As a player in this group I am very grateful for so much appreciation. It is an honour and a joy to be allowed to play this wonderful music with this amazing orchestra and to have friends that play in such a wonderful way.

@franzfigueracello

6 жыл бұрын

Bro, you are so lucky, i do play myself in a barroque ensemble too, people tend to forget how versatile and free this music was, theres not "totally correct interpretation" of this music, but i would say you guys were close to the spirit of this music!

@robertreigman1335

6 жыл бұрын

You both are very lucky to do this. This is music.

@xtremenortherner

6 жыл бұрын

This is a really...,really nice version of this great classical/baroque piece!After listening,now I better understand the story behind this "musick"...,that it was repeated as an encore after the first performance for the King

@dottandrea437

5 жыл бұрын

I'm moved listening your music. It is a dream for me! Congratulation!

@BVJ1973

5 жыл бұрын

You play in this group!?! WOW! This is so beautiful! My compliments!

Merci KZread. Dans les annèes soixante on ne pouvait même pas imaginer qu'on pourrait, un jour, assister à un concert aussi grandiose tout en étant chez soi. Un véritable délice !

My love for classical music really took hold when I was in my early and mid 20s in the military, and I just couldn't get enough of it. And Handel's "Water Music" was a huge part of fostering that love which continues to this very day. I'm now 85 and my life has been enriched by classical music, symphony concerts, opera and operetta, musical comedy, etc. I could go on and on. I have sung in many opera and operetta choruses , was a choral singer for 31 years, and a church choir singer from my teens until just a few years ago. As I'm listening to and watching this terrific rendition, I am going through the memories of all the music I've listened to, watched, and been a part of myself... What a blessing!

@josephoconnell3060

2 жыл бұрын

Hopefully all well with you! Had a day of classical music TG nice & relaxing.😊 Found this on KZread it's worth listening to. Yippee! Take care & stay safe. kzread.info/dash/bejne/Y4h-2KyRqbqqido.html

@odorofsanctity9169

2 жыл бұрын

Same for me! I thought I hated "Classical Music" until I was 25 yrs. old. Somehow, I caught a performance of Handel's Water Music on the radio, and thought it sounded pretty good. Within days, I listened to Bach's Brandenburg Concerto #3, and I was hooked for life. Now, 42 years later, Mozart and Baroque music still provide soothing relaxation nothing else can.

@bobturnley2787

2 жыл бұрын

And with high speed internet youtube makes available performances and recordings of nearly everything one could ever want to hear. It's like walking into a library where's it's almost impossible to say I've heard it all.

@ginnychudgar9088

2 жыл бұрын

@@bobturnley2787 Yes, yes! I'm 75 and I'm in love with this amazing technology which is adding so much happiness to my life.

@bobturnley2787

2 жыл бұрын

@@ginnychudgar9088 I could find something new to see every day and I would never see it all. Watched a wonderful Bach Cantata #140 from Amsterdam yesterday.

This is most likely the best version of Water Music available online. Absolutely perfect. Handel's brisk, bright, and perfect melodies are brought to life here in a manner capable of moving the heart of the listener to a state of peace and happiness.

@akamusberlin

11 ай бұрын

😊 Thank you so much!

@wlodzimierz2653

10 ай бұрын

No addition to this coment.

@spencercoleman9331

5 ай бұрын

I 100% agree. I heard it several years ago and couldn't find it until my son helped me find it this week. This is the perfect recording of the Water Music Suite, in my opinion!

HANDEL'S "Water Music" is the sound of an elixir for the soul! The whole piece is literally captivating...

Suite in F major (HWV 348) 1. Overture (Largo - Allegro) - 00:00 2. Adagio e staccato - 03:08 3. Allegro - Andante - Allegro da capo Aria - 05:04 4. Passepied - 11:43 5. Air - 14:39 6. Minuet - 18:02 7. Bourrée - 20:28 8. Hornpipe - 21:22 9. Andante - 22:47 10. Allegro - 26:43 11. Hornpipe - 28:48

@yves-reneguilland9708

3 жыл бұрын

merci pour cet apport précieux ! Super gentil de votre part !

@alinasovic203

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you respect

@joycefinn5403

3 жыл бұрын

What is the piece that starts at about 31 minutes?

