1:31 "my time to shine!"

the guy with the cymbals at the end, lol you know he went home with some fine ladies from the audience

This song should be played every morning when the sun comes up. It's a great start to a new day

1:33 He poured his heart and soul into that one. The percussionist is a God.

1:33 It may seem to many people that the participation of the cymbal guy is something simple and easy but I say that their participation is of extreme importance and it takes a lot of sensitivity and precision to beat the cymbal at the right time. The perfect cincronism of cymbal explosion with metals is that it puts all emotion in the end. If the beat is anticipated or delayed, it puts everything to waste. It was cold and accurate, like a sniper.

This is one of those pieces of music that just makes you proud to be a human being!

I was a trumpetist for ten years when I broke my arm. To still be part of the orchestra, I joined the percussion for the next concert to do some simple things. I can tell you, waiting two minutes to smash a gong or symbal was the most stress I ever had during a concert.

The percussionist was in a band from the age of 5, youth orchestras all through primary and secondary school, a performance major as an undergraduate, then a PhD in music theory. So yes, he was prepared for that moment.

The morning after the lockdown, I'll play this.

Everyone else: what a great piece of music, an excellent composition. Me : WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Arguably the greatest short piece of music ever written.

Maestro Dudamel, the Timpanist and the Cymbalist, are the stars of the evening. That was epic.

The percussionist at 1:33 deserves an award, that was a powerful crash.

1:32 "IT'S THE MOMENT I CAN DO SOMETHING IN MY LIFE, LOOK MOM"

The HAIR is the real conductor.

The chills you get going down your spine as you watch those opening scenes of "2001: A Space Odyssey". Amazing!

that guy at 1:33 is a legend

1:31 when there's a giant mosquito in the room

1:33 is a split crash of lightening; the piece ending with a subdued echo of rolling thunder. Thus he spoke. Masterful.

The guy playing the cymbals should receive the Noble Peace Prize.

1:32 Fuck yeah!

1:32 "take this bitches!"

1:33 cymbal guy scared the hell out of grandma in the top left lol

"To be the man, you got to beat THE MAN" May your legacy and your iconic music live forever, Ric Flair. WOOOOOOOOOO!!!

1:26 The way Dudamel pitter-patters a bit and his face that says "Now lets fuck this up!" ... Beyond that amazing performance. What a crystal clear sound. Amazeballs.

I love to see the cymbal guy jumping of nowhere with such dedication. Great job.

The most majestic music ever! The very definition of majesty!

Mate that guy on the symbol was waiting for that moment his whole life!! The energy In that last blast! 🤣 What a guy!

This is absoluty the best Version!! not to fast and not to slow

The guy with the cymbals awaits his big moment and scares the crap out of everybody haha

I love the conductor's excitement around the 1:27 mark.

How to be a great conductor in 3 easy steps : 1) Wear awesome tuxedo 2) Have tiny Harry Potter wand 3) Have epic waving hair with as much life as the music being played

One of the most awe-inspiring openings to a work of music ever written. Kubrick always made impeccable choices in his soundtracks and this one for 2001 is indelible.

I wish this would play out loud every day I came home from work to the family. 😊

1:33 if you were actually looking or listening, you'd notice he played the cymbals several times. Do you not see the precision skill with which the cymbalist angles his instruments to diffuse the sound properly into the air after making such precise contact? He's more skilled at the cymbals then you'll ever be at anything in your life. He's PAID to play the cymbals, and he's worth the extravagant cost. I'm kind of serious.

it's hard to put into words the feeling this song evokes

Imagine how much better weddings would be if people walked down the aisle to this. Graduations, weddings, every instance where we typically play classical music would be so much better.

WOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Wheelin' Dealin, kiss stealin, limousine ridin' jet plane flyin son-of-a-gun!!! To be the man, ya gotta beat the man!!! The Nature Boy Ric Flair

It's a breathtaking performance full of immersive feeling that Zarathustra is likely to appear in front of me From Tokyo of the Land of the Rising Sun 🎌🇯🇵

WOOOOOOOOOOO!

