Popular Post Steve 593 Posted November 18, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 18, 2020 Since I found no topic on that, I thought this would be a nice place to post new YouTube videos with the maestro himself either conducting, playing the piano or being interviewed. Note: Please only post videos with Williams himself in it I'll start with some recently posted videos, both that I've never seen before. 1980 Filmharmonic - Conducting the London Philharmonic Orchestra: Seiji Ozawa conducting the Boston Symphony with John Williams playing the piano on "The Tennis Game" from "The Witches of Eastwick". Ozawa also conducts "Flying Theme". Olympic Spirit performed in the studio: Williams conducting "Olympic Spirit" with the Boston Pops: MikeH, Josh500, SteveMc and 3 others 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Falstaft 2,132 Posted November 18, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 18, 2020 Woah, cool -- never seen JW conduct music from Jaws II in concert before this. A real treat, thanks for sharing @Steve pete, Steve, MikeH and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Mr. Big 4,639 Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 I never knew they used actual tennis balls for "The Tennis Game" Marc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabulin 3,513 Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 That thumbs up and a subsequent ovation at 3:53 though! It sure is a great interpretation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omen II 1,235 Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 2 hours ago, Steve said: 1980 Filmharmonic - Conducting the London Philharmonic Orchestra: What a marvellous find! Thank you for posting this, @Steve. I remember reading that FILMHARMONIC NINETEEN EIGHTY was broadcast on TV at the time and wondered if any footage would ever resurface. The concert took place on 18th October 1980 at the Royal Albert Hall in London (which always looks so dark in videos from the 1970s and 1980s!) and I believe that conducting duties were shared between John Williams, John Addison and Geoff Love. The man introducing Williams at the start of the clip is the actor Donald Sinden, a stalwart of British sitcoms back in the day. On a point of order, the orchestra is actually the National Philharmonic Orchestra, not the London Philharmonic Orchestra. It is fascinating to see that relatively recently - we are talking only forty years ago - most orchestras had very few, if any female musicians. Nowadays most of the best orchestras in Britain have at least as many women as men in their ranks. This was the third of four occasions to date on which Williams has conducted his music at the Royal Albert Hall. Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jay 37,364 Posted November 18, 2020 Share Posted November 18, 2020 2 hours ago, Not Mr. Big said: I never knew they used actual tennis balls for "The Tennis Game" That part was cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 907 Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 Wow, I never knew he reworked The Tennis Game for the concert hall- Scherzo for Tennis Balls and Orchestra^ Is this news to everyone? I never knew such an arrangement existed. Why oh why didn't he record it with the other two concert pieces from Witches? Bad Johnny! Wait, is it much different than the OST version? I just noticed it's a little shorter, and I might have just thought it different because I haven't listened to it in quite a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve 593 Posted November 19, 2020 Author Share Posted November 19, 2020 Does anyone know when Johnny revised "Olympic Spirit"? The version on "Summon the heros" has a different orchestration than the original version. Nowdays Williams also seems to conduct the new version, not the version as in the videos above. 10 hours ago, Omen II said: What a marvellous find! Thank you for posting this, @Steve. I remember reading that FILMHARMONIC NINETEEN EIGHTY was broadcast on TV at the time and wondered if any footage would ever resurface. The concert took place on 18th October 1980 at the Royal Albert Hall in London (which always looks so dark in videos from the 1970s and 1980s!) and I believe that conducting duties were shared between John Williams, John Addison and Geoff Love. The man introducing Williams at the start of the clip is the actor Donald Sinden, a stalwart of British sitcoms back in the day. On a point of order, the orchestra is actually the National Philharmonic Orchestra, not the London Philharmonic Orchestra. It is fascinating to see that relatively recently - we are talking only forty years ago - most orchestras had very few, if any female musicians. Nowadays most of the best orchestras in Britain have at least as many women as men in their ranks. This was the third of four occasions to date on which Williams has conducted his music at the Royal Albert Hall. Thanks for the information about the orchestra. Do you know the other dates when Williams conducted in the Albert Hall? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,364 Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 23 hours ago, Albus Percival Wulfric said: That thumbs up and a subsequent ovation at 3:53 though! Oh man, thanks for noticing this gem! