I was extremely fortunate to be present for the Saturday night performance of the Elgar. The élan, the Glorious ensemble of all of the orchestra's formidable choirs, were brought to bear I'm what resulted was it totally idiomatic performance with total identification with the music itself
@kh23797
8 жыл бұрын
It's a fascinating amalgam, a brilliant American orchestra playing an English piece heavily influenced by a German master, dedicated to an Italian town and its imagined history, conducted by an Italian maestro who obviously knows the piece in depth and has made time for proper rehearsal. Never heard it played better (since first hearing, 1970). Muti tweaks the dynamics and tempi to great effect - for example, in the brilliant finale.
@peterfeltham5612
7 жыл бұрын
Well written sir.
@loves5leon
11 жыл бұрын
Did 5 miles on my bike in the 21 minutes of this magnificence!! And the crowd goes wild for me! \0/ !
@maxwittmann5285
7 жыл бұрын
Grande Elgar , grande Muti , bellissima Alassio.
@markhughes7927
3 жыл бұрын
Great invigorating performance!
@elgar104
3 ай бұрын
What another snorter from Elgar. Honestly.... he's so undervalued in the pantheon of greats.... but i put him up there with the very very best of them.
@deniseburcham1588
9 жыл бұрын
Incredible!! Bravo, Muti...Bravo, Elgar!!!!
@henrygingercat
4 жыл бұрын
We Brits are always dead chuffed when foreigners play the likes of our Elgar. Especially when then do it as spectacularly well as this.
@smudger671
4 жыл бұрын
Yes, it's a great performance.
@giuseppecattaneo4369
8 жыл бұрын
superba interpretazione dell'orchestra , e grandissimo Muti
@paullewis2413
5 жыл бұрын
IMO the finest overture ever written and Muti does it proud!
@BalbirSingh-gr2qk
3 жыл бұрын
🙏 for glorious rendering.
@JohanHerrenberg
10 жыл бұрын
Terrific performance. Many thanks!
@doncraig3536
2 жыл бұрын
This is a finer rendition than Silvestri.Such a shame it is not available on cd.However anything is possible these days.Muti,and the Philadelphia orchestra at their finest.Superb!
@songsmith31a
Жыл бұрын
I have both the LP and later CD issue of thsi work by Silvestri and the Bournemouth orchestra. They played out of their skins for him in a recording that stands alongside their playing of the V-W "Tallis Fantasia" in a magical atmospheric recording from Winchester cathedral. Compared with the mighty Philadelphia Orchestra, they would have been barely considered but their performance is superb and gained huge justifiable admiration.
@rinosquarzoni9438
8 жыл бұрын
bellissimo poema di Elgar bravo Muti.
@yolainesene8691
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@almarkhat6379
7 жыл бұрын
I like the 'harald in italy' bit at 11:01. Good that Elgar was completely self taught and liked going to the races!
@dvimus100
9 жыл бұрын
Superb performance of this notoriously difficult work. Does not displace Silvestri but easily placed alongside his recording. Two different approaches and both are fabulous.
@andrewroberts8139
7 жыл бұрын
I don't think it's that hard to play.
@morrigambist
3 жыл бұрын
@@andrewroberts8139 If memory serves, Tovey said that when he put it before his orchestra, only one person was not sight-reading, but that one obviously made the rehearsal flow.
@marcelolasta3228
8 жыл бұрын
Maravilloso.Maravilloso.Maravilloso.Y aniden en su alma lo Maravilloso.
@Mraldo1999
11 жыл бұрын
Finalmente!!!!!! Lo cercavo da tanto tempo!!! Grazie!! :)
@thetoynbeeconvector
10 жыл бұрын
This is the most musical performance I know of a work that is very difficult to bring off. Move over Silvestri indeed.
@songsmith31a
Жыл бұрын
Silvestri drew a memorable performance of "In The South" from the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, an ensemble that was probably a "poor relation" in comparison to the mighty Philadelphia Orchestra.. Their recording on the original LP included a magically atmpspheric version of Vaughan-Williams "Tallis Fantasia" (made in Winchester Cathedral) plus "The Wasps" Overture. Re-released on CD, it remains a great addition to the classic music catalogue..
a bit of strauss mixed in there with the tea and cannoli! still its elgar joy and ambiguity--
@callmeBe
5 жыл бұрын
Yes, you certainly hear a huge bit of Strauss in this work! And yet Elgar holds his own modestly well.
