St0rMl0rD
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Wow, sold out, crazy
Enjoy everyone who goes!
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Was shocked when I saw that he's coming back in just a month! Unreal and unbelievable. I saw him in October in Berlin, as well as in Vienna in 2020, so I'll skip this one, but if he happens to go to London, you can bet I'm going there!
- BB-8, apples and MaxTheHouseelf
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1 hour ago, BB-8 said:
Yes, looked very much as if these concerts were also recorded - the automated cameras were moving and special mikes were placed in front of the cello for the elegy...
Except for the timpani flub in JP...
Yes! I'm glad someone mentioned it, what the heck was that lol. A few bars off, maybe misread the line, haha.
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11 minutes ago, Damien F said:
Leia's Theme as the first encore on Thursday was the first piece he played after that autograph hunter ran after him as he was leaving the stage and was removed by security. The very first thing Williams said when he returned to the podium was "Here's the problem..."
For a second, I thought he was going to talk about the problem with autograph hunters, but he actually started talking about the problem of writing a "love theme" for Luke and Leia in A New Hope who subsequently turned out to be siblings.
Oh crap, there was an autograph hunter trying to get his autograph at the very concert? Yikes...You'd think people would have more respect and know better -
1 hour ago, Biodome said:
I've also had that post-concert depression after Vienna, and I do have it now after Berlin. Luckily, La Scala next year gives me another John Williams experience to look forward to, so it's not that bad.
Same!!
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I know this is sensitive to ask, but has anyone able to...capture..the live stream? I watched bits of it as I have access to the Digital Concert Hall and it sounded amazing, but unfortunately obligations prevented me from watching the whole thing. If not, no worries, should be available online in a few days, apparently.
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2 hours ago, MfL85 said:
So does anyone know - will John Williams leave Berlin today or stay for some more time. In the concert it sounded like he will return to LA in one or two weeks. Maybe he will rest some days before flying home?
He said at the concert yesterday that he’s going back to work in LA in a few days, so I reckon he flew back today or maybe tomorrow.
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Some people have asked me how this concert was different from the Vienna one. Vienna was my first ever JW concert in person, so it blew me away and left me in such a shock that I couldn’t listen to a note of music for a whole week after. That being said:
Better in Vienna:
- venue
- smaller, tighter stage so the sound was more direct, which was an aspect of the sound I loved there
- magic of Vienna (it also started to snow a few hours before the concert) added to its already historical significance
- I preferred the program there
Better in Berlin:
- orchestra
- as much as I like Anne-Sophie, I preferred the original arrangements of the pieces
- orchestra again; really worth repeating as they played with less mistakes than VPO, and especially the string section was incredibly warm and pleasant sounding
Both incredible concerts, as a whole I preferred the Vienna one because of the whole experience, but playing-wise, this one was better.
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What a night. First row, and I talked to Anne-Sophie Mutter during the break! She was just there in the lobby chatting with another woman. I thanked her for everything she’s doing and told her that the Vienna concert changed my life - she replied that it changed her as well, haha. It was really hard to resist taking out my phone and taking a photo at the very end, but I was able to resist, as no one else was doing it either.
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New article on Berliner Philharmoniker website:
Would it be correct to assume that John arrived to Berlin this past weekend and they had their first rehearsals together today?
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The hype is slowly starting to creep in here
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I always wondered, how are these setlists put together? Does John put them together himself first, and then consult with the orchestra's management or however? And why and how do the setlist changes occur? I'm really curious.
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I'm pretty happy with the setlist, I think a big point of putting this one together was to make it complementary with the Vienna one. I'm excited to hear the fanfare and the Throne Room. I could do without a few pieces such as Marion's Theme etc., but we must not be picky
Saturday, see you in first row!
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Stuff we didn't hear in Vienna, The Throne Room and Finale, Yoda's Theme, Olympic Fanfare (because olympics this year), Superman Theme, things like that would be nice, in addition to a few classics of course.
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1 minute ago, Steve said:
Saturday it is. On the right hand side next to the orchestra. Lets hope he is not too exhausted then
He's a machine
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Alright got the website loaded, let's see if we crash it lol
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17 minutes ago, Marian Schedenig said:
Footage is from both days. At least the opening ovation is from Saturday, most (or all) of the rest so far (I'm only at the second piece) seems to be from Sunday. I've spotted myself both in the parterre and on the balcony.
Oh, I missed the opening ovation, didn't see myself throughout the whole broadcast, but who cares, as long as we got the best versions of the performances
The performances of Luke and Leia and Imperial March were incredible, best versions I've ever heard.
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That was fun! Too bad those tracks didn't make it, but understandably. Can't wait for the official release with high quality. Looks like the whole concert on today's broadcast was from Sunday.
- MaxTheHouseelf and Matthias
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Enjoy the concert, everyone!
Just Sunday footage so far, interesting, looks about half of the concert was cut for this broadcast so far.
Deadline's December 31st Article on John Williams
in JOHN WILLIAMS
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Haha, funny seeing the familiar faces jump on this forum as soon as that was posted
Yeah this seems strange to me as well...January is very sudden indeed, it's tomorrow