Music Like This On National Television Is Unthinkable Today
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- In this episode I discuss an incredible baroque cantata composed in the early eighteenth century.
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Seeing Rick as fired up for Bach as he is for any rock music is such a joy.
That's because he transcends fadish genres and feels the miracle of pure mathematical vibration progressions.
Bach was awesome
@@editorjuno I've got everything from stuff like this to hard drum n' bass. Makes it very interesting when I hit shuffle 🤣🤣
True musician
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60 years ago, TV producers actually gambled on the chance that their viewers weren't complete idiots. Today, that would be a firing offense.
Not only TV, movies aswell, imagine anything like deer hunter or apocalypse now not the spoonfed fan service blockbuster cgi crap of today
@@leob4403 There were both back then, just as there is now. More of the latter today of course (both better technology and more money around) but Star Wars is a contemporary of the movies you mentioned and it's the origin of the super commercial blockbuster that milked the audience in every way it could.
Haha this is so true it's funny how not funny it is! Back then they sort of had something to prove, or had to make themselves relevant by offering quality.
@@Evil_Peter I don't agree, the original star wars trilogy had a lot of heart and originality. The new trilogies are nothing but cheap fan service and redundant nonsense
And that in turn helped make the audience smarter. Today with the lack of this audiences have grown dumber than ever
Rick embodies the old saying; "if you love what you do for a living, you'll never 'work' a day in your life"! Rock on sir.😊❤
Newsflash Rick...YOU are TV now! And what you're doing is every bit as good as anything Dick Cavett ever did!
Hear hear!
Exactly.
Yes - share share share!!!
Yeah, but not everybody goes for the eclectic mix; seeing Glen Gould on one of the few channels available is not the same when the bored rug rat has a channel-clicker and hundreds of channels available.
What a wonderful model you provide for the kids around you. They get to see how OK it is to unabashedly share your enthusiasm for what you love. They may not end up sharing your appreciation of Bach but they will almost certainly, by osmosis, if you will, get that generosity with one’s sharing is a lovely human trait available to everyone.
Back in the day when people who watched TV also read books.
'Bach' in the day 😉 (sorry, leaving now)
That pun is 🔥 lol
But that's the CBC audience. Mature and well read (generally).
Today we have shows like Family Feud…. on prime time ! Creative, intelligent programming is nearly a thing of the past.
@@FiniteResources7734there was plenty of trash TV in the 50s and 60s
@@HyenaEmpyema Agree there were some bad shows back then. But outside of PBS, they’re all terrible now.
I just told my 17 year old son that this video is the reason I respect Rick so much. First of all, I can’t imagine how many people have even heard of Glenn, but Rick has done music a favour by showing people this. I still remember when he passed in 1982, it was big news in Canada.
It's not only music like this that's disappeared, it's long-form discussion and serious debate, proper presentations on classical art given by experts in their field and adult conversation about history, politics, economics and philosophy ...... television has become entertainment and education has forgotten to teach what's necessary to understand the world.
Keep on keeping on, your programmes are wonderful.
As Newton Minow (formerly of the USA's FCC) said in 1961... "television is a vast wasteland". The whole speech is worth reading. Still relevant.
The culture of the late 90's and 2000's onwards has killed sincerity. It's now considered hilarious to care about something unless it's part of a a culture war; in which case the thing is not really cared about - the expression of care is simply an affirmation of the belonging to a tribe.
@@codmate5409 Which is why the culture warriors want to get rid of the UK TV licence, which would effectively defund the BBC. They don't like that it's mission is to educate and entertain.
I firmly agree with all the comments here and I am overjoyed to see that more people care about art and culture than I thought and know exactly what has disappeared ...
@@codmate5409Taylor swift a good example of this?
As a proud Canadian, I must say it's great to see the CBC is appreciated in the US! Thanks Rick!
CBC is fantastic
Not to mention, Glenn Gould AND Oscar Peterson were also proud Canadians.
Was. It is not anymore.
@@daveBit15Don’t get political dude. Love your PP privately.
The Conservative party of Canada, now leading in the polls, have vowed to get rid of the CBC. I can assure you that on the private broadcasters in Canada all you see are Taylor and Travis updates, certainly nothing regarding the music either.
I grew up in Toronto. As a five year old child I was sitting with my 10 year old sister in the hall of the Royal Conservatory of Music waiting for our teacher to come and get us for our lessons. The studio next door to our teacher flew open, the teacher bounded down the hall, and inside that room with his back to us was the young teenage Glenn Gould playing Bach. The air was electric and we were completely mesmerized. I will never forget that moment in time. Three videos about Glenn are on You Tube. The National Film Board of Canada (NFB) Glenn Gould Off The Record (part 1) and On The Record (part 2). The third one is called Glenn Gould The Russian Journey which is an amazing documentary. It is astounding because it was 1957 during the Cold War, just after the Suez Canal Crisis and Hungarian Revolution. The Russians let Glenn into their country, the first North American pianist allowed in. It is well worth viewing.
