Standing O from me too. I'm 75 years old and have listened to Ravel my whole life. This was the most beautiful of them all. The interpretation is just wonderful.

This is like waking and finding yourself in Heaven. It sounds like a beautiful discovery... full awe at the idyllic beauty of this strangely wonderful place.

Another wonderful performance. Everyone shone, and particularly the flautist. Thank you.

Be proud! Little Kranji in little Slovenia delivers world leading music! No big material resources, but hard and sharp work on top of heart and passion, which media and cash power cannot dare to imitate. Thank you!

I am in love with your lead flute!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Comme d'habitude je suis émerveillé, c'est magnifique. Quelle qualité, tout y est : l'orchestre, le chœur, le chef, les solistes, sans oublier les qualités techniques de la prise de vue et du son. Et bien évidemment Ravel, quel musicien sublime! Bravo

Wonderful! Such magical and mystical composition made even more incredible by the playing of Vita Benko, of that haunting flute solo.

Divinely delivered. Thank you, Gymnazija Kranje and maestro Nejc Becan.

Timeless and absolutely breathtakingly beautiful ❤️❤️

One word: RAVISHING! It is unbelievable that Maestro Becan can communicate his deep insights into this music to a relatively young group of musicians. I believe it is because he loves them into it. There is no other orchestra around that can compare!

A fabulous performance of one of my favorite Ravel works!

World-class.

You know when you hear this piece you are in heaven Nejec gets the best thank god for you all

Outstanding performance... 👏👏👏👏

Kudos for listing the names of all the performers. Music is not just conductor and soloist. The musicians do all the work, and never get enough credit!

Ravel made some symphonic masterpieces, this being my most adored. I always saw this piece as being light, airy and magical and you nailed it!

She as the most beautiful i have ever herd the choir the orchestra all loving to be involved fantastic

Add my name. Don Frampton . This Gimnazija Kranji Symphony orchesra and producing some stunning performances. THis Daphnis et Chloe is a sparkling performance.. Thank you

Wonderful and beautiful as always: conductor, orchestra, music...and most important for a total performance, the audience!!!!! Thank you!

Ce chef d'orchestre est vraiment doué pour ce genre de musique. Il a le sens de la rigueur, et la musicalité des timbres y gagne...

@lynxuscesarus5526

6 жыл бұрын

Je reconfirme cette opinion - qui n'est pas d'un "béotien" hahaha !

I sooo enjoy listening to this orchestra! First introduced to them perform 'Scheherezade' #stunning! and the film crew is absolutlely awesome! Capturing sweet nuances of the musical imagery!

Again one of my favorites..awesome..Thanks again for all the lovely music

Muy complacida de escuchar su espectáculo, maravilloso en todo su ser, felicitaciones, son un precioso ser formado por individuos fascinantes. Les deseo gran prosperidad y triunfos. Gracias!

world-class!

Wonderful!

Several Gimnazija Kranj orchestra fans have noticed that the lead clarinetist Nadja Drakslar is not in the Christmas concert this year. She has performed beautifully, I believe, in every concert since 2003! Most fans would agree her most brilliant performance was Mozart’s Clarinet concerto in A major during the 2010 concert. Over a million and a half viewers have listened to this performance on KZread. For those of you who have missed Nadja I am happy to report that her absence is because her third child is due to arrive any day now! So I think that means that in 16 years or so concert producer and director Primož Zevnik and Maestro Nejc Bečan will have three more brilliant musicians in the Gimnazija Kranj orchestra.

@davidcantwell2489

6 жыл бұрын

Michael thank you so much for that update on Nadja .

So glad to see this performed! I've had a recording of this Ravel showstopper for years, but seeing it performed is experiencing a new dimension of this piece. And what a super performance!

Hey, you guys got a new fan here, I mean seriously, you're off the highest caliber!

@conradinhawaii7856

5 жыл бұрын

Welcome to the "club". 😊💖

Enfin le retour de Nejc Bécane un merveilleux chef. d'orchestre merci

Beautiful !

OUTSTANDING--Absolutely!!!!!

Beautiful and soothing

What a great conductor and orchestra.

En Uruguay son las 7 de la mañana es una delicia comenzar el día con esta música Gracias Rosa Vignolo Uruguay

Zevnikov - The best KZread channel

@conradinhawaii7856

5 жыл бұрын

Yes... enthusiastically agreed, 7,800 statute miles away out here in Hawai'i . Primož and Nejc and their Gimnazija Kranj Symphony Orchestra and Choruses has a Very long reach. 💖🌴🌴

@kenwbrenner

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, one of my very favorite. It promotes good, wholesome watching and wonderful music and performances. I believe it also shows support to all of the young, talented musicians in addition to their wonderful conductor Nejc Bečan. God Bless...

