Maurice Ravel- Bolero LIVE REACTION & REVIEW
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After over 20 minutes of building and building I can imagine Ravel thinking to himself, "Well, so far so good, but how do I end this?" and thus has the orchestra simply all crash together into a sonic heap.
Lol! Works well :D
I find the ending of the "Bolero" real genius. After extracting all he could from the orchestra, having nowhere else to go, and threatening to make the music start to sound boring after so many repetitions (with all those charming little differences that keep your attention, but he'd run out of them by then), Ravel knew he had to end it there, but how? His solution: a surprising change of tone and a climactic crash, to mesmerize the listeners for good. Brilliant!
😅 Yeah, I hear you. Thought the same yrs/decades ago when first listened to it. The ending seems out of sync with all that went before, but it does the job well.
A whole generation of kids growing up in Britain the 80s were spellbound by this when Torvill & Dean performed to this. It's so mysterious and evocative, and draws you in. Brings a tear to my eye even now.
i first heard in while watching to Dudley Moore movie, 10 😀
Not just Great Britain - the entire world was transfixed by their performance that day/night in Sarajevo.
I’m a lifelong (fifty years now) hardcore Figure Skating fan, and it’s difficult to convey to someone who isn’t just how important, as well as beautiful, Jane’s and Chris’ Bolero was - they revolutionised Ice Dance, showing that it could be exciting rather than something out of a stuffy ballroom, and above all, they broke the glass ceiling WRT athleticism, creativity, and innovation, forever changing Ice Dance for the better. Without T/D’s Bolero rewriting the book, we wouldn’t have had the next generation Ice Dance give the world iconic programs from groundbreaking teams such as Davis & White, Virtue & Moir, and Papadakis & Cizeron.
@@tracithomas6543 absolutely! 🙌
I watched the Olympics live and later saw them perform it live. I'll never forget.
Thank you so much for bringing me to tears. I was first introduced to this composition by my grandfather 70 years ago at age 6. It has been one of my absolute favorites ever since, and I've probably seen hundreds of performances of it. We enjoy your channel so much due to your amazing diversity of music and performances, especially the classics of rock and true classics like Bolero. You have been a breath of fresh air for us. Keep up the great work and God Bless you.
Your words are incredibly kind RonJoanne, thank you so much for watching and enjoying :) Really makes me happy to hear that
Such absolute extreme CONTROL over their instruments...
Bolero gave me one of a once in a lifetime experiences. When I was a teenager our local Symphony Orchestra performed a concert during which they also played this and my parents took me there. The drummer sat in front of the orchestra next to the conductor where normally the solo violinist or pianist is placed. What makes sense because the snare has such an important part in this piece. So you could watch the drummer sweat from concentration and maybe the stage light but he had no chance to wipe it away from his face because he was too busy. In a concert hall the difference in the dynamics of the Bolero are much more significant than you can have it at home. All in all an incredibly impressive performance.
As every genre of music it is important who performs it. There are sometimes huge differences though the notes are the same. When you dive more into classical music you will , of course, come to Beethovens*s symphonies. And here my favorite conductor is by far Wilheln Furtwängler because in my opinion he always found the "right" tempo. Especially the 5th is a great exemple for that. The famous motif was once described as the fate knocking at your door. And I think nobody painted this better than Furtwängler because he played it a little bit slower than most of conductors do. And that makes the difference between the fate and the angry husband searching for his cheating wife knocking at the door.
The same is for Beethoven's piano sonatas. Here my favorite is Friedrich Gulda because of his incredibly strong left hand and again the tempo. The fast speed he played the Waldstein sonata could be the invention of heavy metal and the melancholic way of the Moonlight sonata 1st movement and the contrast to the wild 3rd movement are setting standards - in my opinion of course.
Imagine the snare drum player keeping that beat the whole time.
Every once in a while, I watch Torvill and Dean (Great Britain) in their 1984 Winter Olympics gold medal Ice Dance routine. So romantic, seductive...skated to 'Bolero'. A thing of beauty that introduced many to this musical masterpiece.
Respect to the snare drummer and tympany guy! So modest yet patient and talented.