@izckloable

3 жыл бұрын

@@joycefinn5403 Sorry I didn't finish this. I got a little confused about the original naming of the parts in the second and third suite and the order seems to vary between recordings if I remember correctly. I will update it at some point. =)

@izckloable

3 жыл бұрын

@@joycefinn5403 That piece specifically is one of those that has no tempo indication but at least in the score of the third suite I'm looking at it's the first piece.

Today 23 February 2021 is Handel's birthday and he would turn 336 years old. Thank you Master for giving us so much beautiful music!

@alexanderpevznet2174

2 ай бұрын

It is 23 February Old Style (Julian calendar) which means that he was actually born on 5 March.

Now that's one hell of a Baroque Orchestra right there. Fantastic reading of Haendel's Water Music...

Ich höre diese Musik zum ersten Mal ganz und bewußt,so lebendig vorgetragen.ein Vater War Musiker und ich erlebte Unseren gemeinsamen Innenklang und freute Mich an der Begeisterung Der orchestralen Kräfte. Ursula Görgen

Die Hornisten, wie alle anderen sind außerirdisch gut.❤

@Saluta267

4 ай бұрын

Ja, das ist eine außerirdische Musik.

Handel was never a favorite composer with me, but now he is. These folks play his music exactly right. ❤️ I love the Baroque instruments and phrasing/articulations. It’s just beautiful.

@wlodzimierz2653

10 ай бұрын

Bach, Händel, Mozart, Beethoven and other brilliant composers.

Bonsoir, Quelle interprétation !!! Tout y est, tout est juste. Rythme, profondeur, légèreté, force, contraste. Juste magique, vous faites honneur au grand Haendel. Merci.

I´m never ever going to be tired of this Watermusic. Goes straight to the heart.

Fantastic interpretation of Händel's Water Music. The tempo is phenomenal and absolutely perfect. Plus the historic instruments produce the perfect sound.

@dannylgriffin

11 ай бұрын

If by phenomenal you mean too fast, then I agree. Slowing down 10% would help a lot. This isn't bluegrass.

Simply the best performance of this piece I ever heard! (and I have been listening to/playing Handel for 64 years now!)

@twigle3015

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much, that’s very kind of you

'Haendel immer Haendel', besonderes wenn so traumhaft gespielt wie hier. Es freut mich sehr dass es immer noch ganz begabte Musikanter gibt.

The baroque period was extremely rich not only for the immense quantity but also for the immense quality of its music, same for the other form of art, certainly the most inspiring time in history.

Best version I have had the pleasure of listening to. 1 million views, probably from only 100,000 people. Since after one discovers this rendition it is impossible to not view again and again on a regular basis.

@Andrew-vm2jp

2 жыл бұрын

Try - kzread.info/dash/bejne/Z2yamLCPfba5iKQ.html

@dalepoeckert8440

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@shambhavic.smedberg8784

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, it is so uplifting!

@mustaphalamine6823

2 жыл бұрын

You have described what I feel

Gorgeous & REAL Music! No Auto-Tune, No hateful toxic divisive lyrics.... Strangely I don't see a single person of colour in the audience! ????

I know the Bassoon doesn't get a lot of credit, but that guy was spot on. Awesome performance by all!

Ihr zaubert mir immer wieder ein Lächeln ins Gesicht....gerade jetzt so erbaulich......

Outstanding performance on very uplifting music. This is the kind of music that turn high school kids into classical music fans.

@hemiolaguy

5 жыл бұрын

An LP of Handel's Water Music was the one of the first records I ever bought myself. It was around 1970, I was around 11 or 12, and I loved this music. Fifty years later, I still do, especially when it's played this beautifully.

@user-rj8kp9vf5e

5 жыл бұрын

HÄNDEL''s water music was indeed what hooked me on classics... when i was a kid, i heared it on the radio by accident ,i think i was about 8 years old ,i was mismerized by the sheer elegance of the music ,now I mainly worship Bach , I adore Beethoven ,Mozart ,Wagner, Brahms,Corelli, Vivaldi,Monteverdi ,Liszt,Purcell,Schbert and others...,but Händel is my first love especilly this piece for it was the begining,and the first cassette i've ever purchased !

@samuelbauer4439

4 жыл бұрын

Управляющая компания ТОР Групп Monteverdi Poppe

@samuelbauer4439

4 жыл бұрын

Harnomnqourt Monteverdi

@tjwhite1963

3 жыл бұрын

Handel's "Messiah" did it for me (in high school)! Hogwood/AAM version.

