Camerata Nordica String Orchestra - Grieg 'Holberg Suite'

[penalcoz]

These offerings via YouTube are one of the main reasons why I am grateful to the Lord for having me live enough years (81) to be around in an era when humans anywhere can reach out to the best musicians, conductors, composers,  orchestras,  enjoy their art !!! -- all the while having a cup of coffee in your own home. Miraculous....
What a musical travel odyssey: from my first concert at Havana's  Auditorium in 1954 (Erich Kleiber, Dvorak's New World and Tschaicovsky's Pathétique) to Baden Baden's Festspielhaus (Zubin Mehta and the Wiener), to being familiar with Abbado, Furtwangler, Gergiev, Von Karajan, to know the Concertgebouw, the Berliner, the Met, el Liceu, as familiarly as the Arsh here in Miami,  
and, most of all, to be virtually almost on a first name basis with Daniel Barenboim and Martha well, that's too much, that's "demasié"

Can't contain my joy, period

REPLY

[KristenMae]

The majority of the comments here are about the joy and energy of the performers. Okay fine but also THEY ARE PLAYING FROM MEMORY. Not *super* hard for the first violins bc they have the melody more than anyone else, but the harmony and counterpoint lines are hard to memorize. I'm a professional violist and no way could I memorize this whole suite. These musicians are unbelievable.

[ViCouz]

Już pierwsze takty tego utworu przywracają mi chęć do życia. To moje lekarstwo na smutek i zmęczenie. Super wykonanie.

[elizabethsinclair]

My go to music when I'm in pain and alone in the house. Full volume required. Their happiness in playing lifts my spirits and makes me smile - almost makes me want to dance. I certainly play it over and over again. It helps. Thank you so much.

[MichaelConwayBaker]

I have listened and loved this wonderful music by Grieg for a long long time. These musicians are just fantastic. Thank you to all of you for bringing us such joy.

[joelaxell]

Just realized they played the whole thing without sheet music, that's fricking awesome...

[tondonker]

I can't stop listening. Marvelous musicians. Thank you. Ton Donker, The Netherlands

[MacKenziePoet]

Because they truly possess the gift they are giving us, we truly receive it and possess it in turn. I think we need the Camerata Nordica the same way a suffocating man needs oxygen.

[keybawd]

I commented on this video 2 years ago, since then I have heard it many times.And every time I hear it, I appreciate more the wonderful interaction between the performers, the joy they clearly feel in playing this music, their spontaneity -- Heaven's above but this is wonderful music making and one I come back to again and again - this is what music making is about -it is pure joy.

[ViolinHobby]

I love this performance so much, so I watch this everyday when eating lunch or dinner for about 2 months straight; and I get a high out of listening each time!!

[MacKenziePoet]

There is such a thing as pure joy in music. By interiorizing Grieg's score, these brilliant musicians are able to infuse that joy directly into our hearts. Please be always true to your sublime art, dear Camarata Nordica.

[urbangrouse]

This is terrific! Pure joy in music! I will be returning to this video again (and again and again!)

[francoriva]

Dear mr Grieg @@ you were a genius.
We love North soul and the romantic sadness

[GuillermoLopez-ddhc]

00:00 Praeludium (Allegro vivace)
02:34 Sarabande (Andante)
06:20 Gavotte (Allegretto)
10:50 Air (Andante religioso)
15:17 Rigaudon (Allegro con brio)

[julieandrews]

I return to this again and again and always see and hear something new. They take such great delight in playing the music and each other!

[walterkirchgessner]

Just wonderful. And yes, because they play it from memory, too! 👌

[MarybethKhamis]

I NEVER tire of this unbelievable video. I love Holberg and have never seen/heard it performed anywhere that even comes close to this level of excellence. KUDDOS!

[diamelasosa]

Que placer en estos tiempos apocalípticos poder encontrar este remanso de belleza pura!!! GRACIAS

[raulgarciagarcia]

Fabuloso su sonido de su propio compositor, de su propia región y con su propio talento, gracias a dios por haberlos hecho músicos.

[AaBbRrAaSsAaDOR]

SPELLBOUND ❤❤❤When highest professionalism meets enormous joy of making music, this is what happens!
Dear Camerata Nordica, God bless you and thank you so much for your genuine masterful musicianship🙏🌹🌈🦋🙏🌹🌈🦋🥰🎻Your colleague from Salzburg, Austria (GentleResonance)