Leonard Bernstein called Ravel's Bolero "a masterpiece of orchestration."
That's fricken beautiful. Thanks bro!
Awesomeness
I read a story somewhere that a dancer performed to this and it was so sensual that the audience was scandalized, got up and left. If you haven't already tried it, you'd love Ravel's La Valse
I always imagine an incredibly long caravan of marching Roman centurions way off in the distance and little by little gets closer and closer until it’s barreling over you. And that wasn’t a piano it was a celeste.
This composition.....is the music of making love....slowly, gently building.....to an intensity....before wild release!!
Oh btw, when you first noticed the second snare, that was literally the moment it started, which is why they showed it then. 😊
Gradual build up to a breathtaking crescendo. A true masterpiece.
I'm in the group of people who consider Ravel to be one of the best orchestrators for a symphonic orchestra. It's particularly noticeable live in a concert venue with a professional orchestra - once you have been to a few live concerts you begin to appreciate each composers "sound" along with their compositions. Ravel's mastery is one of balance. he understands what complements and how much power each instrument requires to create his unique balance of sound.
With regard to the synchronised bowing in the Strings this is deliberate to create both a precision of hitting the notes collectively and a focused collective sound. Each String section (Violins, 2nd violins, violas, cello, basses) have a leader or "First" player - these are the more animated individuals that you see in the video. The rest of the group take their lead from them as to the up or down strokes to make whilst simultaneously keeping an eye on the conductor and another on the sheet music.
The alternative is "Free Bowing" where each individual player is allowed to judge themselves which stroke to make. This creates a more fuller, deeper sound but generally lacks the focus and precision of synchronised bowing. "Free Bowing" was popular in the 1920's to the 1950's with Leopold Stokowski being a big champion for it. It has fallen out of favour since then and is rarely employed these days.
I’ve played in an orchestra, but not bolero. Whilst the tube is simple and repetitive, it’s really hard to get the right volume to start, and then gradually turn it up for a whole 20 minutes. Keeping the pace steady and not rushing. Extreme concentration for the guy on the snare drum .
Fantastic piece of music ❤❤
Thank you JP and thanks for the people who requested this piece. Of course, Ravel ! I've listened this bolero so much all my life, in so much versions, that I'd forgot the "original" orchestral one.
I always imagine a camels caravane in the desert.
Excellent... I think you can see where the idea of the repetition in Tubular Bells came from?
Check out the minamalism and vocal polyphany of Arvo Pârt...mesmeric stuff...
Dudley Moore and Bo Derek introduced us to Bolero during a scene in the 1979 movie "10". Bo was a hot item at the time.
The music of my early childhood, along with Tchaikovsky.
Forgot to mention Gustavo, whom I hope you expose his catalog, and wondrous children's orchestras. He brought new life to Classical music, widened the audience vastly, as you are doing, and is still doing it today. A true wunderkind turnt prince.
Great music....Great footage.... Great reaction - Many thanks !!
Whenever my classical music snob of a dad would complain about the repetitive nature of some of the music I listened to, I always reminded him of Ravel‘s Bolero. You’ll want to see Frank Zappa‘s performance of this next, and then Beck’s Bolero.
Hi JP. DP from UK. When I see and hear this I think of Winning. By this I mean, seeing UK ice dancers Torvill and Dean winning Gold at the 1984 Olympics, dancing to this piece. Lovely weaving melody, and the way it builds to that spine-tingling, key modulated climax. I love a lot of Ravel, including his Piano Concerto in D (also a bit jazzy at times), and solo piano pieces like Gaspard De La Night. Agree about the degree of focus by the members of the orchestra, especially the drummer.
P.S. my song ref Winning is by Santana (and written by Russ Ballard)
Ravel is one of my favourite composers, Tombeau de Couperin and Ma Mere l'Oye especially. His melodies are such a pleasure to listen to. Like Debussy at times but a bit less ornate
@@SpuddySpud Totally agree, Spuddy.
