Brahms: Symphony No. 2 | Kurt Masur and the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
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A performance steeped in history: Johannes Brahms' Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73, as played by the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra under the baton of Kurt Masur, in the St. Nicholas Church, Leipzig, October 9, 2009.
This concert, bearing the theme of '20 Years Since the Peaceful Revolution', commemorates October 9, 1989 - the date when over 70,000 people gathered in Leipzig, the GDR’s second-largest city, to protest for democracy and increased freedom. Kurt Masur was among those calling for non-violence. On that tense evening, the Gewandhaus Orchestra also played Johannes Brahms’ (1833 - 1897) second symphony, under Masur's direction.
On account of its cheerful and lyrical mood, Brahms' second symphony is also known as the 'Pastorale'. Just as Beethoven evoked idyllic, rural scenes in his 'Pastorale', Brahms wrote his Symphony No. 2 with a view of the budding landscapes of Carinthia, where he was staying in 1877. The premiere of the symphony was held in Vienna, in December of that same year, and was a resounding success.
(00:00) I. Allegro non troppo
(16:07) II. Adagio non troppo
(25:24) III. Allegretto grazioso
(31:19) IV. Allegro con spirito
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An absolutely superb performance! We in the USA were privileged to have Maestro Masur in charge of the New York Philharmonic (1991-2002). He raised the performance standards of that orchestra considerably. But beyond that, he was a truly fine man, one for the ages!
Oh, I love this man and his performance here! This is certainly among the best versions of Brahms' #2 that I've ever heard. Above all, the phrasing is impeccable. The pace is grand. A total delight! Praise to the performers, too. Thank you all!
@DWClassicalMusic
4 ай бұрын
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KURT MASSUR SUPERBE, BRAHMS A GÈNIE , L'ORCHESTRE EXTRAORDINAIRE MERRCI DU FOUND DU CŒURE !
I was lucky enough to have attended the Brahms Cycle including all the Symphonies at Barbican Centre in London while I was residing in London UK in 1990 or 1991 of the concerts by Leipzig Gewanthause mit Dirigent Maestro Kurt Masur UND they were “ Sehr Shöne ! “ Absolute Best of the Brahms even though I have been to almost all the well known concert halls as well as attended those concerts by the world notable orchestras so many times in my life ! I still recall the one of those many concerts that I attended - their ( Leipzig Gewandhaus mit K. Mazur ) as my most favourite performances in my life as classical music freak ! Especially Leipzig is the very special place for Clara Schumann and thus for Johannes Brahms ! From Japan CET 13h43 on 18th of November 2022 Yukie Kudo (=Yukié Kudo =工藤雪枝) PS On the same day back in 1862 dated as 18th of November 1862 written by Johannes Brahms to Clara Schumann “ Where do we - kind of those of us so few in number of existing people who can not find our each ideal location ?”
Dieses ist meine Lieblingssymphonie von Brahms, voll himmlischer Melodien!!!!
@DWClassicalMusic
Жыл бұрын
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I'm a little biased here, because Brahms has been my favorite composer for decades. But I think that the slow movement of Symphony #2 is among the most beautiful ever written, and the entire work is a masterpiece. Effortlessly and beautifully played here. Just wonderful to witness music-making at this level.
@paulfilla1008
10 ай бұрын
I agree Brahms is the best, but the 4th movement is where it's at for me.
Words cannot describe how marvelous a composer was Brahms, and Kurt Masur brings out the brilliance of that work with this performance. Bravo!
A wonderful and moving live performance by Maestro Masur and the LGO.
Wunderschöne Aufführung dieser scheinbar idyllischen doch wesentlich perfekt komponierten Sinfonie mit gut phrasierten doch perfekt entsprechenden Tönen aller Instrumente. Der zweite Satz klingt besonders schön und echt melodisch. Der intelligente und geniale Dirigent leitet das ausgezeichnete Orchester im gut betrachteten Tempo und mit künstlerisch kontrollierter Dynamik. Einfach wundervoll!
Such a beautiful performance!! Thank you!
What a pleasure to watch the concert on tv now. Kurt Masur, the conductor who led many orchestras, exceptional! A delicious treat. Thank you.
@judyclark1906
Жыл бұрын
The immortality of great composers, artists and conductors will surely save Civilization itself from cacophony and discord. God Bless Kurt Mazur and all these lovely musicians, and of course, our dear Johannes Brahms for keeping the Human Mind and Spirit on high ground!
What a wonderful performance!
que dire devant la beaute de l'ecriture et la perfection de la direction d'un orchestre merveilleux !!!!!