I love Glenn Gould, Bach, and Gould's Bach. You are the coolest person on the internet, Rick. This video made my day.
As it did mine. ❤
Same here . . .
Rick, props for continuing to showcase JSB!!
Likewise. So great to see someone talk about the awesomeness of not only Bach but Glenn Goulds interpretation of Bach's music
Listen to GG Beethoven , the 5th symphony…it’s breathtaking
Mine too..........Thank You Rick, as per usual.
TH-cam is a priceless gem for things like this. History, music, how to's etc...
Yeah, I never saw this coming - TH-cam as the massive cultural repository that it turned into. Thankful for it, though.
TH-cam is so much more but gets wasted on the majority of the regular, mediocre people that watches it.
I love the archival nature of it but I hate the push nature that it's become. The moderation and shadow moderation disgust me too.
@@Dayandcounting it's tough to navigate for sure. If I don't want stuff shoved down my throat, I search logged out in incognito mode. I get what you're saying. I never search politics. The rabbit hole must be like a black hole. Plus, I turned off push notifications.
Reminds me of Leonard Bernstein’s Young People’s Concerts from 1958 to 1972. Both men expressed such great enthusiasm for the music.
I was thinking the same thing! Rick's enthusiasm about music and the way he shares it reminds me so much of Bernstein! ...which is intended as a huge compliment.
Beat me to it! First thing I thought of.
I grew up in New York City and used to attend the Leonard Bernstein concerts live at Carnegie Hall, with my mother and brother.
This is exemplary of why Rick Beato is perhaps the curator and preserver of music today. I just love his enthusiasm! He’s truly a treasure, as much as the artists he upholds.
The morning after he died the local public radio station played his 1981 Goldberg Variations. The surly announcer said Gould was no purist but because he just died he would play his last recording. Up to that point I was aware of a pianist named Glenn Gould, but had never actually listened to him. I was transfixed. I bought the album and later the cd and listened to it 5-6 times a week for the next 10 years, trying to figure out what he was doing that was so unique. I never did completely, but it felt like a dialogue between the late 20th century and Bach’s time.
Gould was at his best when challenging the 'established' interpretations and experimenting to find new things in a given piece. His '50s Goldbergs is technically amazing, but is played so quickly that I felt like Gould was simply going as fast as he possibly could just to show off that it could be done. The '81 Goldbergs, by contrast, is much more deliberate and controlled, more of an artistic collaboration or conversation with Bach to me that the earlier recording. It's nice, however, that he recorded it twice so that we can make the comparison between him as a perhaps 'brash' younger artist and as a perhaps more mature and considered one.
Listen to the Murray Perahia Goldbergs and you will understand why everyone was talking about Gould's interpretations. Both are benchmark recordings, but both are very different.
I have them both.
Bach makes you feel. When you feel, you think. Shaw pointed that out elegantly. “…it is feeling that sets you thinking, and not thinking that sets you feeling.” And few composers evoke both feeling and thought like Bach.
I honestly don't think most of today's TV audience could handle or really appreciate this beautiful music. We've generally become dumbed down, particularly when it comes to understanding/appreciating quality music.
True -- and it's less about the absence of "music education" than about the absence of music in people's everyday lives.
I'm regularly- almost always- completely unprepared for the content on your posts. And almost always mind blown. The reminder of the beauty of music just never gets old.
I am right with you, Rick. I actually met Glenn way back and he was just as eccentric in person as all say he was, but he WAS an absolute music genius. He stopped by a school I was attending to see a young up and coming concert pianist, a classmate and friend studying there, just in passing the area. He spent some hours with a few of us on a lazy Sunday discussing music, and the world in general. Great guy. This was in 1967. I was someone who enjoyed his expertise on piano before meeting him , but after became a true fan of his work.
My Dad went to high school with Glen Gould, and helped him study to pass many of his courses.
Lucky you! Glenn Gould is someone
I would have loved to have met. In fact, he tops my list of people I would have loved to have met. The first recording
I ever bought, way back in 1974, was his performance of the WTC Book 1.
I still have the recording all these years later.
This is the reason I love your channel, Rick. You love *music* and it shows in everything you do.
This is much like watching an elevated, in-depth conversation between Johnny Carson and some non-pop-culture-celebrity guest; It makes me mourn for how far we've fallen as a culture in just a few generations.
Truly.