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omen II 1,235 Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 14 hours ago, Steve said: Thanks for the information about the orchestra. Do you know the other dates when Williams conducted in the Albert Hall? Yes. Williams conducted the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at Filmharmonic on 30th October 1976, having attended the Royal Albert Hall the previous year to get a few tips when Jerry Goldsmith was one of the conductors. The programme in 1976 included such wonderful selections as The Eiger Sanction, The Poseidon Adventure, Heidi, Cinderella Liberty, Jane Eyre, Earthquake and others. Williams returned to the Royal Albert Hall less than two years later to conduct the London Symphony Orchestra this time in a concert entitled LSO In Space on 16th February 1978, famously sharing conducting duties with C3PO. The concert featured music from Star Wars and "other great space music." His next appearance at the venue was again at Filmharmonic, conducting the National Philharmonic Orchestra on 18th October 1980 as seen in the video to which you linked above. As well as the music seen in the clip, Williams also conducted two elections from The Empire Strikes Back at the same concert - Yoda's Theme and The Imperial March. The most recent appearance (but hopefully not the last...) at the Royal Albert Hall was with the LSO again at Filmharmonic on 16th November 1985. I believe that @Naïve Old Fart was at that one, no doubt having it large. Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve 593 Posted November 19, 2020 Author Share Posted November 19, 2020 3 minutes ago, Omen II said: Yes. Williams conducted the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at Filmharmonic on 30th October 1976, having attended the Royal Albert Hall the previous year to get a few tips when Jerry Goldsmith was one of the conductors. The programme in 1976 included such wonderful selections as The Eiger Sanction, The Poseidon Adventure, Heidi, Cinderella Liberty, Jane Eyre, Earthquake and others. Williams returned to the Royal Albert Hall less than two years later to conduct the London Symphony Orchestra this time in a concert entitled LSO In Space on 16th February 1978, famously sharing conducting duties with C3PO. The concert featured music from Star Wars and "other great space music." His next appearance at the venue was again at Filmharmonic, conducting the National Philharmonic Orchestra on 18th October 1980 as seen in the video to which you linked above. As well as the music seen in the clip, Williams also conducted two elections from The Empire Strikes Back at the same concert - Yoda's Theme and The Imperial March. The most recent appearance (but hopefully not the last...) at the Royal Albert Hall was at Filmharmonic on 16th November 1985. I believe that @Naïve Old Fart was at that one, no doubt having it large. Thanks again for these very interesting information! I'm collecting information on Williams' conducting history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,533 Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 @Omen II, I was at a Filmharmonic concert, with both JW, and John Scott conducting, and it was at the RAH, but I remember it being circa March, 1986. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,504 Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 1 hour ago, Omen II said: Yes. Williams conducted the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at Filmharmonic on 30th October 1976, having attended the Royal Albert Hall the previous year to get a few tips when Jerry Goldsmith was one of the conductors. The programme in 1976 included such wonderful selections as The Eiger Sanction, The Poseidon Adventure, Heidi, Cinderella Liberty, Jane Eyre, Earthquake and others. What a fantastic programme! Wish I could have been there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve 593 Posted November 22, 2020 Author Share Posted November 22, 2020 Something for the christmas season. "Star of Bethlehem" Williams conducting the Boston Pops and Tanglewood Festival Chorus Remco and Fabulin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve 593 Posted November 28, 2020 Author Share Posted November 28, 2020 Here is another almost full concert with John conducting the Pops on their Japan Tour 1987. Programm includes: Olympic Fanfare and Theme, Edward Grieg Suite No. 1 from Peer Gynt, Parade of the Ewoks, Yoda's Theme, Star Wars Main Title, Flying Theme among others. Bryant Burnette and Jurassic Shark 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryant Burnette 654 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 Well, that's going to be well worth watching. Many thanks for sharing it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scallenger 483 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 Wasn't sure where to put this but had to post it... uhm can Williams make THIS transition happen in a concert?! Thor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,504 Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 He, he. That's