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In Reply to: RE: Celibidache........ [yt] posted by Todd Krieger on November 11, 2020 at 09:39:10
This is my all time favorite Bruckner performance. Formerly behind a paywall at the digital concert hall. If you've never seen it before, know that it will be relatively slow.
It is a charity concert sponsored by the German President who can be seen at the front of the balcony during the applause.
Celibidache got 2-3 times the normal rehearsal time and there's a fascinating documentary showing the players at times not too happy with his repeated attempts at perfection.
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I've seen debate over whether his Munich or Berlin performance was better...... I'd have to make some time.......
"Celibidache got 2-3 times the normal rehearsal time and there's a fascinating documentary showing the players at times not too happy with his repeated attempts at perfection."
I guess he was the antithesis of Sir Thomas Beecham in that regard.......
He was famous for demanding and getting a lot of rehearsal time; that was in his contract with the Munich orchestra. As a NY critic wrote of his first American appearance, "The result was about as revelatory an experience, both thrilling and thought-provoking, as this writer has encountered in 25 years of regular concert-going. First of all, Mr. Celibidache really makes use of all that rehearsal . . . for vivid, almost shocking detail, this concert was unprecedented in my experience . . . [and] detail was only the beginning . . . the kind of close approach to the ideal that Mr. Celibidache strives for simply will not fit into the businesslike routine of today's musical world." And that was with a student orchestra.
For example, listen to his phrasing of the very first melody in the cellos. No one does it quite like that, as beautifully as that. As the rehearsal shows, it did not come easily.
In that day, by the way, his Munich orchestra was considered the number 3 orchestra in Munich. So the quality of the Berlin Phil should be apparent.
Since you seem to be a fan of rehearsal videos you will probably enjoy this one. If you give digitalconcerthall.com your email, once a year they will send you a one week complimentary ticket and you can watch it.
"Since you seem to be a fan of rehearsal videos you will probably enjoy this one."
Actually, I'm not..... I only brought up the "rehearsals" as a response......
even his obituary in the UK Independent was inspirational
not to be morbid, sincerely ... it's quite reverential
regards,
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