Popular Post Dzadza 90 Posted December 7, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted December 7, 2018 starting around 55:00 Locrius, SteveMc, Will and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locrius 97 Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 Saw this the other day. The brass really sound great, especially in that space—though I'd probably shave off about 20% of the echo if I could. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Arpy 4,145 Posted December 8, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted December 8, 2018 Hillary Clinton was looking in the program to see who composed this masterpiece. Locrius, bollemanneke and Taikomochi 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Sítrónu 494 Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 nice. when do you get to watch 4 US presidents and 4 first ladies listening to a John Williams piece? 😉 but hang on.... I'm 99,9% sure that what we hear is the OST track. Also, couldn't see any brass player except one tube. Weird. speaking of music for state funerals: At the state funeral of Helmut Schmidt (German chancellor 1974–1982) they performed a very classic German lullaby. Very solemnly, highly recommended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkgyver 1,645 Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 57:30 Look at the wives. You just know who has the good taste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,493 Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 4 1/2 hours for a fucking funeral!? When we buried my granny, we were in and out of the cemetery, and down the hotel bar, within 45 minutes! She wouldn't want us to get cold. TheUlyssesian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,463 Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 Williams was given the Kennedy Honors by his son, so it's somewhat equilibrium to use one of his pieces for Bush sr.'s funeral. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karelm 2,903 Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 Didn't President Obama actually commission a work from JW for his inauguration? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Andrade 1,260 Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 1 minute ago, karelm said: Didn't President Obama actually commission a work from JW for his inauguration? Yes, Air and Simple Gifts, for piano, violin, cello and clarinet. Bespin and Locrius 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,463 Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 Not sure Obama commissioned "Air and Simple Gifts" personally, though? Probably the team organizing the event? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 A lovely little piece. Because of how I first saw it, the musicians freezing their tuckuses off miming to the recording on the capitol steps, the music always feels wintry to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karelm 2,903 Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 1 hour ago, Thor said: Not sure Obama commissioned "Air and Simple Gifts" personally, though? Probably the team organizing the event? The president-elect asked Perlman and Ma to perform, and they in turn called Williams — a frequent collaborator with both artists — “to help them prepare something to play.” Ma chose the other two performers, Williams told Daily Variety. Knowing of Obama’s appreciation for Copland, they chose the Shaker hymn, which Williams arranged for this unusual quartet, and then composed “a reflective and prayerful theme” as musical bookends. Since Ma was in L.A. last week to perform with the Philharmonic, he visited Williams on Saturday to run through the piece. The quartet played it for the first time on Tuesday in New York and will rehearse again and record it with Williams on Sunday. Chamber groups are not usually “conducted,” so Williams will not be seen on Tuesday although he may attend as part of the crowd. https://variety.com/2009/music/markets-festivals/williams-music-to-obama-s-ears-1117998645/ Ricard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locrius 97 Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 7 hours ago, zoltan_902 said: The start of piece just barely manages to offset the nausea I feel when I see the orange monkey proceeding down the aisle. LOL OK. 2 hours ago, Miguel Andrade said: Yes, Air and Simple Gifts, for piano, violin, cello and clarinet. Great little piece. Wish he would do more chamber stuff like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Andrade 1,260 Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 47 minutes ago, Locrius said: Great little piece. Wish he would do more chamber stuff like this. He wrote the longer Quartet La Jolla, though it's not as listener friendly as Air and Simple Gift. Still, of the two, I prefer the La Jolla. Locrius 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,463 Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 2 hours ago, karelm said: The president-elect asked Perlman and Ma to perform, and they in turn called Williams — a frequent collaborator with both artists — “to help them prepare something to play.” Ma chose the other two performers, Williams told Daily Variety. Knowing of Obama’s appreciation for Copland, they chose the Shaker hymn, which Williams arranged for this unusual quartet, and then composed “a reflective and prayerful theme” as musical bookends. Since Ma was in L.A. last week to perform with the Philharmonic, he visited Williams on Saturday to run through the piece. The quartet played it for the first time on Tuesday in New York and will rehearse again and record it with Williams on Sunday. Chamber groups are not usually “conducted,” so Williams will not be seen on Tuesday although he may attend as part of the crowd. https://variety.com/2009/music/markets-festivals/williams-music-to-obama-s-ears-1117998645/ Thanks for the background information! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Sítrónu 494 Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 another try: am I the only one who thinks Hymn To The Fallen wasn't played live? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellosh 3,383 Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Seeing Hymn to the Fallen followed by Dry Your Tears Afrika live by Williams a few years back was amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locrius 97 Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 11 hours ago, lemoncurd said: another try: am I the only one who thinks Hymn To The Fallen wasn't played live? But starting at 58:19 you can see the orchestra and choir... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Music for these big events are generally pre-recorded. Call Of The Champions was mimed to music, so was Air And Simple Gifts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Sítrónu 494 Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 2 hours ago, Locrius said: But starting at 58:19 you can see the orchestra and choir... sure, but are they performing? Thanks Stefancos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheUlyssesian 2,473 Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 Here is the full program https://www.patheos.com/blogs/ponderanew/2018/12/04/5586/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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