There is a Zappa version of this which is quite dynamic and highly recommendable
I instantly think of the beautiful Bo Derek when hearing this track
This was one of the first classical pieces that I was exposed to, first by Torvill and Dean’s Ice Dance performance in the 1984 Olympics and secondly by my first boss who became a good friend and wanted to expose me to “real music”!😂 Thank you for rekindling those memories Justin!!
On the subject of Ravel check out the "Concerto for left hand piano" massive Jazz influence all over it.
Wow! What an awesome performance. I've heard Bolero many times but never saw a live performance. What a showcase Bolero creates for a live performance. And I loved the eccentricity of the conducted. Two of my other favorite conductors are Arthur Fiedler and Leopold Stokowski. The ELP piece does have a different melody but otherwise a pretty identical concept. Another time between ELP and Ravel is Pictures at an Exhibition which was originally for piano. Maurice Ravel re interpreted it for orchestra. When I listen to Bolero, I picture a caravan of camel starting off in the distance marching closer and closer. When I first saw Santana's Caravanserai album the cover made me think of Bolero.
YEAH! Classical!! I grew up on Classical. As a middle aged man living alone in an apartment complex, I stated out listening to this (while doing chores) a bit louder than I should have at 1st, so i could hear the start of the piece. Pretty soon, the landlord was pounding on the door, red faced I apologized profusely and turned down. oh well. Try Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet, it's goodern possum pot pie. Also I keep nagging....Jade Warrior, you won't regret. If you need guidance A Winters Tale, or Snake Bite, or Lady Of The Lake/Borne On The Solar Wind combo.
Bolero was my gateway drug into Classical. I saw it performed when I was maybe 10 or so, and it captivated me. It is a perfect intro to the symphony. You learn all the instruments, almost one at a time. The themes are ultra-catchy, and it is one long crescendo which makes it increasingly thrilling. By the end if you aren't wanting to hear more from this mass of musicians and how all of these instruments work together, then classical probably isn't for you.
Also -- this is a good rendition, but there are better. This one is played pretty straight. There are some jazzier versions that really swing.
Me too, simple in its presentation yet still very complex. good for the soul AND the mind.
The indie band, Suede, had an arrangement of the Bolero in their song 'Still Life', which is very epic for the time as it was only their second album.
Some one challanged Ravel, saying he did lousy orchestration, so he produced this, the same tune, over and over, with gloriously expanding layers of orchestration.
I suggest you react to Morricone conducts Morricone: The Mission (Gabriel's Oboe), you will absolutely love it. One of the most moving pieces ever written!
Hi Justin, Both of my WW II parents (Bless their souls 😌) Loved Classical and Jazz strangely enough so I was around it all the time as a Little Yout !! 🦗 ☺
My guess is this is why I Love Classic Prog the most, I Need & Love the Musicianship in my music I listen to and the Treatrics/Fantasy vision of much of Prog also !
You can see why so many Progs songs of Yes, ELP, Nektar, King Crimson, Genesis, Triumvirat etc... have long openings !! 👍🎼🎶
After the movie "10 " guy's were running to the local record store for copies of this.🤣
Bo Derek fantasies? For and interesting take of this, albeit short, try James Gang, The Bomber/ Closet Queen. Joe Walsh does a great little interpretation.🤠👍👍
You NEED to listen to La Valse, also by Ravel. It's gonna blow your mind!
The conductor is John Travolta in a wig.
Because it's so easy to listen, so characteristic, and so interesting, Ravel's "Bolero" is one of the best-known pieces of classical music among the general public, who will usually listen to little to no classical music at all. It's also one of the most abused in everything from soap operas to commercials, which has given it an aura and a reputation of cheesiness, of kitsch. This is totally unfair to Ravel and the "Bolero", which, when properly played and listened to, is not only stunningly beautiful, but a groundbreaking piece with many innovations. For example, playing pizzicatos with violins is very common in classical music, but using them as an integral part of the rhythm section of the entire piece, along with the drums, was unheard of. Plus, as you could see, it's a challenge to both the conductor and the orchestra to keep the right tempos and for each instrument to appear at the right moment, much more than usual in other classical pieces.
