Oh the irony of a Spanish comment on Egmont's overture. It is almost funny

Do you mean the quarter notes with dots on them?

I thought i was going crazy when Inoticed those shorter notes. Overall the performance was incredible. But that stylistic choise in the opening was the only thing I didn't like.

They are half notes with dots...the implication is separation, not short. @@benjoles9623

Beethoven would be soooooooo happy to hear about those wonderful, touching memories…..

BravissimA :)

Hear hear!

A normal flute, I think, and the smaller one is a piccolo. Certainly that's what it is scored for.

It says 1st of march 2020. Very few knew what was coming. I saw that opening at the Folle Journée in Nantes mid-february. What a moment. Soon, we"ll go to concerts, again...

It is because she is today. Bernstein and Karajan set the standard. She matches at the very least.

@@johnsunde4339 , Karajan was a fucking Nazi. I hope he is rotting in hell. He was way overrated too. Don't even put his sorry ass in the same sentence with Bernstein.

I don't think that's the case. It's a style of playing that the musicians don't always follow precisely in-time with the conductor's hand gestures, they already have the flow of the music & she is just guiding them, making sure they all have the right downbeats. I've played and seen a few times, orchestras with this way of playing.

QuanHoang Clarinettist I know what you mean but I meant it a little different. EX... watch the opening f minor chord or the second f minor chord. A very big thrust of an DB but the orchestra plays more of a fat sound not an attack.

@@nateofnathan8297 hmm, in that case maybe it's her own strange way of conducting, and the orchestra already agreed on that during the rehearsals or something. From how I know Dutch orchestras they don't seem like the kind who would do something completely different from what the conductor asked during the rehearsals. I could be wrong, though...

QuanHoang Clarinettist you may be right but i was just making an observation. It’s still a decent recording.

I noticed that too, after watching for less than ten seconds.

That not enough older people take younger ones to concerts.

Maybe it means that those of us who are parents need to do a better job musically educating our children.

It was her xmas present ...

normal for the last decade at least. it's what 'people' go for, kjust look around

Maybe it's you. It sounded like real Beethoven to me. It sounded glorious to me. She is young. But she has the right stuff. Real passion.

@@chopin65 vigorous and passionate !

@@chopin65 why so defensive?

That is what I thought too. Isn't he between Mickaël Jackson and Elvis ?

I disagree with your point of view, and think it is mistaken for all fields on earth but especially in music. We need to be giving great musicians opportunities without regard to their gender. To do anything else is discrimination (in this case, sexism) - what is sexist or not does not depend on historical statistic, but rather on principle. In this case, though she may be talented, she is simply not qualified to stand in front of an orchestra of this caliber. Far too many things are not together (and it's her fault); and the music is literally dying on the vine. I'm not sure if you're a conductor (I am) - far too much of this is apparent. I'll also add as a white male conductor with a normal, American name, that I and many others like me are likely to never be given an opportunity as great as this, simply based on the affirmative action type of regimen you are advocating - is that right, in your view (you'll have to forgive or overlook that I must be an evil Nazi, since I am committing the great sin of the 21st century, which is to disagree with a liberal point of view)?

Nobody is going to benefit from such a bad conductor !

@@frankborderhm... you give us a lot to think about, but what is the point ? in the end the hype of a beautiful young woman or a tall handsome man under 30 seems to be what orchestras themselves go for. so...

What's it supposed to sound like?

@@Gwaithmir Like Furtwängler, for example. Please listen to him. You see, I made the effort to listen to Mrs. Canellakis. So, please, do the same, and listen to Furtwängler.

She is a young conductor. She may be lacking a mature style, but that isn't her fault. It takes a life time of hard work to develop a distinct style. She is extremely talented. I say, give her an orchestra and a season or two. I bet she will become a great conductor. It better not be because she is a woman. If you think like that then I feel sorry for you. Women can, and should have equal opportunities to manage, conduct, and contribute to the arts and sciences.

@@chopin65 Nobody accused her for being a woman, conducting at the famous Concertgebouw hall. It would be unfair. On the contrary,she is admirable for this achievement. Being of greek origins,she also makes us proud because she tries to build her own career, like Dimitri Mitrópoulos, Theod. Currentzís or even L. Kavakos who played in this very same hall.Therefore, I believe she didn't manage to capture 100% the spirit hiding behind the score of this beethovenian masterpiece which is full of energy. I think that any artist conducting the "Egmont" overture primarily, has to move the audiences, by transmitting the deepest essence of the composer.

Whatever

Comparing her to Karajan is like comparing Opel to Porsche

Karajan was a Nazi so he doesn’t even matter.

It is nothing on Karajan.

Why?

@@chopin65 I won't be unkind.

@@sgabriel It's not question of being unkind. If you have something constructive to say, and you are prepared to defend your point of view, go ahead. If you just think you would be being unkind, then you're right to drop it. For my part, I found it interesting. It is not how I would do it - especially the opening - but I found much to admire.

Gusztav Fenyo Good sir, I agree with your assessment. She does portray a level of energy that did not seem to parallel the shifts in dynamics and punctuations in the performance. Perhaps it was evident more so sitting in the audience and the impact was diminished by the recording; or she was just excited for the performance and partook a small bit of over-conducting. This particular pieces character is reliant upon execution of contrasting dynamics and punctuations throughout. The tempo obviously plays a more central role acting more as the compass used to the unfolding of the music.

@@fabichaz7830 not always, i think it's his opinion on the particular case. and incredible is subjective apparently