Stravinsky: The Firebird / Petrenko · Berliner Philharmoniker

Igor Stravinsky: L'Oiseau de feu (The Firebird) / Kirill Petrenko, conductor · Berliner Philharmoniker / Recorded at the Philharmonie Berlin, 18 September 2021
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[clarinetlady]

Petrenko is perfection. He has so much joy and he doesn’t leave anything on the podium. This was one of my favorite versions of Firebird. I love all of his choices.

[olivers]

Great timpanist!
Appears highly concentrated and plays with perfect timing!

[ProgettoMemoria]

The rare intimacy of the French horn solo, the perfect gradual crescendo, the "tribal" timpanist, the singing sunrise of Frau Clara, the epic organ-like brass harmonies, the sweet strings tremolo, the "old time" elegant and round power of the orchestra, the joyful intellect and humanity of Petrenka. Perfection!

[verdiguy]

Nice to see Clara Andrade de la Calle sitting in as your guest principal flute. She's always fantastic!

[lucindaarmour]

Absolutely wonderful. Kirill Petrenko is so dynamic. What a superb orchestra.

[vaishnavi]

How many of you agree that the conductor was doing his job with all his heart, and not just his genius? The band was unquestionably talented but I loved the way he ended the music with the poise. Hats off to the legends living in another part of the world.

[antoineduchamp]

Wow the very wonderful and very beautiful Clara from the orchestra of Frankfurt playing 1st flute!! a real bonus!

[itamarbar]

It's my first time actually looking at Petrenko conduct, and I don't yet understand how he makes music sound like magic, but I really like his absolute pianissimo to crescendo on the penultimate bar, matching it with the intensity of his expression.

[snapfinger]

No other composer set the music world on it’s ear quite like Igor. Solid & earnest.

[wagnerpolveiro]

Breathtaking..., absolutely extraordinary, many thanks for sharing ❤

[marcuscooper]

If this 3 mins doesn't make you absolutely love classical OMG 😱 tears of joy 😥

[Altonahh]

This orchestra is not only the best on the planet because the musicians listen to each other. I don't see this so intensely in any of the big orchestras. Nor the joy that the Berliners have while playing and afterwards. It all comes across as highly concentrated, as it seems that all the sideshows can take a back seat to the music. And I have never been disappointed with Petrenko anyway. He penetrates music with all his senses and clear analysis. His Elektra recently was of remarkable clarity, and at the same time he drove the orchestra to an ecstasy in the last five minutes that I have never heard in this work - not even from Welser-Möst and Solti.

[alanbannruod]

Oh, es ist eine schöne und erhebende Symphonie. Schön zu sehen wie Frau Clara Andrada so eine tolle Flöte spielt 👏👏👏

[UliSa]

M.E. brauchst du einfach die russische Seele für dieses Stück, deshalb gefiel es mir unter Gergiev und Petrenko bisher am besten. Immer wieder ergreifend! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[vishnuramankutty]

2:37! Wow the videography was incredible seeing the furious tremolo of the strings and the overall atmosphere of this moment in the music ❤️

[JT-qrlt]

I used to subscribe to their digital concerts but due to travelling I cancelled it. Now this reminded me how good they are - immediately resumed my subscription 😊

[adalyubarksy]

I liked conductor Kirill Petrenko . He was very good .. Bravo Maestro !

[eisenaechery]

aaaahh I was there for this concert in the hall, it was fantastic!!!!

[baileyreidrickman]

Just played this with my school orchestra, don’t underestimate Stravinsky, his music is WONDERFUL. ❤️🎶

[beatrizrodriguezgonzalez]

Qué versión tan extraordinaria!!! Me encanta. Está claro que está es la mejor orquesta del mundo