And talking about listening to it properly, I've had the privilege of seeing a performance of the "Bolero" at the Berlin Philharmonic --- not only with one of the best orchestras in the world, but also at one of the world's prime classical venues, a concert hall with PERFECT acoustics (so perfect that their recordings are all made there, not in a recording studio --- they take the studio equipment there, because in no studio would the music sound so perfect), said to having been built "inside out" --- first design the best concert hall that modern technology and architecture can devise, then build the rest of the building around it. Needless to say, I left the concert in ecstasy, feeling like I was treading on clouds.
Now I recommend you to watch the choreography by Maurice Béjart (one of the greatest choreographers of modern ballet) for the "Bolero" with the late Argentine dancer Jorge Donn. You can find many versions of it on CZcams. Donn's dancing is absolutely STUNNING!
Oh, and in German "W" sounds like "V", so it's "VEEner fil-harMOniker", not "weener". And the actual letter "V" sounds like an "F". So, "Volkswagen" is properly pronounced "Fallksvagen" in German.
Check out the 1979 movie "10". You'll get a whole new appreciation for this music. 😉
Very enjoyable. This is the version I've heard and watched several times. Along with the skating experience I still suggest you get the experience of the mass market presentation through the cheesy movie "10"... Then you have the complete picture of how so much of the world came to know this work.
People of the day thought he was mad, with the repetition. I love the uniqueness of this piece of crescendo genius. So blessed to heave yeard this in my life time.
On your own time, watch the 1984 winter olympics ice skating performance by Torvill/Dean pair for which they received perfect score for artistic merit.
YOU MUST SEE RAVEL's BOLERO with animation on CZcams titled "Allegro Non Troppo". It is a 1976 Italian animated film directed by Bruno Bozzetto. Featuring six pieces of classical music. The movie is a sort of irreverent tribute to the classic Disney's 1940 "Fantasia"; though, with its pessimistic (realistic?) view of human nature and Western progress, The scene called MARCH OF THE DINOSAURS used morphing images that parodies evolution brilliantly . One of the most beautiful music & image only experiences I'd ever seen up to that point at 19 years old while "under the influence" It's A FILM CLASSIC!
The Danish National Symphony just uploaded a video of this about a month ago. So far it is probably my new favorite but almost every orchestra ive seen does this pretty good. This is one of my favorite pieces of music ever, it was also Maurice's last music he ever wrote.
YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!
😉
Great listening mate!! From solos to duets to trios to sections to the the full orchestra and always with the drummer - you can be sure he had to watch the music 🤣
Now do Zappa's version from "The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life". Blessings.
Ravel himself HATED this work. He said he wished he never composed it. It was only meant to be an exercise.
He called it a piece for orchestra with no music in it.
Also, the places where the notes bend that seem "jazzy" was simply Ravel evoking Arabic folk music. Ravel was aware of American jazz music, but it was Gershwin who is famous for incorporating it into classical music. And no, "Abaddon's Bolero" isn't a re-make of this. The melodies are different, and the ELP piece is simpler and much shorter. And my last didactic comment: it's "more-EES", not "Morris." 😄
Now you should listen to Larry Coryell play the same piece, it’s brilliant for entirely different reasons
I often contemplate what Bach's or Beethoven's "first time hearing reaction" would be on this piece. It'd be a hoot to find out.
By far the greatest piece (s) by Ravel is his orchestration of ‘pictures from an exhibition’ and especially ‘The Bogatyr Gates’ - absolutely brilliant!
Well..no. Le valse, Piano Concerto, Trio, piano pieces....sorry, the orchestration is for sure absolutely brillant because he was one of the best orchestral composers ever, but there is so much of original wonderful music..you couldn't substitute.
Justin, in German "W" is pronounced "V". So it's "VEEN-er" (sort of.) And nice to see you continuing your survey of "Classical Music's Hit Parade", but it'll be nice when you get through these and can take a look at some of the less well known pieces.
Zappa does a great cover of this 🙂
If you enjoyed this "Bolero," may I recommend another version with a different maestro and orchestra? Valery Gergiev with the London Symphony Orchestra. New set of musicians and a funky way the maestro directs the players. Excellent videography plus the LSO adds a GONG in the ending passage. Many thanks for expanding folks' awareness of Maestro Gustavo Dudamel, composer Maurice Ravel, the composition "Bolero," and classical music in general.