As Rick mentions, the old Dick Cavett interviews are absolutely phenomenal for this sort of thing. It was kind of like Charlie Rose interviews, but targeted to nearly the entire spectrum of the American public. Curiosity and openness to new ideas and experiences used to be a virtue. It's sad that American discourse on anything requiring even a bit of careful consideration has completely collapsed.
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Was thinking the same. The word and meaning of "culture" had been thoroughly debased.
@@TH-camHandlesAreMoronic Carson also asked Zsa Zsa Gabor to move her cat, so… :)
I really REALLY want you to do more stuff on classical / baroque stuff.
Yes, please
And renaissance, and medieval… there’s a lot of spectacular treasures all throughout the history of music.
And his views will drop like a brick.
Remember, if it's not baroque; don't fix it!
@@HyenaEmpyemaOf course you're right. I miss his, "What makes this song great?" series. It's what made me a subscriber.
Apparently I am in the minority because he says it doesn't draw the views like reacting to the current Top 10 hits.
Which is a real shame. I've never heard a reaction by a producer who was able to isolate single tracks (or instruments) before.
As far as I can reremember, he's the only one to do it. That historically speaking is HUGE to me. His breakdowns belong in a museum.
But, it didn't get the clicks. So it's dead. End of story.
Not enough people cared.
Not gonna lie, it angers me. If I had the money; I would just buy the channel to isolate all the individual tracks that make songs great forever lol.
This is why I wake up to classical music every morning.
I still think everything comes from Bach. The cantatas are my favorite. Someone turned me on to the cantatas when I was going to Berklee in Boston. There is this church called Trinity Church on Newbury Street and Arlington. She told me to go on Sundays after church service. They had a small orchestra that performed Bach cantatas which I had no idea what she was talking about and then I want a couple times and it blew my mind!!! The church was designed for that music. So I went one Sunday and there was a line outside the church for when the service would end to hear these little concerts for free. i couldn't believe it!! Talk about tears of joy!!! Glenn Gould is the finest out there for sure!! I now have to get out his complete works that I have on cd.
This video is GREAT!!!! I love your passion!!! You really gets it in the deep sense . Thank you for this one!!
From your description of the church, I think you mean Trinity on Clarendon and Boyleston St. (actually closer to St. James). The Arlington Street Church is Arlington St. and Newbury, sort of. But those concerts and the acoustics in Trinity Church are indeed amazing.
"I still everything comes from Bach"
INDEED
There was this running joke amongst musicians... Mozart dies and goes to heaven. As he rejoices in the angelic choirs, God says "well, you'll be in charge of them from now on". Mozart replies "I would be absolutely honored, but I believe Bach deserves the position". God replies "I am Bach".
“ Air”
And cantatas
So nice to see you feature one of Canada's greatest musicians. A legend. Thank you
You mean Geddy Lee?😉
and certainly 1 of our most eccentric!
With his Oscar Peterson tribute awhile back, nice to see the Canadian recognition.
Don’t forget that Oscar Peterson is Canadian too!! We are so lucky to count them as our own 🇨🇦
I would go beyond this and say one of, if not the greatest musician of all time!
Perhaps my favorite memory from my brief stint as an elementary school music teacher was the day I turned off the lights and let the class simply listen to all of Samuel Barber’s Adagio for Strings. At the end, one fifth grade boy-who had a terrible reputation as a troublemaker-said quietly, “That was good.” Even today it brings me to tears. My passion was opening these kids’ ears to great music (even though the other music teachers in the district were concerned I wasn’t teaching enough theory). I was the Rick Beato for those kids. Makes me proud to think of it that way.
Thank you.
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I have a couple of memories from when a music theory teacher did this for his classes (which I was in) ... he played a couple of different pieces from Messiaen's "Quatuor pour la fin du temps" after briefly giving the context for its composition and initial performance, and I particularly remember when he played the closing (violin / piano) piece. We were already in music school, of course, but there were many young people even then in those classes who really still needed to have their ears opened. Including (to some extent) myself. So grateful for our teachers. Trying to do the same for our own children at home now while they are young.
@@asimplenameichose151 Translation: Quartet for the End of Time.
Please correct me if I’m mistaken. Isn’t there a particularly poignant moment in the movie Platoon that uses that Barber piece underneath the very moving montage?
Well I disagree with your family and your passion and appreciation for music is contagious. The piece is so beautiful it brought me to tears.
When I was a kid in the 70ˇs, sunday nights was a time for Culture on tv (Radio-Canada), real culture from all horizons, ballets, operas, theatre, classical and other styles of music.
Nowadays It’s talks shows, talent contest programs... every network battle for same audiences. And no more mind-opening cultural programs. Thank you for that video !
You said it! Saturday Afternoon at the Opera, Gilmore’s Albums, Finkleman’s 45s, Neon. We still have Holger Petersen and Saturday Night Blues!