感動しました！ 最近何もやる気が出ず、先が見えない暗いトンネルの中を彷徨い続けている感じがしていたけれど、先程何気なく見ていたKZreadから偶然子供の頃から大好きだった懐かしいこの曲が！ 聴いた途端、目の前にパッと太陽の明かりが見えて、その瞬間暗闇から抜け出たのを感じました。 今まで聞いていたのとは最初のテンポからしてかなり違うアレンジですがとにかく楽しい😊 幼少の頃に初めてこの曲を耳にした時、不思議な事に例えようのない懐かしい気持ちで涙が流れた事。その時に頭に浮かんだ’見た事もない周りの建物や風景と人々の様子’。成長するにつれ、それが前世の記憶なのだろうと、誰に話すこと無く今でも自分の中だけで信じています。 久しぶりにこの曲を聴いて、その時代に生きていたかも知れない自分の中の魂が目を覚ましたかのように、再び様々な風景が浮かんできました。 生きにくいこの時代だけれども、今日からまた新たな一歩を踏み出せます！ありがとう!

The Water Music was the first music on record (12 inch disk) that I bought - aged 16. It never fails to uplift me. This is an outstanding performance.

onvoorstelbaar dat mensen zulke mooie muziek kunnen maken! Heerlijk om hier van de genieten en vreugde te ervaren.

This was one of the first works I heard as a child that made me a fan of baroque music, especially Handel. Hearing the sounds of horns and trumpets I imagined myself flying through the sky through huge white clouds. What great memories!!!

@alain-pierrechertier8308

3 жыл бұрын

31:25 - 34:27 so much delicacy and sensitivity, very amazing ! I agree with you Felipe and feels the same as you with hearing this so lovely music when I was a child. "Water Music" is my preferred music and Händel one of my preferred composer... Starting to learn music and flute at age of 8, first year of flute exam with trying to modestly play Handel's "little walk" piece of music... :-) I love baroque music, especially Händel's music !

@tomm8650

2 жыл бұрын

At summer music camp this piece was always played over the PA as "reveille", so it is very nostalgic for me. The volume of sound from such a small ensemble is incredible, especially only two natural horns. Amazing.

It is so refreshing to hear a group play a piece the way it was intended to be played...stylistically correct. It is so cool to be able to watch the players vs. listening only. Thumbs up.

Love the sound of the original instruments.

I've been a fan of Classical music since I was 6 years old. This is the most fantastic performance of the Water Music Suite by Handel I've ever heard and seen! I also became an opera fan back in 1976 when I was 28 years old. I like hearing Handel's operas " THE MESSIAH and the opera "SEMILE ".

superb and passionate execution

Eight years after this was first recorded, I am delighted by its originality, its verve, its expertise. There is merit to re-watching old favourites - one discovers nuance previously unnoticed.

Wow, I am blown away by the timpanist. Shehe is really good!

The Best Orchestral baroque music ever... Handel, the supreme master 🙌🏻

I love Water Music, one of the pinnacles of baroque orchestral music, a perfect mix of different styles: refined French, German (counterpoint and brass writing), Italian melodies and a touch of English dances. In Handel you find everything

@pablocardenasdiazdeespada6584

Жыл бұрын

Pavana, passacaglia, chacona, gallarda, among other Spanish Renaisance dances are also a part of that tradition

The horn players are excellent!

I can't recall a better performance of this gorgeous music. Bravo!

Always loved Handel's Water music.Very relaxing.

an absolutely glorious performance of the Water Music, it doesn't get much better than this.

@berrypaanakker1803

5 жыл бұрын

Radio vier programma gemist

This is one of the best concerts I have ever heard in my life! Beautiful! Extraordinary! Genius! I cried the entire piece! thanks so much!

@akamusberlin

11 ай бұрын

That's fabulous to hear!

It's unique when an orchestra achieves a level when one is able to hear every instrument as a distinct voice and it is not drowned by the others. That is joyful to be profoundly affected by this. I'm certain that the recording master also had something to do with it.

@misskitty285

3 жыл бұрын

I've never seen an orchestra where they play the music standing up. I'm not sure what difference it makes to the sound, but it's an interesting choice.

