Karajan - Rehearsal of Schumann's 4th Symphony - Part 1

@kamanetzki 14 years ago

If anyone out there wants to understand the function of a conductor, look at this. It puts the lie to the phrase "the conductor's there just to keep the beat". His understanding of phrasing and his musicality are outstanding. You might not agree with his interpretation but if there are any young conductors viewing this clip, take careful note and learn and enjoy!

@Nadia1989 12 years ago

Nobody understand why I am so obsessed with this man. I am not a musician, I have never attended proper music lessons, but for me his conducting seems out of this world. Thank you so much for uploading this.

@LeonidaMax 10 years ago

He was so sensitive and powerful at the same time...! Karajan conducting = Pure Genius!!!

@annapaolafennell3139 2 months ago

Von Karajan is my Idol since I was 12years old, now I 68 and he still is

@Kay0Wee 12 years ago

I am studying conducting, and I have never seen anyone more inspireing than Karajan!

@sutherndudetx 13 years ago

Wow. It's amazing what Karajan hears in the music. Wish we could see the entire rehearsal.

@stevenhaff3332 5 years ago

Simply wonderful! I had only heard Karajan's performances not his rehearsals. Clear ideas and the ability to express them.

@chrisvazan 10 years ago

He's mesmerizing is what he is.

@mjj0829 16 years ago

this is truely amazing. This is what's called Charisma. And PASSION

@smartstumich 5 years ago

It’s amazing how he emitted so much passion into his work

@davidcallahan2832 5 years ago

Michelangelo had it right when he said that trifles go to make up perfection, which is no trifle. Karajan has extraordinary spiritual insight into this music. It guides him through the musical data, like a micro-processor, flipping tiny switches on or off, so that Schumann can live and reveal his soul to us in these wonderful notes.

@Grandtenore 15 years ago

Right...you look at Karajan and Furtwangler and you may be lost, but the magic in their conducting styles is that they literally physically manifested before the ensemble what the piece was to be. It's so amazing to me. I strive to do the same as a choral conductor.

@trevorcox1808 5 years ago

I was a extra in Tosca in Salzburg. I was in firing squad in the general rehersal and by mistake I fired my musket off prematurely. Omg he stopped the orchestra and turned to me as smoke still curled from my gun and said " I hope they teach you about guns in England" He knew my wife was a English Ballet Dancer at Salzburg Landes Theatre and I was a full time Extra in many of his opera's . Later on at the Premier Party at the Grosse Festspeil Haus he laughed it off. RIP Meister of many years ago

@OhDanny 13 years ago

What this man is hearing and the effects this may cause in his brain is unbelievable...

@cathfragment 4 years ago

At 4:14 the passage with violins and flutes... how it changes after his explanation. He basically ask a simple thing. That the violins listen to the flute. Simple and effective.

@classicalmusic5491 11 years ago

I am really amazed!!! Seing the rehearsals you understand why he is one of the top conductors of all times!! Not just a conductor..A real musician!! And i don't understand why some people call him "bossy maestro"... He does what he has to do! Trying to make really good quality of music by working hard again and again is what every musician in this world should do.