0:55 That timpanist seems like he's having fun

Some reason the ending makes me move to tears. Not sure what’s going on here, but! Amazing!!

me: this is one of the most epic, awe Inspiring, and metal pieces of classical music ever written. also me: WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

One word to describe this performance "outstanding". A demonstration of all the wonders that humanity is capable of!

Kudos to the tympanist, too. He gets it just right, ending each roll with a genuine bang.

When Zarathustra was thirty years old, he left his home and the lake of his home, and went into the mountains. There he enjoyed his spirit and his solitude, and for ten years did not weary of it. But at last his heart changed,-and rising one morning with the rosy dawn, he went before the sun, and spake thus unto it: Thou great star! What would be thy happiness if thou hadst not those for whom thou shinest! For ten years hast thou climbed hither unto my cave: thou wouldst have wearied of thy light and of the journey, had it not been for me, mine eagle, and my serpent. But we awaited thee every morning, took from thee thine overflow, and blessed thee for it. Lo! I am weary of my wisdom, like the bee that hath gathered too much honey; I need hands outstretched to take it. I would fain bestow and distribute, until the wise have once more become joyous in their folly, and the poor happy in their riches. Therefore must I descend into the deep: as thou doest in the evening, when thou goest behind the sea, and givest light also to the nether-world, thou exuberant star! Like thee must I go down, as men say, to whom I shall descend. Bless me, then, thou tranquil eye, that canst behold even the greatest happiness without envy! Bless the cup that is about to overflow, that the water may flow golden out of it, and carry everywhere the reflection of thy bliss! Lo! This cup is again going to empty itself, and Zarathustra is again going to be a man. Thus began Zarathustra's down-going.

dear God. this is so emotional. i cry every single time

HAL 9000: "I'm sorry Dave, i'm afraid i can't do that."

paaaom paaaaaaaaa pooooooo paam paaaaaam tom tom tom tom tom tom paaaaaaaom pooooooom paaaaaaam pa paaaaaaaa

How the hell the cymbal guy get the exact time at the end at 1 millisecond exactly or I would say less, he jumps us and his precision is astounding.

This always gives me chills. Possibly the greatest song ever written in my humble opinion.

so beautiful at 1:20, can totally see the conductor is happy!

It's so ironic that the first thing most peoply see it's just people making music. But it's so much more. Everyone here is part of the music. Every musician has to train for years and have full control of his senses and body to create a little yet flawless part of the whole. But not only that, the writer also had to put the right pieces together and had to understand what kind of emotion it awakens. Not to forget all the thousend of years to develop the concept of music or the instruments. Not only the musicians and the audience are part of the music but also every human that was part of the creation process of the parts. By no means it is possible to "really" see what it is in the first moment.

There is no music that talks about the universe more than this masterpiece. This masterpiece is a conversation between God and the universe

...This is the kind of performance that every human being has to hear live at least once in his lifetime. Thank you M. Kubrik to let me know this masterpiece when i was 8 years old.

the guy with the plates at the end is like: - Hey stage man, it's your turn - What? ... - Oh, okay gotcha! * jumps and sounds the plates *

The level of emotion coming from the Conductor there. Man.

Life without classical music would be a mistake....so appreciate it.

The percussionist really has to nail it with his final cymbal splash. He is up against a 75 piece orchestra and organ pulling out all the stops, pun intended. A masterful direction, from pianissimo to fortissimo with the diminuendo and crescendo on the final chord. I wonder what Strauss would think seeing his music under the movie's opening. ( Gotta feel for the trumpeters in front of the cymbals! )

Goosebumps every time! Strauss is a genus!

I do not understand how can those 265 put a "dislike" in a concert like this. It's unbelievable that someone could not like this oberture. Incredible.

OH MY FREAKING GOD! I have goosebumps all around my body just thru watching it online, I can't imagine how emotional I'd be if I was there!

