Celibidache Prokofiev Classical Symphony rehearsal

dajohnthomas69 Says:

Jan 13, 2010 - For what Celibidache is driving at, is to achieve something with a tenacity, posed upon him what is dictated by his artistic and sccientific conscious, coexisting in Buddhist unity, togehter with the difficulty of communicating this to an orchestra (really admirable those Munichs) is so out of the ordinary, that what you get is either blinded admiration or even blinded despice, both which of course are beside the truth. I have a recording of this very piece by him as a young god. It is quicker!

dajohnthomas69 Says:

Jan 13, 2010 - This has to do with Celibidache's scientific preoccupation and with eastern Philosophy and how both influenced his musical interpretation. In his search for depth, spiritual content and quest for eternal beauty he "prolonged" time to the point of almost immovability to reveal the deeper layers of the music. A good example are of course his Bruckner-interpretations. This nuance in duynamics/ tempi/motion may reach - for some - a zenith of unbearable vanity, but then one has lost the point of goal

laqerhill Says:

Dec 4, 2009 - this is how slow a youth orchestra I was in took the first movementI'd like to know how slow he took the second movement, marked at like quarter = 54

marcohorowitz8 Says:

Oct 28, 2009 - way too slow

vgellin Says:

Oct 22, 2009 - This guy was great but he would of driven me nuts in rehearsal, so many stops....

Katibossi Says:

Sep 27, 2009 - Beine übereinader, die Hand an der Reling,ich liebe das.....

CelibidacheFan Says:

Sep 19, 2009 - Thanks for this comment!...

MarkoKassenaar Says:

Aug 23, 2009 - Well, Celi was known for his extremely low tempi at the end of his career/life. If you see footage of him rehearsing Mozart's Requiem and Bruckner symphonies, you also notice how much time he takes. It was in his "Buddhist years", after all. No rush, eye for detail and almost 'stopping' time.

marcap1000 Says:

Aug 14, 2009 - You probably miss the point. This is an invaluable experience, as always with this Magician.....

j72050 Says:

Aug 7, 2009 - ...Sergiu fell asleep on this piece and the musicians too..they are going nowhere, fast......no excitement, a dull dull performance.......no life at all, ..he should have listened to the Bernstein, Toscanini, Answermet and Koussevitsky performances.....he may be able to conduct, but he should have stayed away from Prokofiev.......his notes are dead...just blots on the paper

celibi01 Says:

Aug 7, 2009 - more exciting than any performance of the piece I know. Because every detail is audible and played in a musical proportion. Very much more excitement than in other superficially performances. But of course it is not hearable in this video on youtube and mediocre ears are not attune to that way of making music. It takes time. So I always hear this "too slow" "too slow". Well try ones more!

j72050 Says:

Jul 14, 2009 - .....this is just too slow....not horrible, but the excitement is lacking......

Celibidianer1 Says:

Jun 30, 2009 - Ideale Probenarbeit, für Musiker optimale Atmosphäre! Aber dazu braucht es eben einen wirklich menschlich großen und fachlich überragenden Dirigenten, wie es Celibidache einer war, und dazu vor allem Zeit, Zeit, Zeit...! Es muss in dieser genüsslichen, überaus produktiven 'Ruhe' gearbeitet werden; mit Hektik und Unruhe (meist ausgehend von den Dirigenten) ist kein gutes Ergebnis möglich.

manvorenus Says:

Jun 20, 2009 - olala, how wonderful, how human was Maestro Celibidache! please, thank you, sorry, please... smiling etc. BRAVO!

Ritorta67 Says:

Jun 11, 2009 - Grande Prokofiev!

settiklavio Says:

Apr 30, 2009 - Grande Maestro!

aliana27ro Says:

Apr 23, 2009 - but what a conductor!!:-))

DDBconducts Says:

Apr 7, 2009 - A narcissi-sick asshole, mediocre musician, considered as such not by myself but from gentlemen as Carlos Kleiber an Alfred Brendel

michaelflute1 Says:

Apr 5, 2009 - Yes!!!!!!, that's truth, and happens in all Americas.

sam0xin Says:

Mar 31, 2009 - 1000's of masterpieces of 100's genius composers...all perfectly done by decades...but THE MASTER is / was ONE !

bayridgemaestro Says:

Mar 24, 2009 - I agree with you. Celli was a demanding conductor who wanted nothing but the best. What troubles me is the disrespect some of these munchers have in regards to him. They continued to play long after he stopped. That is troubling for me.But MY GOD what a conductor! He is one of the most unsung heroes of the conducting world!

ericofonseca Says:

Mar 8, 2009 - Cara insuportável...

GeneralDAS Says:

Feb 26, 2009 - He's treating the orchestra like any other conductor of a professional (or even semi-professional) ensemble I've played in... I think he's very lighthearted in this, unlike many others I've met.

IIZarathustraII Says:

Feb 19, 2009 - great understanding of music, really awesome. BUT his dealing with the musicans is not very professional: they have all studied music and have to know that e.g. the transition of the melodies is important in classic and so he has not to embarrass the musican (who has no chance to know the score in the first rehearse well enough to even notice that) so mayby he should friendly point to this. success makes him unfortunately right but i cannot imagine this rehearsal were fun for the musicans

bleon8st Says:

Feb 11, 2009 - Shh, ubbanemmon! Un veck. Un Veck!