cute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Steve 593 Posted December 5, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 5, 2020 Falstaft, JTGL, Ludwig and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falstaft 2,132 Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Just discovered this on YouTube today -- hadn't heard this particular, pleasingly bombastic arrangement of "Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas" before. mahler3 and Smaug The Iron 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve 593 Posted December 24, 2020 Author Share Posted December 24, 2020 A Pops christmas concert: Bryant Burnette and Bayesian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 4,658 Posted December 25, 2020 Share Posted December 25, 2020 3 hours ago, Steve said: A Pops christmas concert: Williams belting out "O Come All Ye Faithful" brought tears to my eyes--the man loves what he does. The ET bit was quite cute as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Falstaft 2,132 Posted December 25, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted December 25, 2020 Incidentally, don't know if anyone else watched the Pops 2020 Holiday special, but JW is present for a very short cameo reading a line ("And laying his finger...") from A Visit from St. Nicholas. It's $30 to view the concert, but def. worth supporting this institution. Well done all around. WilliamsStarShip2282, Omen II, Remco and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TownerFan 4,983 Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 Williams never got more Santa Claus-y than this 😊 Love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,364 Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 On 12/24/2020 at 4:33 PM, Falstaft said: Just discovered this on YouTube today -- hadn't heard this particular, pleasingly bombastic arrangement of "Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas" before. Wow! New to me as well. Love that amazing opening and the general pulse of the entire performance. Very cool! mahler3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyD 1,223 Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 Wow! A phenomenal performance. Nice to have that. "Merry Christmas!" On 12/24/2020 at 4:49 PM, Steve said: A Pops christmas concert: That was great! I love those Christmas compilations by John Williams and the Boston Pops. I play the albums "Joy to the World" and "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" every year, along with Home Alone 1 & 2 and a few Christmas pieces from Harry Potter 1, 2 & 3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biodome 714 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Is that Irving Berlin at 31:38-32:39? On 12/24/2020 at 10:49 PM, Steve said: A Pops christmas concert: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,076 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 I can't see him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biodome 714 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 40 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said: I can't see him. I don't know how Irving Berlin looks like, but since that guy was so emphasized in that piece, I figured that it might be him. Or that might be just a bass player, I have no idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,076 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 10 minutes ago, Biodome said: I don't know how Irving Berlin looks like, but since that guy was so emphasized in that piece, I figured that it might be him. Or that might be just a bass player, I have no idea. Me neither, I just assumed he was gone by then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biodome 714 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Ok, I watched more of the video, and that is just a bass player. Berlin could only play the piano (and barely at that). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Steve 593 Posted January 2, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 2, 2021 Finally the full Japan 1993 concert was posted. It includes an all Williams programm (includes Sound the Bells, Olympic Fanfare, Adventures on Earth, The Accidential Tourist, Raiders March, Leia's Theme, Imperial March, JFK among others). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tCL-MhDkCs Bayesian, Biodome and ragoz350 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,526 Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 After first discovering the JFK theme today on the "President's Own" album today, I listened to the JFK Suite on @Nick Parker's recommendation... and love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thx99 1,740 Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 FYI, The President’s Own performed the 3-movement JFK suite during the 2003 concert, but only the Theme was included on the new release. Jurassic Shark and Holko 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve 593 Posted January 12, 2021 Author Share Posted January 12, 2021 Here is another concert broadcast from Japan 1990 with Johnny and the Pops. This program also features non-Williams stuff. There is a lot to nitpick in the brass for @Jurassic Shark and @bollemanneke in this concert Jurassic Shark and Joni Wiljami 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbellamy 6,287 Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 3 hours ago, Holko said: After first discovering the JFK theme today on the "President's Own" album today, I listened to the JFK Suite on @Nick Parker's recommendation... and love it! 1:23, whoops! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,076 Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 That one must surely have given Steve a flubgasm. Looks like the man's about to have a stroke! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve 593 Posted January 24, 2021 Author Share Posted January 24, 2021 Here is another Evening at Pops broadcast. The "The Mission Theme" is played here too (start the video). It's the first time I saw a live video of him conducting this piece. Otherwise, mostly other music. Bryant Burnette 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jedijim 3 Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 Long time fan of interviews with Johnny both in print and video. I can across the youtube interview below which I had never heard before from a radio interview on NPR with Robert Lurtsema, Morning Pro Musica, 1983. It's split into eight parts and runs over an hour. Although there probably isn't much here that a jwfan member doesn't know, it's always a delight to listen to gentle conversation from the genius we all love. Perhaps it's new to you too. https://youtu.be/LmlRvN9A4oo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,504 Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 6 hours ago, jedijim said: Long time fan of interviews with Johnny both in print and video. I can across the youtube interview below which I had never heard before from a radio interview on NPR with Robert Lurtsema, Morning Pro Musica, 1983. It's split into eight parts and runs over an hour. Although there probably isn't much here that a jwfan member doesn't know, it's always a delight to listen to gentle conversation from the genius we all love. Perhaps it's new to you too. https://youtu.be/LmlRvN9A4oo The guy who uploaded that interview posted about it in the "Happy Birthday, Maestro!" thread already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artguy360 1,843 Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 On 2/10/2021 at 5:43 PM, jedijim said: Long time fan of interviews with Johnny both in print and video. I can across the youtube interview below which I had never heard before from a radio interview on NPR with Robert Lurtsema, Morning Pro Musica, 1983. It's split into eight parts and runs over an hour. Although there probably isn't much here that a jwfan member doesn't know, it's always a delight to listen to gentle conversation from the genius we all love. Perhaps it's new to you too. https://youtu.be/LmlRvN9A4oo This is the most in-depth I've ever heard JW talk about his process, talking about his orchestrations in great detail, the daily work. He's talked about these things in general terms many times in the past, but here he's quite expansive. I love it! Falstaft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve 593 Posted February 28, 2021 Author Share Posted February 28, 2021 Here is a long discussion between Spielberg and Williams in front of students from 2011. ragoz350 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Steve 593 Posted October 19, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 19, 2021 Here is John conducting and playing the piano on two songs with singer Jessye Norman and the Boston Pops: Spoiler Locrius, Bryant Burnette and Biodome 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post thx99 1,740 Posted March 22, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 22, 2022 Just ran across this 2002 video with Williams that I don’t believe I’ve ever seen before!! Centers on “Call of the Champions” but also includes footage of Williams conducting The Cowboys in a concert setting in the Mormon temple in Salt Lake City. WilliamsStarShip2282, Bryant Burnette, Amer and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve 593 Posted April 16, 2022 Author Share Posted April 16, 2022 Here is Johnny once again with the Boston Pops 1981, conducting Dvorak, Schubert and Tchaikovsky (selections from "The Nutcracker") Spoiler WilliamsStarShip2282 and Bryant Burnette 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahler3 478 Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 On 27/12/2020 at 5:50 PM, Jay said: Wow! New to me as well. Love that amazing opening and the general pulse of the entire performance. Very cool! Yes it’s very concertised in a brilliant “Hook Banquet” kind of way. The only recording I know of is Keith Lockhart with the BPO and it’s worth seeking out. Especially for “Gloria” by Randol Bass. Adjust your settings for ‘cringe’ when looking at the album cover :-) Jay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-8 3,478 Posted April 26, 2022 Share Posted April 26, 2022 The personal Previn interview: The impossible interview: The Pavarotti conversation: mahler3 and Bryant Burnette 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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