@richy77

3 жыл бұрын

@@misskitty285 it can help with air support in the winds.

It's amazing how Händel created the most sustainable joy in musical history. What a deep entertainment! Let a warm light heat up our bodies by adopting the Händel mode!

Magical! I have heard this music hundreds of times over the last 50 years and I have never enjoyed it so much as tonight! BRAVO!

I love the way crowds in the Netherlands hold their joy until the end, then just explode in rapture. It's great.

Can't you just picture this group in a magnificent boat floating down the Thames with Royalty looking on. So lovely to listen to.

Love the natural horns and trumpets. Being a former French horn player it is quite amazing to see what these folks can do without valves!

@ross6753

Жыл бұрын

Those two dudes with their horns are grrrreat aren't they

@myrddenbebopper3674

Жыл бұрын

Aside: The two trumpets are more modern "Baroque Trumpets" with vents at node points to change their fundamentals and make certain difficult intonations in tune without excessive "lipping". You can see that in the work of fingers and thumbs as they play. The horns are naturals, where the players have only their lips and bell-hands to adjust pitches. Still, the brass players are remarkable for their elegance and execution!

How wonderful to have musicians skilled and dedicated enough to play the older works. I used a recording of this as the background music for my wedding in a small country church fifty years' ago. It was a bit of a shock to the systems for some of the locals, but I loved it.

A Baroque Orchestra playing Period (Baroque) Instruments is as close to being there as we get - and it's wonderful. Playing these instruments is adding layers of technique to that of playing modern (especially oboe and horn). Add the hefty price of these instruments and the undermined value and support society in general gives these musicians - it's a tough life. You literally pay twice as much for half the technology, but they're not doing this "for the money". This is for the love of representing the music in it's truest form. I salute all of these folks for what they do.

@twigle3015

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I wish you were a little bit less correct in your statement...

@misskitty285

3 жыл бұрын

@@twigle3015 Let's hope we - or, rather perhaps, our governments the world over - have learned our lessons from this year. I think a lot of people realise only when they can't have access to live performances of any kind (my particular love is the theatre) how important they are - and how much we need them.

@giuliavitale464

3 жыл бұрын

Well, I own both a baroque violin and a modern violin and their price is not that different. Also, my modern bow costs really much more than my baroque bow... (it depends everything on the budget you have). Not everybody, in fact, plays original instruments from the 1700 (or even before), but on copies (made maybe by contemporary luthiers, for example), even if we are talking about "period instruments".

@DByers-ci5kr

Жыл бұрын

I don't think any of the instruments are broke. That's what they're supposed to sound like.

It's good to be the king, especially when great composers write and perform music for your boat party!

@clairedesmond557

3 жыл бұрын

😂

Quelle perfection ! Musicalité des instruments anciens et précision de chacun donnent u ne pleine joie, un avant-goût céleste ! Bravo à ces artistes de tout premier ordre. Bravo pour la sonorité de ces instruments anciens....

Un sommet dans l'interprétation, un immense bravo à Georg Kallweit et à l'Akademie fûr alte Musik Berlin ! Merci !

Effectivement une excellente interprétation qui rend parfaitement les qualités de Haendel; vivacité, compacité, "muscles" si l'on peut dire. Une interprétation vivante, d'un rythme soutenu et d'une grande densité. Bravo.

Thank God that Haendel exists. May his works sound till the end of mankind.

I found myself wondering if there are very many professions, like this, where the spirit, soul and body are all so involved. And also incorporating one's own work seamlessly with another. Beautiful and inspiring.

@willdon.1279

5 жыл бұрын

Angela, so agree! fine music, and performances like this for me are the pinnacle of human achievement and enjoyment.

@nickyork8901

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely agree with your comment. Perhaps being a midwife, or art conservation, sculpture, violin making.

Rarely have I heard such a joyful rendition. Many Thanks.

when in the life I would had had the opportunity to receive the gift of listening J.F. Handel from these magnificent performers.. . Grosse danke Arvatros for posting und bite shoen Akademy fur alte Musik Berlin great Extraordinarios!!!!!

