between December, 2008 and ...
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