In my opinion, Abbado was the greatest conductor in living memory. I had the very good fortune, in 1972, to attend a concert in which he conducted the Vienna Philharmonic in a performance of the Brahms Violin Concerto, with David Oistrach as soloist. A rare privilege!
@rel3753 жыл бұрын
Maestro Abbado conducted the nine Mahler symphonies without looking to the score. That goes beyond the genius. RIP Great Maestro Abbado.
@elenadellasiega27954 жыл бұрын
I had the priviledge to listen to one of Abbado's latest concerts in Luzern.. I will never forget THAT ninth symphony by Mahler..
@eliasshaw37537 жыл бұрын
Only wish I could be born earlier to hear a live concert of him.
@katrinat.30324 жыл бұрын
I know right! Me too
@JaeyoonGo3 жыл бұрын
Me too..
@user-xw8uz8cc5u3 жыл бұрын
you probably were in that concert room at age of 95
@theingabo2122 жыл бұрын
Me 2.
@excelsior9998 жыл бұрын
He had a gentle, almost saintly quality that gave him the power to move mountains.
@luciagamper60773 жыл бұрын
True. His incredible humility and kindness while being so successful is truly astonishing.
@agelessprajna29557 жыл бұрын
wonderful conductor, amazing human being - a great combination, rarely found; thank you for sharing
@bordaz17 жыл бұрын
wonderful documentary, not only on Abbado at the time of his Berlin appointment, but also of the storm clouds that surrounded the orchestra in the last years of Karajan
@Jeanne902752 ай бұрын
An elegant man, with warmth and great humor...
@nateofnathan82976 жыл бұрын
Wow I’m speechless. What a great maestro and a great human being. RIP maestro
@wendylouisehall19Ай бұрын
Italy can be proud of two of the greatest legendary muscians to hail from their country..Claudio Abbado and Maurizio Pollini! Appreciatively remembered for the outstanding contribution to the world of Music! Wendy Louise Hall [ Pianist, Composer a.o]
@Geoplanetjane2 жыл бұрын
I am just sorry that I wasn’t paying proper attention when this changeover occurred, with Abbado. I recently discovered him when I found the film here on KZfaq that features Abbado conducting a full rehearsal of the Verdi Requiem with the La Scala orchestra and chorus, and four magnificent soloists including Montserrat Caballé. The film and performance of the Requiem are superb and it clearly showed me Abbad’s finely calibrated approach to this great work. There is no better performance of the Requiem that I have been able to find. His compassion and empathy are truly striking. His relationship with Caballé is particularly moving.
@davidcrawford28367 жыл бұрын
Claudio Abbado was as good as it gets! And, this is a wonderful documentary about his first year in Berlin. Thank you for sharing.
@jonathanyouth58477 жыл бұрын
Great documentory. Not just that is records the splendor of a great conductor, but more importantly it records the historical occasion, the fall of Berlin wall, and the common people within.
@Horollolloro.5 жыл бұрын
He was perfect and splendid conductor I always love him
@gss55997 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for your sharing! Great Work, Great Man, Great Life!
@w3sp2 жыл бұрын
Coole Dokumentation! Hatte damals (2004) Siriis Konzertexamen bei Gililov in der Musikhochschule gehört. Sie hatte u.a. Chopin Scherzo no3 und Beethoven op111 gespielt. Die anderen Stücke weiß ich leider nicht mehr :-)
@ElSmusso4 жыл бұрын
The apparent simplicity for Mozart, is like an abyss of delight.
@LazlosPlane4 жыл бұрын
Somehow.... he always seemed to nail it. Bravo, Maestro!
@riccalef808 жыл бұрын
Wonderful documentary! Thanks for sharing!
@vclelee8 жыл бұрын
Love seeing young Brett Dean, from 15:02 talking about importance in performing new music.
@gergelycsallo51338 жыл бұрын
from 56.06...the best final of Brahms symphony No 1. I ever heard....
@leoserrrao7 жыл бұрын
I'd give a fortune to watch this performance in its entirety...
@gergelycsallo51337 жыл бұрын
you are very fortunate :)
@akshaygowrishankar74404 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the time stamp :)
@MilyParrau8 жыл бұрын
Maestro extrañamos tu talento,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
@marisalouisa45187 жыл бұрын
such a moving story of the pianist from East Berlin playing Mozart
@medievalmusiclover7 жыл бұрын
Great video, great musicians, great conductor.!!!!!! Thanks Jmay6910 for download. :Davi:D.
@abcnowcontrol7 жыл бұрын
Beautiful and great.
@mirandac87125 жыл бұрын
His Beethoven V and VI at Carnegie during his final season with Berlin was the first time I ventured up to midtown after 9/11. Obviously I've never seen another concert that can compare, but one that otherwise would (besides willie nelson at radio city when the huge american flag that had fallen into place as the backdrop was replaced by the texas flag) was a haydn scherzo he performed as an encore (a real one) after an all-contemporary program with the chamber orchestra of europe in paris. Unforgettable. I don't get why he's so underrated.