Excepcional interpretación de la Gewandhaus y su magnífico Director Masur, y ni hablar de del Coloso mundial el exquisito Johannes Brahms
Thanks for posting this audio-visual record of the late, great Kurt Masur leading the famous Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. It was my privilege some years ago to attend live performances of the four Brahms symphonies with this ensemble and Maestro Masur during one of their North American tours. And I have long owned the Philips recordings of Masur and the Gewandhaus Orchestra in Beethoven, Brahms, and Bruckner. I hope DW has more of their concerts recorded for release on your YT channel. These archived performances are not "old." They are very much alive. Thanks so much!
A pastorale symphony to bring humanity together.
Qué divino lugar, fantástica dirección orquestal, de una hermosa obra de Brahms,muy bien interpretada por la orquesta. Muchas Gracias por compartir el vídeo.
Am richtigen Ort. Der Himmel öffnet sich, und wer es nicht spürt, ist zu bedauern.
@user-fy7xq1rf5m
2 ай бұрын
Not pitied. But, gently show the magnificent beauty of God’s creation.
Bravo!!!!🌹 Lindos tocando e que fantástico esse lugar.Amei os detalhes do teto, enfim um presente para a alma.🎼🙏🎶DW Classic
❤ Es una excelente versión de la gran obra de J. Brahms. Inmensa, sensible y detallada dirección e interpretación magnífica de la Orquesta.
Kurt Masur grande guardiano di una grandissima tradizione musicale. Notevole.
Parabéns pelo belissimo trabalho! Gratidão a todos e muitas felicidades!
Beatiful music and conduction. Bravo Brahms.
Haber del buen intérprete que es Kurt Masur sería muy largo, pero debemos admirar que hace un gran esfuerzo, ya que Desde hace mucho tiempo trae un marcapasos, lo cual es digno de admiración
What I really enjoy a lot with Brahms is his use of the wind section. He did the same later in his Symphony No.4. I'm a little biased towards wind instruments as it was the first thing I tried learning as a 9 year old. Sorry to admit I still suck at playing. LOL! Das ist wunderschön!
@DWClassicalMusic
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your comment. If you would like to know more about Brahms' symphonies and their instrumentation, please also watch these two music documentaries: kzread.info/dash/bejne/dGF_lamanpC0cZM.html kzread.info/dash/bejne/h6B9wc1sgqandNY.html We are convinced that you will enjoy these videos! 🙂
@georgebreidenthal725
Жыл бұрын
@@DWClassicalMusic Thanks. I will watch. I'm trying to get to know these symphonies. This one is very beautiful.
@b43xoit
6 ай бұрын
I believe the proper technique with wind instruments involves blowing, not sucking, except with the harmonica, which requires both. But I'm not a musician, so I could be wrong.
@Weebill007
6 ай бұрын
@@b43xoit Are you trolling or just lack comprehension skills?
This is my favorite Brahms symphony! Thank you very much! 😍❤️
@DWClassicalMusic
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching!
@ThomasHaggertytuba
3 ай бұрын
The only Brahms symphony that employs a tuba -- certainly his best!
This wonderful and comfortable feeling are unrivaled, and beyond description, and irreplaceble
Hermosa obra, excelente dirección y muy buena orquesta. Bravo 👌
Kurt Masur foi um dos maiores regentes da história da Música Clássica. Tive a honra e o orgulho de vê-lo regendo na Sala São Paulo. Inesquecível!
What a wonderful performance of this wonderful symphony! And Brahms never seizes to surprise you with his amazing technique...For example, I have never understood why he gives the upper part to the celli in the second theme of the first movement(mes. 82), with the violas playing a third below. Maybe a professional musician reading this could explain it to the simple amateur that I am!
第1番の､重々しく重厚な響きとは､ちょっと趣かえた､抒情的で美しさを感じます。・そして《Orch》各パートの磨き上げられた､1つ1つの響きの共演が素晴らしく､感無量です。👏👏‼
Hermosisimo. Saludos desde el bello Pucon, Chile.
ブラームスは素晴らしい！心を癒してくれました！感謝です！
@DWClassicalMusic
2 жыл бұрын
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Bravo! Very live performance, good spirit!
What a location!
@KyleRBell-pe7yy
2 жыл бұрын
You can say that again. It's simply divine.
@xinlipku
2 жыл бұрын
What church is this?
@DWClassicalMusic
2 жыл бұрын
It's the church of St. Nicolai in the German city of Leipzig. More information about this special church you can find here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Nicholas_Church,_Leipzig
@xinlipku
2 жыл бұрын
@@DWClassicalMusic Thank you! Absolutely beautiful
Exquisite!! Spellbinding!!!