Glorious!
Every time I listen to this piece, especially as it progresses, it reminds me of an emperor being escorted through the capital of his or her empire. Very regal. The piece was used for James Earl Jones's character in Conan the Barbarian, to great effect.
Zappa did a very straight, respectful version of this, quite a bit shorter though. On the same album he also did a cover of Stairway to Heaven and Ring of Fire that were a bit more... Frank. If you know what I mean.
Ravel's family still considered it an insult...
@@allotrope2978 yeah I heard that. I wonder if they heard it before they gave that comment, or if they went by his iconoclastic reputation? Like I said, I think it's a respectful interpretation. Zappa loved classical music and was a serious composer for orchestras in his own right.
The conductor plays the orchestra. That's his instrument.
They're separated widely enough to need to be kept in time by one "clock", so he does that, but all the details you hear in this performance were specified in detail by the composer in rehearsals, first. Another composer will play Bolero on another orchestra, differently. He's mainly "acting" for the orchestra (he has his back to the audience, after all). It's his way of communicating. Bloody control freak.
(And that's why the snare drummer plays from sheet music. There are instructions from the composer there. Might even be some kinds of notes from the conductor, too. OK, probably the main reason he does is because that's the tradition. You wear a black jacket, a white bow tie, and you play from sheet music. Obey.)
And now for the Bourree from Jon Lords Sarabande.
If you enjoyed this I’d recommend Wagner Gotterdammerung, Siegfried’s death and funeral march. The video is on CZcams and it’s astounding. 👍🏻
I almost didn't watch, I've heard this piece so many times. I'm glad I changed my mind; you don't get mediocre performances from Viennese orchestras.
I'll take Zappa's rendition, with a little interpretive dance provided by Bruce Fowler and exactly the right amount of cowbell courtesy of Ike Willis.
as a huge Zappa fan, his version lacks the intensity in the buildup to the finale that the full orchestra version has
@@goldenboy140 How big are you? 🤣
@@CAdams6398 Like Cruising With Ruben And The Jets.
I totally agree with your decision to watch live performance videos of classical music, especially with a piece like this where many different instruments get their turn to shine. Unlike more modern genres, it's not as though there's an "original studio version" that's definitive.
Now react to Zappa’s version of Bolero from The Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life
For a future recommendation I would suggest taking a look at Elmer Bernstein conducting the orchestra in the music from The Magnificent Seven. It's pretty incredible.🤠
I really liked this selection. I hope you can find more well performed classical music. I can add little to what you said other than being very very impressed by the drummer. Everything depends upon him and he sounded flawless.
My best listening of your reviews is actually in the evening when I sit tilted back in my comfy chair.
Love the diversity here. And quality. High on the chakra chart. :)
I never realized the Sufi connection but am long fond of doing Sufi dancing and the writings and tapes of Idries Shah, thanks to my first philosophy teacher. Ravel's "Pavane for a Dead Princess" (which doesn't sound quite so bleak in the original French) is a real tug at the heart strings, and mellifluous, like much of Ravel, Debussy and Faure...and later new age spawns.
Musically, the repetitive nature of the song much have reached the ears in much the same way as, say, Reich's "Music for 18 Musicians", which, btw, was the most exuberance reaction, and after a nearly one-minute silence, just to punctuate the moment.
With Easter approaching...there are several heavenly "In Paradisum"s nearly all uplifting.
Gonna go play Kurz now...
@Paul-Martin Scheib If you ever want to get rid of your library, do let me know first, because I would surely give them a good home and workout. The subtlety of the philosophy of Rumi, Saadi, Hafiz, Ibn al-Arabi and Nasrudin (Nasr-Eddin), along with that of Taoism and a dash of Watts and Buber, set to the music of Shankar and Glass, singing Prashanti...Hey nath, hama para kripa kiijiji... See. Now you done gone and set me to thinkin'...