When *I* was a kid in the 1970's (in the U.S.), Sunday night was "The Wonderful World of Disney" lol
It’s the same here in the UK. The BBC used to have a channel that used to have programmes very much like this alongside documentaries on artists etc. It’s sadly now a clone of the main channels, because they claim that not enough people watched it. However, SKY do have an arts channel, but it’s mainly docs on film actors & recordings of concerts from long established bands such as the Rolling Stones.
Oh wow. “Les beaux dimanches”. Quel souvenir.
I think the saddest thing Rick is what you said: TV used to be like this, 60 years ago! The same in Italy and I think all over the world. Culture level was much higher and common 60 years ago.
Now we have TH-cam ... and Rick
Perfect example: When the Bravo TV network started in 1980, it was dedicated to showing fine arts and film. It would show stage productions of Romeo and Juliet, Jazz Counterpoint, international and art films. Now Bravo is filled with terrible reality programing (Real Housewives programs.)
Clearly, standards and expectations have been lowered.
Television and media in general pander to the lowest common denominator in our society. It's about marketing and advertising sales to the masses. It's about mass consumption. Sadly.
Have not watched free-to-air TV for a number of years. Just as I have not listened to commercial radio for years. Just nothing quality on offer anymore 😬
OUTSTANDING! It continues to amaze me that good music is so timeless. The genre doesn't matter if it evokes a deep response. To listen to pure clean, non-processed, overly engineered music is such a treat. Plus, no auto-tune! Please continue finding and sharing these gems!
My mom went to high school in Toronto with Gould... described him as shy but brilliant. I love his playing style, the way he mumbles the notes to himself as he plays
Piano and vocals by Mr. Glenn Gould.
The recording engineers referred to his additional "performance" as Gouldian Hum.
Like Jarrett's infamous vocalizations while playing.
That was very much a "let us relish this" tempo. Rick your love of music and your ability to share your enthusiasm will never get old.
I’m so glad that you made reference to Glenn Gould. He brought a passion that made the music much more enjoyable than it already was. Thankfully we have you to break the music down.
I just adore unrestrained enthusiasm - it's the thing that makes me enjoy your channel. Young people are often taught that it's not cool to be earnest and unaffected - so much so that sincere expressions of emotion are sometimes perceived AS being affected. But we know the truth: sometimes something moves you and you've just got to express that; it's that simple. It's funny that it should be Glenn Gould: a friend just drew my attention to him a couple of hours ago, and they specifically alluded to his enthusiasms as a thing that appealed to them.
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To this day, to "geek out" connotes, well, unrestrained enthusiasm (which seems less improper than biting off the heads of live chickens, which it presumably "denotes".) But it's pretty much the motor of most learning that actually sticks, isn't it.
Blessed are they who take interest in classical music, for if you truly love music without reservation there are CENTURIES worth of incredible compositions numbering beyond a lifetime of listening.
Nothing like real music, where we live here in Ireland, we're smack right in the middle of the world famous Wexford Festival Opera, last night the wonderful RTE Concert Orchestra and various guest singers. stunning performances. lots of fring events aside from the opera's .....wonderful times for us. love the videos Rick....always great. Greetings from Ireland,
My 10 year old daughter once looked at me intently and said, "Dad, you are seriously weird!". I said " Thank you Emily". Her comment being mainly about my actions rather than my likes or dislikes. I too enjoy Glenn Gould and tuning into your very interesting TH-cam channel that thankfully has no filler dialogue. Good job Rick.
When you said *Canadian television* and *Bach* together in the same sentence, re: a national broadcast from 60 years ago, I immediately knew that it was Glenn Gould. I was proven right. What an amazing, and truly Music-obsessed genius!
A lot of times kids laugh when they're surprised. They can also be kind of delighted, too. Thank you for sharing this, Rick. God bless you and your family.
Same. Blown away, too. As a German I get the text too and it makes my eyes water ...
Bach is amazing. That musical education in the US is considered expendable and a luxury is a shame. Listening to and understanding music, much less playing an instrument or singing, shapes the brain in ways that nothing else does.
I'm afraid that applies to musical Education in a lot of Countries nowadays... trashing Culture.
I think learning to Read is regarded as disposable in the USA.....