November 27, 1896, 125 years ago: Richard Strauss conducts the 1st live performance of his tone poem “Also Sprach Zarathustra” in Frankfurt, Germany. It is based on “Thus Spoke Zarathustra: A Book for All and None,” an 1885 novel by Friedrich Nietzsche. It just now occurred to me, 46 years after the premiere of "Space: 1999," just how much that show's theme song owes to this piece being used as the theme to "2001: A Space Odyssey."

The piece is nine parts, and it's about a half hour long. This part, sunrise, is the most exciting part of the whole thing.

So happy i was born at the right moment to be able to listen to this materpiece

THANK GOD I WAS FINDING IT FOR 6 YEARS STRAIGHT-

Bravo! Oh, my god. Masterpiece among us. Good song crossing the time. The good songwriter never die.

What is it about the Berliner Philharmoniker that just is just so much better? Amazing!

This Strauss is definitely futuristic of new frontiers.

Finally. Three years later, I found the song. This has taken forever but I'm glad I did it

That organ in the end, lasting solo when percussion cease... by that bit you can clearly see Zimmer searched deep into this piece when working on Interstellar. And with good reason, the whole thing payed a giant hommage to 2001.

A moment of silence for those people who finally found this piece

Woooo that nature boy!

always reminds me of "2001: a space odyssey". through this film this masterpiece gained great popularity. moreover, this first segment of the whole piece was named "the sunrise" by Richard Strauss following the name of the first chapter of nietzsche's book called "also sprach Zarathustra" (yes, the title of the piece is also the title of the book). in my opinion, Strauss couldn't have made it better in terms of making a sunrise audible. I somehow want to hear this every morning when the sun rises. it motivates me to enjoy every day.

The guy on the cymbals at the end looks like hes been waiting his whole life to do that

Fantastic, one day, I have no doubt, Dudamel will be the conductor of the Berliner Philharmoniker!

Totally outstanding. Many performances out there, but this one nails it..

Absolutely epic. The power the percussionists have and with which they play give this piece so much passion.

Love how the organ lasts longer than the rest of the orchestra at the end

Bravo! This is the way Also sprach Zarathustra should be performed. Almost every other performance I have heard hurries through it.

One of the most profound and iconic pieces of music ever created.

Wooooooooo "Oh my God! It's the Nature Boy! Ric Flair!"

I just happened to catch the beginning on satellite radio as I witnessed an extraordinary sunrise. Truly a powerful moment.

This is one of the most dynamic/dramatic pieces of music ever written or played.

I like how they all seem to enjoy themselves while playing this, so intense, you can feel it too, just watching. The power of great music.

lol! The old lady at 1:33 please ='D

that is some quality conducting!

I'm listening to this on Monday here in Dallas during our total solar eclipse. We'll get four minutes of totality. I think it's going to be incredible.

For anyone amazed by this, please check out the rest of this fantastic piece! 😀

Everyone: This is such a masterpiece song Me: To be the man.... you got to beat the man.... WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

This is gonna play at my funeral.

Not a single person on Earth has more fun doing anything than Gustavo Dudamel when he’s conducting.

Ich leide an schweren Depressionen aber das ist so geil einfach, dass ich bei dem ganzen Stück Gänsehaut und Tränen hatte!!! Danke Richard Strauss, Danke Orchester!!

Impecable performance, exquisite synchronization and yet delicate execution. One cannot help to relate this masterpiece to the greatest wrestler to ever lace them boots up, The Nature Boy Ric Flair. ❤ woooooooo

Best movie ever, 64 now, saw first at 12, still amazed, the visuals and music on a big screen are fantastic.

one of most epic music ever

No one else can conduct like this...bravo..

Wow. Gänsehaut pur - und es geht richtig unter die Haut. So viel besser als Nietzsches Textvorlage. Toller Dirigent, tolles Orchester. 7 Sterne von mir!

Chills every time!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

WOOOOOO!!!