@Paul-Martin Scheib I think I should like to read The Magic Mountain in her aboriginal tongue, same as much of the Hesse you mentioned, each dear in their own way. Joseph Knecht was another formidable character, as were those in his midst. Narcissus and Goldmund I read on the side of a mountain overlooking a fine valley, miles from people, and largely in the buff, as it was a nice sunny day, and I was with blanket. I adore the heart and works of the others you mentioned as well, all towering figures. I also share your spiritual and mystical gravitation, and am particularly fond of an old German from around 1300...a certain Meister Eckhart, "from whom God hid nothing". I like your mind, Paul-Martin!
And there you go. Now you know what Ravel’s Bolero is. Now you’ll understand when it’s referenced. Now you can listen to Jeff Beck perform Beck’s Bolero without wondering‘What’s a bolero?’
I'm with you when you say that this would require tremendous concentration and focus from the musicians, you also say that repeating the same pattern over and over must be hard. I'm not a musician, but I know that repeating and repeating is what they do! For example, keeping the same beat and rhythm for the percussionist is their "prime requisite". What I think is even harder in that case; is the gradual and slow increase of volume. In the beginning, the drummer barely touch the surface of his snare but goes quite loud in the end and all that change so slowly and gradually... and the same for all musicians! For me, that would be the hardest part.
Time marches on through infinity. All that passes, is the symphony. Conducting it's business, no thought of you or me. It matters not, to the sky,land, or sea. Only marching on inexorably. Next on your list Becks 'Bolero', with his pal Jimmy Page? Or maybe John & Bo Derek's 'Bolero' for something that's on stage? ( And hey, drummers can read sheet music too, it's just bass players who can't-ha ha!). ✌&❤
Love the dive into classical music. This feels a bit long to me. I can remember being in 8th grade. This was used as the seating music before the show at the high school planetarium. It was perfect. Of course, I already knew the piece by name and felt quite proud of myself.
The piece is nothing but a crescendo -- similar to King Crimson 'Talking Drum'.
There are a few other, shorter versions.
Ever hear of the Blue Man Group? This is a real performance - it differs slightly.
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And an excellent flash mob experience...
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I am not going to link to the most famous use of this piece. Anyone remember Bo Derek in '10'? mmm
do get that ... most of Your listeners never even heard of Bolero until you created a reaction on it, but such a shame you chose this version instead of Karajan's.
His rendition of this from the New Year's Eve of 1985 in Berlin is something that should have been sent to space when they launched James Webb; the tempo, the clarity, the power, the strength of every instrument ... and when all the violins kick in - Jeesus Christ, simply beyond perfect !!!
OK, I saw one.
You should next do Lever Du Jour (Sunrise) from Daphnis et Chloé. Absolutely magnificent.
Please listen to "Short Ride In A Fast Machine" by John Adams. There are plenty of live orchestral performances! It is the most performed classical work by a living composer.
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A decent neo classical piece. Great composition, nice build, very dramatic, and full of passion. However... for me (and maybe a number of Brits), it's lost a lot of it's lustre due it being hugely overplayed. Not Ravel's fault, blame Torvill and Dean. * Re future classics, here's a couple to consider: Bach's Brandenburg concerto No.3, and Beethoven's Pastoral symphony. Also Handel's 'Arrival of the Queen of Sheba'. A nice, short one this, and can act as a good segue into his Water Music, and/or Messiah.
@@user-hq9sm4gh6x Another fine addition to the classical playlist
@@CAdams6398 Hi Chris - another bollocks performance. Hi Jfergs always great to read your posts - my comment to Chris is not about the great Ravel piece - it's about our pitiful Port Vale football performance.
I have a recommendation! With a similar structure (the same theme over and over with variations) but a totally different sound, I'd love to see your reaction to the Passacaglia in c minor by J.S. Bach. I used to wonder why I was so drawn to prog metal...and then I realized that this is the sort of thing my Dad played for me as an impressionable child. IMO, the original heavy metal, the king of instruments, the pipe organ.
This is considered one of the greatest performances of it ever, but it's old and there's no video. E. Power Biggs was one of the great organists of yesteryear.