I avoid saying anything or anyone is my favorite because there is so much I don't know, never heard or otherwise had no experience of, but Glenn Gould comes as close as I can imagine. I was born in 1955 the year of the release of his first recording of the Goldberg Variations so I am not old enough to be of the generation that grew up with his recordings but they very much shaped the way I hear a lot of music. My first exposure to him discussing music, was in the interview with Tim Page I believe, that was included with the collectors edition release of the first and second recordings of the Goldberg Variations. Then I became aware of some of his radio dramas like the Idea of North. Then I experienced his unique sense of humor in the recording of his Hysterical Return that was part of the 25th Anniversary Jubilee album. With the internet other interviews and CBC program became available along with other documentaries about him. Glenn Gould struck me as an incredibly intelligent, knowledgeable, passionate and exceedingly well spoken man. I very much enjoy listening to him speak about and discuss music. I envy his eruditeness. One of the more recent things I encountered on youtube is the post that was about all the takes he was recording as part of a Brahms solo piano album. I found it to give a wonderful insight into what he wanted to accomplish as well as the process of achieving that. While many people think of him primarily in terms of his Bach recordings he was interested in many other composers as well. For me I find his Brahms recordings unmatched by anyone. Those recording just go straight to my soul. I also admired that he chose not be of the status quo. He went his own way, eschewing public performance and instead focusing on expressing himself through recordings. Not many artists can get away with calling Mozart a lousy composer or saying that Bach wrote things that were not particularly good but he did and I tend to very much agree with his opinions. Sadly his obsession with tempo was his downfall and his self medication to control his heart rate and pulse, his metronome, would lead to his demise. He was an amazing artist and I treasure his recordings.
If I had listened to that song randomly I would be able to appretiate it, but when someone explains something from the song, or points out a chord or melody, it suddenly becomes more interesting to me, so thank you!
Please keep up things like this Rick. People need to understand how astounding the music of the ancients was, and how in many ways, they have never been surpassed.
I literally teared up watching this and I can't decide what percentage of my emotional response has to do with the beauty of what I was watching and hearing (and the added bonus of seeing someone as knowledgeable as you respond to it) and how much of it was a result of my sadness over a past that's never coming back and a future that seems to be getting worse with every year, at least (but not necessary limited to) in matters of art and culture.
Thank you for this, Rick. And thank you also for the wonderful work you're doing. Whatever wakes up our thoughts and emotions is worth our admiration and respect.
Thank you, Rick Beato, for being honest and telling your story. Artists are always honest.
5:10 This reminds me that we NEED a Geddy Lee interview
Yeah and he's the perfect person to do it
I also think it’s cool. And yes, get Geddy on the show.
Im sure this is somewhere in the comments, but on Sunday afternoons back in the early 60's Leonard Bernstein hosted the young people's concerts, and they were regularly televised,. They were wonderful.
You teach us to listen--or remember how to listen-- to absolutely beautiful music, as you encourage us to step outside the wheelhouse now and then. Thank you for your unabashed joy.
Instant goosebumps on that opening. Gould had a Steinway piano called the Steinway CD 318 or the "old Steinway" he preferred to record Bach with, that had a harpsichord like tone, and some funny quirks like a middle C that had a slight hiccup. You can hear the harpsichord like tone here, and Gould's staccato technique also mimicked the sound of the harpsichord.
I absolutely love the Vikingur Olafsson version of this piece by Bach from his 2018 album. For me it's the perfect tempo and interpretation.
"Bach is the ocean and all composers are fish that swim in the ocean". Beethoven
Please don't make up quotes. Here is the original. "Nicht Bach! Meer sollte er heißen: wegen seines unendlichen, unerschöpflichen Reichtums an Tonkombinationen und Harmonien."
not correct. "He should not be called Bach ("Brook") but rather Meer ("Ocean"). " This is the Beethoven quote. Nothing ever about other composers being fish, lol.
I was about to comment on the VIkingur Olafsson version of the Andante from Organ Sonata #4, but I see you beat me to it! The pacing, phrasing, and slowly building emotional tension are absolutely gorgeous. Worth a listen for anyone inspired by this video.
@@PYates I don't recall commenting on the Andante of BWV 528, however, I have written a complete text, 690 words, for it. [ok, don't believe me :)] Unfortunately, I can't share it at this time, which is a bit sad, maybe later. If I did leave a comment, please direct me to it.
I’m a fan of Glenn Gould and of Rick. An interesting footnote: Gould wrote an article in the mid-1970s on Barbra Streisand, whom he adored. At the end of that article he stated he’d love to record this Bach aria with her! Too bad they never collaborated.
Rick, your enthusiasm is contagious. With your natural approach, you are definitely one of my favorite Bach presenters.
I discovered this a couple years ago and I've watched this multiple times. His lecture on Bach at the beginning is brilliant and a legit college level explanation, no dumbing down at all.
Rick, you are an example to us all ... if you love music, you love music ... in all it's forms ... rock, classical, folk, jazz, contempoary, world music, opera, etc.
You remind me that, as I get older I start to see more and more how things I enjoyed when I was younger were special. When I first lived them, they were just something I liked, but I didn't know how rare they were, what else there was, and what else there wasn't. The more years pass the more it becomes clear, the more I want to share things like this that have grown in value to me with time and perspective. I'm speaking generally, as I'm not old enough to have seen Glenn Gould on TV, but as a Canadian musician with a classical background, he's been referred to over and over throughout my life, and when I was old enough to seek out his work I was just blown away. I wanted there to be more like him.