De grands professionnels. Je n'arrive pas à m'arréter de regarder cette vidéo et, même si je dois faire autre chose, cette musique restera en arrière plan. Je n'ai jamais été aussi ensorcelé par une oeuvre musicale Grand merci pour le partage et un grand bravo à l'orchestre et à l'équipe technique

@brigittesimon7028

2 жыл бұрын

Bonjour, vous devriez regardez le concert au Château de Chambordn où Häendel y a été joué en 2016. Avec les feux d'artifices, ce fût un grand moment. Bonne fin de journée.

Dear @Erwin Wieringa, it must be a immeasurable pleasure. To be in heaven, surrounded by angels and playing together the God's voice thru the music. Congratulations!

Perfection. The beauty in the movements of the musicians, as well. And the stamina! The musicians don't even seem to take a breath. Seamless. Amazing performance.

I had forgotten how great, dynamic, and enlivening this music is. I listened to it as a teenager but have no memory for music unless it is actually being played. I am amazed at people who can write music and play it so well.

@ruthmoonstruck5947

5 жыл бұрын

Yes. Back in 1973-4-5 in college, I had a record player (!) and this Water Music album was my go-to in order to center myself for studying. Just outstanding, nothing can be dismissed, nothing leads to daydreaming, but to complete focus and cherishing of every note and every change. Sublime.

It's like go back in the time and feel the greatest moments of world's music.

@monicastern663

3 жыл бұрын

É isso mesmo!

@bernarditajoannon8719

3 жыл бұрын

Empezando a conocerlo. Aún no hay comentario. Una armoniosa compañía junto a la lectura

This is one astoundingly great performance! I just could not turn away. I especially loved the added diminutions here and there to give this music a little different flavor which makes this "old" music more alive. Any composers, like Handel, from the distant past if they came back today would be in tears of utter joy that their music is still played, and with such precision and beauty as does the Akademie.

The red ropes are to prevent the audience from rushing the stage at the end. Total rock stars!

As a musician who has played in this hall with it’s most challenging acoustic I can only give you a heartfelt BRAVO for this magnificent performance!

What simply astounding musicianship !

A revelation - as if this classic music, so often repeated in performance & recordings - had never been heard before. Not just the smaller ensemble, but the special sound of the baroque instruments, is compelling: at once joyful &, in some sense, haunting in a positive way, connecting us to the universe (?), as we float down the Thames...

interpretacion magistral.un verdadero regalo a los sentidos y al alma..

Amazing, thank you very much.

Herrlliche Musik !Gratulieren !

I've never enjoyed Handel so much as this, the players really breathe this music. Beautiful performance, start to finish.

Fantastisch!

Un chef d’orchestre joyeux et qui sème la joie autour de lui. Rien d’étonnant qu’il ait pu obtenir de son orchestre le rendement extraordinaire dont il a fait preuve Personnellement, je me sens ensorcelé; je suis figé dans mon fauteuil, incapable de me détacher de ce merveilleux spectacle. Il est vrai que tout est parfait, aussi bien l’oeuvre que l’orchestre sans oublier l’ingénieur du son. En effet la qualité du son est celle d’un studio de haut niveau; on oublie qu’on est en plein air. Bravo et merci pour ces instants de bonheur.

447 dislikes? Whom in this world could dislike such a delicate and charming performance?

@sharko5232

2 жыл бұрын

Only people with the IQ of a nut 🥜🥜 XD

@PabluchoViision

Жыл бұрын

Maybe tempo is an issue. These are clearly superb musicians, but just listening to the Allegro of the Overture, I wonder where is the fire they are on their way to put out.

@PabluchoViision

Жыл бұрын

Based on the Allegro da capo Aria as well, I do think tempo is a problem in some of the movements. They are playing like their parking meter is about to expire. Anytime a matter of form is obtrusive--that's to say, really calls attention to itself, makes us think about it--such as speed, or rubato, or softness, or loudness--that's a sign that it's probably excessive. De gustibus non disputando est, I know... so this is just my two cents worth.

@PabluchoViision

Жыл бұрын

I listened to the entire performance and it was WONDERFUL... The vigor, passion, and transporting joy marked by other listeners, were evident to me and deeply felt. Despite the few bones I had to pick re tempo, I thoroughly enjoyed this. Clearly, this performance was a genuine HAPPENING for all present, musicians and concertgoers alike. Ich danke Ihnen von ganzem Herzen, Musikern und Dirigenten ... und dem unsterblichen Meister Händel!