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So you might prefer this more modern one where you can really see what the organist is doing! Also a great performance.
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'Ole audiophile to JP: I'm not huge into claissical but I know some basics that have guided me well for ions thoughout the morass of material. I love Bolero, but impressive renditons excedingly rare. To start off with, I'd have gone with a 5:28 minute assault on senses by an extremely old instrument in a 500 year old Spanish cathedral. Just ask alexa to play 'Figaro's Aria' by organist Jonathan Scott of the world famous Scott Brothers. Do you like Bug's Bunny?. That's how most of the entire planet was introduced to this magnificient piece of literature. Thanx, call me, I can really help with these.
Have you solved the issue with the noise since this video? It’s veeeery noticeable!
I have, but I've recorded for most of April now so there will still likely be some issues. I'm very sorry about that :(
@@JustJP No worries. Happy you’ve solved it
The instrumentalist can not be totally focused on his own performance. He must also focus on the conductor's instructions, not only to produce the effects the conductor is showing him through his movements but, equally important, to stay in time with the other performers. No member of the orchestra can hear what another member on the other side of the orchestra is playing, how loud he is playing, or how fast. Everyone watches the conductor for instruction. The orchestra performing Nessun Dorma with Pavarotti and Conductor Zubin Meta is SO LARGE that they can not even see Meta. There are two overhead video screens showing Meta conducting, not to the audience, but to the two sides of the orchestra. Amazing, I've never seen anything like that. And I see you have not reacted to that yet. What are you waiting for?
You make fun of the percussion section reading sheet music, but modern classical percussion can be really, really tricky. Check out, for instance, Steven Reich's drumming music. Devilishly difficult.
what's with the bg noise
Wiener is pronounce Vee-ner. It is the German (ie. proper) name for Vienna.
Almost. Vienna is Wien (pron. Veen).
Wiener is "from" Wien, I think. So a Wiener sausage is apparently one that comes from Wien (but also I seem to recall hearing, doesn't - it comes from New York, and was originally made from cat meat)
I might be mistaken about the cat meat. I do recall hearing that hot dogs started out with a reputation for being dog meat, and that the vendors just went along with the name. I might be wrong about this. (Sometimes I'm wrong. Very upsetting, but what can one do?)
@@sicko_the_ew Sorry, yes you are right; Wien is Vienna, Wiener means Viennese.
I just can't unhear the "thiiiiis is the piece that has the most boring paaaart ever written for the baaaase..."
Another version:
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Thank you for this, Justin, and for being one of the few reactors to include classical music.
If I may offer a suggestion, please react to Mozart’s Symphony 25 in G Minor, 1st Movement || Allegro con Brio. It is a beautiful, haunting piece filled with passion, drama, and of course, vibes!
My recommendation would be the recording by the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, conducted by Sir Neville Marriner - the same orchestra/conductor that performed all of the music in the incredible, unsurpassed masterpiece of cinema, Amadeus:
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I promise, you won’t be disappointed!
Zappa did a reggae version. Just saying.
The song is pure "physical love". Starting slowly, getting faster and faster till both c***. :) Believe me, i very often listened to it under such "circumstances". lol
I would call it the sexiest classic piece of all time. ;) Even the timing fits almost too good. :) The typical 15 - 20 minutes, if you do not have more time at hand. lol
There are many more sexy pieces like Debussy's Prélude á l'après midi d'un faune.
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Ça doit être extrêmement difficile de garder le tempo tout le long.
This piece is not Ravel's best. You should try his piano music, also Debussy's estampes
This is the slowest and least exciting rendition of this piece that I have heard.
I think there are better performances than this.. I like London Symphony Orchestra (Gergiev) video.. its actually considerably more aggressive
Le Tombeau de Couperin orchestrated version is better than this hands down.
And this is not even the best performance ever. I don't mean to spoil it for you. But now you get to listen to other orchestras perform it and compare.
Apparently the story of the bolero is about 2 lovers who werenot allowed to be together. At the end the two lovers jumped into a volcano,
Talking drummer smack…
Did this orchestra have any women?
Don't you have eyes? And why does it matter?