@rhettulises4818

2 жыл бұрын

I realize it is kinda off topic but does anyone know of a good website to watch new movies online?

@dominickkohen9490

2 жыл бұрын

@Rhett Ulises lately I have been using Flixzone. Just google for it =)

Finally, a Ravel composition that is music, not industrial noise. Well done Maestro Bečan. Thanks to all involved. Another excellent production Mr. Zevnik.

@samuelechiarelli9594

2 жыл бұрын

industrial noise?

@cosminrentea

Жыл бұрын

There's much more to Ravel than Bolero. Rapsodie Español, Gaspard de la nuit, Alborada, chamber music etc

Terrific!!

Outstanding performance!!

Intensely difficult Ravel orchestration played well

Stunning ♫

Never disappointed. Incredible! Thank you , and Happy 2018. Also, congrats and blessings to Nadja.

Simply beautiful, thank you

a great moment with your stunning performance and a lot of emotions ….thank you so much.

It's AMAZING you work!!!

Brilliant - well done to all

I’m certainly a fan too.

Gimnazija Kranj, I've become a huge fan of yours! What a bravura! You sound the way every great orchestra should sound. Brave tutti miei amici!

@LucyLocket67

4 жыл бұрын

M Don Frampton. Listening to this orchestra for the fourth time. play Ravel's D & C , which is quite a challenging piece for both players and conductor. I found myself reminded of the "discovery" of the Venezuelan Youth Orchestra under Dudamel - there are similarities....I again realized the players were actually enjoying what they were doing. When you enjoy what you are doing - whatever it is - the chances are you do it well - and will try and do it even better. This orchsra knew they were playing well. The fact that the exuberance of youth ran right through the orchestra, gently controlled by the conductor ...... speaks for itself. My problem now is to find out just where I can buy CDs Youth Orchestras like this do not just happen..as an amateur musicologist in South West England, I would like to know more.... thank you To understand and learn a little more of the history of Ravel's ballet - D & C I commend a visit here.... www.khanacademy.org/humanities/music/music-masterpieces-old-new/maurice-ravel-music/v/ravel-suite2

Wonderful, brilliant, spectacular, flawless as usual! I believe this is the first impressionist piece the Gimnazija Kranj orchestra has done. The acoustics are fantastic and the filming is incredibly well done as usual! Congratulations to all. And it is so nice to see so many familiar faces again this year. But disappointed to see the very talented Nadja Drakslar is absent. I believe she has performed in every concert since 2003. I hope she is OK!

@zevnikov

6 жыл бұрын

Michael Bradley Nadja is highly pregnant with third child. Greetings to Alaska and Happy New Year 2018

@conradinhawaii7856

5 жыл бұрын

@@zevnikov She Must have been "Highly" pregnant, because she has performed before when she was Definitely "showing". Girl or boy this time, Primož ? 😊💖

Thank you for the correct interpretation and for the choir. Ravel insisted to choir when Djagilev wanted to leave out by reason of costs. Since than nearly every orchestra plays without choir, but that is a hubris to the composer.

@Ferbat880

5 жыл бұрын

then then

@warrenwilson4818

4 жыл бұрын

I simply adore wordless choirs. Tchaikovsky even used one in a small part of Swan Lake (I never can remember where it is.) Conductor is terrific to watch. Ravel at his best. I found a whole bunch of these excerpts today (Aug. 31, 2019.)

Bravo, Bravo!!!

@frankperlak6222

6 жыл бұрын

本 lo silva

Another fine performance. Nadja Drakslar gone?

Svaka čast, suze mi same klize niz lice.

@zevnikov

5 жыл бұрын

Veliki pozdrav u Srbiju.

Finally new is come out

Wonderful! but why was the choral missing in part III Dance General, arguably its the chorus that adds the dramatic dimension in this final act. However, an overall triumph. Thank you.

@zevnikov

5 жыл бұрын

It would be to hard for our kids. We decided to postponed it this last part. ;)

beautiful performances by this orchestra/conductor. The ads ruin the presentations....how horrid!

Another outstanding performance!! But where is Nadja?

@zevnikov

6 жыл бұрын

stengardsvej Nadja is pregnant with third child. Just for info.

@hannahtherese8681

6 жыл бұрын

That's so amazing!! Congrats to her

@JDS0409

6 жыл бұрын

That is wonderful! congratulations to her

When's the next concert? Greetings from USA!!