HERZLICHEN DANK. ♥️♥️♥️🌞♥️♥️♥️🕊♥️♥️♥️

That particular period is characterise by a sense of rhythmic rarely surpassed.Melody is translucent and like a river with borders of green grass ,it flows constantly with the sound melting from the forest to that of water.Always an expression of full enjoyment of life.

Can you imagine not loving this glorious music???

Bravo Händel, bravo Akademie für alte Musik Berlin -- it is a magnificent poem by musical instruments in the highest order.

Wonderful performance of Handel’s Water Music. It has been at least 50 years ago I first heard this piece and this this was outstanding. Thank you.

...bislang die beste Version, die je gehört habe!! ...Genauestens punktiert, scharf, hämmernd betont, emotional harmonisch, und endlich einmal ein Dirigent, der Kesselpauken zum richtigen ermunterndem Einsatz bringt, - und sich zu einem rasanten, nicht schläfrigen Tempo wagt .. grandiose Musik, die Spaß in höchster Qualität macht - und nicht müde. ...

@thegabywe

5 жыл бұрын

Sie sprechen mir aus der Seele!

Such a powerful performance! The bassoon sounds incredible!

I always feel properly hydrated after listening to this.

@tarkkokuokkanen1060

3 жыл бұрын

what the fuck

One of the very finest performances of this music I've heard. Thank you so much for sharing it.

@mk1driver

7 жыл бұрын

just download it and enjoy since they won't answer you

@re1ntyes

7 жыл бұрын

he says it in a French accent, as it's a french name: Michel Richard Delalande - Chaconne. There are a few other versions of that piece available on youtube.

@franciscoernestoaranivaara2761

5 жыл бұрын

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@katlee2913

5 жыл бұрын

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34 years ago I played the horn parts for this set. It is a fun bit of music to play and to listen to. Thanks for the trip down memory lane!

Göttliche Musik, wunderschöne Waldhorn, tolle Interpreten: Danke Akademie für alte Musik Berlin :)

This performance made a familiar work sound new to me! Incredible!

Hands down the *best* Water Music I’ve ever heard-bravissimi!!

How the audience didn't just rip themselves out of their seats at the end is beyond me. What a wonderful performance

@ross6753

Жыл бұрын

I even find it hard to understand how they could sit so still all that time, especially in the fun parts! I keep going into dance mode each time 😀

Eines der allerbesten Interpretationen von Händel's Watermusic. Stimmung, Tempi, Phrasierungen perfekt, ein Genuss bis zum Schluss. Ausgezeichnete Hörner!! Welche Präzision, ein Genuss. Vielen Dank. Schade kann man keine CD od. ähnlich kaufen davon.

Eine so schöne Aufführung der Wassermusik habe ich noch nie gehört. Jedes der Instrumente kommt perfekt zum Vorschein, so klar und akzentuiert. Es ist eine reine Freude für den Zuhörer. Die Wassermusik und die Feuerwerksmusik waren für mich immer die Favoriten des Barocks, sie haben mir die Türe zur Klassischen Musik geöffnet. Herzlichen Dank dem Orchester und dem Komponisten Georg Friedrich Händel.

Such a beautiful performance and so well filmed. I could imagine being there ! Viva Handel !!! Long after George I has been forgotten the world will remember Handel.

With love from Belarus , Mensk !!!!!!!

@wlodzimierz2653

10 ай бұрын

Witth love from Poland, town Nysa.

@gaetangroppi1112

2 ай бұрын

@@wlodzimierz2653 And liebe from Bordeaux, France !!!

Thanks to all the players. I am grateful for the opportunity to have listened to your performance.

One of the great interpretation of this Händel masterpiece. Bravissimo!! The sentiment of the interpretation is notable. Congratulations to the orchestra and its maestro.

I never liked water music much before.OMG what a perfect performance. On every morning to start the day and then some. Can not tire of this

Wonderful. It is so uplifting.

I’ll have to refloat my barge and take it down the Thames. Stupendous recreation, bravo!

I love this music played on period instruments. Beautiful! I am in awe of the skill these musicians have developed in order to play this music on instruments with fewer keys and accouterments, etc. of modern instruments! BRAVO!