Every bar of this symphony is about: "I love Clara, but she loves Robert" 😂
Wonderful performance - thanks for sharing
@konstantinoskatsounis1109
8 ай бұрын
Ah this superb - very Popular in Gaza -last movement often played On loud speakers as the war criminals bombs hit their civilian targets - gives the Victims courage Especially the Young children
@DWClassicalMusic
8 ай бұрын
@@konstantinoskatsounis1109 Please comment on the relevant video and not on other topics. For live updates and in-depth coverage of the Israel-Hamas war, visit our website dw.com.
Si música como esta pudiera atravesar el planeta, sin duda subiríamos de vibración. Sobretodo en estos años que estamos viviendo signos de tribulación. Maravillosos los músicos y la dirección del Maestro ✨✨✨
@antoniocarlosrodriguescamp1497
Жыл бұрын
Os atores nefastos do panorama mundial não gostam da Grande Música.
@FFnopal
Жыл бұрын
si te abres a esta sinfonía, si la dejas entrar, probablemente no podrás contener alguna lágrima... lamentablemente los políticos que ahora soportamos y estilamos son completamente sordos a este tipo de apreciación y por lo mismo, totalmente imposibilitados para entregarse dignamente a su trabajo. Solo saben arrastrarse por los niveles más bajos de descomposición humana
Maravilloso concierto
October 1989, six months after April 1989, another significant moment in world history. Will they ever let us have peace?
輝き、安定感、広さ、奥行き、微笑み、躍動感、明るさ、美しさ。素晴らしいです。
@user-re6sz2zr3m
Ай бұрын
나의 분홍색 브로치 ㅡ 훔쳐간 놈년 ㅡ 대수 옴 붙어라 … 돈으로 망해라
Bravo. Merci beaucoup
Wonderful rendition; expertly played, and recorded in a spectacular venue! Bravo!
@DWClassicalMusic
Жыл бұрын
😊
@louismastrangelo3781
9 ай бұрын
Sono d'accord, Bravo!!!!!!
Wow this is amazing wow beautiful 😍
Soooooo beautiful!
Saludos y felicitaciones desde Lima (sá25/IX/2021)-Perú-América.
Good wonderful music.
questa sinfonia mi sta a cuore
Thank you 🙏 for such beautiful music 🎶. It’s a gift of love to all who listen and a true Blessing. 👏🏻👏🏻❤️❤️
참 좋습니다(very good)!
bar 111 starts at 3:40 and bar E is at 3:47
Thanks to Bramhs, Bach, Beethoven, Schutz, even Wagner (as a musician, not necessarily as a writer), we all in this planet "are" Germans..... Think the same of every superb representative of the humanity in every country....
@hertzair1186
2 жыл бұрын
Agreed…but don’t forget Mozart and Haydn….
@CarlosCM62
2 жыл бұрын
@@hertzair1186 Of course I would not forget Mozart, Haydn or Schubert (whom I love so much)... But I was referring to Germany as an "state" more than a shared culture among several "states" (Austria-Vienna in particular). To continue with Germany as an "state" we should not forget, Telemann, Praetorius or, let's put the 20th century (why not?): Hindemith, Weill or Stockhausen!
@hertzair1186
2 жыл бұрын
@@CarlosCM62 ….yes, thank you for remembering Schubert! He’s is my 3rd favorite (tied with Beethoven) after Mozart and Haydn.
@CarlosCM62
2 жыл бұрын
@@hertzair1186 And let's not forget Robert Schumann and Felix Mendelssohn...
@georgebreidenthal725
Жыл бұрын
@@CarlosCM62 Years ago I listed my top 10 composers. Here they are: 1 Bach 2 Beethoven 3 Mozart 4 Handel 5 Brahms 6 Schubert 7 Wagner 8 Haydn 9 Schumann 10 Tchaikovsky Agree? If not, who would you replace?
Great Symphony! I think she talks about the philosophy of nature.
Ein groβer Dirigent. Ein groβer Mensch.