Glenn Gould... What can I say? Just a genius. We miss you so much. 😔
Thank you for introducing me to this wonderful heavenly piece of music. Musical appreciation has been lost in our generation. You are helping to bring it back in an age that really needs it. Just my humble opinion.
I love Glenn Gould. My classical piano teacher hated him for some reason. I still listen to his 2 and 3 part inventions today. Thank you Rick Beato!!!!
@@Spo-Dee-O-Deeand humming to the music, and hammering down on the keys. Doesn't bother me! I personally cannot stand Daniel Barenboim.
I do however believe Gould's playing is a bit dry, especially in harder pieces (like the last 10 Variations). But I can't take something like Barenboim's romanticized approach. Maybe Schiff is a good blend -stark, but with a touch more body.
Anyway, yes, old TV shows and all that...
Everybody either loved him or hated him. There was no middle ground.
There's a real treasure trove of extraordinary music in Bach's cantatas. Some of the most sublime music of all time.
Amen!
Bach's B minor Mass, followed by Berlioz's Te Deum. Feast for the ears and mind.
Absolutely!
What a rich sentiment. Thank YOU! I'm in tears because my father, a small town OBGYN, nevertheless revered music of this quality and passed the wisdom along to me. I appreciate this more than you can know.
Thankfully you are around,Rick. You give our future hope.
Beautiful. You hit the nail on this video Rick. This is exactly what people need. Hook'em in with the "top 20"lists videos, and then jam this down their throats and remind them what it's like to be human. Bravo!
Exactly. And I think anyone with a real love for or curiosity about music is going to find at least something to enjoy in the world of classical music.
Just those first few seconds of that cantata by Bach gave me a lump in my throat and brought tears to my eyes. How beautiful! Also, I'm 58 and had never heard of Glenn Gould nor of Rusell Oberlin. What a gift you've given us, Rick!
Dance sehr!
As a Canadian citizen, I am very proud of all the references to Canada you made: CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation), the Great Ocsar Peterson, Geddy Lee of Rush, and the incredible Glen Gould. Canada also has a rich history in music and I am very proud of it! Rick you might consider a You Tube video of the top 25 Canadian artist like: Neil Young, BTO - Buchman Turner Overdrive, Leonard Cohen, Burton Cummings, Gordon Lightfoot, Sarah McLachlan, Anne Murray, Rita McNeil, Corey Hart, Joni Mitchell or Bryan Adams just to name a few. Lots of amazing Canadian musicians & songwriters to talk about.
Funny you shouldn't mention any french-speaking artist in your Canadian pantheon. Not saying this with bitterness, it just goes to show we live in separate cultural worlds, solitudes, our peoples somewhat are mutually sheltered from our artists.
A French-Canadian musical pantheon of singer-songwriters would have to include Félix Leclerc, Jean Leloup, Daniel Bélanger, Robert Charlebois, Harmonium, Beau Dommage, Les Cowboys Fringants, Les Colocs, and so many others. Cheers!
Point taken. FWIW, check out:
What Makes This Song Great? "If You Could Read My Mind" Gordon Lightfoot. It's a great episode
Is it true the government supports its musicians financially?
@@EchtellionNRoch Voisine, Ginette Reno, Michel Pagliaro, Charlotte Cantin, Coeur de Pirate, Diane Dufresne…. Then there are the non-Quebecois bilingual performers who sing/sang in French and English-Lennie Gallant (PEI), CANO (Ontario), Folle Avoine/Hart Rouge (SK).
And don’t forget the First Nations performers-Kashtin, Susan Aglukark, Tanya Tagaq, Twin Flames, and others.
@@EchtellionN Daniel Lanois. Rick's got an interview with him too, I believe
This was rhe first video I ever saw of Glenn Gould and it really changed the arc of my musical interest in my early 20s
On Weekend mornings our National radio station would play classical music and opera. My mom Iwanna had a terrific voice and she would sing along as she baked buns and you could hear her singing way down the street of my little town of Wawa, Ontario. My love of all music and classical music came from my mom. Many years later one evening I was skipping through channels and I happened upon a Glen Gould documentary. As I was watching it Glen was next to a waterfall and waving his hands like he was composing and I was stunned! I stared not at Glen but the waterfalls behind him. I have an Eidetic memory not a photographic memory and I immediately recognized the waterfalls as Magpie Highfalls near Wawa, Ontario, my hometown. We often went there in the spring to see the power of the spring runoff. In the show Glen Gould said he came to Wawa because nobody knew who he was and he could be free to do his work. I am sure at one point or the other I may have walked right past one of the most renowned pianists in the world Glen Gould in Wawa as he walked down Broadway Avenue. Then today I happen upon your TH-cam video of Glen Gould. Love your channel and yes I am subscribed to both channels like 50% of all the others watching should be!