Also, to mention once more, that this essentially new art form, the KZread video, gains so much by artistic & thoughtful videography. We, the often small, intimate audience of 1 or 2, can appreciate the music on an "additional" level, even learn some things, perhaps, about the composer's intent, from the faces & gestures of the players, as they interpret the piece within their technique & emotional perspective. The general & individual portraiture brings us close. Bravo, thanks to all.

@plinyelder8156

3 жыл бұрын

The focus is music, not video. Thanks for losing perspective.

@robertdeland3390

3 жыл бұрын

I have attended live concerts for over 50 years, and yes the visual connection adds to the experience at a deep level. As to focus, the live experience is always best, but I love this music any way I can get it.

@michaeldavidrubin8823

3 жыл бұрын

@@plinyelder8156 You should really hide behind a different alias, something like GBS the Lesser. Shaw's music criticism, often scathing, had no need of obtuse sarcasm. Confessing your oblivious attitude to the full experience of instrumental performance does no honor to the players, or their composers, or to all who make performance possible, right through to architects, & here, even to shipwrights. Glad you crawled out of your ashes, though - presumably a long climb; welcome to the 21st c.

@pamos1949

2 жыл бұрын

Are you under the illusion that all YT videos are custom-made for YT?? This video would be praiseworthy re "artistic and thoughtful videography" wherever it may be shown and viewed. I should hardly call the YT video a new art form. The best on the site are not made for YT, and, unhappily, the rest are a mix of the well done, and rank amateurish, and what amount to con jobs -- vacuous material poorly presented.

@michaeldavidrubin8823

2 жыл бұрын

@@pamos1949 Thank you for stating the obvious; always nice to have such kind remarks while being rescued from one's illusions. Whatever the quality, & wherever originally intended, Mr. Amos, it may also be obvious, even to you, that YT has become a widespread, & culturally embedded, means for experiencing classical music by a single person, small group of friends, et al., without need for a specific appointment, price of a ticket, cost of recording, etc. There is an intimacy & personal freedom in this, which seems to give many, especially many who are new to classical music, a chance to easily familiarize themselves with, & appreciate its greatness, even unexpectedly. Video recordings, still images in sequence, etc., is not new; likewise audio production of live performance. But, bundling them for free (yes, ads...) to the entire world? Name a precedent? We're not talkin' MTV, here, fair enough? When apt, the visual choice of fine paintings or photos can attract audience appreciation as well as "seeing" the musicians play, not so? And, if new audiences stumble upon Haendel by accident, why complain? As for "vacuous material poorly presented," we may let others judge our comments. Is it not, finally, obvious that these very YT opportunities for actual discussion (& disagreement) among a worldwide audience - a new community in itself, people like ourselves, who don't even know each other - that this can enlarge our insight & appreciation of the classical music tradition?

When asked whom he thought was the greatest of the composers Beethoven immediately responded "Handel." One genius paying tribute to another.

@elaineblackhurst1509

3 жыл бұрын

Taken out of context, this well-known quotation is totally misleading.

@thomascampbell4730

3 жыл бұрын

@@elaineblackhurst1509 Explain please, the source from which I obtained the quote I considered highly reliable.

@Apfelstrudl

3 жыл бұрын

Beethoven also admired Cherubini a ton.

@elaineblackhurst1509

Жыл бұрын

@@thomascampbell4730 Beethoven was speaking to an Englishman which is relevant. Haydn had told Beethoven two things for certain about England: firstly that Handel was semi-deified in that country; secondly, that he should go there to solve all his financial troubles. Beethoven’s comment was in the context of studying major choral works not only of Handel, but also JS Bach, Mozart, and Haydn whilst thinking about the choral section of the 9th symphony. Beethoven was pragmatically bigging up Handel in a way he would not have bothered doing to a German, French, or Italian, and I think what he said was a quite cynical ploy to try to say the right thing, and get financial support. Beethoven did consider aspects of Handel great, as he did of the others mentioned, he also thought Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia wonderful, and Cherubini his greatest living contemporary. In short, picking Handel out of this list, out of context, is misleading, even if he did use the actual words you mentioned.

Quel plaisir à entendre et réentendre, tant on devient dépendant d'une telle interprétation de ce chef d'oeuvre !

@nadiademunck8163

3 жыл бұрын

Connaissez-vous la superbe version d' Edward van Beinum à mon avis la meilleure !!! mais sans video disponible..

Such a perfect and yet "humble" performance !!!! Excellent !!!!!