@Allanfearn
11 жыл бұрын
Move over, Silvestri, I'm afraid. This is very close to perfect
@smudger671
6 жыл бұрын
Pity about the sound.
@TheVaughan5
10 жыл бұрын
Great performance from Muti, as I would expect, interestingly the one that blew me away was from an unlikely source, Polish National Radio Orchestra/Jacek Kaspszky, never have I heard such incredible orchestral sound!
@eastwood1941
4 жыл бұрын
The same orchestra the Polish National Orchestra, under Jacek Kaspczyk, also have on you tube a very fine performance of Elgar's Enigma variation. The sound is wonderful, and the sheer commitment of conductor and orchestra is something amazing. Not to be missed!
@songsmith31a
Жыл бұрын
@@eastwood1941 I cetainly recall the Warsaw Philharmonic under the said conductor giving a memorable performance of The Enigma Variations on KZitem - and commented accordingly.
@b286guy
7 жыл бұрын
Interesting to compare this performance to a more recent one with the Chicago Symphony. While it's similar in style, Muti now takes a more relaxed tempo with this piece.
@rosemarystandley1747
2 жыл бұрын
I wish they had video of the orchestra playing. Betting I know someone in the horn section.
Google translate: "The shining sun, the blue and dull sea, Hot and thirsty sandy beach, infinitely hot and bright Elgar sound. not yet, It's a masterpiece from the Philadelphia era, the active Muti."
@ralphadams9234
Жыл бұрын
❤
@angeloravera324
5 жыл бұрын
Alassio (Liguria)!!!!
@EASYTIGER10
6 жыл бұрын
Sounds quite Straussian at times. Did Elgar get much opportunity to hear Richard Strauss's music?
@MichaelSydneyJones
6 жыл бұрын
Yes. Strauss was his first champion, when the English establishment wouldn't give him a break! He made it in Germany before England.
@bobwatt8282
5 жыл бұрын
They were great friends. This year at the Proms they had the US Youth Orchestra (bravo!!) playing Strauss An Alpine Symphony and there was a short interval discussion of the friendship. As an encore the Orchestra played Elgar's Nimrod . Given the politics of our present time - which is far too close to the environment in which Strauss and Elgar worked- it is good to think that they were friends.
@aegfp
12 жыл бұрын
単純に言えば情景音楽だろうに 涙が出てくる okwe...
@HeadHood
11 жыл бұрын
Has that Richard Strauss sound...no wonder the Germans ate it up!
@Skidoo22
Жыл бұрын
Philadelphia string portamento 0:21
@edzardlocher426
Жыл бұрын
hell yeah! is it really in the score or just their ballsy version?
@Badmintonforall
10 жыл бұрын
le début, on dirait du Richard Strauss...
@elainebmack
5 жыл бұрын
A wonderful live performance of a very difficult piece, recorded in 1986 when the Philadelphia Orchestra strings still had elements of the lush sound they were noted for during the time of Eugene Ormandy. Muti had begun to trim some of the heavy "velvet" from that sound, increasing the flexibility of the orchestra, which was a good thing in many ways. Unfortunately, after so many music directors since Muti's departure in the early 1990's, the Philadelphia Orchestra now sounds like a good, generic American orchestra - nothing special or distinctive.
@paullewis2413
5 жыл бұрын
The fact they have lost the famous "Philadelphia sound" is a great shame. Too many generic orchestras today. EMI's recording in the late 70's of Sibelius' "Four Legends" with Ormandy is one of the finest to capture their special sound and it blows me away every time I listen.
@mrsuperguy2073
6 жыл бұрын
Am I the only one that is reminded of star wars by this? At least in the 1st couple minutes...
@garnerjazz58
5 жыл бұрын
That's because Elgar is one of John Wms.' favorite composers to borrow from, along with many others. The noble throne room theme from Star Wars is straight out of Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance.
@mckernan603
5 жыл бұрын
I was hearing the Wagner influence in both
@elgar104
3 ай бұрын
You better not listen to Eric Korngolds Kings Row score. You'll have your mind blown. Williams borrowed.... extensively. Ahem.
@lucapostorino1963
2 жыл бұрын
About 5 minutes too long - it tends to drag at the end.
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