Maravilla de concierto, Bravo Kurt Masur y la Leipziger Gewandhaus
Спасибо)
The first movement is really a sort of Pastoral Symphony
Having got a copy of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra Playing the Beetoven Violin Concerto with Yehudi Menuhin Recorded in 1981 and Published 1982 on EMI His Master's Voice Record Number ASD-4280 I Consider Kurt Masur to be Equally as good as Otto Klemperer; Constantine Silvesry;and Willhelm Furtwangler who Yehudi Menuhin also Recorded the work with Between 1947 and 1981(Published 1982)and thank God for Gramophone Recording's and he lived until the same age as Otto Klemperer who both died at the age of 88:and next year Mark's the 50th Anniversary of Otto Klemperer's Death and I've also got all the four Brahms Symphony's Played by Sir John Barbirolli and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra which came out in 1968 on first Pressing Stereo as well as the two Piano Concerto's with the Philharmonia Orchestra and again Conducted by Sir John Barbirolli on His Master's Voice first Pressing Stereo
outstanding
Masur is a genius! Thank you LORD, the Almighty!
Hermosa sinfonía de Brahms !! Un lujo Vielen Dank !!! Grüsse aus Argentinien Fernando Raúl Hidalgo 3°
@DWClassicalMusic
2 жыл бұрын
¡Saludos desde Alemania!
Kurt Masur has that 100 metre stare : he's listening to the music in his head and letting it unfold in front of him.
Magnífica!!!!
Nice and good 🎉🎉🎉
❤️❤️❤️
Brahms' pastoral symphony.
Johannes Brahms! !!!!!!!!DIVINE COMPOSER made in GERMANY too!!!!!!!💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖
@ariknordstein9051
2 жыл бұрын
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@chasfleming
Жыл бұрын
You should be rightfully proud of your composers but sadly not much else in your troubled history, particularly in the 20th century.
@danielrozmus9179
Жыл бұрын
@@chasfleming I recommend you to not be proud of what your saying. Stop blaming our generation for mistakes of previous. It doesn't change anything, only support rasism and ethical discrimination.
@user-nz8qe5jf4q
Жыл бұрын
@@chasfleming ㆍ8ㅅ8ㅅ😮ㅆㅆㅆㅆㅅ😮ㅆㅆㅂㅆ😢ㅆ?ㅅ?ㅎ?ㅆ8ㅆㅂㅆ😮ㅅ😮ㅆ😮😮😮😮😮
@konstantinoskatsounis1109
8 ай бұрын
@@chasfleminghey charlie war ended in 1945 since then Great Britain lost all its colonies Germany had the wirt. Wunder took over the Eu produced the euro & is the indispensable-nation in Europe There is no Europ without Germany since - 1970 .England Lost not only their colonies -whose people They exploited & brutalized for centuries But their sense of identity - the germans Did horrible things but they have tried to atone -reparations to The jews -their former African colonies which They acquired in 1889 Unlike the English who Plundered their former colonies for centuries-Angela allowed 1.5 million Refugees to come on 2015 from war torn Syria -& Afghanistan England got war monger tony Blair-who was Bushes puppet in Iraq / remember no WMD They helped the USA kill a million Iraqi non - combatants -& the icing on the cake Was Boris - its poetic Justice -that the Brits r Ruled by Desi people Germany was the bulwark against soviet domination of Europep Thru - put the 60s 70s 80s until the wall fell Destroyed itself economically for decades with Brexit U guys meanwhile got Thatcher & had to beg Reagan to let u invade the falklands to bolster Ur pride - how pathetic
Every time I listen to this, I wonder how much he had to drink while writing it..🍷🍷🍺🍺🍻🍻🍷........🍷🍷.........
The announcement of trumpet, horn, and trombone at the coda should add more legato but not short - breathed, so that it becomes more solemn with a weight. I'm not particularly fond of urgent pitched climax of Brahms 1.
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Good day. Bravo. Special performance. . 81223
Ох и хорошо, браво всем!
@DWClassicalMusic
4 ай бұрын
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J'ai pas mal de livres sur la musique... de mémoire : une bourgeoise parisienne qui parle à la fin du 19éme siècle..."Nous avons assisté hier soir à la représentation de la deuxième symphonie de Brahms...ce fut d'un ennui mortel." Parce que tu crois qu'à Paris il n'y a que des gros cerveaux peut-être... Le nombre de têtes à claques au km2...quand j'y pense...cela doit être effrayant ! Tiens, en 2001 je suis allé quartier de l'opéra pour un entretien d'embauche... après j'ai fait un tour au Printemps Haussman... QUI CONNAIT TOUTES LES SYMPHONIES DE BRAHMS ICI, QUI ? Ah ! Ah ! Bon, on est bien loin des Alpes ici, faut dire... 13:19... pas vrai Kurt ? 16:09 ! :°
@lapintelaurent7956
Жыл бұрын
Tiens, après Karajan, Böhm et Masur, je viens de trouver Szell pour 0.99 eur ! Hé, si la dame avait vécu dans le 74 que je connais si bien... peut-être qu'elle aurait apprécié... va savoir !