I've never heard of this and it gave me immediate goosebumps
I recently started getting into classical music for the first time. I'm enjoying it a lot more than I though I would. Vivaldi is my favorite so far. I haven't gotten into Bach yet but I'm looking forward to it.
I would recommend "Hilary Hahn plays Bach: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2" and Nigel North's "Bach On The Lute" to get started. Enjoy!
Bach, Mozart, and Tchaikovsky ballet music here. :)
Try Handel and Teleman also.
I recommend trying all eras. I recommend Ravel, Debussy, Schumann, Chopin, Prokofiev.
You're in for such a treat! I've been listening and collecting for decades, and it never ceases to bring joy. It's such a huge, fascinating world of music with an incredible range of styles that you can keep exploring for a lifetime.
Great to hear the superb and sensitive musicianship of both Gould and Oberlin together. Like much of Bach’s vocal works, this work virtually sings itself. The vocal dynamics and shading almost organically arise, requiring little interpretive nuance from the singer. The musicality flows naturally, leaving the singer to enjoy the sound produced and as simply another instrument.
Both Norman Jewison and Glenn Gould grew up blocks from where we live and you can feel their spirits in the air. Love the old CBC extended documentary styles.
You are amazing, Rick!❤ The moment I gave you my thumbs up was at 2:27 when you gave a most heartfelt WOW. I know that feeling.
Rick's "wow" is awesome but when he goes "OHHHHH" it gets me everytime lol
Thank you for being you. My Uncle held a Ph.D. in Music and taught at Classical music at Northern Iowa State for several decades. I absorbed many of his classic vinyls into my collection when he passed. With every spin it brings him into the room again. His smile and his passion when certain passages ring out are right there with me again. Timeless music and Bach for me stands alone among giants.
As Metheny said, next to Bach we all suck. BTW if you want the most beautiful song ever, check out the duet at the end of Monteverdi's Coronation of Poppea. I promise you won't be disappointed.
Pur Ti miro is surely one of the most beautiful songs ever made (check out the version of Christina Pluhar with Phillipe Jaroussky) but I wonder if his „Lamento della ninfa“ might even be greater. Monteverdi is just such a genius composer.
@@Tredecimus I'm a huge Pluhar fan. Missed Jarroussky in London recently. Tickets sold out in about two minutes. My wife's favourite singer.
@@donaldanderson6604 That’s bad luck. I‘ve seen them here in Duisburg (Germany) maybe 10 years ago or more, back when Teatro d‘amore was their recent album. I was very happy to get the tickets and enjoyed the performance very much.
This was so beautiful. I'm going to listen to more. I'm a 63 yr. old professional musician and teacher but my classical days were my childhood. I've got some catching up to do.
A rich diverse culture in all arts is what we used to have. I do worry about the shallow nature of most artforms today and with the advent of AI, I only see it getting worse! I am with you Rick, beautiful!
Bachtober reigns. All hail ye who can cantata and sonota
Rick I am absolutely floored that you are into this because only a few weeks ago I discovered the world of baroque vocal music which is of course staggeringly beautiful. Thank you!!!!
I had an extraordinary music teacher in elementary school ( long ago). In 5th grade she taught us about the classical composers. And, she wanted us to watch Bernstein’s tv show where he explained, at length, the classics. I’m quite a bit older now. I still have trouble relating to Bernstein’s tv show, but when Walter Carlos released the record Switched On Bach in the late 1960’s a door opened for me. Between that record and performing Bach’s works in high school choir I gained a whole new appreciation for classical music (especially Bach). I even offer occasional solos of Bach pieces in church. It must have been inside me the whole time. As the late Virgil Fox once said,”B-A-C-H.
There is also a fantastic B&W TV programme with Bill Evans talking with his brother about music and piano
Actually Rick I’m sitting in my living room watching this on TV right now. Thanks man.
Thinking: Leonard Bernstein - Young Peoples Concert series. When TV is used to teach rather than just passively entertain.
I just came here to write that! 38 episodes on CBS from 1958 to 1972.
The only time TV shows things like this is on publicly funded channels. You can still get this type of stuff on the BBC in the UK, rarely on the main channels, but still broadcast nationally.
The BBC is pretty good in that respect. Proms during the summer and there is lots of classical music on Radio 3. It's there if you look for it. The BBC is under a lot of pressure these days however and the funding is under threat. Be careful what you wish for people.
The BBC is a large organisation, some things it gets right but some have really gone downhill in recent times. The journalism standards are not what they used to be and they put out a lot of rubbish.
