P.Dukas. The Sorcerer's Apprentice

Moscow City Symphony "Russian Philharmonic"
Conductor -- Michail Jurowski
Moscow International House of Music, Svetlanov Hall
June 20, 2012
P.Dukas. The Sorcerer's Apprentice

Симфонический оркестр Москвы «Русская филармония»
Дирижер -- Михаил Юровский
Московский Международный Дом Музыки, Светлановский зал
20.06.2012
П.Дюка. «Ученик чародея»

[DLxFC]

I like how the guy is assembling his bassoon in the middle of the performance

[tripleEEEewert]

I'll just take my time assembling my bassoon. No big deal.

GREAT JOB. I LOVED IT.

[WL-bsnc]

All of the songs from Fantasia are proof that masterpiece stories can be told without words.

[guitarman]

Looking past the fact that I absolutely adore Fantasia and Sorcerer Mickey, this is one of my favorite pieces of music. It's such a gorgeous piece and has always spoken to me.

[tomtriffid]

Paul Dukas himself could not have any complaint about that performance. Simply wonderful. (But no doubt it's ten minutes of just about the most frantic music an orchestra ever has to play.)

[cyclistcritique]

7:48
I smiled when i saw his face. He knew what part was coming :D

[minombreesirrelevante]

This piece is incredible. The music by itself tells the story:
Motif introduction for the water: 0:10 expanded in 2:32
Motif introduction for the broom 0:17 Expanded in 2:10
Motif introduction for the Apprentice 1:03 Expanded in 3:13
Motif for the Sorcerer 1:29.

Its interesting listening how the motif for each character interacts with each other.


7:10 is a brilliant struggle between the Apprentice and the Broom which explodes at 7:50 with the broom overpowering the apprentice.

[ZeZapatiste]

They played it so fast. The glockenspiel player rose to the challenge though ! Then again, they're Russians so they're among the best in the world when it comes to classical instruments

[oosallytomatooo]

Besides the fact this piece got famous with Fantasia due to its enigmatic theme, this is such a tour de force in many ways. The harmony is absolutely brilliant and powerful, and it perfectly shows the skills Dukas acquired in that precise matter all along his career.

[grpcrsh]

This glockenspiel part is one of the most challenging pieces in all of the standard repertoire for a percussionist. This lady played the part very well! The entire performance was amazing, bravo!!!!

[anhho]

For those learning the glockenspiel excerpt
3:12 [17] - [20]
3:35 [22] - [24]

[MedusaLegend]

Congratulation to the orchestra. I know this music is a nightmare for the musicians.

[danielsawler]

I LIVE for everything that happens after 7:40.

[MHGL]

Watching a professional musician - who is supposed to be stoic and reserved during his performance - bob his head along as he plays his opening jingle is the best visual depiction of the essence of music you can have.

[csvarady]

The best Sorcerer's Apprentice I have ever heard. Bravo, bravo, bravissimo! Very good conductor, very good orchestra.

[VaporeonLayne]

Close your eyes, and try listening to this without thinking about Mickey Mouse and all those broomsticks. It's pretty much impossible!

[brendinho]

I love Dukas' effect created by the passages in 8:19 to 8:23, and 8:25 to 8:28, where each woodwind instrument has a substantial part, and yet it sounds like tinkling glass altogether. It's genius.

[chrisoconnor]

OK but can we just take a moment to appreciate the glockenspiel player and how incredible she sounded at such a rapid tempo!?

[shimmereyes]

A curious fact about this masterpiece: is that it belongs to the programmatic genre, one that strives to create evocative music able to tell a narrative. Most of these pieces are either based on oral tradition/ legends and myths or literature itself. The sorcerer's apprentice is a prime example of this genre, but we can make an interpretation of the music ourselves. For me this music also perfectly conveys what having psychotropic episode could feel like in music, with Its heights of euphoria and hallucinations but that slowly can sink into a very unpleasant state of mind, manifesting tortuous scenes from the past of even imagined nightmares. It can be bound to many different interpretations, and that's what makes this piece, and in general music, so great, because each person puts its own feelings and experiences when listening to music.

[maxp]

6:34 is one of the coolest bassoon parts maybe ever written