@zevnikov

6 жыл бұрын

Hannah Therese december 17th 2018. You are very welcome

@hannahtherese8681

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Hope to see y'all there!

How many year if I want to be like you?

The highlight is the sensual flutist woman. 🎧

Question: Does this orchestra still perform? The conductor is a very gifted leader...

Beautiful playing - but the tempo of the opening section was too fast to create a suitable climax - a minor point within a really lovely performance from all involved.

Lástima que la calidad del video no es buena (se esfuman los bordes)

Dafnids un Hloja .Senās Romas rakstnieka Longa darbs,kurš nonācis līdz mūsdienām.

I suggest you invite GUSTAVO DUDAMEL to conduct your orchestra sometime. It would greatly benefit you.

@zevnikov

3 жыл бұрын

No thank you. Bečan is as amazing as Dudamel. But thanx for your comment!

@mirjanamilosavljevic4261

3 жыл бұрын

Why, this is his orchestra and he brought out the best of those young and probably an experienced musicians.

Is that Matjaž Bogataj as first chair???

@zevnikov

5 жыл бұрын

No. At first chair is concert master Nejc Avbelj. Matjaž is a soloist this year.

@stephen1371

5 жыл бұрын

@@zevnikov Thank you so much for answering me.

Que flojas esas percusiones...

@luisinhomiranda5058

6 жыл бұрын

Julio César Celedón Orduña Sabes de una mejor version que esta? Compartela por favor.

@jcceledon33

6 жыл бұрын

Con todo gusto. Ésta versión esta floja por todos lados, culpo yo a la batuta; basta con escuchar lo que hacían Ozawa, Celibidache o Abbado (joven y en la versión con coros) con esta obra. Aún así, dado el estupendo colorido y sensualidad que logra extraer de la masa orquestal, mi versión favorita es la de Karajan de 1985 (todo el disco es un lujo), además la calidad del sonido en la grabación es portentosa, la recomiendo ampliamente. Saludos.

@jcceledon33

6 жыл бұрын

kzread.info/dash/bejne/ppp826yolrSodbQ.html

Good performance, hvala ljepa / dekuji, however the video could use better synchronization with active lead instruments than background ones. E. G., as if clarinets did not exist even when they had the lead. I saw a constant focus on flutes ...

@robertfredricks8549

3 жыл бұрын

Very difficult piece done very well.

@robertfredricks8549

3 жыл бұрын

Ravel was a great orchestrator.

@robertfredricks8549

3 жыл бұрын

Comment quit correct.

How bout that chord at 10:30 :))

@zevnikov

5 жыл бұрын

Imagine playing this as 16 years old kid...

@colefortier

5 жыл бұрын

That would be so incredible. Ravel is my idol. I wish to compose the way he composed, with such precision and imagination.

There might be some better somewhere,why bother even looking!!

Eleven people are tone deaf.

I'll be damned... The clarinet player "One-eyed Willie" (Nadja Drakslar) finally moved on. But on a serious note (pun intended), I wonder if this piece was an inspiration for John Williams when he composed the soundtrack for the movie "Hook"? I might be mistaken, but while listening to this piece, I was reminded of this particular track from "Hook": kzread.info/dash/bejne/oYiVsbx-Y8fAl9o.html

@danakaleb4882

3 жыл бұрын

You’re not funny at all. If you don’t have it in your heart to say a kind word, say nothing please! Mocking a blind person is truly vile.

@PRicanGeek

3 жыл бұрын

@@danakaleb4882 nice job digging this comment from years ago. You were probably the kid that constantly was told in school that you had poor reading comprehension, I'm guessing. TRY to figure out why I said what I said. PS - Not making fun of any "blind person". No one is blind, in fact. If you still can't, and you tried, then come back to me here and I'll gladly spell it out.

@danakaleb4882

3 жыл бұрын

@@PRicanGeek in fact Nadja Drakslar is legally blind. That’s a fact. 10% vision left is blind by any definition. I should know. I’m ophthalmologist. My reading comprehension in English is excellent (I was always told so).

@PRicanGeek

3 жыл бұрын

@@danakaleb4882 Well ill be... okay, looks like I am the one that didn't have all the info. I simply thought she had a quirk when she performed. If she's reading a music sheet, it never occurred to me that there was any blindness. Maybe needed stronger corrective lenses (as I do when I used to perform and had to lean in to read). But blindness? News to me. I apologize, never occurred to me.

@danakaleb4882

3 жыл бұрын

@@PRicanGeek Yes, glasses won’t help in her case. The movements she makes is because she needs to see the music sheets and conductor while playing. She made her case in Scheherazade where she explained her problem. Take care and all good!