@LOLERXP3 жыл бұрын
It was this concert here? kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eb2lqtKq1Z3MfZc.html
@nateofnathan82976 жыл бұрын
Wow I’m speechless. What a great maestro and a great human being. RIP maestro 👏👏👏👏
@JoseGarcia-sm2yq5 жыл бұрын
Abbado and Pollini young is the best music.
@stephanebelizaire36274 жыл бұрын
Forever Great !
@TheCarlqian7 ай бұрын
I am so glad that Berlin orchestra made a wise decision to choose Abbado, who was a great successor.
@mahler12458 жыл бұрын
Great documentary ! Thanks for sharing !
@joaovalente52453 жыл бұрын
Cláudio abbado and Sophia Strauss The BEST composers All of Times 🎻♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
@1968KWT2 жыл бұрын
Happy Birthday and RIP Claudio Abbado 🌹🌹🌹
@viniciusmagalhaeshorta71547 жыл бұрын
Great to watch a time when people were not empty inside by the domination of overusing technology.
@zolochnaya4 жыл бұрын
he was a superb conductor
@adrianastecconi70166 жыл бұрын
una grande anima , ci manca
@mai-ct7uk7 жыл бұрын
claudio abbado i love you sooo much!!!!!!..
@TheRealMc1017 жыл бұрын
Then why did they choose to grant Von Karajan such a big lifetime power? I don't get that... It looks like it was all Von Karajan's fault. Is it correct? Obviously no, it wasn't only Von Karajan's fault. On the other hand, Abbado has been of the best ever and his personality was really pure and gentle. They really did the best possible choice. I really miss him.
@ootamanabu3 жыл бұрын
BPO..... seems to members very happy with Abbado period. I like Karajan period BPO !!
@pianist89634 жыл бұрын
You were a handsome male musician and director!
@brianwilliams92357 жыл бұрын
Abbado is great, but you cannot deny Kajaran just for this. HvK is by any means one of the greatest in history.
@BenjaminStaern8 жыл бұрын
15:58 Rihm Klangbeschreibung III. Fantastic!!!
@MrPoupard7 жыл бұрын
Thank you for posting. Cursory thoughts ...... just amazing that his appointment came at the end of one musical era and also coincided exactly with the end of the DDR and Der Wand .......... I think he must have been irritated at the constant mention of Karajan by journalists and others at the start of his tenure but was much too polished and diplomatic to express it ...... I felt very sorry for the young musician caught in the middle of the row between Karajan and the orchestra, it must have been terrible for her as well as wounding for the orchestra and its chief conductor .....and I agree with the other comments here about Abbado having a gentle quality born almost certainly from life experience and innate personality .... and finally ....... Abbado went from the London Symphony Orchestra to Berlin while Rattle will travel in the opposite direction.
@spector1778 жыл бұрын
What piece did she play when she was offered to perform with the orchestra?
@ConstantiniMusic5 жыл бұрын
"La Leggierezza" by Franz Liszt.
@armandodelromero99684 жыл бұрын
Andrei Tarkovsky playing at 06:56
@Quotenwagnerianer6 жыл бұрын
Are my ears deceiving me? Abbado's italian sounds to my german ears as if he has a german accent. I must be imagining things.
@marcolucca62415 жыл бұрын
Yes it's obvious: he talked german all the day and when you switch to italian this is the result
@aldobadiani5760 Жыл бұрын
Abbado's Italian has not German accent
@BigFatMo5 жыл бұрын
Is there a part 2 of this documentary?
@boodejige20132 жыл бұрын
wow... people come and go...Karajan, Abbado both have died now.
@leungyatchun95524 жыл бұрын
What piece is it in 15:42 onward? Thanks!
@aldobadiani5760 Жыл бұрын
Anton Webern - Five Pieces for Orchestra
@RenamPablo4 жыл бұрын
If Mahler wrote to horn section to stand up, they must stand up!