This is one of my favourite Bach pieces as well. Very ethereal and moving.
I don’t have the right words to do justice to the beauty of this piece and the voice of the singer. Thank you for sharing this!
I have distinct memories of a Tonight Show episode back in the 70's, which featured the legendary Pete Fountain as a guest. They brought him out early, and along with Doc Severinsen, Tommy Newsom and the rest of the band, they just jammed. This was an era before there was a set "late, late show" afterward, and more often than not they would roll from the close of Johnny Carson right into the National Anthem and dead air until the morning.
Anyway, the network just kept on letting them go. And go, they went! For nearly 2.5 hours! They pre-empted the other guests and re-invited them to another night, but they didn't want to stop the whole vibe that was happening! One of the best shows I've ever seen, and likely ever will see again. The whole thing was ad hoc, and nobody at all complained about it! There are numerous reasons that was the zenith of the TV era, and that was one shining example.
That would have been epic to witness.
Glenn Gould was a Musical Mountain - misfit in the world we live in - only performed in the Chair his father made for him, could read a full musical piece like a book and then go perform it, there is a Documentary somewhere on TH-cam about him, everyone should watch that if they can. Individuals like Glenn Gould are a rare occurrence.
Amazing! Thank you for sharing a fun piece of Gould's legacy.
As a Canadian kid….I grew up with Gould ….and as a teen kid I would actually listen to the Goldberg variations in bed at night.
Fun fact: my Aunt once served on him in a restaurant in Manitoulin Island in the 60’s!
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As a life-long Gould-o-phile, it's very gratifying to feel Rick's appreciation for the genius of both Bach & Gould. But Rick's always been hip to the best that music offers!😎
Rick- I’m with you. I’m a retired music teacher and I used to listen to music with my kids. I’d say, “Oh man, listen to that chord!” They’d laugh & shake their heads. 😊
Bach- perfect music.
I love the passion Rick has for music ❤️
Yes, and if Rick's kids develop a similar passion for ANYTHING, even if it's not MUSIC, they will appreciate their old man for teaching them PASSION. They may even regret laughing at him!
"I don't hear Bach, I hear Gould." George Szell. This episode punches way above it's weight.
"Glen Gould", "CBC", "Geddy Lee" ... this is a bona fide Canadian Corner episode, Rick. I call on Bob & Doug McKenzie to designate you an Honourary (sic) Hoser!
And Oscar Peterson!
Take off, eh!
CBC classic radio was still playing Gould all the time in the 90s.
As Rick is from Rochester, NY, the nearly-Canadian points are already there. I got CBC on the radio coming across the lake sometimes when I lived there. 😁
So long as we don't have to drink Molson's...
Thank you Rick. The instrumentation is very beautiful. The words and singing are spiritually inspired. A piece very much of its time but a timeless classic in itself. In a class of its own.
This video is the musical equivalent of "If you build it he will come." Thank you for posting this. It dovetails nicely with Sting and Domenic Miller's discussion of Bach and sitting at the feet of the master. Gorgeous music, and a very tasteful presentation by Rick.
Love it when Rick talks Bach.
Rick, YOU are beautiful! Your excitement for musical arrangements is soooooo contagious! And I love it😊thank you for your work and give everyone the chance to put the focus on things with worth and meaning 🙏👍
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In the states, two of the most popular radio programs (which later moved to TV), were The Bell Telephone Hour and The Voice of Firestone. Both were classical music broadcasts, and they were popular not just among the eggheads, but among farmers, housewives, old folks, and young people. There was no shortage of programs which broadcast classical, opera, and light classical music.
And they had staying power: The Bell and Firestone broadcasts were on the air for decades. Now all we’re allowed to hear is hip hop, or some variation of it. 😢
Rick, Thank you for continuously bringing wonderful stuff like this back to light!
Bach is the absolute master. The way he modulates and it always feels pure and natural is serious genius. He would also no doubt have been a serious improviser. I'd love to have jammed with him over a few beers in a tavern. Incidentally I very much enjoyed your video on Dowland, Rick. I recorded The Earl of Essex Galliard myself - that's such a fun shreddy piece of renaissance music to play!
I watched your video of The Earl of Essex Galliard. Beautifully played and the woodland setting of the video is pretty cool. Well done.
Amazing, the beauty of music is how it moves the soul
I’m a metalhead who absolutely adores the Bach cantatas. Cantata number 54 is one of the greats, with the version sung by countertenor Andreas Scholl conducted by Philippe Herreweghe being my favorite.
I so agree
If you like metal try Vivaldi
I started listening to Vivaldi before metal. Definitely a great recommendation. @@DRP3ck3r
Metal and Classical are two sides of the same coin.