@PETERJOHN101
8 ай бұрын
She said, "it was mortally boring," but what she should have said was, "I was shamelessly unmoved." 🤔
@lapintelaurent7956
8 ай бұрын
Yes, no shame... in Paris ! 😁@@PETERJOHN101
@36:47 Mahler, is that you, my friend?
@ericmiller6056
3 ай бұрын
A little time-travel moment? ... or was Gustav saying thank you to Brahms?
Magie
É como se eu estivesse no dorso de uma Baleia descobrindo os oceanos.
@DWClassicalMusic
Жыл бұрын
🐳 🎶 😊
Wow! Conducting without a score
" . . . as played by the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra under the baton of Kurt Masur. . ." Well, he's not actually using a baton, but a beautiful performance nonetheless!
@DWClassicalMusic
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your correction! 🙏 😉
for myself later: 33:05 is roughly reh. M
A! To tu PiS schowało Antoniego Macierewicza!
25:38
“Here comes the coda!”
36:33 what's so funny ?? 😁
beTIFUL B
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A beethovenian symphony
전 성당에서 연주하는 건 2번째로 들어요. 소리 울리는게 다르겠죠?
@DWClassicalMusic
5 ай бұрын
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@taenggom-xy7ry
5 ай бұрын
@@DWClassicalMusicIt reads : This is the second time for me to listen to music played in a cathedral. It presumably sounds different, doesn't it? Thank you for uploading maestro Masur's Brahms. Miss him so much 😢
かなり昔、この指揮者が若かりし頃に、日本公演がありベートーヴェンのエロイカを演奏したのだが、奏者全員が二日酔いか？とても聞いてられないほどメロメロな演奏だった。それ以降、この指揮者の名前は振るとまずわと言われているみたい！
Great performance by the orchestra, but less so by the camera team. Audiences want to see the MUSICIANS, not the conductor.
@DWClassicalMusic
2 жыл бұрын
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@judyclark1906
Жыл бұрын
Perhaps the film crew was realizing this may be an Immortal tribute to a senior conductor who may have less time to spend with us than the musicians who are united under his baton? Kudos to all who partook in performing, and preserving this Beautiful Treasure for Eternity🙏
Mittendrin seht ein verwirrter alter Mann mit unkontrollierten Zuckungen... - Spaß beiseite: Der Kurt dirigiert hier mal so ganz locker 40min OHNE NOTEN!! - sein Tischlein ist leer... - Alles im kopf... Alle Achtung. - und ich wette das ist nicht das einzige Stück dass er (auswendig) kennt.
Lucky for the Germans in 1989, not the Chinese.
Better than Karajan
この指揮者ティンパニーが嫌いなのかね。全然聞こえないのだが。
Всегда выглядел как бомж, а дирижер нечего себе 😅
@DWClassicalMusic
Ай бұрын
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A bit too pastoral for my taste. There has to be more than technical brilliance, coordination with precision; it evokes little in me, if I played this from my open window very few outside would stop and listen. But you're programmed to approve and will totally disagree with me, as always...
@lsmart
2 жыл бұрын
I agree 100%. The Second may be a pastoral symphony, but not in the sense of Beethoven's Sixth, which truly evokes someone walking in the quiet countryside and adoring the gorgeous trees and flowers and the sounds of chirping birds. This one by contrast, is filled with passages that alternately present a melancholic undertone, a sense of yearning and thoughtful pondering, and moments of revelation that cause great drama and exhilarating energy. In summary, it is not a leisurely relaxing pastoral scene, but rather one that transfixes the viewer, puts him in a thoughtful and exploratory mood, and ultimately elevates him into a rapturous and thrilling fantasy. By the time the last note is sounded, one should feel like jumping out of his seat in roaring approval. This performance doesn't nearly do the trick. Listen to the Abbado and Bernstein versions available on KZread instead.
@sergiowinter5383
2 жыл бұрын
Being better than the average modern music is good enough for me :p
@PETERJOHN101
8 ай бұрын
I can't disagree that you are unmoved, there is nothing wrong with preferences, I likewise prefer his 4th or even his 1st.
@konstantinoskatsounis2320
7 ай бұрын
Ok so dont listen to it ! Its simple - no big deal - keep in mind long long after you are gone
@konstantinoskatsounis2320
7 ай бұрын
@@lsmart long long after yuo are gone - people will be fascinated by it -hey no accounting for taste -