@smellslikegarlicspirit86736 жыл бұрын
I want to Subtitles in Chinese on this video,do you have original video :D
@wewper2 жыл бұрын
I have nothing but admiration for Claudio Abbado, one of my all-time favourite conductors. But at the end of the day, this is nothing but a fluff piece produced by Peter Gelb, then of Columbia Artist Management (CAMI). He couldn't have been a less objective chronicler of the events surrounding Abbado's succession as chief conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic. From the LA Times: "The program begins with the death of Herbert von Karajan and moves quickly to the nomination of Claudio Abbado to succeed him, pictured here as a quick and untroubled ascension. Forget the intense and often bitter politicking that went on. Forget other candidates and, most of all, forget how much CAMI was involved in the machinations. "Gelb brings on one of the Berlin musicians to describe the estrangement of Karajan and the orchestra in latter years. Forget that Gelb himself was at the center of the final scandal, which broke over a dislocated tour to the Far East. "The musicians depict themselves as freedom fighters, battling the overweening pride of their conductors. Forget that it was these selfsame democrats who appointed Karajan their leader for life, and that one of the tyrannies to which they objected was the inclusion of a woman in their ranks. "Forget . . . well, history. Revel instead in the gentle personality of Abbado, and in the euphoria of the reunion of the Berlins. That sociological context is developed through segments featuring pianist Siiri Schutz, an East German teen-ager who is able to audition for Abbado after the fall of the Wall. "Better yet, tune in for a performance of Mahler’s First Symphony, taped at Abbado’s first concert as music director of the Berlin Philharmonic. The weird prominence given some subsidiary parts suggests post-production tinkering rather than concert effects, but this is a deeply felt, absorbing account, delivered with blazing virtuosity."
@chocokingchocolate12734 жыл бұрын
What song is Karajan conducting at around 18:00?
@yhjo51824 жыл бұрын
P.I Tchaikovsky Piano concerto no.1
@yhjo51824 жыл бұрын
P.I.Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No.1
@chocokingchocolate12734 жыл бұрын
@@yhjo5182 thanks!
@yhjo51824 жыл бұрын
@@chocokingchocolate1273 Welcome !;)
@IvanHernandez-gx4rt2 жыл бұрын
Honestly Berlin couldn't find a better candidate than Abbado, for me he's the last great conductor this orchestra ever got. After him I see basically good musicians but never greatness. The golden years are gone...
@lawrencechalmers54327 жыл бұрын
What music is that around 16:00?
@Jmay69017 жыл бұрын
Wolfgang Rhim is the composer "Dammerung"
@zoharisrael43534 жыл бұрын
33:20 what is that music?? who is??
@benjaniszewski4 жыл бұрын
The finale of Mahler's first symphony
@jy221series43 жыл бұрын
whats the name of the last song?
@neil71373 жыл бұрын
Brahms' 1st Symphony
@lawrencechalmers54324 жыл бұрын
What music at 16:49?
@maurocolantonio96174 жыл бұрын
1:36 why didn't he mention Celibidache??
@pedroj.herrero47854 жыл бұрын
I think Celibidache was imposed by the allied countries
@keithyeung90978 жыл бұрын
Who is the piano soloist?
@celestialorgan8 жыл бұрын
+Yeung Keith I am glad to help You. The piano soloist is Madame Siiri Schütz. She is a well-known german Pianist. She has also her own homepage.
@harryseeward65127 жыл бұрын
1:36 Only 4 previous? Interesting they don't mention Celibidache...
@pega17pl6 жыл бұрын
Celibidache was persona non grata at Berlin. Please read www.digitalconcerthall.com/de/concert/11463
@giovanniarioli2971 Жыл бұрын
Sehr schön
@Quotenwagnerianer6 жыл бұрын
Interesting that he stops the horns from standing, claiming that was custom in Mahler's time only. I have never seen the 1st performed live where this doesn't happen. The horns ALWAYS stand up. And it is one of the most exilerating moments ever.
@user-be2jj7hy2r11 ай бұрын
6:30
@giovannisansone9804 жыл бұрын
Name of the piece at 07:53 ??
@radtricks4 жыл бұрын
Yea it’d be great if the pieces were annotated!
@neil71373 жыл бұрын
Mahler's 1st Symphony
@enryclaptone16687 жыл бұрын
dal min. 32:00 Abbado forse mai visto così.....
@zoharisrael43534 жыл бұрын
ciao scusa se ti disturbo..dal minuto 32 che musica è?? chi è? mahler?
@yankeechicken61 Жыл бұрын
Easy for these musicians to demonize Karajan with tales of woe. But he put a lot of money in their pockets.
@pega17pl6 жыл бұрын
At beginning whole time background music is Mahler's 1st symphony and Abbado's first rehearsal is 3rd movement of it. To play Mahler means break to BPO. von Karajan had no sense to this music. Of course you can't play Mahler by 'high polished von Karajan style', the symphonies become soulless monsters.
@christiangeller14145 жыл бұрын
Well, Mahler 9 from Karajan is fantastic!
@KosmasLapatas3 жыл бұрын
BS. Karajan's Mahler was fantastic. Even his worst critics admit this
@junchen72714 жыл бұрын
What’s the music at the very ending around 59:00?
@stefanogabriele20694 жыл бұрын
Brahms symphony 1 - 4th movement
@junchen72714 жыл бұрын
@@stefanogabriele2069 Thanks!
@katrinat.30323 жыл бұрын
@@stefanogabriele2069 thank you for knowing that. My father listened to this a lot when I was growing up, and I lost track of the piece. Now that he is gone, I realize how much me watching him listen to classical music has really effected me. It's monumental. Thank you